A creator with 200,000 followers across platforms explains why community matters more than follower count. A real audience can support digital products, coaching, and merchandise. Right now they're focused on building that foundation first.
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So I just have learned that we have to be very like mindful of who we're talking to and like our community. I think that, you know, I cannot stress enough how a community is going to build you up so much more than the actual number of the followers. So like to me, 100 and something, 200,000 followers combined with throughout all my social medias, Facebook, YouTube, and all of the things, we're over 200, it doesn't really mean anything. It's just a number, sadly. But having a community that can actually lift you up, and then you can start branching out doing other things, you know, selling either digital products or one-on-one coaching calls, or, you know, just merch if you want to do that. I haven't gotten there yet.