RorrKonn posted at 11:39AM Thu, 10 November 2016 - #4289466

Razor42 posted at 12:19PM Wed, 09 November 2016 - #4289425

(@Rorr: If you think some of the top vendors in this market sector would earn more flipping burgers, you may need to check your sources as I can tell you this is far from correct...)

Well for about as long as Posers been around I've been asking about vendors income. Most won't say but the very very few ,That was nice enough to talked to me about it. Considered there vendor income as a little extra cash ,not enough to pay bills n to survive on. There where a vendor mostly for the fun of it.

How many top Vendors make $20,000 or more a year ? it's what you would make burning burgers.

How many top Vendors make $50,000 or more a year ? it's what fast food mgrs. make.

How many top Vendors make $100,000 or more a year ? it's what mgrs. make at restaurants like Fridays RubyTuesday Chili's etc etc

As in any industry, the range in content creative types and their associated incomes is very diverse. And you're right that many vendors, especially those that are just starting off, see content creation as more of a hobby or a way to earn a little extra cash doing something that they enjoy, that can support the cost of their hobby along the way. I wouldn't describe this group as the top vendors though, but more as the amateur vendor sector. There has definitely been some strong growth among some areas of the industry in the field of professional content creation over the last few years. And by "Professional" I am meaning a content creator that sees creating content as their main source of income and as a full time job, more often than not creating for a variety of platforms and not just a single point.

Just to put those numbers you have provided into context the average income of a U.S. prostitute is around $290,000 per year. Maybe most of us would be better off working as prostitutes, if we were to follow your logic?

To look purely from a financial perspective does tends to miss a lot of the added benefits and perks of working in the content creation industry as a whole. And financially speaking, I'm not saying it is easy money, nor is it a perfect fit for everyone, but there still are a lot of opportunities available for those that do have the dedication, perseverance and the base skills required to give it a go. I would say that most professional content creators incomes would place them well within the the top 40% of non-employer small business's income sets, which makes it a fairly healthy small business industry. I do hesitate to pin down exact numbers as the figures do depend quite a bit based on a variety of key factors among the individual creator and their choices within the industry. Some other benefits in choosing to focus in content creation are that it is purely a skill based industry with low entry costs and probably has more in common with Video Game creation or even the music industry than it does with the hospitality industry. The skills required for being a successful content creator can also be a direct pathway through to the broader computer graphics industry with top creatives often doing side projects or taking tangent paths into the much larger video game or movie industries.

For me personally, let's just say I have no interest in managing any kind of food venture in the near future.