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anshumankmr

18,000,000 subs,but how many of those are willing to pay for the news they receive?

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Even if that's a mere 0.1% willing to pay a dollar per year, that's still enough to pay a few freelancers

Actually, its only $18,000 a year (18,000,000 * 0.001).

The would have to charge a lot more than that to pay anyone anything.

A thousand dollars a month pays for quite some freelance gigs though.

The Upwork/fiverrr economy is brutal.

Also, go ask a freelance writer how much they make. Or the girl in your coffeeshop or the guy behind the bar. There are many jobs that pay peanuts in Europe or America.

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