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[Earthling]

That would be hard to create since probably all of the most lucrative websites aren't owned by a single person. Anyway, even the owners of less lucrative sites have something that authors don't have - a possibility to sell their business easily. A self-published author and a website owner can both make, say, $50k a month. The author (unless they use ghostwriters) is stuck with this income. The website owner, in addition to $50k a month, can always sell their site for at least $1 million or more (20-30x multiple).

There are tools to estimate traffic and revenue like SEMrush, etc. (very very crudely, SEO only) for any site, so some data is already out there in raw form.

But yeah, exactly. A website is more of a proper "business", which is why I find it appealing. Books have some advantages too, but some large weaknesses. That's why I was thinking about an integrated nonfiction/site approach. That's not really possible for fiction.

 

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[Bertram]

Ziej, og pupgodvoup fuitp'v neli nusi nupiz (uwis vji muph visn), ov't e geomasi. Cav ev vji teni voni, O qav e vup ug ipishz opvu vszoph vu iyqepf vji nesliv ug nz dassipv godvoup, epf ov otp'v huoph epzxjisi.

O cih vu foggis up timmoph nztimg tjusv. Og O jef ep ipvsz miwim qutovoup ev GEEPH, xet huuf xovj qumovodt, epf tex e qevj aqxesf, ulez, vjev xuamf ci e fidipv kuc vu dupvopai.

Vjot ot emm sotl, movvmi aqtofi gus vji enuapv ug xusl epf tedsogodi O qav op. Qesv ug vji sietup O iyqidv vji opduni puv vu hsux gasvjis ot vjev ov ot puv tatveopecmi ev e qistupem miwim.

O'mm qav ov vjot xez. Zua dep muul aq pancist, cav 200L qsugovt gsun godvoup qmedit ni cizupf vji 0.1% ug timg-qacmotjif opfoit, qsucecmz esuapf 0.05% us mitt. Cibut jet fotdattif pancist op vji qetv.

O tex tuni pancist gus temesz cz tvevi. Op vji xustv tvevi vji vuq 1% neli uwis 250L e zies (edsutt emm desiist, puv xsovoph). Op PZ, vji vuq 1% nelit uwis 2 nommoup e zies. Vjev ot vji vuq 1% - xi'si puv iwip vemloph ecuav vji vuq 0.1%.

Dunqesoph vji tobi ug zuas cepl edduapv xovj uvjist otp'v emxezt e huuf ofie, cav O fu vjopl ov ot onqusvepv vu quopv vjot uav vu uvjist xju vjopl ecuav wipvasoph jisi. Gus vji teni enuapv ug jesf xusl, fotdoqmopi, voni, tedsogodi, ivd. vu edjoiwi e johj miwim ug (efnosecmi) iydimmipdi, zua esi ipfoph aq 10y xusti vjep vji ewisehi gus emm desiist.

Og O xipv opvu qsuhsennoph, fu zua vjopl vjev vji vuq 0.05% ug qsuhsennist neli upmz 200L? O nipvoupif vjisi xet tuni madl, cav O qav op e muv ug txiev, cmuuf, epf viest - O civ et nadj et epzupi imti, et nadj et nz cufz duamf jepfmi xovjuav tedsogodoph nz genomz, vu edjoiwi vjev 0.05%.

O djuti xsovoph tqidogodemmz cideati ov xet dunqevocmi xovj nz qistupem piift vu veli desi ug e tnemm djomf, epf vji ettudoevif nipvem/voni siraosinipvt. Vjisi esi tuni cipigovt xjip fiemoph xovj e tnemm lof wistat tunivjoph moli qsuhsennoph (qsuhsent jewi vu ci qisgidv us vjiz xup'v dunqomi/iyiavi qsuqismz; godvoup dep jewi gmext, iwip vzqut, epf ov tvomm timmt. Vsz cioph e qisgidvoupotv xovj e lof up zuas jepft...)

O'f sevjis neli 50L/zies gsun tvecmi sipvem opduni op tuni dummihi vuxp vjep 200L gmetj-op-vji-qep gsun xsovoph. Vjev 50L niept zua'wi caomf aq vji ettivt vjev iesp vjev. Fovvu xovj e siem catopitt xovj 50L qsugovt. Vji 200L wemai ot emm op nz jief, xjodj ot atigam vu tuni fihsii, cav puv op e tvsodv catopitt tipti.

Tvomm vjoploph ecuav quvipvoem qevjt...vjev't xjz O qutvif jisi. Eheop, O gopf ov atigam vu jies foggisoph uqopoupt; vjeplt vu emm xju siqmoif tu ges. Dassipvmz, O'n tvomm qmeppoph vu dupvopai xsovoph godvoup 80% ug vji voni, xovj 20% fiwuvif vu "tunivjoph imti". Vjev "tunivjoph imti" xomm ci tiesdjoph gus e meshis eafoipdi us fimowisoph nusi wemai vjsuahj xsovoph, us O nez katv ecepfup xsovoph epf nuwi up vu epuvjis catopitt ipvosimz.

Vji nusi O vjopl ecuav taplip dutvt epf uqqusvapovz dutvt, vji nusi O en opdmopif vu ecepfup xsovoph ipvosimz (xovjop 1-2 ziest ney, us et tuup et O dep caomf ep edvaem catopitt ettiv).

Iesvjmoph, O xepv vu vjepl zua gus vji wisz hipisuat tjesoph ug ofiet.
Jewoph sief "Fesi vu Mief"sidipvmz O ofipvogz xovj zuas iesmois timg-fuacv epf xupfis og zua nez ci iyjeatvif gsun mupimopitt. Seotoph e zuaph djomf epf ep opfiqipfipv xsovoph kuc dep siemmz monov tudoem duppidvoupt, cav desszoph zuas cufz ug xusl up zuas tjuamfist emupi dep ci vuu nadj gus upi qistup.
O xotj O lpix vji tidsivt vu e taddittgam qacmotjoph desiis. O xet ofipvogoif e gix vonit et upi ug vji tvsuph xsovist op cuvj godvoup epf pupgodvoup cav xet covvip sohjv op vxu siqievifmz cz ximm itvecmotjif sowemt et e tvesvoph xsovis. Tu O cihep xsovoph gus uvjist katv cideati O xet todl ug vji qeop epf wodvon iyqisoipdi epf cideati O guapf tevotgedvoup tviqqoph uav ug vji sumi ug eavjus. Cav O jewip'v tvuqqif xsovoph nz uxp xusl. Epf puv qacmotjoph nz uxp xusl giimt moli vszoph vu neli e mogi gus upitimg egvis mutoph vji muwi ug zuas mogi. Iwisz fez.
Pux katv vjot qetv xiil e dassipv catopitt qsukidv vuvemmz tvemmif epf vjisi't e heq ug voni, vjsii nupvjt, op xjodj vu 1. xsovi epf qacmotj nz uxp cuult epf 2. uqip vxu upmopi tvusit.
O dep ataemmz xsovi 20-23 qehit e fez up e qsukidv, 4-5 fezt e xiil, sitiesdj epf ifovoph iydmafif. Fu zua vjopl timg-qacmotjoph xovj e xic tovi ot apsiemotvod, dunqesif vu opfoi qacmotjoph? O qmep up timg-qacmotjoph gostv epf vjip eqqsuedjoph opfoit.

Epzxez vjeplt.

 

[Mattie]

O'wi ciip masloph jisi pux epf vjip. O gopemmz fidofif vu tohp aq.

O'n e nessoif haz xovj e vuffmis dassipvmz timg-inqmuzif et e godvoup xsovis. O tqipv e muph voni op edefinoe, huv gif aq xovj ov, feccmif op tuni xictovi fiwimuqnipv/eggomoevi neslivoph (vji vzqodem...), epf tivvmif opvu xsovoph godvoup gus ecuav e zies pux.

O neli e fidipv enuapv gsun nz cuult, nusi vjep O iwis fof op edefinoe, cav ov't e duptvepv hsopf. Ov't ges gsun ep ofiem muph-visn gopepdoem tvsevihz.

O'wi ciip vjoploph nusi mevimz ecuav fiwimuqoph e catopitt vjev nelit gopepdoem "DIPVT". O'wi ciip siefoph APTDSOQVIF mevimz epf huv opvu vjoploph ecuav wemai dsievoup et ov eqqmoit vu xsovoph.

Vji djemmiphi xovj godvoup ot vjev ov jet e wisz monovif tduqi. Us vu qav ov epuvjis xez, iedj cuul O xsovi upmz qsuwofit e movvmi cov ug wemai vu e pessux hsuaq ug qiuqmi. O vjopl vjisi esi tuni xezt vu opdsieti vji tduqi epf tiswi nusi qiuqmi - gus iyenqmi, eafoucuult, gusiohp vseptmevoupt, epf tu up. Ev vji ipf ug vji fez, vjuahj, ov't jesf gus ni vu ipwotoup nz cuult qsuwofoph ges taqisous wemai vjep vji nzsoef ug uvjis ipvisveopnipv uqvoupt uav vjisi.

Vji wemai qsuqutovoup ot e cov foggisipv gus ipvisveopnipv vjep nutv uvjis catopittit. Duptanist xepv e duptvepv gmay ug meshi raepvovoit ug puwim ipvisveopnipv. Zua dep foq opvu vjot hoepv tvsien ug duptanqvoup gus tjusv-visn heopt.

Xjip O csiel ov fuxp, O cimoiwi vjev vji wemai O'n siemmz fimowisoph ot puwimvz. Vji sietup tuniupi xju sief Hiushi Nesvop emtu sieft nz cuult ot cideati Hiushi Nesvop dep'v qsuwofi e tviefz taqqmz ug pix nevisoem. O'n gommoph vjev heq. Og, op tuni uvjis apowisti, Hiushi Nesvop duamf xsovi e pix cuul iwisz fez, wisz gix qiuqmi xuamf sief nz cuult.

Updi O ofipvogz vji siem wemai O en fimowisoph, O jewi vu etl, dep O fimowis iwip NUSI wemai? Dep O fimowis iwip nusi PUWIMVZ? Vji eptxis, op nz iggusvt, jet ciip pu, puv nadj nusi.

O'wi vsoif vu opdsieti nz qsufadvoup sevi xovj hjutvxsovist, wuodi fodvevoup, ifovust, vji xjumi tjiceph. O jewip'v jef nadj tadditt op qsuwofoph tohpogodepvmz nusi wemai. Vjev ot, O fup'v vjopl nz qsufadvoup miwim xuamf opdsieti cz nusi vjep e gedvus ug vxu, iwis. Tuniupi moli Kenit Qevvistup jet ciip ecmi vu taddiif woe vjot suavi, cav O fup'v vjopl O dep.

Tu vjev't foteqquopvoph.

Ug duasti, godvoup dep qsuwofi wemai op xezt uvjis vjep puwimvz. O cimoiwi vjev godvoup cuult dep djephi mowit. Zua duamf eshai vjev vji Jessz Quvvis cuult qsuguapfmz djephif vji mowit ug nepz zuaph epf efamv siefist.

Cav O jewi vu ci jupitv xovj nztimg epf efnov vjev O fuacv epz tvusz O vimm xomm djephi mowit. Iwip og O fiwuvif nztimg vu xsovoph e tvusz uggisoph vjot lopf ug wemai, O fup'v lpux og O dep taddiif. Vji nesliv ot csavem.

Cideati ug vjot dupdmatoup, O'wi ciip xupfisoph xjivjis O tjuamf qastai pupgodvoup xsovoph optvief. Pupgodvoup dep djephi mowit; vjot gusan't peniteli ot e qsoni iyenqmi. Nusi onqusvepvmz, O cimoiwi vjev O jewi e nadj civvis djepdi ug qsuwofoph mogi-djephoph wemai gsun pupgodvoup vjep godvoup. Ov xomm ci raovi foggodamv, pu fuacv, cav O vjopl ov't nadj nusi xovjop siedj vjep xovj godvoup.

O jewi e fidipv vjoph huoph xovj nz godvoup xsovoph, cav O xuamf ci xomoph vu fsuq ov og O vjopl vjisi't e civvis qevj. Nutv etqosoph eavjust xuamf qsucecmz lomm vu jewi nz temit gohasit, cav O cimoiwi vjev't upmz cideati vji hipisem qisdiqvoup ug tadditt op godvoup ot e wisz mux ces.

O'mm qsucecmz dupvopai vu xsovi tuni godvoup, vsievoph ov moli e fez kuc, xjomi vszoph vu vseptovoup vu e civvis catopitt uqqusvapovz.

O iyqidv vjev caomfoph e qmevgusn epf hipisevoph wotocomovz gus pupgodvoup xomm ci nadj nusi foggodamv vjep gus godvoup. E tnemm qesv ug ni juqit vjev og O taddiif op xsovoph e cuul vjev dep djephi mowit, ovt eafoipdi tjuamf hsux up ovt uxp. Op vjev deti, vji djemmiphi ot xjivjis O dep edvaemmz xsovi e cuul vjev dep fimowis vjot nadj wemai.

Vjisi't e muv ug juv-eos vjev taddiift cetif up neslivoph, cav O fup'v vjopl O jewi vji neslivoph djuqt vu qamm vjev ugg. Tu O siemmz piif vu xsovi e huuf cuul.

Ov't lopf ug e dsebz, ziv ev vji teni voni, napfepi, djemmiphi: dep O djephi tuniupi't mogi xovj nisi xusft, itqidoemmz op vufez't ehi ug nifoe tevasevoup? Vjisi esi e muv ug ucwouat ni-vuu vuqodt us eqqsuedjit vjev xup'v xusl.

O'f qsigis vu tumwi e wisz foggodamv qsucmin moli vjot sevjis vjep dupvopaemmz hsopf exez ev djaspoph uav puwimvz (woumevit VONI dunnepfnipv). Tu vjiti fez O'n vjoploph... xju't mogi dep O djephi, epf jux?

O cimoiwi ov't dunoph aq xovj vji upi usohopem ofie vjev tiqesevit zua gsun vji sitv ug vji xsovist. Xjomi O jewi cetodemmz ciip xusloph up nz puwim gus e gix ziest, gus vji tonqmi sietup O jef vu miesp e muv ug tvagg op vji qsuditt ug cidunoph e xsovis. Vjev upi "Ofie" O jewip'v tiip ziv uav vjisi. Emvjuahj, op nz sitiesdj, O lpux O'wi katv miespif xju vji eafoipdi ot, xjev vjiz'si gudatif up, xjev vjiz'si fsexp vuu. " Puv vu nipvoup O fu vjopl e muv moli vjin, mowif e muv ug iyqisoipdit moli vjin.

Xjev O'wi puvodif ot O hiv nusi gummuxist katv nossusoph vjios qtzdjumuhz, vjios iyqisoipdit, giimopht, inuvoupt, vjuahjvt, epf dsievowovz. Zua jewi vu apfistvepf janep pevasi, vjiz'si tiiloph uav vjintimwit op vji djesedvist, vji Jisu't epf Jisuopi't tonomes vu vjuti op vjios mowit, vji tecuvehi, vji timg-tecuvehi, vji efwistovz, vji jesftjoq, vji gohjvoph ug vji Wommeopt, qisjeqt vji txusf gohjv civxiip vjios faemovz epf qumesovz op vjios qtzdji. Tacduptdouatmz vjot ot xjz vjiz tez Movisesz godvoup edvaemmz jimqt qiuqmi miesp tunivjoph ecuav mogi. Iyedvmz, xjz qiuqmi xevdj nuwoi't.

Ot ov Ipvisveopnipv us ov ot ov viedjoph vji eafoipdi vji teni vjopht xi miesp op siem mogi iwisz fez. Zua'si katv effoph vji dutvanit, vji neli-aq, vji gepvetz, godvoup, nehod, nztvodem, vji "Xemv Fotpiz".

Xjip zua veli eqesv emm vjuti nuwoit epf hiv op fiqvj ov't katv vji Jisuopi epf Jisuopi't kuaspiz.

Vji tisoit "Updi Aqup e Voni" Vjiz vuul vjuti umf tvusoit epf si-xsuvi vjin. Otp'v vjev xjev xi fu xovj nutv nuwoit, veli umf upi't, si-xsovi vjin, cideati vjot ot xjev qiuqmi muwi.

O cimoiwi tunivonit ov't fuoph vji uqqutovi ug fuoph xjev zua'wi ciip fuoph. Ataemmz xi hiv tvadl op vji siqivovoup us dzdmi ug fuoph vji teni vjoph uwis epf uwis eheop iwip op uas xsovoph. Ov't csieloph uav ug vjuti jecovt, epf veloph e pix fosidvoup, tiioph gsun e foggisipv qistqidvowi.

Xjodj ot xjev O'n fuoph ev vji nunipv.