The Lone Creator

By Ryan Dave Jimenez

$5,000 monthly from your Patreon.

I'm Ryan, and I'm a creator like you. I make games, webtoons, and animations.

For the past five years, I've been trying to make a living off creating things. I'm n... more

FAQs about The Lone Creator:

How many episodes does The Lone Creator have?

The podcast currently has 10 episodes available.

The Lone Creator episodes:

February 27, 2021How to get fans and build a following
This episode covers the following:
Another You Tuber shot! Whistlin Diesel

How much money do you want to make?

How to determine how many patrons you actually need

How to get patrons, the right way

Why Patreon is not magic

How to get fans and build a following

The proper way of self-promotion

What is this Major content and Minor content?

How the minor content will get you fans

What we're about to do is really hard

What are super fans? According to Pat Flynn

How to turn your fans into super fans
Email me
Read my webtoon Sakura Rendezvous
This episode's news story
Super Fans by Pat Flynn book
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24min
February 10, 2021Make a living from creating things
This episode covers the following:
Why I prefer using Patreon over everything else

Why freelancing sucks

What a "professional creator" really means

Can you make a living using Kickstarter? or Paypal donations? or from selling merch? or from sponsors? or from getting monetized? or affiliate marketing?

Timothy Wilks You Tuber and his prank

Good pranks VS bad pranks

What makes a prank good or bad

My background as a content creator

Why you should listen to this podcast
Email me
Read my webtoon Sakura Rendezvous
This episode's news story
AWKWARD PHONE CALLS PRANK!! by The Butting Heads
THAT'S MY MACHINE! GYM PRANK by Arya
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22min
January 23, 2021#8: Only Fans or Patreon?
This episode covers the following:
Why you should learn from other creators

What Facebook is really good for

Make a list of your heroes

Only Fans VS Patreon
Email me and suggest a topic.
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12min
January 14, 2021#7: Garbage In Garbage Out (GIGO)
This episode covers the following:
What is a webtoon?

Do you need more views?

Subscribers, views, or fans? Which is more important?

Be careful of the media that you consume.

How I separate the good media from the bad ones.
You can send me an email.
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11min
January 03, 2021#6: How to deal with haters
This episode covers the following:
- If you don't have haters yet, here's why

- How I came up with this topic

- The dark side of success

- Why haters hate

- Why having haters bothers you

- Critics VS Haters

- Why criticism is good for you

- Is arguing with haters a good idea?

- Should you just ignore comments?
You can email me at [email protected]
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14min
December 12, 2020#5: Things that worked and didn't work
This episode covers the following:
Reddit

9gag

Google Trends

Forums are dead

Discord VS Slack

Facebook groups

Tumblr

Deviantart

Tiktok

Why it's hard to promote things online

Imgur

Bored Panda

Itch.io and Gamejolt forums

Facebook ads
You can email me at [email protected]
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12min
December 06, 2020#4: How someone becomes a fan
This episode covers the following:
How becoming a fan of something works

How a fan can level up and be a bigger fan

The right time to start a community

The right time to mention your Patreon

Why creatives need to know marketing

How long before you get fans?

The one simple thing you can do to get fans

Do this so you won't quit on creating
You can contact me via email or Twitter.
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12min
November 30, 2020#3: How to build a fanbase
This episode covers the following:
Why certain fans are better than others

Things I've tried to gains fans that didn't work

The book that changed my perspective as a creator

Step 1 to building a fanbase

Step 2 to building a fanbase

Step 3 to building a fanbase

Focusing on the long-term not the short-term

It's not about being a skilled creator anymore
Some books you might want to check out are:
Superfans by Pat Flynn:
Jab Jab Jab Right Hook by Gary Vaynerchuk:
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17min
November 25, 2020#2: This is why your Patreon failed
This episode covers the following:
My personal experience with Patreon

The problem ALL Patreon creators encounter

Why you shouldn't rely on luck

The secret to getting more patrons

The real purpose for Patreon

How to make a living off your creations that actually works
Here is my Patreon page.
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10min
November 18, 2020#1: What exactly is Patreon?
This episode covers the following:
What this podcast is all about and who is it for

The topics this podcast will cover

The reason why episodes will only be 10 minutes long

Background information about the host

What exactly is Patreon?

Why Patreon is the best option for creators to make money
Contact me for comments or questions by Email or Twitter
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11min

FAQs about The Lone Creator:

How many episodes does The Lone Creator have?

The podcast currently has 10 episodes available.