The Best Articles in Creator Economy

The most useful articles and videos in Creator Economy from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.

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Top 5 Creator Economy Articles

At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved in Creator Economy by Refind users in 2023 so far.

  1. How to come up with good business ideas
  2. How to Invest in Episodic Content that Promotes Itself
  3. 8 creators reveal their #1 growth hack
  4. How to Make $3k per Month - The Digital Nomad Playbook
  5. It Is Always Time to Build

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Short Articles

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Long Articles

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Thought Leaders

We monitor hundreds of thought leaders, influencers, and newsletters in Creator Economy, including:

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Li Jin

investing @VariantFund, writing http://li.substack.com

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a16z

we invest in software eating the world http://a16z.com/portfolio/ http://a16z.com/podcasts/ Check out our AI Canon: https://a16z.com/2023/05/25/ai-canon/

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Taylor Lorenz -- FOLLOW ME ON LINKEDIN

Technology journalist // Buy my new book EXTREMELY ONLINE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF FAME, INFLUENCE, AND POWER ON THE INTERNET via the link below!👇🏻

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Starter Story

Discover business ideas that make money and learn how to start them with our real-life case studies

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Newsletter Crew

Tips to help you grow, operate, and monetize your newsletter.

Publications

We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Creator Economy, including:

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Social Media Today

Helping you make sense of the ever-evolving #SocialMedia and #DigitalMarketing landscape. Signup for our newsletter here: http://dive.pub/SMTtwitter

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SparkToro

We're an audience research tool that helps you discover people's sources of influence: who+what they follow, visit, read, watch, & listen-to.

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a16z

we invest in software eating the world http://a16z.com/portfolio/ http://a16z.com/podcasts/ Check out our AI Canon: https://a16z.com/2023/05/25/ai-canon/

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Every 📧

We publish smart, thoughtful essays on business and personal development. Our mission is to feed the minds and hearts of the people who build the internet.

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Indie Hackers

Get inspired! Real stories, advice, and revenue numbers from the founders of profitable businesses ⚡ by @csallen and @channingallen

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