By late 2017, the "Wild West" era of YouTube was ending, and the era of the "Professional Creator" was beginning. On October 22, 2017, the industry was grappling with several shifts that still define the career today:
October 2017 saw the explosion of Patreon and Discord. Top-tier creators realized that a "view" was a vanity metric; a "member" or a "patron" was a career-sustainer. This shifted the focus from going viral to building a loyal, paying tribe. 3. The Brand Strategist manyvids 22 10 17 maria bose and uptown bunny v new
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