Why 500 True Fans Will Make You More Money Than 50,000 Followers in 2026

Forget the follower count. The math has changed. I spent two years chasing followers. Posting every day. Optimizing hashtags. Studying algorithms. Begging for engagement. I hit 10,000 followers on one platform. It felt like a milestone. But I couldn’t make a single penny out of those followers. Meanwhile, a friend with 800 newsletter subscribers was…