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My name is Steven Kydd, head of Demand Studios. When we started Demand Studios we hoped to assemble a vibrant creator community and build a new, sustainable (and potentially disruptive) online publishing model. Thanks to all of you, we are well on our way toward achieving this goal.

Since we think this is such a big idea, we wrote our own Demand Studios manifesto http://www.demandstudios.com/manifesto.html. I hope this provides you some insight into how we view the value of useful information, the talent of the individual, the power of groups, and how BIG the opportunity is for you to create valuable content, reach an audience of millions and earn money.

As many of you know first-hand, the economy is in rough shape. Moreover, the press is full of stories about how traditional media companies (especially newspapers and magazines) are struggling with their existing business models, announcing layoffs, eliminating freelance projects, etc. However, Demand Studios was developed on a radically different business model – one that creates value for everyone in the process (creators, publishers, advertisers, and users). Our unique model allows us to be GROWING at the very time traditional publishing models are contracting.

When many publishers see crisis today – we see opportunity. For example, we have paid out over $11.5MM to creators just like you. Moreover, we have added over 20,000 money-making assignments to Demand Studios in the last 30 days. And this is only the beginning…..

You will be hearing directly from me and other members of the Demand Studios team in the weeks and months ahead. We have many new exciting products which will make it easier for you to find more interesting work, get your work seen by millions, make more money, connect with other talented creators in our community, and get better at your craft.

We also want to hear from you. Your feedback and ideas help us improve Demand Studios every day. So keep the suggestions coming, whether in our soon to be extended forums, through our contact us or via comments in our blog. For example, many of you have been requesting a revenue share option, and I am glad to announce that we should be launching it shortly for a small subset of our writing assignments. More to come on that soon.

Thanks again to all for sharing your talent with Demand Studios. “Opportunity” is knocking…

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