The passion economy is reportedly now worth over $38 billion globally according to a report in Verdict.

OnlyTweets (we see what you did there 😜) launched yesterday as a new way to support your favorite creators on Twitter. An experiment from Stir, (a group of makers developing tools for creators) OnlyTweets helps creators monetize their content natively on Twitter through paywalled accounts.

In recent times we’ve seen the rise of paid newsletters through products like Substack and Ghost, as well as paid Zoom classes, video courses, and online coaching. This trend has been further amplified this year with shelter-in-place prompting people to explore alternative ways to safely make a living from home.

Here are some more tools from the community that help creators monetize their passion:

Current pays you to stream your favorite content.

Buy Me A Coffee gives your audience a way to thank you for creating content.

Cent is a network for Universal Creative Income featuring lots of amazing artists to support.

LiveKlass is an on-demand virtual classroom platform.

Glow offers a no-code way for indie podcasts to make $ through memberships.

Drip is a Patreon competitor by Kickstarter built to back creators.

Curious Fictions is a Patreon for professional authors and writers.

Flattr is an automatic way for creators to make money from their online content.

Supercast makes podcast monetization simple by adding a paid membership to your podcast.

This directory shows how 65 solo founders are making $370,000/mo.

MakeHub features profitable micro-startups built by solo founders without funding.