Imagine that you own a free adult microblogging platform. The concept is somewhere between: Tumblr + Twitter/X + Reddit + creator profiles + adult media discovery Users can create accounts, publish posts, follow other users, reblog or reshare content, create profiles, build audiences and discover new creators. The platform is free. There are currently not many users. The obvious question is: How can a free platform with a relatively small audience eventually generate €1 million in profit? The answer is not to immediately introduce a subscription fee. That could actually destroy the most important thing the platform needs: network effects. A free platform can grow much faster because every new creator potentially brings followers, every follower creates more engagement, and every piece of content creates another discovery opportunity. The business objective should therefore be: Free users → network effects → large audience → creator economy → advertising → premium business services → tr...