I've been thinking about something lately: does an audience really need to be large before one can make money from it?

If yes, what did you sell or offer? Was it a service, digital product, course, affiliate product, physical product, consultation, sponsorship, or something else?

And roughly how large was your audience when you made your first sale?

I'd also like to know what you think made people buy. Was it the relationship you had with the audience, the problem you were solving, the product itself, or something else?

Share your experience, even if you only made a small amount. It could be useful to someone with 100–500 followers who thinks they need thousands of people before they can start earning.