An American student earns tens of thousands of dollars by Writing characters for GTA Online
The story is about how UGC easily opens up blue oceans of possibilities.
GTA Online has role-playing servers that you can’t get to if your character doesn’t have a prescribed background. Arash Lahijani, an American student specializing in statistics and mathematical modeling, saw this as a new market.
He started writing custom character profiles. For a detailed description of ten pages, which takes him up to a week of work in his free time, he charges $195. But there are also cheaper options, for example, for $45.
In total, Arash has prepared 400 profiles to date, earning more than $62.4 thousand. In the most successful month, he was able to earn $9700 on GTA Online stories. However, this September he earned only $1,750. It all depends on how much free time remains after studying.
The student is not ready to turn his hobby into something more serious. He is more interested in finance and risk management.
For understanding, according to CNBC, which just prepared the note, screenwriters in the video game industry working full-time receive around $56 thousand a year. Arash managed to earn almost $10,000 a month by letter.
