Assumptions
- Solo creator
- Main channels: YouTube + Naver Blog + newsletter
- Products: ebooks, courses, memberships
- Monthly revenue KRW 1M–10M
Core
**Video**: Premiere Pro + Vrew + CapCut **Thumbnails/design**: Canva + Miricanvas **Newsletter**: Stibee **Membership/courses**: Class101, Inflearn, or self-hosted (Cafe24 + TossPayments) **Blog SEO**: Naver Blog + WordPress (for SEO) **Analytics**: GA4 + Naver Webmaster + YouTube Analytics **AI**: Claude Pro + ChatGPT Plus + Wrtn + ElevenLabs (voice) **Accounting**: Samjeomsam (solo freelancer) **Collab/deal tracking**: Notion + Google Calendar **Streaming**: StreamYard or OBS
Monthly cost
- Adobe CC: ~KRW 30k/month
- Vrew/CapCut: free–
- Canva Pro: ~KRW 15k/month
- Stibee: free–
- Claude Pro + ChatGPT Plus: $40
- ElevenLabs: $5+/month
- Samjeomsam: free
Fixed ~KRW 80–120k/month.
Korean creator tips
- Naver Blog SEO still strong (watch out for influencer competition)
- Memberships migrating to Stage (lower fees)
- KakaoTalk OpenChat is the fan-community standard
- Newsletter unsubscribe notice is legally required
Pitfalls
- Single monetization channel: high risk
- Platform-only with no own store: 20–40% fees
- Missing tax filing: under KRW 50k/year still requires filing