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To the man who loves art for its own sake, it is frequently in its least important and lowliest manifestations that the keenest pleasure is to be derived.

— Arthur Conan Doyle

When most people think of fandom (particularly people whom might find this website) visions of Tumblr, or anime conventions, even fan-fiction or art might come to mind. It’s easy to neatly fit communities where the artistic and grass routes discussion, creation and impressions are centered around niche markets of culture into the fandom text.

Savvy people might even recognize the fandom of professional sports, cultures and movie genre’s as fandoms.

But there is another level of fandom buried within all these groups. A deeper level of fandom that is whispered about, understood peripherally, but rarely considered by the mainstream at large. This is professional fandom, and this is where the line blurs between fan and creator.

Professional fandom can be a youtube content creator whose channel discusses the impacts of movies and tv on social issues, professional fandom can be a movie reviewer, a convention organizer, an extended universe writer or artist. What unites professional fans is not just their love of specific popular culture, but there desire to make that fandom a career.

It has been one of my greatest dreams to take my many fandoms and apply my communication degree to the discussion and proliferation of fan-content and fan created business (as well as the overall business of fandom). And now, together, we are going to do just that!