Do I need an audience to make money on VERGR?

Not much of one. You can be tipped on your very first clip or post, and squad earnings and referrals do not depend on followers at all. An audience makes tips and memberships far bigger, but nothing stops you earning on day one.

You can start earning before you have followers. What an audience changes is how much, not whether.

Earning without an audience

• Tips on posts and clips: anyone who sees your content can tip it, follower or not.
• Referrals: a share of what the people you invite spend.

Where an audience helps

• Tips on streams, posts, and your profile.
• Paid memberships from loyal fans.
• More reach for your clips and content.

So post and stream from day one, and let an audience grow the tip and membership income over time.