Do This Before You Try To Monetize Your Business Network

About this episode

Kristina Bartold shares lessons on balancing trust and monetization in building a business network.

The balancing act of building trust and monetizing can be tough. Kristina has walked this typerope and is sharing her hard-won lessons from building community and turning profit. Whether you're a podcaster, founder, community builder, or content creator, this episode is your guide to grow your community and your business without over-monetizing too soon. Tune in to hear: The dangers of monetizing your community too early and how it can hurt trust.Why building relationships first leads to a mo...

People in this episode

Host: Kristina Bartold

Topics covered

• monetization
• trust building
• community growth
• entrepreneurship
• business strategy

Keywords

• monetize
• business network
• community building
• trust
• entrepreneur
• content creator

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