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The average Kajabi creator makes about $40,000 per year

Ahad Khan · Why The Future of the Creator Economy is Bright · Oct 13, 2023 · at 5:40

Ahad Khan, CEO of Kajabi, explains creator monetization performance on the platform to Alex Lieberman.

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“Like average creator makes about 40,000 dollars a year because we take that commerce part of it dead seriously and making sure that we're getting the right kind of people on the platform.”

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