Puri: Creators should sell merchandise at cost unless profits are substantial
Shaan Puri · Samir Explains Why 99% Of Content Creators Fail At YouTube | Samir Chaudry Interview · Sep 4, 2023 · at 53:53
Shaan Puri discusses creator monetization rules and audience psychology with Samir Chaudry.
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“My rule is like the Tim Ferriss rule is basically, if you're not going to make a ton of money on it should be free, or it should be like as, just sell it at cost, but like, and do like a limited run, so that it's more interesting. And just only, like, if you're gonna try to make money, only make money when you're gonna make a lot of money. Don't try to like, trickle a little bit of beg for money everywhere, because that doesn't like, nobody likes that, and that's not the right approach for something like this.”
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