Raj Shamani: Creators should master one platform before expanding to another
Raj Shamani · @rajshamani on Making Money, Organic Growth and Content Creation on Social Media · Oct 11, 2021 · at 7:21
Entrepreneur and creator Raj Shamani outlines his distribution strategy for social media audience growth.
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“It was very clear that become big on one platform first, then move to second.”
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