The Biggest Risk? Letting Platforms Own Your Audience. | Ep. 468
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The Biggest Risk? Letting Platforms Own Your Audience. | Ep. 468

6:15 Mar 28, 2026
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Episode 468: You Don’t Own Your Audience—Build a List You ControlIn episode 468 of Growth Notes, Frazier warns that businesses relying on social platforms are at serious risk because you do not own your audience on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube, and platforms can change rules, reduce reach, or shut accounts down without recourse. He explains that platforms and lenders are building moats around consumer attention to control, monetize, and rent access back to businesses. Frazier emphasizes that the key strategy in the new economy is list building—creating an email/text list or database of real people you can reach directly without permission or paying for access. He frames social media as a “fishing pond” to attract leads, then move them off-platform into a CRM or “growth engine” to nurture relationships and eventually earn the right to sell.Build Your Growth Engine Today!
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