What are the key differences between the "influencer route" and the "entrepreneur route"?

I'm curious what people think, because being an influencer has a lot of negatives, for example, (depending on how popular you are) walking around on the streets, or having hundreds of thousands of people know YOU and your opinions personally. Do you think it's easier to build an online following and make

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y3rk3•about 23 hours ago•4

the influencer route pays off in reach, the entrepreneur route pays off in a small group that buys from you. you dont need thousands of strangers to know you to earn, a few hundred people who trust what you sell can be enough, and nobody recognizes you on the street for that

woodava2•about 22 hours ago•3

the biggest difference i see is what people follow. an influencer's followers follow the person, so if she stops posting or changes, the income goes with her. an entrepreneur's customers follow the product, so the business can keep going without her face on it. the walking on the street problem mostly comes from the first one, you can have a brand people know and still be a person nobody recognises

Pathbliss•about 20 hours ago•2

influencers sell their privacy and ride a content treadmill. entrepreneurs build scalable systems and stay anonymous

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Pinkkits•about 24 hours ago•1

Make what? U dont need to be an influencer to build following...

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