This Entrepreneur Shares How She Built an Audience Without AdvertisingWhen most platforms wouldn't even allow this company to advertise on their sites, the founder had to get creative.

ByJason Feifer

Unbound

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If you want to learn how to succeed without traditional advertising, ask someone in the "adult" industry. Why? Because most advertising channels --including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and more -- are closed to them. That's what Polly Rodriguez learned when she foundedUnbound, a company that makes and sells adult products. Most platforms won't take her money, so she had to get creative...and build her own community.

Tune into this episode of Problem Solvers to hear how Rodriguez built a customer base -- and a sucessful business.

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Jason Feifer is the editor in chief of雷竞技手机版magazine and host of the podcast问题解决者. Outside of雷竞技手机版, he is the author of the bookBuild For Tomorrow, which helps readers find new opportunities in times of change, and co-hosts the podcastHelp Wanted, where he helps solve listeners' work problems. He also writes a通讯called One Thing Better, which each week gives you one better way to build a career or company you love.

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