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#1708 - Q&A: What are the ethics of paid referrals to therapists?

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau

Business, Side Hustle, Entrepreneurship,, Careers, Entrepreneurship, Small Business

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2021

⏱️ ? minutes

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A listener with a YouTube channel about quitting smoking wants to earn commissions by referring viewers to therapists. What are the ethical and practical concerns of this idea?

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In today's episode, a listener with a YouTube channel about quitting smoking once to earn commissions

0:41.1

by referring viewers to therapists. What are the ethical and practical concerns of this idea?

0:47.0

Back in episode 1625, we profiled a guy named Matt Oney, who is a tech worker in San Francisco and was

0:56.2

sort of downsized, not quite downsized, but his hours were cut at the start of the pandemic.

1:02.0

And he started a blog that was all about reviewing personal wellness products.

1:06.0

Now, he's thinking of him a bit in the context of this question. This is a little bit different

1:10.5

because our listener has a YouTube channel. She's got a specific goal there,

1:14.1

and she's wondering about getting paid through specific referrals. But I thought of that guy as I

1:19.0

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