Are $10K offers really the only path to a successful online business? Writer and community-builder Carol Tice shares why the high-ticket guru model fails most Gen X women entrepreneurs—and what actually works instead: sustainable communities that fit real lives.

00:00 RV Living and Lifestyle Freedom

01:46 Building a $6M Community

07:26 Trust and Online Communities

14:26 How to Launch a Paid Community

17:32 Why the $10K Offer Model Fails

20:44 Finding Real Community Opportunities

25:55 Advice for Gen X Women Entrepreneurs

31:43 Closing Gratitude and Outro

You’ll learn how Carol built a $6M writing community without $10K offers or hype-driven funnels, the trust factors that make online communities thrive, and practical next steps for launching or pivoting a paid community in 2025 that aligns with Gen X women values.

Connect with Carol Tice

Website: https://www.skool.com/community-growth-academy/about

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CommunityGrowthAcademy

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/business-book-ghostwriter-community-entrepreneur-carol-tice/

Free case study: https://pages.communitygrowth.school/cga-case-optin-page

Full show notes: https://kandasrodarte.com/304

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