If you’re one of the many who’ve decided to switch to Telegram following WhatsApp’s latest privacy policy update, you’re certainly not alone. With competing messaging apps like Signal and Telegram offering a secure, private, and most importantly, free option, it’s only a matter of time before users make the big switch to these popular alternatives.

However, you don’t want to jump from one problem to another. That’s why it’s wise to make a well-considered decision about the messaging app you want to use and how you’ll make money with it.

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The only messaging app bigger than Telegram is WhatsApp. The messaging app was created in 2013 by Nikolai and Pavel Durov, who both founded a social media equivalent of Facebook called VK in Russia.