Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media

Sometimes, we learn through trial and error, babes. Last season I was optimistic about what Pinterest could do for my small business. So I invested a little time, a lot of effort, and a few thousand dollars into pins on the platform.But after giving it a go… I have some new thoughts. Tune in for my freshest take on the effectiveness of Pinterest as a small business marketing strategy, including:The data from my personal experience with paid Pinterest adsHow Pinterest is morphing into a social media platformThe price leap oversight in my strategyThe importance of keeping an experimental mindset👋 Thinking of leaving social media? You don't have to go it alone! Download our free Leaving Social Media Toolkit today.🌈 Want support building a successful, sustainable business without relying on social media? Join The Interweb — our affordable, annual membership for creatives, artists & business owners, who want to share their work & make money without social media. ✨ 

This week we’re taking on everybody’s favorite marketing strategy and we’re not holding back! If you’re an online business owner, you’re probably familiar with content marketing. It’s everywhere, and we get it…sometimes it’s effective. But also…is it really?In this episode, I unpack ten reasons content marketing isn’t all it’s cracked up to be and I share lots of ideas for what you can do instead.Tune in to hear more about:What content marketing is & why people love itHow content marketing takes over our time & devalues our workWhy we need to step back from over-giving & learn how to sell our offeringsCommon issues with social media, lead magnets & SEO👋 Thinking of leaving social media? You don't have to go it alone! Download our free Leaving Social Media Toolkit today.🌈 Want support building a successful, sustainable business without relying on social media? Join The Interweb — our affordable, annual membership for creatives, artists & business owners, who want to share their work & make money without social media. ✨ 

Welcome to season two of Off the Grid! To kick things off, this week we’re diving into the emotional depths of breaking ties with social media. Turns out, it’s a process.Tune in to hear more about:The stages of grieving that come before the stages of leavingOur 5 stages of leaving: burn out, content creation, return to human pace, loving it + relationship renewalThe magic that can happen when the space currently filled with social media is free againMy personal experience of loneliness setting in two years after leaving social mediaKnow someone who’s thinking of taking the leap? Share this episode with them! 👋 And if you're thinking of leaving yourself, make sure to download our free Leaving Social Media Toolkit! 🌈 Want support building a successful, sustainable business without relying on social media? Join The Interweb — our affordable, annual membership for creatives, artists & business owners, who want to share their work & make money without social media. ✨  

How can we release ourselves from the outer forces, inner voices, and productivity gurus driving us toward more-more-more? And when we do choose another path, how do we set up our work so that we actually bring our dreams to life — without getting lost in ambiguity, confusion or overwhelm?In this episode, I’m joined by grace allerdice, my friend, mentor + co-teacher of our upcoming course Living Systems. Together we discuss how we live + work in alignment with our internal rhythms, energetic capacities + ever-changing seasons.We dive deep into:Creating systems where we can’t help but flourishThe difference between productivity culture (boo) + regenerative systems (yay)How to identify + resolve friction points in your workThe foundational, resilient, clarifying power of the Earth elementWhy we love Projects + how Projects help us bring our purpose to lifeThis episode is for anyone who wants to do life, work + business your way, and needs support figuring out what your way really is. 🌱 Links & resources—Want to get on the mailing list for Living Systems? Sign up for messages here🌈 Want support building a successful, sustainable business without relying on social media? Join The Interweb — our affordable, annual membership for creatives, artists & business owners, who want to share their work & make money without social media. ✨  

D’Ana Joi, a creative life coach and host of the Multi-Passionate Mastery podcast, shares her inspiring journey of leaving social media to cultivate meaningful business connections. She dives into the fears and challenges faced when stepping away from platforms like Instagram and discusses how this shift has rejuvenated her creativity. Joi reveals innovative strategies for finding clients offline and emphasizes the importance of building organic communities, allowing for authentic and sustainable success without the digital clutter.

In this season finale, the host answers listener questions on leaving social media, human design impact, launching a business sans social media. Includes tools like Leaving Social Media Toolkit, 'The Refresh' Workshop Series, workday procedures, and growing a podcast without social media. Highlights building word-of-mouth support, giveaway announcement, and community invitation.

The moment has finally arrived! In this two-part episode, Amelia answers your questions about leaving social media. Tune in to hear her respond to Qs like— How do you deal with the FOMO of being off socials?What do I do if I ghosted my social media followers?Are things like Pinterest and LinkedIn social media?Are there points where it makes sense for a business to leave social media?Get your Qs answered then check back next week for part two! ✌️Links & resources—👋 Ready to get your business off social media? Download your free Leaving Social Media Toolkit💌 Want a gorgeous email service provider with easy segmentation options? Use my affiliate link to get 50% off your Flodesk subscription📖 Looking for your next read? Check out our curated list of books to help you reimagine your relationship with technology🌈 Want support building a successful, sustainable business without relying on social media? Join The Interweb — our affordable, annual membership for creatives, artists & business owners, who want to share their work & make money without social media. ✨  

We’re back behind-the-scenes, babe! In this episode, Amelia revisits Softer Sounds’ top ten marketing practices to update us on what’s going great & what’s not working anymore.Tune in to hear about— The difference between marketing and salesShifting your marketing focus from growth to nurturingHow direct sales, SEO, online communities, lead magnets, free workshops, paid ads & podcasts are working for Softer SoundsWhy we quit Pinterest ads (…for now)Then, please share this episode with a friend! And let us know what marketing channels & strategies are working (or not working) for you lately.Links & resources—👋 Ready to get your business off social media? Download your free Leaving Social Media Toolkit💌 Want a gorgeous email service provider with easy segmentation options? Use my affiliate link to get 50% off your Flodesk subscription🌈 Want support building a successful, sustainable business without relying on social media? Join The Interweb — our affordable, annual membership for creatives, artists & business owners, who want to share their work & make money without social media. ✨  

We all know social media makes us feel bad sometimes…but is something more problematic happening on these platforms? 🌪 In this episode, Vickie Curtis, writer of The Social Dilemma, joins Amelia to talk about how social media algorithms cloud the truth and misdirect our attention, with devastating effects for our global communities.Together, they discuss— What the attention economy is and how it impacts our lives 🧠Why Vickie wrote The Social Dilemma & how it changed her social media habits 👩‍💻How algorithms & advertising impact our decision-making and global politics 🌪PLUS Vickie’s recommendations and resources This episode is a must-listen for anyone thinking about the bigger picture consequences of our social media use. Tune in for a whole lot of smarts & some gentle social critique. And don’t forget to download the Leaving Social Media Toolkit to start doing business differently!Links & resources—👋 Ready to get your business off social media? Download your free Leaving Social Media Toolkit💌 Want a gorgeous email service provider with easy segmentation options? Use my affiliate link to get 50% off your Flodesk subscription🌈 Want support building a successful, sustainable business without relying on social media? Join The Interweb — our affordable, annual membership for creatives, artists & business owners, who want to share their work & make money without social media. ✨  

We’re all about leaving social media, but we know that’s not the right choice for everyone! 😬 So in this episode, Taylor Elyse Morrison of Inner Workout joins Amelia to talk about how she approaches social media mindfully, why she developed the Instead deck for scrolling less, and how she takes care of herself and her business while posting & engaging on social media.Together, they discuss— Taylor’s social media journey & what her Instagram experience feels like ❤️‍🩹How Taylor differentiates between her personal Instagram presence & her business Instagram presence 🙏Why Taylor created the Instead deck & how you can use it to support your well-being 🌷PLUS Taylors advice for hiring social media support 👯‍♀️This episode is great for anyone who wants to stay on social media and feel better at the same time. Tune in for lots of inspiration to take care and scroll less.Links & resources—👋 Ready to get your business off social media? Download your free Leaving Social Media Toolkit🃏 Need help stopping the scroll? Use the code OFFTHEGRID for 10% off the Instead deck from Inner Workout🌈 Want support building a successful, sustainable business without relying on social media? Join The Interweb — our affordable, annual membership for creatives, artists & business owners, who want to share their work & make money without social media. ✨   🙈 Quick note — Amelia encountered some audio gremlins while recording this episode, but we hope you’ll listen anyway! And rest assured that professional podcasters have audio issues, too.