Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media Without Losing All Your Clients

Welcome to Season 3 of Off the Grid! We’re kicking off 2024 by talking about everyone’s favorite topic — money money money! 💸🤑💰In this episode, I share my money story and unpack how I’ve overcome underearning over the past decade. Then I open my books to tell you exactly how much money Softer Sounds made last year, and I share three things I’m doing differently in my business in 2024.Tune in for a big dose of financial transparency without any icky income claim marketing. Let's practice talking about money together!✌️ Get the Leaving Social Media 5-Day Email Challenge! It’s free until January 31st and exclusively available for Interweb members after that ✌️ ✨ Ready to share your work with hundreds of amazing artists and small business owners? Place an ad on Off the Grid this season! Find more info + rates 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.  ❤️‍🔥 How do two people walk hand-in-hand on different paths? That's the theme Uma Girish explores in her new book Sacred Fire: Memoir of a Marriage. Get your copy today  — directly from Uma, Amazon or Kobo.

Happy New Year, friends! Amelia here, dropping into your pod feed with three exciting announcements:#1 — Season 3 of Off the Grid is launching next week! 🥳 Surprise! I’m coming back from break early and will be posting awesome weekly episodes through the end of June.#2 — If you’re thinking 2024 might be the year you finally leave social media… I made you a 5-day challenge to plan your hiatus or exit! It’s free for everyone through the end of the month. Grab it at this link.#3 — Speaking of leaving social media … tune in to this bonus mini-sode for help feeling into if now’s the time for you to delete the apps. Lend me 15 minutes, and I’ll offer you a dozen reasons you might want to log off for a while or for good.I’ll be back next week to officially kick off our third season. See ya then!👋  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. ✨Mentioned in the episode—Essays about leaving social media from Nicole Antoinette, Marlee Grace, Emma Gannon and othersTen Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier   ❤️‍🔥 How do two people walk hand-in-hand on different paths? That's the theme Uma Girish explores in her new book Sacred Fire: Memoir of a Marriage. Get your copy today  — directly from Uma, Amazon or Kobo.

Welcome to the season two finale of Off the Grid!In this episode, I’m unpacking the difference between business and art … and arguing that maybe it’s actually all about being of service?!Tune in as I weave together Unreasonable Hospitality, The Bear, the Online Business Growth Escalator & a Spell for Releasing Your Shoulds — to inspire you to keep finding your way forward in your practice & to make some money in the meantime. 👋  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. ✨   ❤️‍🔥 How do two people walk hand-in-hand on different paths? That's the theme Uma Girish explores in her new book Sacred Fire: Memoir of a Marriage. Get your copy today  — directly from Uma, Amazon or Kobo.

Lately I've been feeling like mayyyybe I want to burn down my whole business... But I know that's not really true! I've just been growing in the wrong direction and at the wrong pace.So today on the pod, I'm bringing together everything I know about Online Business with my own business growth journey to explore why sometimes we feel like our businesses just won't work... and then other times they grow wayyyy beyond our capacity.Tune in to hear more about:Realizing you're on the Wrong Path & how to get off itThe Online Business Growth EscalatorWhat to do when your escalator is brokenHow to chart your own path for business growthQuestions to get clear on where you want to go👋  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. ✨    ❤️‍🔥 How do two people walk hand-in-hand on different paths? That's the theme Uma Girish explores in her new book Sacred Fire: Memoir of a Marriage. Get your copy today  — directly from Uma, Amazon or Kobo.

Why does leaving social media feel so impossible? I think one reason is because of how joy and grief intermingle on these platforms.So this week we’re grieving social media together, so we can remember what we loved, recognize what we miss, and prepare ourselves to step into what’s next.Tune in to hear more about:What happened to social connection on social mediaWhy we need to make space to grieve IG/Facebook/TwitterA 3-step practice for connecting with your feelings about social mediaGrieving vs Mourning & Embodying the process👋  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. ✨    ❤️‍🔥 How do two people walk hand-in-hand on different paths? That's the theme Uma Girish explores in her new book Sacred Fire: Memoir of a Marriage. Get your copy today  — directly from Uma, Amazon or Kobo.

I just launched the next big thing for Off the Grid, so let me tell you exactly how I did it! 👀 Tune in to learn about The Interweb, our new annual membership for creatives, artists & small business owners who want to build a successful, sustainable business without relying on social media.Then stay tuned as I reverse-engineer my process! So you can learn how to launch your own Next Big Thing with your talents, your capacity, your passions, and your community in mind.👋  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. ✨    ❤️‍🔥 How do two people walk hand-in-hand on different paths? That's the theme Uma Girish explores in her new book Sacred Fire: Memoir of a Marriage. Get your copy today  — directly from Uma, Amazon or Kobo.

In a engaging conversation, Nicole Antoinette, an author and long-distance hiker, shares her journey of stepping back from social media to prioritize mental health and well-being. She opens up about the struggles of being self-employed and the importance of knowing when to let go of projects. Nicole emphasizes intuitive decision-making and explores what it truly means to have 'enough' in life and work. She also discusses her shift from Instagram to email communication, highlighting the benefits of focus and authenticity in a creator's journey.

Everything’s better with friends, babe! Including making money in your busine$$.Today I’m joined by my dear friend & biz cofounder Taylor Elyse Morrison to talk about the highs, the lows & the finances of working with your friends.Taylor and I have been friends & collaborators for more than five years, partnering on everything from live workshops to brand partnerships to cofounding the Lifestyle Business League.Tune in to our conversation to hear about—Different ways to collaborate with friendsPotential partnership pitfalls & how to avoid themOur 2 Cs for successful collabs — Communication & ContractsThe difference between pitching a partnership & working with a friendHow to make new biz friends & deepen those relationships💕 Want to make more biz friends? Join us in the Lifestyle Business League, a support network for creatives & entrepreneurs who want to grow their way.👋  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. ✨    ❤️‍🔥 How do two people walk hand-in-hand on different paths? That's the theme Uma Girish explores in her new book Sacred Fire: Memoir of a Marriage. Get your copy today  — directly from Uma, Amazon or Kobo.

Today's podcast features guest Mattia Maurée, a coach & composer, discussing running a business with ADHD and navigating social media. They talk about common struggles, quitting overworking, embracing cyclical social media use, importance of play, podcasting benefits, and connecting with online communities.

What's it like to walk away from 50k Instagram followers & a full roster of paid partnerships? Let’s find out.In today’s episode, I’m joined by Lauren Ash, an artist, wellness practitioner + community gatherer who shut down her socials & pressed pause on brand partnerships almost a year ago.Tune in to our conversation to hear about—Lauren’s journey starting Black Girl in Om & how she grew to 50k followers on IGThe spontaneous moment when she deactivated her accountWhat being an “influencer” meant to her & why she never embraced the termHow her work has changed since leaving Instagram & taking a break from paid partnershipsHer vision for embodying liberation from the social media matrix for Black women & women of color 👋  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. ✨    ❤️‍🔥 How do two people walk hand-in-hand on different paths? That's the theme Uma Girish explores in her new book Sacred Fire: Memoir of a Marriage. Get your copy today  — directly from Uma, Amazon or Kobo.