Off the Grid: Leaving Social Media

Latest Episodes:

🌿 Embodying Liberation from the Social Media Matrix — with Lauren Ash of Black Girl in Om Sep 20, 2023

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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 IG
The spontaneous moment when she deactivated her account
What being an “influencer” meant to her & why she never embraced the term
How her work has changed since leaving Instagram & taking a break from paid partnerships
Her vision for embodying liberation from the social media matrix for Black women & women of color

RESOURCES + LINKS

👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit

🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community

💓 Join the Clubhouse for bonus episodes + emails

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🙃 Are Blogs in Again? — 7 Ways Social Media Just Can't Compete with Kasia Manolas Sep 13, 2023

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Blogs are back, baby! And maybe they’re great for business again?

Today I’m joined by Kasia Manolas, writer of Girl in the Dark Room & Good Fortune, and owner of Narrative, a content marketing agency serving values-aligned companies.

Together we revisit my 10 Things I Hate About Content Marketing episode to consider why blogs might be a form of content marketing we don’t have to hate. And Kasia shares why for many small businesses blogs > social.

Tune in to learn how—

Blogs drive traffic to our website for the long-term
Writing long-form can support nervous system regulation
Blogs support more email subscribers & sales
The educational nature of blogs allows for more privacy
Blog allow us to release consistency & embrace our unique rhythms

RESOURCES + LINKS

👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit

🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community

💓 Join the Clubhouse for bonus episodes + emails

🏚️ 3 Cracks in Your Business Foundation — How to Align Your Model & Your Marketing with Jessica Lackey Sep 06, 2023

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Let me tell you something I learned from my business coach... the only “secret” of business growth is building stronger foundations.

It's been a really transformative lesson for me, so today I’ve invited Jessica Lackey (my coach) to the pod to explore why so many small business owners feel like they're working all the time... and still not achieving success.

Tune in to learn—

How to align your marketing methods with your business model
Why you have to align your positioning & your pricing with your community's needs
Which steps of the marketing process you're likely skipping & how to start doing them with ease

And if you start to realize that your business model, your marketing and your audience aren't so aligned... check out Deeper Foundations, Jessica's affordable six-month program for service-based business owners who want to reach reliable revenue through a sustainable business foundation and strategy.

RESOURCES + LINKS

👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit

🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community

💓 Join the Clubhouse for bonus episodes + emails

📧 Email Marketing Made Easier, Better & More Fun — with Holly Wielkoszewski Aug 30, 2023

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This week we’re talking all things email and answering that pesky marketing question — should I send a weekly newsletter???

To do that I’m talking to Holly Wielkoszewski, a writer, a yoga teacher, and the founder of Daypack Digital.

Together, we get into why we love email, how often we send emails, our hot takes on nurture sequences, and so much more!

Tune in to learn about—

how to select the right email platform for you
how to write a stellar welcome email
when you need a nurture sequence (& when you don’t)
the stats that matter & the ones that don’t
how to get more people on your list
& ways to cultivate the dreaded c-word … consistency

Whether you’re an email pro or you’re just starting your list, this episode has some wisdom for you! Listen and get inspired to spruce up your digital communiques for fall.

RESOURCES + LINKS

👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit

🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community

💓 Join the Clubhouse for bonus episodes + emails

🌊 Channel the Flow — Money, Energy & Team Work with grace allerdice Aug 23, 2023

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Welcome to our late summer interview series! For the next six weeks on the pod, I'm talking to my fave small business owners, artists & influencers about their fave creative business tools & practices.

This week we're welcoming my dear friend & collaborator grace allerdice back to the show for a watery convo about how to:

channel the flow of money through our businesses
create offerings that suit our unique energetic rhythms
& cultivate interdependence with our clients and collaborators

Join us for a friendly chat between two business BFFs, then click here to learn more about our course Living Systems.

RESOURCES + LINKS

👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit

🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community

💓 Join the Clubhouse for bonus episodes + emails

❤️‍🩹 Healing FOMO, Newsletters vs Email Marketing & My Take on Paid Ads [Listener Q&A] Aug 16, 2023

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It's time to A your Qs, dear listeners! In this episode, I'm answering your questions about all things leaving social media.

Tune in to hear my thoughts on—

The emotional side of leaving social media AKA turning your FOMO into JOMO
The difference between email newsletters & email marketing — including which one matters more for your biz
& Whether newsletter ads are the right strategy for your biz — plushow to find places to advertise

Then keep your ears open for a sneak preview of what's coming up next for Off the Grid! ✌️

RESOURCES + LINKS

👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit

🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community

💓 Join the Clubhouse for bonus episodes + emails

🪤 3 Traps of an Insta-Bae Business & How to Avoid Them Aug 09, 2023

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This episode goes out to anyone who’s ever found yourself sucked into a marketing funnel, watching yet another free webinar, desperately trying to unsubscribe from the dozen follow-up emails, and finally getting free just to find your head spinning from everything you “should” be doing to grow your business.

I’ve started thinking of this as the “insta-bae business phenomenon” AKA the way online biz influencers sell quick fixes, ten-step solutions, and easy results with pretty promises and even prettier graphics.

So in today’s episode, I’m unpacking what I think an “insta-bae business” is and the three insta-bae business traps I see too many small business owners fall prey to.

Join me to learn how to…

Stop believing you need a certain number of followers to sell things 💯
Quit measuring your success by vanity metrics 📈
Start pricing based on your value NOT your follower count 💲

RESOURCES + LINKS

👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit

🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community

💓 Join the Clubhouse for bonus episodes + emails

🔮 A Spell for Releasing Your Shoulds Around Social Media (& Everything Else) — with Natalie Miller Aug 02, 2023

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There are so many things to do when you run a small business. And even more things you “should” do according to marketing “experts,” online business influencers, and the voices that arrive when you need to make a big decision.

In this episode, I’m joined by Natalie Miller to talk about the “shoulds” that so many of us face in our lives and our businesses. And we offer practices for taking your “shoulds” seriously, so you can cultivate the magic you need to finally release them.

Join us for a soulful conversation where we explore—

The "should" that inspired this podcast
Practices for discovering & examining your shoulds
Why “best practices” might be bullshit
How pausing & slowing down can help you discover who you are & what you desire
Betting on yourself to build self-trust

RESOURCES + LINKS

👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit

🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community

💓 Join the Clubhouse for bonus episodes + emails

😶‍🌫️ Social Media is Not Neutral — aka the Threads episode Jul 26, 2023

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While I was off on summer break a big thing happened in the social media world — Meta launched Threads! And everybody had some feelings about it.

So in this episode, I’m sharing my answer to the question, “Should you be on Threads?” And I’m reminding us that while we don’t need to judge who is or isn’t on an app, our choices can reflect our values in meaningful and powerful ways.

Tune in for a gently-no-nonsense pep talk in our signature Off the Grid style.

RESOURCES + LINKS

👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit

🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community

💓 Join the Clubhouse for bonus episodes + emails

🌀 Putting Your Phone Down & Letting It All Out — with Katie Dalebout [BONUS] Jul 12, 2023

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Hey friends! Amelia here.

Last week, I was on one of my very favorite podcasts, Let It Out with Katie Dalebout! Katie and I talked all about my journey with social media, why I've decided to leave Instagram, and why I think that might be an easy choice for us to make as business owners and a hard choice for us to make as people who want to maintain relationships in the year 2023.

I'm excited to give you a little preview of that conversation here on the feed. If you love it, click here to listen to the whole conversation on Let It Out pod!

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