Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media – Details, episodes & analysis

Welcome welcome welcome back to Off the Grid! Amelia, here. I’m popping into your pod feed today to let you know that we’re kicking off season four of the show next week. 🎉

Starting September 4th, I’ll be sharing a new interview every Wednesday through the end of November, featuring amazing guests like: N. Chloé Nwangwu, Liz Migliorelli of Sister Spinster, Megan Leatherman, Podge Thomas, Kate Smalley, Michelle Pellizzon, Jenny Blake, Amy Kuretsky, and more!

In this preview episode, I tell you more about what’s to come in season four, including two themes we’ll be exploring —

🎢 Why leaving social media is going mainstream... and how to avoid the grifters glomming onto that

🍁 How online business is changing in hard times... and ways to feel less alone in this moment

And stick around to the end to learn about some big updates for the Interweb, our annual membership that’s getting a glow-up before we close the doors to new members on September 15th. Plus! The next ten folks who join using the code LUCKYTEN can get their first year at our founding member rate of only $99.

This one goes out to my all my Top Voices™️ out there. Today we’re talking about LinkedIn! 

Tune in to hear me unpack:

• A timeline of LinkedIn’s evolution
• The difference between Social Networking & Social Media
• The phenomena of LinkedIn Cringe™️
• How LinkedIn has changed thought leadership at large
• Why I decided to (finally) leave LinkedIn

And ICYMI — this episode has been pulled out from behind the paywall of Off the Grid Clubhouse! 🤸 Join today for weekly episodes like this + secret emails all summer long. Only $5/mo or $50/year.

  
FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK

❊ Creative Containers video series from Catherine LaSota

❊ We Are a Murmuration from Adrienne Sloan — call (505) 557-2445 for a free listening practice!

❊ The Art of Listening from Ruthie Farfel

❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

What happens when the work you love is no longer sustainable for the realities of your life?

Today on the pod, Jen Carrington takes us behind-the-scenes in her business to discuss how she’s radically changed her offerings to support her life as a mom with a chronic illness.

Tune in to learn:

• Why Jen’s business is 80% asynchronous
• Specific logistics on how asynchronous delivery works
• How to stop facilitating your own burnout
• The realities of fluctuating revenue & income
• Jen’s best marketing methods & how she “puts her lights on” to sell

   
👋  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.


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FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK

❊ Creative Containers video series from Catherine LaSota

❊ We Are a Murmuration from Adrienne Sloan — call (505) 557-2445 for a free listening practice!

❊ The Art of Listening from Ruthie Farfel

❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

This week we’re diving into the world of email marketing and asking — has the era of the lead magnet come to an end?

Tune in to learn:

• What a lead magnet is
• Why you might want to create one ... or not
• Two business models that really don’t need a lead magnet
• Whether or not I’m a fan of lead magnets in 2024

Then we want to hear what you think about lead magnets! Love 'em? Hate 'em? Let us know!

💌 Email hi@softersounds.studio

☎️ Leave a voice message at speakpipe.com/offthegrid

And finally … cue NSYNC voice 👩‍🎤 … use the code ITSGONNABEMAY to take $10 off your Interweb membership this month.

Mentioned in the episode: NSYNC, Investopedia, Email as a Love Language with grace allerdice, Email Marketing with Holly Wielkoszewski, To Substack or Not to Substack?, Tarzan Kay, Amanda Laird, Pretty Decent

  
FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK

❊ Creative Containers video series from Catherine LaSota

❊ We Are a Murmuration from Adrienne Sloan — call (505) 557-2445 for a free listening practice!

❊ The Art of Listening from Ruthie Farfel

❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

Welcome to our #It'sGonnaBeMay monthly forecast episode! This is a pod-feed-exclusive where I check in on the first Friday of each month to share a few fun marketing trends, this month's biz-care to-dos, a preview of upcoming episodes, and more!

This month, you’ll hear:

• what happens when we focus on gathering 100 hell yes people (instead of growing a giant audience) 💯
• why I'm super into daily marketing practices right now 🗓️
• & how I'm preparing my business for an inevitable summer slump 😬

 
Plus! Listen to the end for the first-ever public mention of what I'll be launching for Off the Grid this summer.

Tune in, then get in touch to share your Qs for next month…

💌 Email hi@softersounds.studio

☎️ Leave a voice message at speakpipe.com/offthegrid

💞 Link love 💞 — 100 Hell Yes People from Jen Carrington  |  1000 True Fans | Ordinary Practice by Cody Cook-Parrott  |  Be School podcast & my episode  |  Making Things Together (Daily May Coworking) with Liz Bayan | Voxer

👋  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. ✨

  
FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK

❊ Creative Containers video series from Catherine LaSota

❊ We Are a Murmuration from Adrienne Sloan — call (505) 557-2445 for a free listening practice!

❊ The Art of Listening from Ruthie Farfel

❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

If you like magical money conversations, this episode is for you!

Today I’m joined by Rachel Duncan, a certified Financial Therapist and Art Psychotherapist who runs a company called the Money Healing Club.

Together we talk about the psychological, emotional, practical, and magical aspects of healing your relationship with money.

Tune in to hear us explore:

• Where money meets creativity
• What financial therapy is
• Neurodivergence & addiction in relationship to money
• The psycho-emotional aspects of setting rates
• What to do when you hit a revenue plateau

And stick around to the end where Rachel guides us through a visualization for remapping our relationship to money! 🐨

👋  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.

  
FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK

❊ Creative Containers video series from Catherine LaSota

❊ We Are a Murmuration from Adrienne Sloan — call (505) 557-2445 for a free listening practice!

❊ The Art of Listening from Ruthie Farfel

❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

If you want to feel more supported and supportive in your client work, this episode is for you.

Today I’m joined by Jess Jackson of Soft Path Healing to talk about trauma, trauma-informed care, and trauma-informed business.

Together, we explore how to make our business practices more trauma-informed AND we talk about how to approach social media marketing with nervous system regulation in mind.

Tune in then click here to learn more about Jess’ upcoming course, Trauma Informed Foundations, which begins on May 17.

👋  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.

  
FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK

❊ Creative Containers video series from Catherine LaSota

❊ We Are a Murmuration from Adrienne Sloan — call (505) 557-2445 for a free listening practice!

❊ The Art of Listening from Ruthie Farfel

❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

Have you ever heard the phrase “intuitive business” or “spiritual business” and thought to yourself … “ok but what does that actually mean?!”

This happens to me all the time, so today on the podcast, I’m joined by vedic astrologer and business strategist Paula Crossfield to talk about her cosmic business framework.

In the first half of our conversation, Paula shares practical ways we can cultivate our intuition in our businesses. And then in the second half of the episode we talk about how doing that can help us make more money!

 
Sign up for the FREE Cosmic Business Salon happening next week, then tune in to hear us discuss:

• The cosmic business paradigm shift
• Paula’s 3-part process for connecting with your intuition
• How social media wrecks our self-trust
• Money karma & how to heal your relationship with money

 
👋  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.

  
FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK

❊ Creative Containers video series from Catherine LaSota

❊ We Are a Murmuration from Adrienne Sloan — call (505) 557-2445 for a free listening practice!

❊ The Art of Listening from Ruthie Farfel

❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

“We don’t have to give up the wild, “non-marketable” parts of our practice in order to sustain them.”

This week, I am thrilled to be joined by anti-disciplinary artist, writer, and facilitator for the worldbuilders, Ayana Zaire Cotton of Seeda School.

In this spiralic conversation, Ayana guides us in how to tap into our zone of desire and design creative offers for new worlds in the now.

Tune in to hear about:

• World-building as a Black feminist practice
• Why “niching down” is a colonial technology (& how we can refuse to do it)
• The moments when discipline melts into devotion
• How to find the places where your curiosity rivals your fear

👋  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.

  
FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK

❊ Creative Containers video series from Catherine LaSota

❊ We Are a Murmuration from Adrienne Sloan — call (505) 557-2445 for a free listening practice!

❊ The Art of Listening from Ruthie Farfel

❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

Welcome to our third monthly forecast episode! This is a pod-feed-exclusive where I check in on the first Friday of each month to share a few fun marketing trends, this month's biz-care to-dos, a preview of upcoming episodes, and more!

This month, you’ll hear:

• why I'm super into private podcasts right now 🙉
• the springtime joys of email debt forgiveness 📧
• & exactly how much money I made in Q1 2024 😬

Plus! Listen to the end so you can let me know if you're the guest I'm searching for...

Tune in, then get in touch to share your Qs for next month…

💌 Email hi@softersounds.studio

☎️ Leave a voice message at speakpipe.com/offthegrid

💞 Link love 💞 — The Planets & Your Business Private Podcast | BS-Free Business Podcast & Staying Solo Private Podcast | Make a Private Podcast with Softer Sounds | The New Age Playbook For Spellbinding, Can't-Stop-Reading Copy from Holisticism | Celebrate Email Debt Forgiveness Day on 4/30

👋  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. ✨

  
FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK

❊ Creative Containers video series from Catherine LaSota

❊ We Are a Murmuration from Adrienne Sloan — call (505) 557-2445 for a free listening practice!

❊ The Art of Listening from Ruthie Farfel

❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!