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When was the last time you examined your relationship to social media? During this week’s episode, I speak with Amelia Hruby, host of the Off the Grid podcast, a show that helps business owners and creatives leave social media without losing customers or readers. Discover what led her to leave Instagram, how her post-Instagram life has changed, and how tips from her Leaving Social Media Toolkit can enhance your author platform regardless of your relationship to social media. Plus, you’ll learn some easy, actionable SEO tips that will quickly make you more discoverable.
Episode Highlights
- 3:13: Considering Your Relationship with Social Media
- 5:10: Tips for Getting Off Social Media
- 10:25: The Importance of Your Website’s SEO
- 16:11: Marketing as Worldbuilding and Understanding Your Reader
- 19:20: The Yin and Yang of Leaving Social Media
- 31:46: Visibility versus Being Seen
- 40:00: Marketing a Book Without Social Media
Resources Mentioned During this Episode:
- Amelia’s Toolkit for Leaving Social Media
- How Recovery Supports Memoir Writing and Book Marketing Tips with Laura Cathcart Robbins
- Glennon Doyle’s Social Media Plan with Amelia Hruby
- The Art of Thriving Online by Amelia Knott
- How to Cultivate Creative Resilience with Pascale Coté
Amelia’s Bio: Amelia Hruby is a feminist writer, podcaster and producer with a PhD in philosophy. She is the founder of Softer Sounds, a feminist podcast studio for entrepreneurs and creatives. And she’s the host of Off the Grid, a podcast about leaving social media without losing all your clients. On the show, she interviews business leaders and former influencers, and shares stories, strategies and experiments for growing your business with radical generosity and energetic sovereignty.
Connect with Amelia:
- https://www.ameliahruby.com/
- https://offthegrid.fun/
- https://www.softersounds.studio/
Connect with your host, Lisa:
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Free Your Writing Voice, Fuel Your Motivation is a 12-week course designed to help you reconnect with the creative spark that brought you to the page in the first place. https://lisacooperellison.com/free-your-writing-voice-find-your-motivation/
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When was the last time you examined your relationship to social media? During this week’s episode, I speak with Amelia Hruby, host of the Off the Grid podcast, a show that helps business owners and creatives leave social media without losing customers or readers. Discover what led her to leave Instagram, how her post-Instagram life has changed, and how tips from her Leaving Social Media Toolkit can enhance your author platform regardless of your relationship to social media. Plus, you’ll learn some easy, actionable SEO tips that will quickly make you more discoverable.
Episode Highlights
- 3:13: Considering Your Relationship with Social Media
- 5:10: Tips for Getting Off Social Media
- 10:25: The Importance of Your Website’s SEO
- 16:11: Marketing as Worldbuilding and Understanding Your Reader
- 19:20: The Yin and Yang of Leaving Social Media
- 31:46: Visibility versus Being Seen
- 40:00: Marketing a Book Without Social Media
Resources Mentioned During this Episode:
- Amelia’s Toolkit for Leaving Social Media
- How Recovery Supports Memoir Writing and Book Marketing Tips with Laura Cathcart Robbins
- Glennon Doyle’s Social Media Plan with Amelia Hruby
- The Art of Thriving Online by Amelia Knott
- How to Cultivate Creative Resilience with Pascale Coté
Amelia’s Bio: Amelia Hruby is a feminist writer, podcaster and producer with a PhD in philosophy. She is the founder of Softer Sounds, a feminist podcast studio for entrepreneurs and creatives. And she’s the host of Off the Grid, a podcast about leaving social media without losing all your clients. On the show, she interviews business leaders and former influencers, and shares stories, strategies and experiments for growing your business with radical generosity and energetic sovereignty.
Connect with Amelia:
- https://www.ameliahruby.com/
- https://offthegrid.fun/
- https://www.softersounds.studio/
Connect with your host, Lisa:
Get Your Free Copy of Write More, Fret Less
Website | Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | LinkedIn
Free Your Writing Voice, Fuel Your Motivation is a 12-week course designed to help you reconnect with the creative spark that brought you to the page in the first place. https://lisacooperellison.com/free-your-writing-voice-find-your-motivation/
Produced by Espresso Podcast Production
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