It seems like there's always this pressure to do everything. To be everywhere. And that applies not only to (sometimes) taking clients who aren't a great fit, but also to the idea of "being everywhere."

But do we actually have to be everywhere? Do we actually have to do everything?

Do we HAVE to be on social media? Or can we operate and grow our businesses without being on social media?

Listen as Chris Curran shares what happened when he disappeared from social media and Carrie shares what happened when she took a break from it.

Listen to Discover

• In what ways can social media be healthy for us and our businesses?
• In what ways can social media be unhealthy for podcast editors?
• What was it like for Chris when he left Facebook?
• Has being off Facebook slowed down Chris's business growth?

Links And Resources

• Podcast Engineering School
• Getting New Clients at Higher Rates
• Podcast Engineering Show
• Chris's Daily Goody
• Podcast Editor Academy

About Chris Curran

Chris Curran is a podcast engineer and the founder of Podcast Engineering School, where he teaches serious podcast producers how to produce professional quality shows by doubling down on their knowledge of audio production fundamentals, engineering remote recording sessions, and full professional post-production. He's also the host of the Podcast Engineering Show, where he interviews audio professionals about how they produce professional audio so that all of his listeners can take the best of what they learn and use it to continually improve what they do.

Editor

This episode of the Podcast Editors Mastermind was edited by Alejandro Ramirez. You can find him on Facebook if you're interested in talking with him about editing your show.

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Your Yetis Are

• Daniel Abendroth | Roth Media
• Jennifer Longworth | Bourbon Barrel Podcasting
• Carrie Caulfield Arick | YaYa Podcasting
• Bryan Entzminger | Top Tier Audio

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