Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media

Real talk: I can be kind of avoidant when it comes to feedback.
I don’t love giving it. I prefer not receiving it.

But sometimes that lands me in sticky interpersonal situations. 
…Maybe you can relate?

If yes, you’re going to love this Clubhouse episode, because I’m sharing a follow-up to my conversation with Morgan Evans — where we go through three real-life (and real-biz) examples of how to navigate tough conversations.

Tune in to this preview as we talk through: 
How to offer feedback when a service provider isn’t getting the assignment 🚩
Ways to handle emails that feel like misguided attacks 🙅‍♀️
Why we should start all collaborations by defining the terms and responsibility 👩‍💼
& How self-reflection can help us shortcut the feedback process 💰
 
To hear the whole episode, join the Clubhouse at offthegrid.fun/clubhouse
When you do, you'll get access to over 40 bonus episodes (and counting), curated tech + creative business newsletters, and more. Plus your own private podcast feed, comments threads, and behind-the-scenes updates on the show.
 
Please join the Clubhouse to support the show! And find this specific episode here :)

I’ve spent the past 5 years trying to navigate the internet without handing my data (& life) over to surveillance capitalism.
In today’s episode, I’m sharing my current tech stack — the browsers, search engines, email providers, and other tools that I use to share my wrk online without Google, Facebook, or AI overlords.
As you listen, please know this effort is a work in progress and always evolving! You can learn my entire process by taking my class OPT OUT: 5 Steps to Break Up with Big Tech Today.

 
My current privacy-focused tech stack
Kagi search + Orion browser
Proton Mail (affiliate link) + Zoho Mail
Signal
Find everything else mentioned here: offthegrid.fun/shownotes/privacy-focused-tech-stack
 
 
RESOURCES + LINKS
👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit
🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community
💓 Join the Clubhouse for more episodes + emails
📔 Buy Amelia's book at yourattentionissacred.com!

 
💯 Your business can thrive with 100 Hell Yes People. Learn how in the FREE Simple & Spacious Library from Jen Carrington.

Welcome to our most personal episode yet!
Today I’m joined by Morgan Evans from Business Casual to talk about the seemingly-simple but often-fraught topic of: feedback.

We share a lot of personal experiences and business examples as we get into:
What feedback really is
Why reviews and random emails aren’t feedback
How to give & receive feedback that doesn’t feel like 💩
Ways to create business systems that invite feedback
How to resolve conflict with clients/customers/team members
Why feedback is actually a social justice tool
Positive feedback and how to integrate it
 
RESOURCES + LINKS
👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit
🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community
💓 Join the Clubhouse for more episodes + emails
📔 Buy Amelia's book at yourattentionissacred.com!

 
💯 Your business can thrive with 100 Hell Yes People. Learn how in the FREE Simple & Spacious Library from Jen Carrington.

Last month, I was thrilled to join Karolina Wudniak of Paperwing Studio in the Indie Book Lab! 

We talked about how I approached self-publishing without relying on Amazon — including the platforms I used, the (costly) mistakes I made, and how much money I’ve brought in from my book so far (revenue AND profit).

I also answered lots of attendee questions:
Why did you decide to avoid Amazon? & How much could you really?
What size audience would you recommend having before going Amazon-less?
Is it realistic to make sales without Amazon’s reach? How do you handle discoverability?
What does fulfillment look like without a big platform?
What about international sales?
Is this only viable for nonfiction or niche audiences? What about debut authors?
How much more work is it, realistically?
And finally… why is your paperback actually on Amazon anyway?
It was a great conversation, and I’m excited to share the recording — exclusively with paid subscribers in the Clubhouse :)
Tune in here for a preview, and to hear the whole episode, join the Clubhouse at offthegrid.fun/clubhouse
When you do, you'll get access to over 40 bonus episodes (and counting), curated tech + creative business newsletters, and more. Plus your own private podcast feed, comments threads, and behind-the-scenes updates on the show.
 
Please join the Clubhouse to support the show! And find this specific episode here :)

If you're stressed about using Spotify, Substack, Google, Instagram, or any other platforms... this episode is for you!
Today I'm talking about how to choose platforms & tech tools without selling your soul — and why I'm still on Substack even though I kinda hate it. 🫠
Tune in to hear me break down:
Tools vs Platforms
Questions to ask before you choose a new tool
What to do about the bad politics of platforms
Why there's no purity on the internet
Four strategies for rethinking your choices
Tech stack harm reduction
The big decision I made about Substack
RESOURCES + LINKS
👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit
🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community
💓 Join the Clubhouse for more episodes + emails
📔 Buy Amelia's book at yourattentionissacred.com!

 
💯 Your business can thrive with 100 Hell Yes People. Learn how in the FREE Simple & Spacious Library from Jen Carrington.