Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media

I often say I left social media because I was anxiously-attached to Instagram… but what does that actually mean?!Today I’m joined by psychotherapist and author Shannon Algeo to explore why Attachment Theory explains so much about technology and smartphone addiction.We discuss their new book, The Power in Your Hands, as we talk about:What it means to be anxious, avoidant, or securely-attachedHow algorithms hack our attachment needs to get us addicted to platformsWhy it’s so harmful to outsource self-trust to social media or AIDepth psychology & why human relationships are necessary for healing ⭐️ If you’re curious about these topics, please join us for a FREE BOOK CLUB with Shannon on June 10th! We’ll talk more about attachment + technology. No reading is required. Find the details and RSVP here.  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!   FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

Today I’m doing something fun and different…Live-writing an AI policy with my friend and colleague, Dr. Kate Henry of Honing In!After listening to the Off the Grid AI series, Kate reached out to ask if I she could hire me to help her write an AI policy. I said no, because I’m not doing 1:1 advising right now… but I proposed that we record a chat about it for the Clubhouse instead!So in this video and audio episode, you get to join me and Kate as we co-write the first draft of her AI policy for her business. Free subscribers can hear our reflections on AI in creative business, and paid subscribers get to come along as we write Kate’s AI policy in real time (with a template for you, too!).When you join the Clubhouse at offthegrid.fun/clubhouse, you'll get access to over 50 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 Off the Grid! And find this specific episode here :) 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!

LINDSAY MACK IS HERE!And while you’ve probably heard them talk about tarot on their wildly popular podcast…Today they’re taking us deep behind the scenes of their work to explore:How they built their creative tarot businessThe key inflection points that led to successful biz growthThe realities of being a breadwinner ~in this economy~Why they’re finally releasing a tarot deck and book& The tarot archetypes carrying Lindsay through this busy season Tune in, then get a copy of Tarot for the Wild Soul and the Soul Tarot deck. (affiliate links)You can also hear Lindsay on my tarot podcast later this week! Find my tiny tarot practice on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen. 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!   FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

“My constant longing to be without social media is actually a longing to be in deeper connection with the world.”River Selby was born in Los Angeles and grew up in the Pacific Northwest. They worked as a wildland firefighter for seven years, and their debut memoir, Hotshot: A Life of Fire, was published in 2025 by Grove Atlantic.Today, River joins me to talk about the realities of being an author from a working class, no-safety-net background — and how that has shaped their relationship to social media.Together, we explore:The gifts (and perils) of refusing to niche downHow to quit performing & projecting on social mediaWhat to do when compare & despair becomes unavoidableHow financial insecurity might impact your social media optionsWhy many authors have to hire publicists (but we couldn’t afford to)Ways social media impacts your financial well-beingWhy we have to stop commodifying books  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!   FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

If you’ve been paying attention around here…You likely know that next week I’m teaching a new intensive called COME TO CLASS!It’s a 3-day workshop on how to teach online with confidence and care, and it’ll guide you through everything I’ve learned in 20 years of teaching — with a special focus on how learning to teach can help you improve your sales.One of the bonuses that COME TO CLASS students get is behind-the-scenes conversations with my favorite online facilitators and course creators, and today I’m thrilled to bring you one of those conversations totally for free!Tune in to hear the brilliant teacher and Notion designer Podge Thomas and I discuss:How Podge fell in love with teaching — even though she hated schoolWhy studying metacognition is the secret to better classroomsHow to stop recreating the harms of traditional education modelsWhat to do when a student says “I don’t get this”Why your teaching style doesn't have to be for everyone If you like this conversation, sign up for COME TO CLASS! It's only $299 to sign up (payment plans available) and registration closes May 30th.  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!   FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

I’ve had SO MANY conversations about the problems with online course platforms. Mighty Networks vs Circle vs Kajabi vs Teachable — none of us like the existing options, and we’re waiting for someone to build something better.So today I’ve invited Sally Burns to the show, because she’s building an alternate platform for teaching and learning online — a digital neighborhood called The Portal.Tune in to hear about:Why Sally left corporate e-learning to build The PortalHow to stop piecing a million tools together to host your courseThe false promises of Online Course Culture™️Why we have to break down teacher/student hierarchyHow The Portal helps you fill your classes — especially if you have a small audienceWhat it actually takes to bootstrap a learning platformWays to help old offerings reach new audiences👉 If you’re excited about The Portal, learn more and join here!👉 👉 And if you want to COME TO CLASS, here’s your link to sign up. Registration closes May 30th. 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!   FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

My monthly-ish series with Nic Antoinette continues!This time we’re talking about what it means to be “consistent” when you’re running a business in this economy.We get into:How we simultaneously rage against consistency and attribute our success to itThe relationship between consistency and cultivating trust with your audienceWays to build better (for you) rhythms in your businessWhat to do when your launch plans line up with a major (horrible) eventWhy it’s important to get off the do-or-die, boom-or-bust, sell-or-go-bankrupt hamster wheelCute baby sheep, gardening and cooking as tiny balms for the present moment  LINKS MENTIONED:Nic’s newsletter on the baby sheepAmelia’s Gentle Business Planning workshopNeedy by Mara Glatzel (affiliate link)Jen CarringtonOff the Grid episode: Nice, Necessary, Ideal frameworkOff the Grid episode: How to plan a summer sabbatical in 5 simple stepsCOME TO CLASS earlybird listCOOK90 (affiliate link)   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!   FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

If you want to build a business around your know-how…You have to learn how to teach.In today’s episode, I’m talking about why learning to teach is the best sales “hack” I know — and I’m introducing you to my upcoming spring intensive, COME TO CLASS.In just 30 minutes, I walk you through:Why online courses aren’t ‘dead’ or ‘over’How to figure out what you want to teachWhat you need to know about boundaries before you start teachingIdeas for nonhierarchical and nonlinear classroomsWhy writing a syllabus is like writing a sales page& more!Tune in then drop your email right here for access to earlybird pricing through May 1st. Can’t wait to see you in class! 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!   FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

Today I’m very excited to share a workshop on gentle business planning — AKA how I make ambitious plans for my biz while also healing my burnout! In this audio (and video!) workshop, I walk you through:Why we’re always planning (even when we think we’re “behind”)My 6 tenets for Gentle Business PlanningList-making prompts for the season ahead in your workHow to turn reflective prompts into a clear marketing & sales calendar& How I use the Nine To Kind Digital planner to organize my projects Tune in here to hear my 6 tenets of Gentle Business Planning. Then head to the Clubhouse to enjoy the entire workshop. The recording is free for everyone this week only and available to paid Clubhouse supporters forever. Paid subscribers also get an edited audio version of the workshop AND a Notion doc with all the prompts to make this process super easy to do any time. So press play for a preview, then head to the Clubhouse to support the show! You can find this specific episode here :)

This is probably my fave conversation I’ve ever had with a therapist.Today Lauren Ruth Martin, LPC-MHSP is here to talk about the anti-perfectionist planners she created for her company Nine to Kind.We discuss:Why most planners force us into a productivity mindsetHow gentle scaffolding can help us plan without perfectionismThe therapeutic exercises Lauren included in her plannersWhy we prefer DBT to CBT personallyHow to redistribute your f*cks — instead of trying to care less If you enjoy our conversation, make sure to explore Nine to Kind planners! Get 50% off digital planners with code OFFTHEGRID50 & 25% off analog products with code OFFTHEGRID25. Learn more & claim your discount at: ninetokind.com/pages/offthegrid   RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community💓 Join the Clubhouse for more episodes + emails 💫 RSVP for the 2026 Astro & Biz Planning Summit  FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

We talk a lot about privacy at Off the Grid… but what does that actually mean in practice?Today I’m joined by Patricia Egger, Head of Security at my fave privacy-focused tech company Proton. Together, we have a non-technical-person-friendly conversation about:Why Proton insists on ‘privacy by default’The difference between online privacy & securityWhy we love Proton Mail & want you to use it (affiliate link)What it actually means when emails/messages are encryptedProton’s Born Private initiative (& how to claim a $1 email address for your kids)Why AI has major privacy problems  RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community💓 Join the Clubhouse for more episodes + emails🙅‍♀️ I wanna help you leave Gmail with this workshop 👉 OPT OUT:  5 Steps to Break Up with Big Tech Today   FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

Today I’m resharing my conversation with writer, therapist, and creative Lisa Olivera in honor of her upcoming book — When the Ache Remains: Lessons on Tending to the Unfixable and Finding Beauty Anyway— which is out on April 28th. Lisa and I talk about how her work and life changed as her Instagram platform grew to over 400,000 followers. Together, we dive into:Two reasons Lisa joined Instagram + how it felt as her account grewThe allure of online business + what we’re “supposed to do” when we have a big platformSocial media addiction + the compulsion to post/like/share/scrollFacing the big hole that’s there when social media’s not thereHow to make the choice to stay on social mediaIf you enjoy this episode, please preorder Lisa's book! Here's my affiliate link, and here's more info on her website.  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!    FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

Today I'm answering a question from Kate Henry about why summits often feel sketchy... and how I designed our upcoming Astro & Biz Planning Summit to be the opposite of that!Tune in to learn:How the summit model works  ⚡️Why affiliate strategies can make summits feel weird  🧐The questions I ask before agreeing to participate in any event  🙋‍♀️How to make sure a summit benefits the host, speakers AND audience  ♻️& Why you should RSVP for the Astro & Biz Planning Summit ASAP (if you want to)  🤗  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!   FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

This year I’m making big changes in my business…So I wanted to bring back my quarterly recaps to share the highlights, challenges, and financial details of Softer Sounds & Off the Grid each season!Tune in to this episode preview to hear about the highs & lows of winter in my biz. Then become a paid subscriber of the Clubhouse at offthegrid.fun/clubhouse to get all the details on how much $$ I made. When you join the Clubhouse, 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 :) 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!

Earlier this spring, I asked Interweb members: 'What are your thorniest tax questions?'Then I brought those questions to Hannah Cole of Sunlight Tax, so we could get answers from an actual tax expert!  Tune in to this episode to learn:How to know if you should be an LLC or an S-CorpThe best way to calculate your quarterly estimated taxesWhen you need to use Quickbooks (& when you don’t)Why tax protests don’t benefit you in the short term or the long runWhat to do if you don’t file your taxes on time and need to pay back taxes At the end we also play a game of ‘asking for a friend…can I expense this?’ — and Hannah has great answers on what we can write off for our creative biz!  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!   FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

We heard you might be stressed about the IRS… so we’re arriving with extra support before US taxes are due on April 15th! Today I’m joined by Aneisha Velazquez of Yellow Sky Business Services, who’s here to talk about finances for microbusinesses, including:What bookkeeping really is (& what it’s not)The financial systems solopreneurs need to have in placeTips for neurodivergent business owners struggling with bookkeepingWhy we love Profit First (and Amelia recommends her fave bank Novo)Aneisha's top two bookkeeping tips for beginnersA pep talk for tax season & not being afraid of the IRS   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!    FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

Nic Antoinette is back! And we’re finally beginning the monthly series we promised you back in January.For April, it's a long-form chat with plenty of laughter and maybe a few tears along the way. So settle in, subscribe to Nic’s newsletter, and press play to hear us talk about:How we coped when Q1 didn’t go as plannedFinancial plans in the turmoil of 2026How to talk about grief in publicThe most divisive Instagram post Amelia ever madeWhat’s bringing us joyThe upcoming 2026 Astro & Biz Planning Summit& lots more!  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!   FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

If we stop trying to get ahead online, what becomes possible? Today Ayana Zaire Cotton of Seeda School returns to the podcast to explore why she quit using ChatGPT and other AI tools. She helps us slowwww down, unpack shame, and align our desire with our capacity — a process and methodology she created and calls Erotic Engineering. Tune in to reconnect with your values, reclaim self-respect, and step off the path of certainty with us. I also highly recommend reading Ayana’s essay — and learning more about The Powerhouse Portal at: https://www.seedaschool.com/ph*This episode is part of our AI Series. Find the the full series at: offthegrid.fun/ai-series  RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community👉 Join our conversation about AI in the Clubhouse    FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

Today I’m doing something I said I’d never do… inviting my partner on the podcast!In this Clubhouse-exclusive episode, my spouse JJ Lang joins me for an unexpected conversation about AI.JJ is a high-level chess player and works for US Chess. They’re here to talk about how algorithms and AI engines have been a big part of the chess world for decades — and also why JJ doesn’t use Generative AI or LLMs in their work today.I wanted to share this conversation, because:It’s fun to give you a cute behind-the-scenes in to my personal life!It’s good to talk to someone being told to use AI at their job alongside our conversations centering self-employment.The origin of contemporary AI (at least at Deep Mind) was building chess engines. So JJ can help us understand algorithms vs AI and what computers are actually “doing” when they answer a question.This is a nerdy, sweet conversation, and I hope you enjoy it. To hear the whole thing, join the Clubhouse at offthegrid.fun/clubhouseWhen 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 :)  FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

Let's get into all our feels about AI. 🌀In this episode, I share some of the messages I've gotten from people who are using AI but feeling bad about it.And I talk through three reasons I think many of us (especially listeners of this show) feel so much tension about these technologies.Tune in for a lot of empathy and even more clarity. Then join our community conversation about AI in the Clubhouse! MENTIONED IN THE EPISODEFind all the episodes in our AI series hereThe Tension of Platforms & Why I Haven’t Left Substack (Yet)Cut Off the Spigot: ChatGPT AlternativesWhat is Moral Injury? (from the Moral Injury Project)AI is African Intelligence: The Workers Who Train AI Are Fighting Back (from 404 Media)The Emotional Labor Behind AI IntimacyAI has an environmental problem (from the UN)AI Doesn’t Reduce Work— It Intensifies It (from HBR)If you want to learn about ethical approaches to AI, I recommend:Shae Omonijo's work — Find her on Substack or listen to Critical Thinking in the Age of AI (on Apple & Spotify)& Aggressively Human Podcast with Jessica Lackey and Meg Casebolt RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community👉 Join our conversation about AI in the Clubhouse    FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Am

When ChatGPT launched in 2022, I noticed a few spiritual practitioners talking about its ‘oracular consciousness’ and I wondered… is that a thing??Today I’m joined by Casey Zabala of Modern Witches to talk about how AI is reshaping mystical practices in real time — and why that’s harming our intuition and agency.Tune in to hear us discuss:How Casey & I have used AI in the pastThe embedded inequity and colonial power dynamics of chatbotsThe astrology of 2026 and how it’s very AI-codedWhy using AI might be ruining your intuitionConsidering where your body and the earth exist in relationship to AIHolding space for the connective potential of these technologiesWhat an oracle actually isAnd if you want to join the conversation... come chat with us on Substack! I've opened a community thread for paid subscribers. For only $5, it's a welcoming space to share your thoughts, feelings, experiences, and questions about AI with other considerate creatives. I'll also be chiming in to cheer and answer questions.👉 Join our community conversation about AI in the Clubhouse! https://offthegridclubhouse.substack.com/p/want-to-talk-about-ai 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!   FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

Let’s be more transparent about how we are and aren’t using AI in our work!In this episode, I walk you through key considerations and a simple process for writing a thoughtful AI policy for your creative business.You’ll also hear how I crafted the Interweb AI policy, as well as why I was really inspired by Mel Mitchell-Jackson’s AI policy in that process.Press play, then click right here for more notes and resources!   FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

How are we feeling about AI these days, friends?Ambivalent? Over it? Hopefully curious? 🧐Today on the show, we’re kicking off a 3-week AI series, where we’ll explore the good, bad and ugly of LLMs.Our first guest is Mel Mitchell-Jackson — who returns to the show to share their practice of AI Sobriety.We get into why AI is a labor issue, how it’s impacting our creativity, and why we’re hopeful that locally-hosted small language models might save the day.We also talk about addiction, accessibility, and why I’m practicing GPT-sobriety this year.*This episode is part of our AI Series. Find the the full series at: offthegrid.fun/ai-series 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!  FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

If you’ve had a tough 2026 so far, this episode is for you.Today, I’m sharing a nuanced and practical chat with Akua Nyame-Mensah about how we can move from a reactive to a reflective mindset and shift our trajectory in the process.Tune in to hear Akua’s advice for changing the narrative of your business — without repressing or ignoring what’s happening in the world (or your body or your bank account).I also share some examples of how I reshaped my relationship to money through storytelling and ritual.You can hear the whole conversation in the Clubhouse right here. Thanks to Akua for joining me on the show!LINKS & RESOURCES:👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community💓 Join the Clubhouse for more episodes + emails  FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

This week, Cody Cook-Parrott returns to the show to share their new book, The Practice of Attention!We go deep into creative attention, social media addiction, and why we can’t stop checking our email. Tune in as we discuss:Why creative attention is different than distraction or focusHow tending to your attention helps you finish projectsExperimenting with tech breaks, the Wisephone, and the BrickWhich apps grab us: Pinterest vs YoutubeWays to cultivate hobbies, movement regimens & research practicesHow stepping back from social media empowers us to resist political violence  LINKS & RESOURCES:👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community💓 Join the Clubhouse for more episodes + emails 📔 If you like this episode, make sure you get a copy of Cody's book! (affiliate link)  FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

Let’s talk about how bad social media really is for our mental health and relationships. 🫠In this honest and vulnerable conversation, Natalie Lue of Baggage Reclaim helps us dig into:Growing up without the internetRealizing social media is a toxic, codependent relationshipHow your subconscious “goes shopping for flaws and failures” while you scrollThe problems with hate-followingHow to quit stalking ourselves, our friends, our exes, and total strangers onlineWhy we shop more when we’re active on Instagram or TikTokReclaiming your sense of self away from social mediaWhy it’s not your fault if you can’t cope with using the apps   This one goes out to anyone struggling with the harms of social media. Listen to the full episode on Baggage Reclaim here.  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!  FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

I met Mel Mitchell-Jackson in the best way: through a newsletter ad, a ‘wanna chat?’ email, and many texts and virtual coffees since.Today, they’re here to talk about their path from art school to working at Apple HQ to leaving that behind for creative self-employment.Tune in to hear us explore:How to cultivate creative communityThe realities of what it takes to “make it” in art school & beyondChronic illness, Long COVID & find a pace you can sustain3 common traps of over-giving in online businessWays to center anti-capitalist values & praxis in your workThe pros & cons of building an audience through Youtube& much more!    LINKS & RESOURCES:👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community💓 Join the Clubhouse for more episodes + emails📣 Learn more about advertising with Off the Grid   FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

A few weeks ago, I had a conversation with a new business friend and peer that sent me into a total tailspin.The TLDR; is that they said something relatively innocuous about my podcast & membership model…And it had me questioning everything about I know about success in online business.In this Clubhouse-exclusive episode, I share more of that story and the pep talk I’ve been giving myself since. To hear the whole thing, join the Clubhouse at offthegrid.fun/clubhouseWhen 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 :)     ** This episode was recorded & scheduled before the US joined Israel in bombing Iran over the weekend. At Off the Grid, we believe in food not bombs. We support the Iran people and protestors pursuing freedom in the face of extreme violence. But we don’t believe in the US pattern of interventionism through warfare. Nor in a President who posts assassination updates on a social media platform he owns. For our US listeners, please join us in calling your representatives to stop these unauthorized military strikes. **

Jenni Gritters recently hosted me for a Your Attention is Sacred book club, and I’m excited to share our conversation with you!Tune in as we discuss:Understanding the goals of the algorithmsAddiction as a lens to make sense of social mediaJenni’s decision to delete her Instagram accountThe parallels between fractured attention and financial scarcityReckoning with combative platformsHow to protect your well-being if you’re still on social media⭐️ & RSVP FOR MY BOOK READING IN SAN FRANCISCO ON MARCH 12TH! ⭐️    BOOKS MENTIONED (affiliate links):Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media by Amelia HrubyThe Sustainable Solopreneur by Jenni GrittersThe Practice of Attention by Cody Cook-ParrottDopamine Nation by Anna Lembke, MDStolen Focus by Johann HariThe Sirens’ Call by Chris HayesThe Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff LINKS & RESOURCES:👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community💓 Join the Clubhouse for more episodes + emails  FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

Today I’m joined by Cyrée Jarelle Johnson for a deep and thoughtful conversation about spiritual practice, small business, and social media.Together we weave through:How Cyrée crafted his career as a diviner, poet, herbalist + card readerHealing burnout when living with chronic illness and neurodivergenceWhy Instagram has no elders — and all communities are incomplete without eldersDiscernment vs extreme skepticism — and how to navigate the internet’s slop eraHow to blend online & IRL business models — including different ways to run a shopThe realities of experiencing transphobic and hateful comments on social mediaHerbal and ecological support for tending to burnout ❤️‍🩹   LINKS & RESOURCES:👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community💓 Join the Clubhouse for more episodes + emails📣 Learn more about advertising with Off the Grid  FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

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 stackKagi search + Orion browserProton Mail (affiliate link) + Zoho MailSignalFind 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!  FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

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/clubhouseWhen 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 :)

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 isWhy reviews and random emails aren’t feedbackHow to give & receive feedback that doesn’t feel like 💩Ways to create business systems that invite feedbackHow to resolve conflict with clients/customers/team membersWhy feedback is actually a social justice toolPositive 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!  FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

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/clubhouseWhen 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 PlatformsQuestions to ask before you choose a new toolWhat to do about the bad politics of platformsWhy there's no purity on the internetFour strategies for rethinking your choicesTech stack harm reductionThe big decision I made about SubstackRESOURCES + 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!  FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

Harry Doull grew up living in a small family hotel in the French countryside. Then he worked for the UN and Google, before leaving tech behind to co-found his candle company, Keap. This week, he’s on the podcast to share why he left tech for candlemaking, and how he’s grown Keap without social media or Amazon — while still garnering plenty of customers, partners, and awards, including landing on Wirecutter’s best candles list. This one’s for all the product-makers out there and anyone who believes business without social media can’t scale. They can! We’re proving it! Buy a candle & join us! ALSO — If you want to try a Keap candle, use the code OFFTHEGRID for 15% off your first purchase. My faves are: Timur Moon, Wood Cabin, Wild Figs & the brand new Grapefruit + Yuzu (affiliate links) And if you want to partner with Keap, check out their Mindful Creators program.  RESOURCES + LINKS🕯️If you want to try a Keap candle, my faves are: Timur Moon, Wood Cabin & the brand new Grapefruit + Yuzu (affiliate 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!  FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

Today I’m bringing you something really special—A mini-coaching session and marketing conversation about how to stay visible without social media.It comes from a wonderful conversation I had with Jenni Gritters’ community last month, where someone asked me:"I just started a business and everyone I’ve talked to has said: ‘oh so you have to make an Instagram.’ My rebellious self is completely against it, but obviously it’s a very slow build without social media. Do you think it’s possible? How would you go about it?" I get this question a lot, and I wanted to speak to it here! So tune in to this episode preview to learn exactly how I’d grow this business without social media, including what I think comes before you ever begin working on visibility.To hear the whole episode, join the Clubhouse at offthegrid.fun/clubhouse When you do, you'll get access to over 30 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 :)

Today, I'm bringing together everything I know about growing an online business to explore why sometimes we feel like our businesses just won't work... and then other times they grow wayyyy beyond our capacity.Tune in to this Best Of episode to hear more about:Realizing you're on the Wrong Path & how to get off itThe Online Business Growth EscalatorWhat to do when your escalator is brokenHow to chart your own path for business growthQuestions to get clear on where you want to goRESOURCES + 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!  FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

This week, Nic Antoinette returns to share what really happens when you take a year off your business… and why degrowth is their plan for 2026.Join us for a 90-minute biz friend chat where we explore:The original idea for Nic’s Gap YearHow stepping back from work changes your identityWhat slowing down really requires of usWhen making less money can be a goal (not a failure)Finding enoughness without succumbing to underearningHow we’re right-sizing our work in 2026& more!  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!📣 I wanna promote your work! Learn more about advertising with Off the Grid.  FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

This is an episode preview. The full audio here’s a quick way you can do it too.’But I am arriving here (proverbial powerpoint in hand) to open up my books and show you how my business has actually made money over the past five years.Because one thing that would’ve made starting a business less scary was seeing how other people actually made it work financially. Not with imaginary hypotheticals or overinflated promises. But with actual numbers.So in this episode preview, I'm talking to you about money! And in the full episode (with video), I share five years of my actual numbers.If you’re a money nerd (and a nosey nelly) like me, tune in to hear:Why I think financial transparency is important — but only when done with context and care! 🫨How much I made in my first year of self-employment 💸Why it took me a while to reach six-figures 🤑Revenue vs profit vs take-home pay — this matters so much!!! ☝️The gap between business well-being & personal well-being ⛓️‍💥How I survived a 50% drop in Softer Sounds revenue in 2025… 😬What happened that made me go all-in on Off the Grid 🤳 To hear the whole episode, join the Clubhouse at offthegrid.fun/clubhouseWhen you do, you'll get access to over 30 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 hear about my finances! You can find this specific episode here :)

With the state of the world, it’s easy to believe that creative work is a waste of time. But I believe our businesses, art, and lives can be powerful forces for change. Not just by default, but through simple-yet-radical practices.To help us orient toward personal power and collective freedom, I shared a free class and compiled this list of 50 ways your creative work can be a force for liberation (and fight fascism in the process).Remember: Your work matters. Your art matters. And it can change the world — if you make it. Tune in to hear this list (or read it right here). Then make your own!  FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

Welcome to season nine of Off the Grid!We’re kicking this one off by talking about why I’m kinda closing my business…Or more accurately: how pruning one tree helps another grow. Tune in to hear all about:Abolishing ICE & Standing with MinnesotaWhat I did before I started Softer SoundsMy step-by-step transition from side hustle to small businessThe one strategy that brought in 6 months of $$$Why I started this podcast… and then almost quit making itThe 3 keys to Off the Grid’s successHow I’m turning this tiny indie show into my full-time job in 2026 LINKS & RESOURCES:💠 Free Class: How Our Businesses Create Change✊ Stand with Minnesota📲 5calls.org (use the app, it’s great!)💕 Join us in the Off the Grid Clubhouse💫 Get the free Leaving Social Media Toolkit📔 Buy my book: Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media🫂 Also big hugs to my biz friends Taylor Elyse Morrison & Nic Antoinette📣 Learn more about advertising with Off the Grid  FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

In this episode preview, I’m joined by Miana Melendez to talk about the major astrological transits of 2026 and how they might shape our year in creative business. Miana is a Certified Astrologer, Certified Life Coach and Brand Strategist who helps ambitious leaders, divine disruptors and soul led entrepreneurs step into their next evolution of identity, leadership and vocal expression. Tune in to hear us chat about:Why presence is the word of the yearHow Neptune and Saturn in Aries might shape our visionThe powerful potential of Uranus in GeminiWhy Chiron in Taurus and Jupiter in Leo will give this year a lift& lots more! To hear the whole episode, join the Clubhouse at offthegrid.fun/clubhouse When you do, you'll get access to over 30 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 :)  FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

Join me for a deep breath, an invitation to release expectations, and an update on what's happening in the Clubhouse before Off the Grid returns on January 28th. And if you want more Off the Grid right now...  --> Join the Clubhouse ASAP! Three exclusive episode are going live in the next week:🌈 3 ways I'm reclaiming my attention, creativity & workday🧐 WTF are the celebrity entrepreneurs doing? w/Amanda Laird💫 Your 2026 biz astro forecast w/Miana Melendez These episodes are EXCLUSIVELY for Clubhouse subscribers, who help me keep this podcast going by chipping in $5 to support the show. Join today! P.S. If you (like me) are feeling unsure of how to process and resist the atrocities in the US right now, I’ve been returning to this video on opposing fascism in daily life for guidance.

At some point last year, I realized I was on my phone… a lot…And I was kind of working all the time….And while I was promoting my book all about attention…I wasn’t doing the best job of tending to my attention myself!So in 2026, I’m reclaiming my attention, creativity, and workday. Not through grand proclamations or whole-life-overhauls. But through a few small shifts that I trust will help me reconnect with my body, recenter my mind, and reorient toward my deeper vision for Life.Tune in to this free episode preview — where I talk about why I’m:Deleting all work and distraction apps off my phone — including email! 📲Tracking my work hours again (even though I kind of hate it) ⏱️Giving up my Notion dashboard 😬Returning to a paper planner & art journal 📓& more!To hear the whole episode, join the Clubhouse at offthegrid.fun/clubhouseWhen you do, you'll get access to over 30 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 :)

Today we're putting the cherry on top of your 2026 marketing toolkit with a long-form episode on trends!To do that, I'm joined by growth marketing strategist Amanda Laird to chat about five things we’re forecasting for the year ahead, including:New ways of building trust 👷Why we’re bringing big YOLO energy to our marketing ☝️How online business is going analog 📻Why Patreon might be the platform to watch 👀If done-for-you services are making a comeback 🤝And how courses might fare in 2026 🤔Tune in for a gently-guided look into the murky crystal ball of online biz. Then head to offthegrid.fun/2026 for this whole series!   RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Get the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community💓 Join the Clubhouse for more episodes + emails📣 I wanna promote your work! Learn more about advertising with Off the Grid.  FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

You don’t have to be an extrovert to host events. (I promise.)In today’s episode, I’m talking to licensed therapist and intuitive copywriter Arianna Smith about the event series she’s been hosting since 2023 and how in-person networking has changed her business for the better.If you’re thinking about how to be less online and more IRL in 2026, this episode is for you! Tune in to learn all about:Why Arianna decided to host in-person events & how she found her first venuesDifferent approaches to RSVPs & free vs paid eventsWhy relationships are the only timeless marketing “strategy”How to tend to yourself while hosting eventsDifferent types of events to host depending on your personalityWhat to do if nobody shows up   RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Get 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!🎶 Listen to Social Media by SurferBOY  FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

What are we doing with email this year? And how are we adapting to all the inbox changes?In this episode, Amelia shares her top 3 rules for email marketing and newsletters in 2026.This isn’t another overview of the basics. It’s part-hot-take and part-informed-opinion on things like:Why welcome sequences matterReasons to let people opt-out of sales cyclesThe best way to use a waitlistAn argument for breaking up with the weekly newsletter& more!   Tune in for a free email education, then listen to these episodes for more:📧 Email Marketing Made Easier, Better & More Fun — with Holly Wielkoszewski📮 All Things Email Marketing with Allea Grummert of Duett📥 Email Mistakes We Need to Stop Making — with Dawn Richardson from Flodesk   RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Get the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community🎶 Listen to Social Media by SurferBOY😎 Want to learn my waitlist strategy? Join the Clubhouse for this exclusive episode: 🔬 Waitlist Experiments: What I’ve Learned from 8 Mini-Launches     FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

Search has always driven web traffic… but what is SEO in the era of AI? And how will that impact our creative businesses in 2026?Today I’m joined by SEO expert, podcaster and romance novelist (!) Meg Casebolt, who’s here to help us understand the current landscape of search and how AI is remapping the web.Tune in to learn:What's shifting in the world of SEO — including AIO, GEO, AEO & LLMEOHow these changes might just liberate us from Google…Why you never need to use keyword tools again!Tips for optimizing your digital presence in 2026 — whether you’re just starting out or have a lot online alreadyHow to think about search if you’re not interested in using AIWhy Meg is returning to blogging in 2026 This conversation made me stop stressing about AI and quit worrying if anyone will ever find my website again. Tune in, read Meg’s blog, and enjoy! 🙏 RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Get 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!🎶 Listen to Social Media by SurferBOY  FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK❊ 7-Day Savings Challenge from Dalene Higgins❊ Toolkit for Navigating Capitalism & Other Fuckery from Kristi Amdahl❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

Happy New Year & welcome to a brand new season of Off the Grid! Today we're kicking off this year-in-biz with our annual creative marketing toolkit  —  five episodes in five days to set you up for success in 2026!Press play to hear all about it, and tune in this week to learn:Our top 3 marketing strategies for 2026Need-to-know advice on SEO, AI & blogging in this era of the internetMy rules for email marketing + newsletters right nowHow to network better + host fun events (even if you're an introvert)& What trends will grab extra attention in the year ahead! You'll hear from amazing guests like Meg Casebolt, Arianna Smith, and Amanda Laird. It's basically a mini-of-the-moment-marketing-masterclass all for free on the pod feed this week! So please subscribe and share it with a friend xoRESOURCES + LINKS👋 Get 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!🎶 Listen to Social Media by SurferBOY