Is social media the right marketing engine for your business? In this episode of The Modern Editor Podcast, we’re wrapping up our series on social media, so make sure you catch up on the first two episodes where we dive into the pros and cons of social media and how to market your business without it.

I’m sharing my favorite lessons and giving you a behind-the-scenes look into what’s happened with my business since I’ve been off social media for the past month.

• (1:16) My Social Media Break Timeline
• (4:24) My Social Media and Marketing Stats Over the Last Month
• (7:26) How I Feel After Being Off Social Media For a Month
• (14:38) The Importance of Diversifying Your Marketing Strategy

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Are you considering adjusting your use of social media? My guest on this episode of The Modern Editor Podcast, Amelia Hruby, logged off social media for good in 2021 and hasn’t looked back. Now she teaches other business owners how they can still succeed without social media.

Listen in as she shares her journey from Instagram content creator to podcaster and self-published author. Amelia shares her aha moment when she realized that her relationship with social media wasn’t healthy anymore, and how she avoids FOMO when it comes to keeping up with her friends.

Disclaimer: We’re not saying you need to get off social media. Instead, we’re encouraging you to take a look at your relationship with social media and make a conscious choice about how you want to use it.

• (2:55) From Becoming an Instagram Author to Leaving Social Media for Good
• (7:41) Amelia’s Aha Moment
• (12:19) Can You Build a Business Without Social Media?
• (18:16) How to Connect with People off Social Media Apps
• (30:40) Finding Social Media Alternatives
• (37:34) How Leaving Social Media Inspired Amelia’s Latest Book
• (54:58) Social Media Advice for Editors and Authors

• Hotshot by River Selby
• Jacqueline Fisch’s Substack article

• Off the Grid podcast
• Amelia’s Book: Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media

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If you’re anything like me, your relationship with social media is a bit on the rocks right now. So let’s talk about it: the good, the bad, and the ugly of social media.

Listen in as I share about my hot-and-cold relationship with social media, my plan for moving forward, and some reflection questions to help you navigate your own relationship with social media.

• (2:50) My Hot-and-Cold Relationship With Social Media
• (5:39) Why I Decided to Take a Social Media Break
• (15:38) You Get to Decide Your Own Social Media Boundaries
• (16:13) Social Media Reflection Questions
• (21:10) What if Your Business Relies on Social Media Marketing?
• (23:37) Join My Social Media Challenge
• (27:21) Join the Freelance Editors Club in Going Off the Grid

• Opal app
• Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media by Amelia Hruby
• Off the Grid podcast
• Off the Grid Toolkit
• Off the Grid episode with Cody Cook-Parrott

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