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  • Owning your data, losing access to social media accounts, email lists, and more with Michael Gilbride

    Spoke to Michael Gilbride of Mad Records on Substack Live yesterday (Wed, Mar 5, 2025) and we covered a lot of ground here. Buckle up. [KEEP READING]

  • You should host a group Zoom call

    You should host a group Zoom call

    Investing an hour with other creative people is a good idea. I host weekly Zoom calls with Social Media Escape Club subscribers. We don’t all work in the same fields, or make the same art, but we still learn from one another, week in and week out. We’re not for everybody, and that’s okay. Social… [KEEP READING]

  • Secret resumé, offline dreams, getting to the point, and more

    Secret resumé, offline dreams, getting to the point, and more

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  • Start your risky resumé

    Start your risky resumé

    At Social Media Escape Club, we believe in escaping the idea that “the new way of doing things is the only way of doing things.” It’s a lie. We’ve all heard that lie in various forms: None of us picked up paint brushes, cameras, and electric guitars to fall in line with what everyone else was doing.… [KEEP READING]

  • Here’s how to find interesting people on Substack

    Here’s how to find interesting people on Substack

    Stop pleading with the Substack algorithm to find you cool people to follow. Go to the profile page (like mine, below) of someone you subscribe to, and check out all the posts they LIKE and the publications they subscribe to. Look at what Austin Kleon likes. Patti Smith subscribes to five newsletters. I guarantee you’ll find some interesting characters by… [KEEP READING]

  • MAKE REAL STUFF

    From Joshua Heath Scott: “As artists and creatives, we face the challenge of standing out against the digital tide. Han explores the importance of making real, physical art that holds emotions, memories, and true community value, unlike the fleeting nature of digital information.” This really makes me want to start putting together a print version… [KEEP READING]

  • Practice leaving social media, get one new subscriber, and make real things

    Practice leaving social media, get one new subscriber, and make real things

    It’s Friday, so another Four the Weekend – four things I hope you’ll do by Monday. [KEEP READING]

  • TAP INTO YOUR REBELLIOUS CREATIVITY

    I loved this point from Michael Gilbride of MAD Records so much I made an audio clip from the What Am I Making Podcast, hosted by Matty C. I’ve been saying this for a minute – use the same magic and creativity that you put into your music and your art and your videos, and… [KEEP READING]

  • THE INTERNET IS NO LONGER NEUTRAL TERRAIN

    Fom ‘Covert Clicks: The ‘Psyopification’ of the Internet,’ by Social Medium: “The most important realization is that the internet is no longer neutral terrain. It is not just a communication tool; it is an environment designed to shape behavior. The question is not whether you are being influenced—it is whether you recognize how and by… [KEEP READING]

  • GROWTH IS MORE THAN NUMBERS

    Erin Shetron of FREQUENT CRIERS CLUB (and marketing consultant) wrote about the messiness that sometimes comes with working as a “growth strategist,” and how there’s many ways to develop growth: “I realize that i’m working with a grander definition of “growth.” growth in authenticity, in craft, in honesty, in nuance, in alignment. the question “how… [KEEP READING]