I'm taking a social media break right now and I'm able to do that because I hang out in two communities: The Playhouse and The Interweb.
It took me forever to start using communities to grow my business, but thank god I found these two spaces because I'm able to meet people in a much chiller way than screaming at each other online. Don't get me wrong — social has a purpose — but social media has never been where I learn, where I turn for real advice or where I get inside info on what's happening.
That happens in private spaces. Communities.
And it doesn't have to be in communities you pay for, but I have found that communities you don't pay for tend to fall apart after a while. It's kind of nice having someone shepherd you forward every month with some clear purpose.
In Amelia Hruby's The Interweb, she posts a call every Monday for weekly goals. Members share what they're up to and one thing that's bringing them joy.
In Deanna Seymour's The Playhouse, members hang every Thursday to learn from each other and to network.
Over here at Legends, members post what they're up to in our Tuesday newsletter and they answer community advice questions on Sundays and Thursdays.
There's a lot of overlap in what Amelia, Deanna and I are building though and that's evident in how many members we share across our spaces.
So this Black Friday, we're running a joint promotion. Join our communities and get major discounts on your first year there!
🎉 Join Deanna Seymour's The Playhouse
What The Playhouse is: A space that celebrates and promotes the cool businesses we're all building so can all get more eyes on our business in a safe, curated corner of the internet. Real talk, pep talks, laughter, resources, friendship-first networking + coworking. Join weekly events featuring members and get featured too.
What I love about it: I meet down to earth entrepreneurs here who are super supportive about what I'm doing and who show up to my events and asks. Plus, Deanna is such a hilarious host and I always love her themed networking parties.
Your Black Friday deal: Get 20% off either tier of The Playhouse for as long as you stay a member.
🌐 Join Amelia Hruby's The Interweb
What The Interweb is: The Interweb is your portal to launching, growing & running a successful business without relying on social media. When you join you get access to monthly live events with Off the Grid host, Amelia Hruby, PhD, a library of classes taught by biz friends across the internet, and an active Slack community where over 250 creatives gather to chat creative practice and social-media-free/optional business.
What I love about it: The Slack is super active with members sharing real business challenges and tagging each other to weigh in. I get tagged a lot to share advice. I also love Amelia's prompts and things like the #astro-tarot-magic channel which make the space feel most holistic than just business.
Your Black Friday deal: Get your first year of The Interweb for $189 (the price goes up after this!)
🏆 Join Lex Roman's Legends Network
What Legends is: Legends is a promotional network that runs through a newsletter and a website. You promote your business on our channels and meet other members through mixers and hosted collaborations. The Legends back a small business media project called Revenue Rulebreaker (this site) and they also get all you can read original stories about small businesses making a living in inventive ways.
Who it's great for: If you're Slacked out, Legends is low key. You don't have to "keep up with it." Toss a few classified ads in the hopper and show up to a mixer once a year and you'll make your money back. If you just need another promotion channel in your mix, let us be it.
Your Black Friday deal: Get 4 months free off your first year in Legends!
Why join us now?
You can join all three of our community spaces for UNDER $500. That's less than $500 investment in ONE WHOLE YEAR growing your business with your small business peers instead of with big tech companies. We think you should do it, but these deals aren't co-dependent. Join the ones you want!
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