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

Also writing better emails so people open them!

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.

  • Directly reaching your audience with an email list

  • Building trust in your work and how you present yourself

  • Approaching the business side of all this creatively

  • Be the Roomba

  • Getting back to TALKING again, in person

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◼️ Pick my brain via email. Speak your truths—your obstacles, aspirations, dreams—and send them to free-trial@socialmediaescape.club. I’ll reply with the wisdom you seek within a day or so (Mon-Thurs). If my reply resonates, they’ll be a payment link to book a 10 more days five more emails, along with my current rate. Email me today at: free-trial@socialmediaescape.club

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