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I love the two questions. I dipped my toe back in social media lasted year only to step away again and I must say, I feel so much better without it. More space to breathe, to explore what matters, what lights me up. And it just feels like such a time sink that it makes sense not to return. So thank you for the questions. They are very helpful. All the best with the program. ❤️

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You are very welcome Silvia, I'm glad they were useful and happy to hear that you are doing what feels good ✨

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Thanks for this reminder to check where my traffic is coming from! (60% from the blog I have barely touched in years) Just found your substack and am loving it so far :)

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Wow, that is so cool about the blog stats! And welcome to Female Owned, I hope you continue to love it here x

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Feb 2Liked by Astrid Bracke

Thank you for the Pinterest course link! I have been looking into Pinterest more ever since I did my conscious uncoupling from IG & FB last year😂😝 I started learning similar stuff from a woman named Belinda…I love that so many more of us are going social-media free😊

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You're welcome! I love how you frame leaving IG and FB as conscious uncoupling 😅

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How come you do not consider Pinterest a form of social media?

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Good question, thank you for asking!

I don't see Pinterest as a form of social media because it's all about sharing and finding content, not on creating contacts. Pinterest describe themselves as a visual search engine, and if you look at how the platform is organised, there is very little focus on followers--even though people can follow each other. With Instagram, gaining followers, connecting, is the priority I'd say, and sharing content with these followers is secondary. Does that make sense?

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