Social Media Renegades
share content with other business owners without having to play to the algorithm
Social Media Renegades is a community group for business owners who create content and want to be able to have conversations on topics they care about.
You can share blog posts, podcasts, and videos, or just write something you want to share.
How it works
It’s a bit like a Facebook group and an old-fashioned message board.
Choose the topic channels that interest you. They represent types of businesses, yours might fall in more than one category, or you might want to explore conversations on other subjects.
You can share links but sales posts are restricted to the Sales channel so we don’t end up in the worst kind of networking event where everyone just thrusts their business card at you.
There’s a forum where you can ask questions if you want to tap into everyone’s knowledge. There’s also a live room where you can have audio or video calls.
What are the benefits?
Here are 5 reasons to join us:
- You can share links to your content without them being hidden by an algorithm
- There’s no performative posting because you’re not trying to get an algorithm to show your post to more people – it exists in the feed and people can scroll through.
- You can have genuine conversations about issues that matter to you and share your knowledge and expertise.
- There are opportunities for live networking so if you’d like some human interaction in your day you can speak to anyone else online in the group.
- Your blog posts / podcasts / videos can go in the Social Media Renegades email newsletter, widening your reach.
What are the topics?
- Arts
- Branding and design
- Charities
- Content creation
- DEI
- Education and training
- Environment and sustainability
- Events
- Fashion
- Health and fitness
- Homes and gardens.
- Marketing
- Parenting
- Publishing
- Relationships
- Retail
- Running a small business
- Running a bigger business
- Self mastery
- Technology
- Travel and tourism
- Weddings
Who is this for?
- Business owners who want to share their thoughts and expertise.
- Content creators who want to share their work
- Business owners who are fed up with trying to keep up with changing algorithm rules and jumping through hoops to try to get seen
- Business owners who aren’t interested in AI generated slop, over earnest authenticity, sharing quotes on a pastel background, or provoking outrage for reactions.
- Anyone who wants to experiment with a different way of networking online and sharing content and ideas.
Who is this not for?
- Business owners who just want to sell at people and aren’t interested in conversations and building relationships
- People who like to be provocative for the drama
- People who knock others down instead of supporting them
- Anyone who engages in hate speech
Who is running this?
Hi, I’m Rachel Extance, I’m a blogger and I run a public affairs communications and copywriting business.
Social media is changing. It’s getting harder to get your content seen, while platforms make moves to get you to engage more, spending more time there. That means you’re building their business, not yours.
I wanted to create a place where people could have genuine conversations about issues that matter to them and share their expertise, without trying to meet the requirements of an algorithm.
