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Subtitle: Are you in the fold? You should be!

Summary: Katie talks about the importance of having your physical address on your socials and Amanda shares her adventures with antique finds — complete with unexpected surprises. They delve into the frustrations of Facebook, the untapped potential of TikTok, and the evolving landscape of social media marketing.

Highlights:

• Are you a small business using Square? You should be collecting emails!


• Put your PHYSICAL address in your socials and make sure your accounts are set up as BUSINESS accounts.


• Facebook may be broken but TikTok still rocks.


• Ellen Wells listened to our podcast while running a half-marathon!


• Amanda's resolution of her fake gift certificate.


• Navigating the friend/customer boundary.


• Book Club alert MUST READ! Soil - The story of a black mother's garden by Camille T. Dungy.


• Let's live OUTSIDE the pervasive judgement that descends on women who are perceived to take up excessive space in conversation.


• Amanda is not a joiner and Katie discovers dig-less gardening.


• POS - How to know if you need another register.


• Amanda discusses planting anytime and finally investing in outdoor printer paper.

Links:

Amanda’s Sweet Potato Face video

Lisa Congdon - artist
Enshitification is coming for absolutely everything - Financial Times
Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden by Camille T. Dungy
Amanda’s May Magazine cover

Photos:

Jump on over to The Garden of Words website to see pictures of Katie’s garden as well as the gorgeous pots Amanda created when working for a firm in Chicago!

The Stuff at the End

Amanda’s Work Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shop.aster.gardens

Katie’s Work Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegardenofwordsagency

Katie’s Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katie_gardenofwords

Amanda’s Website: https://kissmyaster.com/

Katie’s Website: https://thegardenofwords.com/