What is Digital Sharecropping?

Digital sharecropping is a term that was coined around 20 years ago as a warning to people who were using the new social networks that if they didn't pay for the product, they WERE the product. 

Sharecropping was a system that arose in post-Civil War America to make it appear that former slaves were now free. It involved allowing them to live on and farm land in return for a share of their crops. But most were forced to take out loans, often at exorbitantly high interest, from the landowners to cover supplies and living costs. This left them trapped in a cycle of debt that amounted to a new kind of bondage.

Similar systems have operated in different countries in a way that looked generous but in operation kept people poor and dependent on landowners for their safety. 

How many people now are reliant on digital sharecropping for a living? They have monetised their interactions on social networks, betting their living on their ability to stay on the right side of the algorithm, for a share of the crop they planted in the fields of Meta or X or TikTok. 

But those 'farms' can go away. Your ability to plant crops in them can be removed in a heartbeat if you use a banned word or fall on the wrong side of an ever-changing algorithm. Your account could be closed. But they would still own your crops. Meta, for instance, is now feeding all your pics and words into AI unless you specifically opt out. They're still getting fat off your crops whether you're there or not. 

It's Time To Get Your Own Farm

You need your own place, that you own, where you can plant whatever crops you want and keep ALL of them. 

I use Kajabi. I built this blog, all my courses, my community, my newsletter, my email list, and even my podcast in it. 

When people click a 'link in bio' most don't have a website now. That means that most Influencers, Creators, and Solopreneurs are digital sharecroppers who've swapped the life of being imprisoned in a cubicle for a life imprisoned in an algorithm. 

You have a voice! Use it while you still know who you are! 

Part of having your own website is that you have a way to make money that isn't tied to social media. But another big part of it is that it gives you back to yourself. You begin to remember, or learn for the first time, what the golden days of the online space were like. You build something within your control, where the only limits are your imagination. 

Would you like to do that for 30 days for free? This is a limited offer, so if you click the link and it's gone then you left it too late but if it's there, grab it!! You deserve a month of knowing how it feels to be a true online home owner. When you decide to build your digital home via my affiliate link, I'll thank you for supporting my vision by granting you 3 wishes. 

Simply hit 'reply' on the email you get when you go through my link and ask me your top 3 questions about Kajabi or any topic on this site, and I'll give you tips to get you started. 

I believe in you!

Rebecca Bardess