Followers DO NOT Equal Community - This Is What Real Community Building Looks Like! With Liz Rivas

Do not make this mistake - just because you have 1000’s followers online does not mean you have built a community!In this episode, we’ll talk about: what does it actually take to build an online community from scratch? And why so much of what gets sold as "community" is actually just not it!My guest today is Liz Rivas, founder of RoamCircle, a female entrepreneur who built a global community app for female travellers in 90 days, with zero technical background. We talk about why community is such a buzzword online and what community building as a solopreneur really looks like in its purest form.Timestamps:00:00 - What Real Online Community Building Actually Looks Like (And Why Most People Get It Wrong)07:05 - How To Build An Online Community From Scratch27:48 - Follower Count VS Real Community: Why Vanity Metrics Don't Mean Real Networking For Business39:27 - How To Become A Solopreneur After Getting Laid Off From A 9 To 5 JobIn This Episode You'll Learn:What actually separates real online community building from an Instagram page with 1000’s of followers.Why do so many female entrepreneurs try to build community completely alone, and burn out doing it?What makes networking for business feel reciprocal instead of transactional, and why do most solopreneurs get it backwards? If there's one thing to take from this conversation, it's that online community building isn't about follower counts or a perfectly branded Instagram page, it's reciprocity. If you haven't found your people yet, or you haven't started the work-from-home business that's going to help you find them, come join my free Freedom Business Bootcamp - I'll walk you through exactly what business to build, which offer to start with, and how to find your ideal customers. Here’s the link to sign up: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/registration-pageConnect With Liz Rivas:Instagram: @roamcircleappWebsite: roamcircle.appAbout The Working For Me Podcast:Working For Me is for high-achieving dreamers on a journey to build a business, and a life, that actually works for them.Whether you're still stuck in a corporate 9-5, wondering how you can navigate the transition from employee to entrepreneur, or you've already quit your job to start and your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you find a better work life balance by building an online business that's set up to achieve your goals.Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, Anti-Hustle Business Mentor and Writer/Host of Working For Me - each episode explores real strategy and honest conversation about doing what you love and building a business that's genuinely working for you, not one you work for!Subscribe for real entrepreneurship stories, and practical strategies for building something that's genuinely yours.Success isn't just a fantasy - but you do need to write your own version of it - this podcast helps you do exactly that.Find your starting point:📖 Quit your 9-5 and navigate the transition into entrepreneurship with my Playbook: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook🎓 Start an online business using AI in my Business Bootcamp: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/registration-page 💡Re-write your business strategy and align it with your version of success in a 1:1: https://itssophiebiggerstaff.com/11-coaching-call/Connect With Me:🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/📝 Substack: https://itssophiebiggerstaff.substack.com/💻 Website: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com