Do you use Twitter or Facebook as a marketing tool for your business?

12 years 8 months ago #140362 by Happy Snapper
I have been toying around with the idea of setting up a Twitter and Facebook fan page for my photography business. But have been getting mixed thoughts on this. Some have suggested that you are just giving your competitors a list of all your clients? Others say it's a great way to get more business.

Do you have a fan page? What are your opinions on this?

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12 years 8 months ago #140366 by crystal
Well I am on Twitter, but pigs fly more often then I use it. :rofl: (Same with Google+) I just can't seem to get involve with Google+.
I have a profile page on facebook for my photography to market it. (which is linked in my signature)
I'm not afraid of anyone taking my clients, because that is the way of business. Clients will go to whoever they choose. Best deal, cheap rate, excellent quality, photographer's personality etc..

I already had a local photographer who friended me, and continue to friend several photographers on my friends list. Later she claimed I added people from her friends list. :rolleyes At some point she deleted me for a whole other ball game of reasons.

I started a fan page a while back, then facebook changed their features so I went to a profile page. In the last 2 months I decided to start a fan page again, but I could never get active on the page.

If you feel you are giving your competitors a list of your clients...then don't make a fan page, make a profile page. Therefore you don't need to friend a fellow photographer and only friend clients.
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12 years 8 months ago #140428 by Boydster
Not there, to much of a head ache if you ask me

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12 years 8 months ago #140615 by DJMarcus
Not for marketing, just personal use


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12 years 8 months ago #140630 by Towcestermark
I say, get on board, there's lots of uses for having another profile on facebook as your professional one, especially as a photographer. You can showcase your work to new prospects, it's a must in my humble opinion


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12 years 8 months ago #140703 by icepics
Not for business but am a chairperson of a nonprofit group w/a Facebook page - been a mixed experience. Fun to be able to post and share current info. with those that follow us, but keep getting a flurry of spam every time FB makes a change. Unfortunately because of our page on FB I'm probably going to have to set up a separate email account since our FB page has our website. KInd of a shame not to be able to enjoy it w/out problems but the spammers find it before I know that Facebook changed something again.

More recently they did make changes that didn't default to 'everyone' so if they keep doing that it should be better. I took my photos off when they set it so anyone could download your photos. I only put on Facebook what I wouldn't worry about losing - remember when everybody was into MySpace? Could be something else/better will come along, or maybe Facebook is here to stay, either way I don't think I'd depend on it.

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12 years 8 months ago #140855 by KZAM
I use mine also only for personal use. I just don't want to be that transparent to everyone else.

I don't need no stink'in Signature! ha ha ha
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12 years 8 months ago #140860 by S0cc3r
I don't use facebook for my photography, however the company I work for does and it brings in clients. I think it's a good idea. Marketing on the web by any means is the way to go now a days.


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