Comments on: Test Your Social Media Effort

By: Creating Opportunities for Your Art Career with Meg Black (Podcast) - Art Biz Success

Thu, 29 Nov 2018 15:14:28 +0000

[…] your opportunities. Meg made the most of this project by generating buzz on social media and, later, creating prints. As she said, she couldn’t have sold a lot of prints of just any […]

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By: Gert

Sat, 17 Dec 2016 06:29:14 +0000

In reply to Susan Fox.

I cannot tell a lie, that really hepedl.

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By: Karine Swenson

Fri, 22 Jul 2016 15:55:56 +0000

Alyson, I always value your advice. When I read this post, I felt like I am the poster child for what NOT to do with marketing on social media – no schedule, and not much regularity either! There is always room for improvement. I find that Facebook has yielded the best results for me in terms of direct sales. When I post to my business page on FB, I share it on my personal page. I have more interactions with my personal page, and more people see the posts. Instagram has gotten me one sale, but I like using it better. For me, Instagram is fun – all that eye candy! FB is a chore, but I still have better results with it.

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By: Arianna Lin

Wed, 20 Jul 2016 19:59:10 +0000

This has been very helpful as I am beginning to use FB again as a marketing tool.

I am interested in marketing to the metaphysical community. Any suggestions?

Namaste,
Arianna Lin

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By: Susan Fox

Fri, 15 Jul 2016 22:49:27 +0000

In reply to Tom Libertiny.

FB is where I personally engage with the people who are interested in my art and travels on both my personal and public pages. A number have become buyers. Others have been staunch, supportive fans for years, which I also value. It’s nice to have that cheering section. They also tell other people about this artist they know who goes to Mongolia (eleven trips there in twelve years). A lot of my artist friends and colleagues are there, so that’s another source of networking and mutual support. I’ve also gained a lot of new artist friends through FB, not to mention a gallery owner I’d like to show with, whose home I ended up staying at during a recent trip back east and who is now a personal friends I keep in touch with through FB. That trip gave me a chance to talk to her face to face about a new direction for my work that might be of interest to her. FB drives traffic to my blog, which is one page on my website so, with luck, some people will stay to poke around. Love it, sometimes hate it, I rely on it.

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By: Gail Frasier

Fri, 15 Jul 2016 17:29:03 +0000

First, thank you, Alyson, for using my ceramic sculpture, In The Beginning, as an image on your blog post this week. I am flattered.
Secondly, over many years of being on facebook and Pinterest, I have sold only four pieces as a result of my posts, but I am happy with my Friends and Pinterest boards. Facebook recently changed their format for free business pages. While I can use it in spite of their changes, the thrill is gone so I spend less time on social media which is a good thing.
I look forward to absorbing your 4 facts and trying some tests recommended here.
Sounds like Malcolm is on top of things. I will look at Canva and also Later.com.

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By: Tom Libertiny

Thu, 14 Jul 2016 20:05:10 +0000

Is there still value in posting anything on Facebook?

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Thu, 14 Jul 2016 18:35:02 +0000

In reply to Malcolm.

Absolutely, Malcolm. It’s kinda why I don’t spend a lot of time on Twitter any longer.

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By: Malcolm

Thu, 14 Jul 2016 14:52:15 +0000

Excellent post with plenty to do. What I found is that focusing on where your audience is remains critical. Images rule and Canva is now my friend! Repost your older posts with something like Buffer. Not everyone sees one post and it keeps your content calendar full.

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