I tend not to use Twitter or Instagram much, myself. I don't like that Instagram only lets you post photos (I know that's the main idea)..
Someone is passionately convinced that my shop should have an
Instagram account. I can see it as a way to post quick-picks of
books and show photos at advante-garde angles in my shop. But I
can do that with Facebook too if I wanted. But I don't see how
that shit can really boost sales to a significant degree.
Just to satisfy the clicky addiction that people have with Instagam? No thanks.
It would seem to be a waste of time to post pics all the time,
deal with "bad comments", block users, censor, etc.. and not
really gain much in the end. I already have too few hours in a
day to accomplish everything on my plate. To add Instagram in
the mix would feel overwhelming - and for what end? Just to
satisfy the clicky addiction that people have with Instagam? No
thanks.
My work now has an outside professional marketing team thanks to being recently acquired by a much larger company. They now have a team of people responding to comments on our Facebook & Instagram pages, along with posting at least once a day. They even hold contests and mail out real prizes for those users who are the most creative with our products.
on fb you can get a 30 day ban for dumb shit. i said a lady was too ugly to go out anyways when she said she wanted everything closed.
Re: Instagram only lets you post photos
By: MRO to Ogg on Tue Dec 29 2020 12:36 pm
on fb you can get a 30 day ban for dumb shit. i said a lady was too
ugly to go out anyways when she said she wanted everything closed.
My wife gets banned from Facebook at least once every couple months. Her last one was her and some old friends bitching at each other. She said, "I'm going to smack the shit out of you and you're going to like it." The Facebook Mafia captured it and banned her for 7 days. I, on the other hand, get reported a lot for my "insensitive" memes I post. :)
i just have a bunch of accounts with the same name and i friend the same people. so they ban a few and it doesnt phase me. i should be able to put a swear word on my private page that only my friends can see. that's ridiculious.
..Just to satisfy the clicky addiction that people have with
Instagam? No thanks.
if you dont want to make money that's on you. some people dont
use fb and prefer instagram. you can do the same shit on both.
instagram even has a shop.
on fb you can get a 30 day ban for dumb shit. i said a lady
was too ugly to go out anyways when she said she wanted
everything closed.
if i were you, i'd use what people look at. also facebook can
hide your content from your followers. it plays all kinds of
games. i dont think instagram does that AS much now. -+-
Instagram account. I can see it as a way to post quick-
picks of books and show photos at advante-garde angles in my
shop. But I can do that with Facebook too if I wanted. But
I don't see how that shit can really boost sales to a
significant degree.
You'd have to hold the book, while arching your back & make
duck lips while flashing a peace sign for there to be any real
engagement... ;)
And don't forget #to #use #way #too #many #hashtags along with
a cool filter.
Just to satisfy the clicky addiction that people have with
Instagam? No thanks.
My work now has an outside professional marketing team thanks
to being recently acquired by a much larger company. They now
have a team of people responding to comments on our Facebook &
Instagram pages, along with posting at least once a day. They
even hold contests and mail out real prizes for those users who
are the most creative with our products.
That's the problem. It's my Facebook page. People who friend me are people that know me and know that I have a very sarcastic sense of humor. If Facebook's censors choose to ban me, the question comes down to "Why?" Overzealous censors or crap AI doesn't solve it where they could be using this to crack down on fringe groups, etc.
That's the thing.. I see this push by "experts" to businesses to
have social media accounts as just an excuse to get hired to do
just that.
What exactly is your work/company?
That's the thing.. I see this push by "experts" to businesses to
have social media accounts as just an excuse to get hired to do
just that. I cannot see myself piddling about social media
checking people's posts (good or bad), answering questions, or
running contests. If I don't answer (right away) it would be
construed as bad service, thumbs down, no likes, etc.
There is currently a "Digital Main Street" program that is
administered by the province that offers up to $2500 grant for
digitalizing one's business. It is basically a Shopify
incentivization programme. One shop that I know of is well into 9
months of if after receiving the grant. But even after all the
professional advice and design, they have made no online sales at
all. Meanwhile, the grant money is all used up and now they have
to decide whether it is worth paying the monthy Shopify fees.
same people. so they ban a few and it doesnt phase me. i should be
able to put a swear word on my private page that only my friends can
see. that's ridiculious.
That's the problem. It's my Facebook page. People who friend me are people that know me and know that I have a very sarcastic sense of humor. If Facebook's censors choose to ban me, the question comes down to "Why?"
i just got a ban for saying someone is unemployable. she needs a dog with her at all times for her nerves and he went to school for a bunch of dumb stuff that nobody wants. i said 'that's your fault for being unemployable'. so i get a ban for that. jesus christ, fb is so stupid. that's why i shit it up with my presence.
At this point in time I mostly share memes and read different groups that interest me. I'm tired of the censorship, tired of the bullshit, just annoyed with it in general. There really is no other platform that has everyone I know on it. Instagram is a waste of time (I hate taking pictures), TikTok is annoying, and Snapchat is, well, Snapchat. I get what you are saying but we are all a captive audience with them and they'll
I got lots of advice from marketing people half of which was
"you should hire this or do this to the website, we do it for
cheap $$$". Turns out I implemented their ideas myself and
those ideas are turning one or two sales per month tops.
ie paying 200 bucks to get some chat bot in order to sell two
bars of soap per month. Not eally worth it - since you also
have to take care of the bot heh.
A lot of the social media craze also makes no sense. Being in
Facebook et all does not generate customers for you anymore. It
is a known stat that organic growth in social media is going
down hard.
User's feeds are so full of junk that they blaze through it
paying no attention to most posts, which means the chances one
of them will read your content are slim, and getting slimmer
each day.
Social media helps you interact with customers you already
have, but it does not generate new customers anymore.
1) Offer something nobody else has. Otherwise they will go grab
it from Amazon or any other big, established website which will
be able to sell cheaper than you can.
2) Have an established channel for making customers preferabily
one that is not Internet dependant. Specially important,
because it turns your online business into "relor's Website,
relor being that cool helpful dude who likes horses" instead of
some faceless, corporate website.
2 is important because lots of customers are not Facebook prey
at all. I have to help a lot of customers via phone/contact
form because they are incapable of figuring out how to pay
using credit card or because they barelly know how to use
computer. --
On 12-31-20 23:29, Dream Master wrote to MRO <=-
At this point in time I mostly share memes and read different groups
that interest me. I'm tired of the censorship, tired of the bullshit,
just annoyed with it in general. There really is no other platform
that has everyone I know on it. Instagram is a waste of time (I hate taking pictures), TikTok is annoying, and Snapchat is, well, Snapchat.
I get what you are saying but we are all a captive audience with them
and they'll never change.
Warpslide wrote to Ogg <=-
I was a lot skinnier before I started working at these places. I
wonder if Weight Watchers needs an IT guy... ;)
Arelor wrote to Ogg <=-
I also think a lot of marketing experts are just marketing their own services in order to have you hire them.
Dream Master wrote to MRO <=-
At this point in time I mostly share memes and read different groups
that interest me.
just annoyed with it in general. There really is no other platform
that has everyone I know on it. Instagram is a waste of time (I hate taking pictures), TikTok is annoying, and Snapchat is, well, Snapchat.
Yeah, I can't remember the last time I posted personal content on
Facebook.
I'm behind the curve, if I want to get into social media I'll need to
skip past the current platforms and figure out what's next.
On 01-02-21 21:23, Dream Master wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
I'm behind the curve, if I want to get into social media I'll need to
skip past the current platforms and figure out what's next.
I say we regress and go back to BBSes. :)
My work now has an outside professional marketing team thanks
to being recently acquired by a much larger company. They now
have a team of people responding to comments on our Facebook &
Instagram pages, along with posting at least once a day. They
even hold contests and mail out real prizes for those users who
are the most creative with our products.
That's the thing.. I see this push by "experts" to businesses to
have social media accounts as just an excuse to get hired to do
just that. I cannot see myself piddling about social media
checking people's posts (good or bad), answering questions, or
running contests. If I don't answer (right away) it would be
construed as bad service, thumbs down, no likes, etc.
..I cannot see myself piddling about social media
checking people's posts (good or bad), answering questions, or
running contests. If I don't answer (right away) it would be
construed as bad service, thumbs down, no likes, etc.
I do think that an online presence is important but wouldn't suggest devoting much time at all to social media. Spend enough time to make
sure that your entries on the likes of Google Maps and Yelp are accurate and mostly leave it at that.
Work on offline channels, community outreach etc. as for most businesses that is far more effective..
Another thing that I tend to advise lately, don't worry about getting foo.com, foo.net... there's too many TLDs, beyond this, don't worry
about getting YourFullBusinessName.com, get the shortest thing that
makes sense. yfbn.tech or something else that's friendlier to punch..
..A site that works on a 5yo smart phone on a limited data plan
with a couple photos of your storefront, a map pin, phone number and a
link for "directions" will do far more good than a lot of flashy content.
..The advice above is just
my take from the experience that I do have, and experience as a user/consumer that tries to find places..
..And unless your business
is a local social gathering spot (bar, restaurant, etc), your time/effort/energy/money are better served elsewhere.
content...A site that works on a 5yo smart phone on a limited data plan
with a couple photos of your storefront, a map pin, phone number and a
link for "directions" will do far more good than a lot of flashy
Sometimes it feels that *I* am the last holdout on a limited dataOh, I have an unlimited plan with Verizon, iirc 20GB at max speed then throttled, but haven't had an issue the couple times I wind up throttled (updates to a laptop while tethered on travel). But given I've been developing web based applications for a VERY long while now, it's still something that concerns me.
plan. Everyone else seems to be doing *everything* on their
phones as if they had unlimited data.
I have nothing flashy. Infact, it sorely needs a basiv upgradeStill rocking my Pixel 2XL after over 3 years now... would probably
so that it plays nice on mobile devices - I think they call it
"adaptive".
Yeah... I just think that too many businesses exercise too much effort..And unless your business
is a local social gathering spot (bar, restaurant, etc), your
time/effort/energy/money are better served elsewhere.
That's the thing. My biz is just single-function. No social
events. I don't need to "build" a social group of fans. They can
do that themselves with FB (when I finish the site properly)
..and even Google's MyBusiness has social-media options.
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