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enchantmentsart Feather Heart Creations
TX
Posts: 419

I'm sure there is a topic some where for this but I couldn't find it. 

So who's on Facebook now?  Do you think it helps your business at all?  I seam to see a small increase of sales if I spend a day a week "networking" not just Facebook but blogs, twitter & so on.  It takes almost a full day to do all the networking, updates & such but it seams to be worth it.  I keep trying to explain it to my husband (who's also an artist) but he doesn't get it LOL

Anyway if you're on Facebook here I am http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1245895740
or my Artist Page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Feather-H … 5086468292

Does anyone think it would be a good idea to have a spot on my forum just for networking http://featherheartcreations.iboards.us … m.php?f=18?  So people can go list all their blogs, twitter & facebook accounts?  Does anyone other than me sometimes feel a bit lost in all this LOL

les ours d'isabelle LES OURS D'ISABELLE
ST JULIEN LES ROSIERS
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yes a big loss of time but fun!! bear_flower  bear_flower  bear_wub  bear_wub  :cake:  :cake:  :hug:  :hug:

ThomasAdam Thomas Adam
Southampton
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enchantmentsart wrote:

I'm sure there is a topic some where for this but I couldn't find it.

I think there was a lot to be had from this thread:

http://www.teddy-talk.com/viewtopic.php?id=38473

enchantmentsart wrote:

So who's on Facebook now?  Do you think it helps your business at all?  I seam to see a small increase of sales if I spend a day a week "networking" not just Facebook but blogs, twitter & so on.  It takes almost a full day to do all the networking, updates & such but it seams to be worth it.  I keep trying to explain it to my husband (who's also an artist) but he doesn't get it LOL

I'm not qualified to answer this, as I am just a collector, but I would say that if someone were to tell me where they might look to find teddy bears -- or come across adverts for them, I'd already know of things like:  etsy and bearpile.  But I would never think of Facebook as somewhere to look -- it's a social site that has many other throughputs on it -- but likely drowned out by all the superfluous crap people can add on their Facebook page, etc.

-- Thomas Adam

Daphne Back Road Bears
Laconia, NH USA
Posts: 6,568

Facebook is a fantastic place to promote your bears or any other business one may have by creating a Business Page! Most users know to search for their favorite product, craft, collectible, etc. as it's become known for being so much more than a social/personal network. I believe a majority of Facebook users with Business Pages do indeed have a regualr website and/or blog and market their good elsewhere as well. It just doesn't hurt to cover as many bases as possible.

There are even pages within facebook that you can promote your work on like:

Artist Teddy Bears for Sale - A place for artists to list new bears available for adoption and connect with collectors, has over 1000 followers/fans!

Artist Teddy Bear Promotions - A place for artists to promote their biz, bears for sale, photos, etc and for collectors to post photos of their hugs, etc.

Both places are a great way to connect with collectors!

Because users can connect Twitter, Blog and Facebook feed together the time it takes to promote you business can be cut down a bit and simplified. It's all still time consuming but as you've found, it can pay off!

enchantmentsart Feather Heart Creations
TX
Posts: 419
Daphne wrote:

Facebook is a fantastic place to promote your bears or any other business one may have by creating a Business Page! Most users know to search for their favorite product, craft, collectible, etc. as it's become known for being so much more than a social/personal network. I believe a majority of Facebook users with Business Pages do indeed have a regualr website and/or blog and market their good elsewhere as well. It just doesn't hurt to cover as many bases as possible.

There are even pages within facebook that you can promote your work on like:

Artist Teddy Bears for Sale - A place for artists to list new bears available for adoption and connect with collectors, has over 1000 followers/fans!

Artist Teddy Bear Promotions - A place for artists to promote their biz, bears for sale, photos, etc and for collectors to post photos of their hugs, etc.

Both places are a great way to connect with collectors!

Because users can connect Twitter, Blog and Facebook feed together the time it takes to promote you business can be cut down a bit and simplified. It's all still time consuming but as you've found, it can pay off!

Thanks so much Daphne!  I had no idea there where pages like that within Facebook!  I joined them both bear_original

enchantmentsart Feather Heart Creations
TX
Posts: 419
ThomasAdam wrote:
enchantmentsart wrote:

I'm sure there is a topic some where for this but I couldn't find it.

I think there was a lot to be had from this thread:

http://www.teddy-talk.com/viewtopic.php?id=38473

enchantmentsart wrote:

So who's on Facebook now?  Do you think it helps your business at all?  I seam to see a small increase of sales if I spend a day a week "networking" not just Facebook but blogs, twitter & so on.  It takes almost a full day to do all the networking, updates & such but it seams to be worth it.  I keep trying to explain it to my husband (who's also an artist) but he doesn't get it LOL

I'm not qualified to answer this, as I am just a collector, but I would say that if someone were to tell me where they might look to find teddy bears -- or come across adverts for them, I'd already know of things like:  etsy and bearpile.  But I would never think of Facebook as somewhere to look -- it's a social site that has many other throughputs on it -- but likely drowned out by all the superfluous crap people can add on their Facebook page, etc.

-- Thomas Adam

Thanks I was looking more for something on networking & facebook.  The topic you linked, while great, was about prices & the economy.  I'm not worried about prices right now (I just had to go up on my prices & my customers didn't seam to mind) But I was looking more for a topic on "networking" like facebook as a way to advertise things for sale. bear_original

ThomasAdam Thomas Adam
Southampton
Posts: 310
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enchantmentsart wrote:

Thanks I was looking more for something on networking & facebook.

Perhaps I had mis-remembered then.  I thought that thread deviated towards Facebook towards the end.  Ah well.

-- Thomas Adam

Daphne Back Road Bears
Laconia, NH USA
Posts: 6,568

Glad you signed up! The first link is to a page I created, the other to a page another bear artist, Katy Cameron, created.  bear_original

There have actually been a few conversations here about Facebook, blogging, etc.

Here are a few you might find helpful:
Juggling all the networking possibilities: http://www.teddy-talk.com/viewtopic.php?id=33294
A list from a while ago of FB users from TT: http://www.teddy-talk.com/viewtopic.php?id=19179&p=1
Linking Blog & Facebook: http://www.teddy-talk.com/viewtopic.php?id=39594
Feeling lost/overwhelmed with it all: http://www.teddy-talk.com/viewtopic.php?id=29212

rowarrior The Littlest Thistle
Glasgow
Posts: 6,212

Hi Daphne, while I'd have loved to have thought up something so brilliant, it was Katy Nissen who was the genius behind the second link  bear_original

Daphne Back Road Bears
Laconia, NH USA
Posts: 6,568

LOL! Sorry.. and sorry Katy Nissen! I knew I should have looked that one up first!
Ugh.... this is one of the biggest problems I have with all the "networking"... I can't keep everyone's names straight!  :redface:

Jack&Lilia Jack & Lilia
Gloucestershire
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I agree Daphne...Fb is a great place for networking and posting photos of your work...and spending rather too much time!   bear_whistle ....I've sent you a friend request Nina!  bear_flower

enchantmentsart Feather Heart Creations
TX
Posts: 419

Oh thanks for the friends request!  I'm trying to find everyone on TT on Facebook bear_original I'm sure I'll be spending way too much time on there lol :hug:

Aleta - The Silly Bear The Silly Bear
Portland, Oregon
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I have found Facebook to be an invaluable tool for promoting and selling my bears!  Yes, it takes a bit of time and even at that you can find ways to simplify what "news" you are getting.  Depending on the amount of "friends" you have, you have just upped your mailing list by that many.  I personally love FB.  However, I understand some people have run into social problems.  It's not for everyone.

Warmest bear hugs,  :hug:
Aleta

janicemarie Gresswell Forest Bears
melbourne
Posts: 62

I think a multi pronged approach is good. I have a blog, facebook & twitter & I will probably try out bearpile as opposed to ebay.
I'd also rather be friends with bear people on facebook than any of the people I went to school with!

here is my personal page http://www.facebook.com/janice.hook

and my bears - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gresswell … 8149360237

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