Shutting the Gate on Facebook
Well it's official. I'm shutting the gate on Facebook. Which means I'll no longer be posting my art there. Or anything on a "status" for that matter. I've posted one final status, inviting people to follow this blog. Each time I make a new blog post, I'll comment on that status and include a link to the post.
I'm just tired of spending my time sharing my art there. Not that I expected to get "sales" (though it would have been nice). I mainly was looking for comments and feedback from the general public who is on my "friends" list. Likes would be nice too.
The problem is, Facebook is now deciding which posts to show in the timelines. First of all, they keep changing the sort method from "most recent" to "top stories". I kept selecting most recent as my sort method (since I want to see things happening NOW, not 20 hours or so ago), and it kept changing back to top stories. At first I thought I was doing something wrong -- but I ran a test this past week and now I realize it's not me at all - Facebook is doing the deed. Second of all, they don't show my posts in the main timeline. Sure, they show it on my page, but when they don't show it in the timeline which everyone else sees, no one is going to see it unless they happen to decide to click on my profile page. It kind of defeats the purpose of trying to see whether people "like" ones art or not, because in order to like it, they would have to SEE IT first.
I'll still stay on Facebook, but I won't be posting any new statuses (just commenting on the last one I posted is all). And the new art will only be posted here. Of course I'll continue to share it on Twitter and Pinterest. Pinterest, actually, has been quite refreshing. People actually like and repin my art much, much more in the short time I've been on the site than they ever have in the years I've been on Facebook. I believe for visual artists like myself, Pinterest is a much more viable outlet to see what people think of your work. And I look forward to spending more time there.
InJoy, Jai
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You're exactly right Brenda Sue. You have to be a part of a "community" and I have tried on FB to connect with people, but I just don't see it happening. I thought by sharing my work, some might see it and like it and I could make some new connections. But since FB isn't showing the posts like they should, it makes that kind of difficult. But on Pinterest, what's being posted is a picture. And being I'm creating something visual, I find sharing my art there has better impact than anywhere else. And you're also correct with your last comment - it's all a LOT of work!
Pinterest is great, but I don't think Twitter does so much, least not for me. FB works for me because of community....you have to be part of one, form one or reach out to one. It goes both ways...you have to generously comment and ask questions and engage people, ESPECIALLY when it's slow with your own work. Kind of like blogs work. I'm trying to comment on more of them. It's a whole lot of give and take. And, to be honest, a great deal of work.
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