Poll Results: Is Facebook Replacing Forums For Artists?
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The July Making Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Mark Poll reveals that roughly 75% of respondents convey a Facebook Account but alone a 3rd of artists actively marketplace their fine art on facebook.
At the get-go of the calendar month I wrote ii posts:
I've heard a lot of people tell they uncovering Facebook useful for promoting their art. I wanted to exam out this suggestion together with to assess the extent to which Facebook is used inwards active agency to promote together with marketplace art.
108 people responded to the foremost poll. They indicated that 75% had a Facebook account. This may come upwardly every bit a chip of a surprise to the 25% who produce not. It for sure bears out the notion that to a greater extent than together with to a greater extent than artists are finding Facebook to endure useful either inwards damage of conversing amongst swain artists, sharing inwards fine art matters and.or marketing their art.
Just nether a 3rd actively marketplace their fine art on Facebook spell 44% may portion their fine art from fourth dimension to fourth dimension but don't actively promote its sale. The latter agency of working is rattling similar onetime agency Forums where people shipping their latest slice for comments.
I intend at that topographic point are rattling in all probability gradations of marketing - betwixt familiarising people amongst your fine art to announcing a novel icon for sale has been posted. This poll didn't endeavor to tease these aspects out and/or whether they are successful - but I could produce thus inwards the time to come if people idea this to endure a useful exercise.
For those who piece of occupation Facebook less often or non at all, you lot may endure surprised past times the results of this.
I intend there's a uncomplicated explanation behind this discrepancy. In essence many artists are all the same finding their feet together with convey non yet sussed out how best to piece of occupation Facebook for their art.
In damage of marketing art, I've for sure noticed artists who are actively marketing their fine art via their Personal Accounts. In my opinion, such practices volition doubtless endure 'kicked into touch' at some dot inwards the time to come - every bit the intention is that accounts are personal spell Pages tin endure commercial.
At the same fourth dimension at that topographic point are a let on of Facebook Pages which languish unused past times their creators - because they're non quite sure what they're for!
What is meaning is the let on of artists who are using Facebook to access groups - together with I'm i of them. To my heed Facebook Groups - for specialised interests - are i of the best aspects of Facebook. They are for sure an first-class agency of sharing your fine art without cluttering upwardly your tidings feed amongst all your latest fine art thus every bit to avoid annoying non-artist friends together with family. They besides demo a lot of the same characteristics every bit convey been seen inwards the past times inwards traditional online Art Forums.
To my mind, it appears every bit if Facebook is get-go to supervene upon the to a greater extent than traditional Art Forums for sure artists. More together with to a greater extent than of the artists who are exhibiting together with selling their piece of occupation are immediately beingness seen often on Facebook but much less often inwards Forums.
To my heed this marks a transition from a beginners/hobby fine art perspective towards thinking to a greater extent than seriously almost fine art together with how to refine their fine art together with sell it. Facebook seems to endure becoming to a greater extent than oriented to a greater extent than towards Improvers together with Professionals. For event to a greater extent than together with to a greater extent than of the prestigious Art Societies together with Art Galleries are developing Facebook Pages.
Others may convey a dissimilar take in together with I'd endure rattling interested to listen your views every bit to the differences betwixt Forums together with Facebook.
I'd besides rattling much similar to listen almost what you lot mightiness alter having seen the results of the Polls together with the before weblog posts (and comments).
Do delight larn out a comment below
At the get-go of the calendar month I wrote ii posts:
- Artists on Facebook - The Scope together with The Rules - this looked at why people are confused almost Facebook together with the dissimilar ways of operating on Facebook. This shipping attracted a LOT of comments next publication. A let on of artists shared their sense of using Facebook for their fine art - together with their confusion every bit to how best to straighten out the agency they operate on Facebook
- POLL: Do you lot together with your fine art convey a presence on Facebook? - this introduced ii Making Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Mark Polls:
- the foremost asked almost how you lot piece of occupation Facebook for marketing your art
- the instant asks almost where you lot shipping inwards facebook
How produce you lot promote your fine art on Facebook?
I've heard a lot of people tell they uncovering Facebook useful for promoting their art. I wanted to exam out this suggestion together with to assess the extent to which Facebook is used inwards active agency to promote together with marketplace art.
108 people responded to the foremost poll. They indicated that 75% had a Facebook account. This may come upwardly every bit a chip of a surprise to the 25% who produce not. It for sure bears out the notion that to a greater extent than together with to a greater extent than artists are finding Facebook to endure useful either inwards damage of conversing amongst swain artists, sharing inwards fine art matters and.or marketing their art.
Just nether a 3rd actively marketplace their fine art on Facebook spell 44% may portion their fine art from fourth dimension to fourth dimension but don't actively promote its sale. The latter agency of working is rattling similar onetime agency Forums where people shipping their latest slice for comments.
I intend at that topographic point are rattling in all probability gradations of marketing - betwixt familiarising people amongst your fine art to announcing a novel icon for sale has been posted. This poll didn't endeavor to tease these aspects out and/or whether they are successful - but I could produce thus inwards the time to come if people idea this to endure a useful exercise.
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| Making Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Mark Poll July 2012 - 108 respondents |
How produce you lot piece of occupation Facebook?
120 people responded to the instant business office of the July Making Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Mark Poll - together with 29% indicated they did non convey a Facebook account. I suspect that some of those without an Account did non bother answering the foremost Poll which would concern human relationship for the divergence inwards numbers.For those who piece of occupation Facebook less often or non at all, you lot may endure surprised past times the results of this.
- Under one-half piece of occupation Facebook at a rattling basic grade or non at all ie 29% convey no concern human relationship together with alone 18% convey a Facebook Personal Account only
- some 54% convey fix a Facebook Page
- 21% convey a Personal Account together with a Facebook Page - presumably to promote their art
- 30% dot they convey a Personal Account, a Facebook Page together with besides belong to Facebook Groups
- while merely 3% alone piece of occupation a Facebook Page
I intend there's a uncomplicated explanation behind this discrepancy. In essence many artists are all the same finding their feet together with convey non yet sussed out how best to piece of occupation Facebook for their art.
- Many artists volition convey fix a Facebook Page when it seemed similar a adept thing to produce - I know I did.
- They thus got confused every bit to which chip of Facebook they should piece of occupation and/or whether together with how to marketplace their art. I know I did together with that I'm non lonely inwards this!
In damage of marketing art, I've for sure noticed artists who are actively marketing their fine art via their Personal Accounts. In my opinion, such practices volition doubtless endure 'kicked into touch' at some dot inwards the time to come - every bit the intention is that accounts are personal spell Pages tin endure commercial.
At the same fourth dimension at that topographic point are a let on of Facebook Pages which languish unused past times their creators - because they're non quite sure what they're for!
What is meaning is the let on of artists who are using Facebook to access groups - together with I'm i of them. To my heed Facebook Groups - for specialised interests - are i of the best aspects of Facebook. They are for sure an first-class agency of sharing your fine art without cluttering upwardly your tidings feed amongst all your latest fine art thus every bit to avoid annoying non-artist friends together with family. They besides demo a lot of the same characteristics every bit convey been seen inwards the past times inwards traditional online Art Forums.
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| Making Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Mark Poll July 2012 - 120 respondents |
To my mind, it appears every bit if Facebook is get-go to supervene upon the to a greater extent than traditional Art Forums for sure artists. More together with to a greater extent than of the artists who are exhibiting together with selling their piece of occupation are immediately beingness seen often on Facebook but much less often inwards Forums.
To my heed this marks a transition from a beginners/hobby fine art perspective towards thinking to a greater extent than seriously almost fine art together with how to refine their fine art together with sell it. Facebook seems to endure becoming to a greater extent than oriented to a greater extent than towards Improvers together with Professionals. For event to a greater extent than together with to a greater extent than of the prestigious Art Societies together with Art Galleries are developing Facebook Pages.
Others may convey a dissimilar take in together with I'd endure rattling interested to listen your views every bit to the differences betwixt Forums together with Facebook.
I'd besides rattling much similar to listen almost what you lot mightiness alter having seen the results of the Polls together with the before weblog posts (and comments).
Do delight larn out a comment below
- Are you lot surprised past times whatever of the poll results?
- Are you lot immediately persuaded to explore Facebook more?
- Do you lot intend Facebook is replacing to a greater extent than traditional Forums?
- Do you lot intend you lot could better the agency you lot piece of occupation Facebook?
- Will you lot endure changing your piece of occupation of your Facebook Page?
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