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Last week, LEAP subscriber Maria Berg sent an email to her list, and it blew me away. It actually choked me up a bit, and that’s not an easy thing to achieve. What with me being such a rugged manly man and all… Seriously though, you want to learn how she did it, because she […]
A little while back, myself and Dan from www.rightbrainrockstar.com asked artists to take part in an online survey to enable us all to get a better idea of the lie of the land when it comes to using the internet to sell or promote art.
Well, after some mammoth number crunching from Dan the results are now in. {Apologies for the length of time it has taken to compile the results. We were going to be happy with 50 replies and we actually got an amazing 954 artists completing the survey meaning that it took longer than anticipated to deal with the resulting fascinating data.}
Firstly – a big thanks to everyone that took the time to fill in the survey. It is really appreciated. We hope you find the results interesting and helpful. You can find a list of people who took part and their websites at the end of this article {big thanks to Dan for compiling this list}
One of the most fascinating results of the survey is that the vast majority of people who replied are women. The respondents were 83% Female and 17% Male.
Women are obviously getting out there and taking control of their own art career by the use of the internet which is heartening news. However, this throws open other questions as to why men are so under represented. Do they not enjoy fulling out surveys? Is the internet a channel suited to women but not so much to men? Where do male artists sell their work? As with many things, answers lead to more questions.
The internet is extremely important to artists participating in the survey. 82% of artists use it up to 20 hours per week for promoting/marketing, networking, research, promotion or selling. The majority of time online was spent using Social Media to sell or promote art {up to 80%}.
Whilst it was good to see that nearly as much time was spent on artists own websites, much less time {less than 50%} was spent on working with email or newsletters. This is somewhat worrying as social media is often the opening point to finding new fans/clients/collectors but a newsletter or email is often where you close the deal and make sales.
It is slightly worrying that by focusing on the distracting butterfly that is social media, artists are missing a trick in growing and maintaining their mailing list, the really important bit where the sales can be made.
In 2011, over half of the respondents generated less than 10% of personal income from art. More focus on other parts of the internet puzzle including mailing lists could help this to grow. 40% of artists websites were out of date or irrelevant, a part of the puzzle that is fairly easily fixed. Woman cannot live on Facebook alone 😉
If you are at all unsure about the importance of starting and growing a mailing list, read this post “What is your crucial secret weapon for selling art? : Lessons from “The Apprentice”
Your mailing list, in conjunction with your website, is probably the single most important piece of the jigsaw of your internet strategy for selling art.
63.52% of respondents stated that promotion and marketing were the biggest challenge to earning income as an artist. It was heartening to see that only 20.44% were having a challenge with artistic skill and direction although insecurity, doubt and lack of direction were a big issue at 48.22%
We know what we are doing artistically but need a little help and confidence to market our work to the world.
All in all the survey results were extremely positive. It was great to see so many people get involved and be so enthusiastic about sharing their experiences. The fact that so many women are online, getting their work out into the world is wonderful.
The challenges faced by artists in marketing and selling their work are all solvable with the help of all the great blogs named in the survey. Artists marketing and selling their work online are at the forefront of a new way of selling and are rising to the challenge.
These are just a few of the highlights of the report. You can view and download the full report here from www.rightbrainrockstar.com
Dan has summarised the results over on www.rightbrainrockstar.com. Cory Huff of the Abundant Artist has written an interesting post on the survey results and offers some suggestions.
The following artists completed the survey. Here are links to their websites. Please take 5 minutes to check out what they are doing… {Big thanks to Dan for compiling this extensive list}
Alicia Adanna (Visit website) @ZuriART
Rosemarie Adcock (Visit website) @rosemarieadcock
Cigdem Aksoy
Robyn Alatorre (Visit website)
John Alden (Visit website) @japhotoguy
Jo Allebach (Visit website)
Alex Alvis (Visit website)
Tracy Anderson (Visit website)
Linda Anderson (Visit website)
Keith Andrews (Visit website)
Garland Arnaud
Noble Artist (Visit website)
April Ashby (Visit website) @stellatadesign
Lesley Atlansky (Visit website) @latlansky
Sarah Atlee (Visit website)
Anna Ayres (Visit website)
Alicia Bailey (Visit website) @abecedarianbook
patricia baldwin seggebruch (Visit website) @pbsartist
Nancy Barry (Visit website)
Sandy Bartholomew (Visit website) @SandyBee
stephanie bartz (Visit website) @HeyBartzie
Catherine Bath (Visit website) @cathyfatimah
Andy Bauer (Visit website) @ArtByAndy
Mickey Baxter-Spade (Visit website) @MickeysArt
Sarah Bays (Visit website) @Thumb_print_ink
Lisa Sonora Beam (Visit website) @LisaSonoraBeam
Robert Bean (Visit website) @rbfineart
Ann Bean
Elias Beniflah (Visit website)
Laurie Bennett (Visit website) @sewmanydiapers
Teresa Beyer (Visit website)
Penney Bidwell (Visit website)
Helen Billett (Visit website) @MeringueInc
Robert Alan Black (Visit website) @Cre8ngAlan
Brad Blackman (Visit website) @bradblackman
Anne Catharine Blake (Visit website) @ACatharineBlake
Chris blevins (Visit website)
Sam L Boehner (Visit website) @samboehnerart
Mic Boekelmann (Visit website) @micbstudio
Tina Bohlman (Visit website) @tinabohlman
laura bolle (Visit website) @lbolle_artist
Deniece Bonner (Visit website) @ClarityArt
Lori Boocks (Visit website) @LoriAnneBoocks
Chris Book
Jill Booth (Visit website) @Austropicalart
Jason Bordash (Visit website)
Jana Botkin (Visit website)
Clare Bowditch (Visit website) @clarebowditch
Sara Bowen (Visit website) @rhubarbella
Fi Bowman (Visit website) @fibowman
Mary Lea Bradley (Visit website) @mlbradleyartist
Dennis Brady (Visit website) @Dennisbrady
Christine Brallier (Visit website) @cbmosaics
Yvonne Branchflower (Visit website)
Erika Brandner (Visit website) @Ekabo
Allison Bratt (Visit website) @AllisonBrattArt
claire Brewster (Visit website) @clairebrewster
Travis Brimner (Visit website)
Val Britton (Visit website)
Siobhan Brocklehurst (Visit website) @GemstoneOrchid
Carla Brooks (Visit website) @DeltaMoonSoap
Zachary Brown (Visit website) @ZacharyBrown
kyle bryant (Visit website) @thekbco
Jacqueline Bryant Campbell (Visit website) @Jbryantcampbell
Brenna Busse (Visit website)
Libby Bussinah (Visit website) @Libbys09
Pattie Byron (Visit website) @pattiebyron
KC Cali (Visit website) @kccaliartist
Nana Campana (Visit website) @nanacampana
Elissa Campbell (Visit website) @blueroofdesigns
Jean Cannon (Visit website)
Patricia Capracotta (Visit website) @AGreenGoddess
Patricia Carberry (Visit website)
Gwen Card (Visit website) @FrontPorchArt
Ruth Cardin (Visit website)
Mii Careta
Carole Carlson (Visit website)
KB Carpenter (Visit website)
Kathleen Carrier (Visit website) @katcarrier
Mike Carvin (Visit website) @craftyguy
Joseph Cavalieri (Visit website)
Julie Chapman (Visit website)
Lindsay Cheesewright (Visit website) @FaerieMajikk
jamie chiarello (Visit website)
Elisa Choi (Visit website) @harmonythoughts
Roula Chreim (Visit website) @roulachreim
Carolyn Christensen (Visit website)
Joelle Circé (Visit website) @CirceArt
Lucy Clark (Visit website)
Corey Clark (Visit website) @clclark22
Violette Clark (Visit website) @violetteclark
MaryAnn Cleary (Visit website) @maryanncleary
Heather Clements (Visit website) @artheatherart
sam clift (Visit website) @sam_clift
raquel coelho
Annette Coleman (Visit website) @AnnetteColeman
Donyae Coles (Visit website) @okokno
Dean Collings (Visit website) @ProfsrD
dawn collins (Visit website) @ZetasAttic
Guy Combes (Visit website)
Ellyn Cooper
Sarah Cooper (Visit website) @keepsakescrafts
Amber Coppings (Visit website) @Xmittens
Kathy Cousart (Visit website) @kathycousart
Amy Cox (Visit website) @none
Rebecca Croft (Visit website)
Amy Crook (Visit website) @amysnotdeadyet
Terry Cullen (Visit website)
Michael Cullen (Visit website) @cullenpix
Heather Dakota (Visit website)
Liz Danforth (Visit website) @lizdanforth
Anne Davenport (Visit website) @AnneNilesDav
Lezley Davidson (Visit website) @lezleydavidson
Karen Davis (Visit website) @ChitlinCircuit
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Renee Delight-La Torre (Visit website) @rldelight
Miranda Delphia (Visit website) @panduhmonium
Nancy Denmark (Visit website) @NDenmarkArt
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Vonnie Diehl @tuomala
Mari Dieumegard (Visit website)
Melissa Dinwiddie (Visit website) @a_creative_life
Ann Domingue (Visit website) @atdomingue
louise Douglas (Visit website) @louisedouglas56
Crescent Dragonwagon (Visit website) @cdragonwagon
Jason Drake (Visit website) @jdrake55
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Donna Iona Drozda (Visit website) @ionadrozda
Nan Drye (Visit website)
Donna Duncan (Visit website) @metamorphisarts
Sam Dunford (Visit website) @samdunford_art
Paolo Durandetto (Visit website) @durandetto
Kieren Dutcher (Visit website)
Jo-Ann Dziubek-MacDonald (Visit website) @jdmstudios
Kit Eastman (Visit website)
Kristen Eaton (Visit website) @vaguelybohemian
Diane Edwards (Visit website)
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Susan Elliot (Visit website)
Heidi Emmett
Beverly Endsley (Visit website) @bevendsley
Nanci Erskine (Visit website) @erskinestudio
Amy Evans (Visit website) @amyevansart
Kristen Fagan (Visit website) @CreativeStash
Brittany Faulkner (Visit website) @with britt
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Michele Fawcett (Visit website) @MFischerWriter
Jennifer Fay (Visit website) @jlfay
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Gina Femrite (Visit website) @no
Marilyn Fenn (Visit website) @MarilynFenn
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Dora Ficher (Visit website) @doraficher
Karen Fields (Visit website) @kfieldsdesign
Patricia J Finley (Visit website) @PatriciaFinleyArtist
Laura Fisher (Visit website) @baisebeige
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Anna Foley (Visit website) @ABFoleyArtworks
Felicia Follum (Visit website) @FeliciaFollum
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Cindy Fort (Visit website) @cindyjfort
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kellyann gilson lyman (Visit website) @kellyannart
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Janet Glatz (Visit website) @janetglatz
Sonelle Goddard (Visit website) @SonelleG
Marie K Godwin (Visit website) @artistmkgodwin
Tahirih Goffic (Visit website) @paintingmommy37
Monica Gonzalez (Visit website)
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connie gorsline
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Pat Grady (Visit website) @embellishbliss
Crista Grasso (Visit website) @ambertortoise
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Victoria Gray (Visit website)
Deborah Grayson (Visit website) @GraysonStudio
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norma greenwood (Visit website) @normadventures
Sean Griffin (Visit website) @lightscapesfoto
Lina Grigaitis (Visit website)
Elizabeth Groeschen (Visit website) @elizadele
Sari Grove (Visit website) @GroveCanada
Beth Grove (Visit website)
Julie Gubler (Visit website) @heroprnt
Adriana Guidi (Visit website)
Erin Gursslin (Visit website) @ssilverwear
Laura Habel (Visit website) @heartinhawaii
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Johanus Haidner (Visit website) @JohanusHaidner
J. Haley (Visit website) @jhaleyarts
terrie hall (Visit website)
Dee Hall (Visit website) @hatup
Mckenna Hallett (Visit website)
Elizabeth Halpern (Visit website)
Kariyappa Hanchinamani (Visit website)
alison hankinson
Amelia Hansen (Visit website)
kathryn hansen (Visit website)
Rosemarie Hanus (Visit website) @spawnofflame
Alice Harpel (Visit website) @aliceharpel
Martha Harrell (Visit website)
Tiffany Harris (Visit website)
Teresa Harrison (Visit website) @treeartlady
Sandi Harrold (Visit website)
Jill Hartley (Visit website)
Kathleen Harvey (Visit website) @doulakat
Linda Hatfield (Visit website)
Jacqui Hawk (Visit website) @jacquihawkart
David Haynes (Visit website)
Judith HeartSong (Visit website) @judithheartsong
Sarah Hempel Irani (Visit website) @SarahHIrani
K Henderson (Visit website)
Kate Henke (Visit website) @katenke
Jock and Carmen Hildebrand (Visit website)
Deborah Hill (Visit website)
Kaylee Hinrichs (Visit website) @kayleehinrichs
Libby Hintz (Visit website) @libbyhintzart
ken hobson (Visit website) @none
Brandon Hodgkin (Visit website)
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Vanessa Hofmann V2 (Visit website) @vvanbeusekom
Sarah Hollandsworth (Visit website) @yarngeekfibers
Terry Hope (Visit website)
Carol Houghton-Tenney (Visit website)
cory huff (Visit website) @agoodhusband
Aimee Hughes (Visit website) @BellaCraft
Pamela Hunt Lee (Visit website) @pamela hunt lee
Floyd IAm @Floyd IAm
Lazaro Iglesias (Visit website)
Beverly Ingle (Visit website) @beverlyingle
gary irish (Visit website)
Raj Iyer (Visit website) @IamRajIyer
Dolores Jablonski (Visit website) @atawhim
charlene jacka (Visit website) @505clayspace
JJ Jacobs (Visit website) @abstractsbyjj
Sethi Jacobson (Visit website)
James Jarvis (Visit website) @JJarvisartist
Tamara Leigh Jarvis
Leah Jay (Visit website) @leahjayart
dale jenssen (Visit website)
Barry Johansen (Visit website) @barryjohnsen
Marty Johnson (Visit website) @bzbwoman
Lonna Johnson (Visit website)
Sarita Li Johnson (Visit website) @SaritaLiJohnson
JoAnn Jordan (Visit website) @JordanEM
Becky Joy (Visit website) @beckyjoyartist
April Joy (Visit website)
Melanie K (Visit website) @MelanieK__
Jamie Kalvestran (Visit website) @JamieKalvestran
Kelly Kautz (Visit website) @KellyKauz
jonathan keeton (Visit website)
Leslie Kell (Visit website)
Toni Kelly (Visit website) @A_Spattering
Barbara Kemp Cowlin (Visit website)
Donalee Kennedy (Visit website) @DonaleeKennedy
Robin Kent (Visit website)
M Sanzi Kermes (Visit website) @sanzistudio
Rachel Kerwin (Visit website)
Christopher King (Visit website) @wingsart
Tim King (Visit website)
Carolyn King (Visit website)
Jen Kirby (Visit website) @jenkirby
Donna Kitchens (Visit website)
Duygu Kivanc (Visit website)
Colleayn Klaibourne (Visit website)
Helen Klebesadel (Visit website) @HelenKlebesadel
Laurie Klein (Visit website) @ljkphoto
Lloyd Knowles (Visit website)
Alexa Kocinski @alexakocinski
Shana Kohnstamm @shanakohnstamm
Joe Kopler (Visit website)
Christi Kraft (Visit website) @CKPFineArt
Ria Krishnan (Visit website) @RiaKrishnanArt
charlotte kruk (Visit website)
Candy Kuehn (Visit website) @candykuehn
Marina Kulik (Visit website) @aquarellista
Helena Kuttner-Giasson (Visit website)
Jane LaFazio (Visit website) @JaneLaFazio
Joshua Lance (Visit website) @joshualanceart
Jamie Lapeyrolerie (Visit website) @jamielynne82
Alice Larsen (Visit website) @art from alice
Marc Lawrence (Visit website) @MarcLawrenceArt
Larry Le Brane (Visit website)
Robert Lee (Visit website) @BruthaRob
Stacy Leeman (Visit website) @stacy leeman
Susan Jane Lees (Visit website)
Shelly Leit (Visit website) @shellinayaart
Teresa Levite (Visit website) @mrslevite
Fay Liberty (Visit website)
Terri LLoyd (Visit website) @clvngodess
Linda Loder
Vince LoGreco (Visit website) @CaptainV45
Jeanne Lorenz (Visit website)
Dorothy Lorenze (Visit website) @Dblorenzeartist
Beth Lowell (Visit website) @blowell
jen lowery (Visit website)
Amy Lund (Visit website) @aclhandweaver
Eoin Mac Lochlainn (Visit website) @EMacLochlainn
Carol MacConnell (Visit website)
Kate MacGillivary (Visit website)
kim mackey (Visit website)
Robert Maddison (Visit website)
Kathleen Mahoney (Visit website) @khmahoneyart
Robert Malcom (Visit website)
Tina Mammoser (Visit website) @tina_m
Lori Mani (Visit website)
Sandhya Manne (Visit website) @sandhyamanne
Megan Manske (Visit website) @dwnrabbithole80
Athena Mantle (Visit website) @AthenaMantle
Mandar Marathe (Visit website)
Angeline Marie (Visit website)
Jennifer Marlow (Visit website) @JMWoodcarver
Tina Marohn (Visit website)
Lorna Marrison (Visit website)
Christine Marsh (Visit website) @ChristineMarsh
Christine Martell (Visit website) @cmartell
Meridith Martens (Visit website) @Meridithm
Sue Martin (Visit website)
Emily Martin (Visit website)
Christine Marx (Visit website)
Tobi Mattingly (Visit website) @tobimattingly
Marcus McAllister (Visit website)
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Robin McCoy (Visit website)
Donna McGee (Visit website) @donnamcgee
Cathy McIntire (Visit website)
Tim McKay
Dena McKitrick (Visit website) @ArtistJoyful
Bob McLean
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Garry McMichael (Visit website)
lori mcnee (Visit website) @lorimcneeartist
Todd McPhetridge (Visit website) @toddmcphetridge
Anna Measures (Visit website) @annameasures
Kelly Medford (Visit website) @KellyMedfordArt
Patricia Mendoza (Visit website) @epicofthe3stars
Rose Marie Mercado (Visit website)
Mary Merrill (Visit website) @vivyscloset
Gwyn Michael (Visit website) @gwynmichael
Cindy Michaud (Visit website)
Janet Miller (Visit website) @Kyoti13
Burt Miller
Gabriella Mirollo (Visit website)
Gary Mishko
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Debbie Moore @Whispoo
Cindy Morefield (Visit website) @CindyMorefield
Sara Morison (Visit website) @Saramorison
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Jason Nelson (Visit website) @StoneSculptorJN
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Dean Ng (Visit website) @DeanNg
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Paula Ogier (Visit website) @PaulaOgierArt
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Tom Oliver (Visit website) @Tomoliverart
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Pat Payne @UnauthorizUsage
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ricardo perez jr (Visit website) @infinitestand
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Cathryn Peters (Visit website) @wickerwoman
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Bob Marley para a Rolling Stone | Lobo | Brasil
Lobo is a Brazilian plastic artist. In addition to his original paintings he also works as an illustrator.
Oscar Freire | São Paulo | Lobo | Brasil
Woody Allen | Lobo | Brasil
Rita Lee para a Rolling Stone | Lobo | Brasil
You can find out more about Lobo’s colourful work on his website – www.lobopopart.com.br
And also on Flickr
Facebook has undergone a RADICAL overhaul over the past few days. Changes, first outlined by Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg at the f8 conference in San Francisco have already begun to roll out over the site and many more will be coming online in the coming weeks.
Many artists use Facebook as a platform for promoting their artwork so what will the new changes mean if you have an artists Facebook Page? What do artists need to know about the new Facebook?
Lets take a look at some of the new changes.
Facebook now marks stories that it thinks are important to you by tagging them with a blue corner in your news feed. Users have the power to “untag” these prioritised stories in their feed by simply clicking on the blue corner, meaning that Facebook then demotes similar items in your feed.
By this change, Facebook are taking a massive shift in direction, in that this will selectively weed out boring, irrelevant or annoying posts. Users can easily demote and remove all those annoying updates from friends about requests for Farmville stuff and tedious information about what they had for tea. Hoorah
However, whilst welcome in many ways, this change can also mean your work gets removed from the feed if you aren’t engaging enough or if you bombard people with things they aren’t interested in.
It will no longer be enough to accumulate loads of LIKES and then bombard your LIKERS with low quality posts. You are going to have to produce great engaging content to earn your place in the news feed.
Posting interesting content that engages people is now more crucial than ever if you and your art aren’t going to end up talking into empty space…
The news ticker in the right hand column is a second by second relay of exactly what you are up to. It shows your comments on friends posts {who aren’t neccesarily friends of the people viewing} and also, will soon show any games you may be playing or music you are listening to. In short it overshares everything you do to pretty much everyone, everywhere.
Facebook will also be introducing Facebook Timelines in the next few weeks. This means that everything you do on Facebook will be evolved into a searchable personal history timeline stretching way back into the past. This video explains the concept. Timelines could be a pretty cool feature but may have some drawbacks too.
Now, more than ever, it is crucial to be yourself and also to behave professionally. If you are using Facebook to promote your business it is essential that you are aware of how you may appear to others. Be careful about what you post and do as it is becoming even harder to be totally sure exactly who is viewing your actions. Keep it professional at all times.
Now may be a good time to go into your photo history and delete or detag the pictures of you being sick in a bush at a student party.
Facebook is making these big changes in an attempt to be even more immersive. You will be able to do an increasing amount of actions, such as listening to music or watching films, WITHIN the Facebook framework. The changes are all designed to make Facebook even more addictive than it curently is [if this is possible].
This is the “Walled Garden” effect, where users are encouraged to stay in one place, within the same site, and never leave.
This means that it is becoming even more important to have a presence within the Facebook framework. If you don’t already have an artists Facebook page, now would be a good time to create one. If you do have one, spend a bit of time ensuring it is up to scratch and contains great content. You need to make sure you have access to the walled garden and aren’t left outside banging on the door.
Not all the changes have been popular with Facebook users. There have been many online groups formed to protest against the way Facebook rolls out changes without consultation and doesn’t listen to user feedback, coupled with concerns over Facebook’s attitude to user privacy. It is hard to predict if Facebook can continue it’s meteoric rise or if it’s progress will be derailed somewhere along the way…
A quick glance over the shoulder to some of the internet casualties of the past, including the once mighty MySpace, AOL, Digg & IBM illustrate that Facebook could quite easily stumble and lose ground to other social destinations like Google +, especially if they keep annoying their users every few months.
As every James Bond villain knows – world domination is by no means guaranteed.
Now, more than ever it is ESSENTIAL to base your web presence on YOUR OWN website, on YOUR OWN DOMAIN, outside of Facebook.
Whatever Facebook’s fortunes over the coming years, your own site is your home on the internet, on your own land. It is the most important piece of the jigsaw in promoting your work and will be there for you, whatever social media platform comes to the fore.
Enjoy the fun of Facebook, and use it as an extension to promote your work, but build your main foundations on the solid ground of your own website and you can’t go far wrong…
What do you think of the new Facebook changes? Exciting? Frustrating? Let me know in the comments.
