5 Reasons I am Deleting My Artist FB Fan Page
MY FAN PAGE. I Drank the Cool-aid and Opened a Facebook Fan Page. I’ve been maintaining my page, Jerry Hardesty Studio, for quite some time now. I am flattered to have collected over 400 fans. If you are a fan, thank you for clicking “Like.”
LIKES. If you clicked “Like” because you knew me from a previous life, shame on you. If you clicked “Like” as a return favor to me, shame on you. If you truly like my artwork and clicked “Like,” you’re my hero — my kind of fan.
So you would think that a Fan page would be more lucrative… wrong! It’s not! Not even much feedback.
INFORMAL SURVEY. I posed a question to some artist friends on FB, “Who uses a FB fan page? If so, do you boost your posts or use paid ads? Do you receive any benefits from it?” Without using names, here are some of their responses… people rarely comment or even like posts… these expenditures [boosts and ads] were a real waste of money… only moderately valuable… people are not on FB to buy art, they are there to be sociable.
Wow! That last response rang a bell. It’s so true, people are not there to buy art. Duh!
After much thought, I’m moving forward. Here are my 5 REASONS FOR DELETING MY FAN PAGE:
- Too time-consuming
- I compared a post with images of my art with a frivolous post about three guys in a boat who got a surprise. Guess which got the most attention?
- Very few if any “likes” — what do “likes” mean anyway?
- Less comments than “likes” — takes more time to post a comment than click the “like” button
- I refuse to pay for boosts or ads
SOON GONE. By March 1, my Fan Page will be history. I would like to move my fans to my email list for Jerrys Studio Scoop. Unfortunately, I don’t know if I can do it legally. If you’re a fan, please log into either one and sign up. Who knows, I may gift you for doing so. Thanks.