Facebook Drive-bys...

[Steve5D]

Well, that's what I call 'em.

I don't know what to attribute it to. I'll post photos up on my Facebook page, for no other reason than to share a picture that I think is, in some way, a cool photo.

Lately, it seems as though people are sending me messages or e-mails asking to buy a copy of the photo. The sizes will differ, and the prices will differ (with the size, of course), but it just seems that, lately, the best sales tool I've got is Facebook. In the past nine days, it's been directly responsible for the sale of 17 prints. These are photos that I wouldn't have put online anywhere else, and likely wouldn't have even tried to sell.

But, I put 'em on Facebook, and the sales happened.

Has anyone else had a similar experience?

 

[spacefuzz]

I havnt really, Im jealous!

 

[jowensphoto]

That's pretty awesome.

I quit the book about 2 years ago, may have to reconsider

 

[o hey tyler]

I posted wedding photos to Facebook on Monday and have booked two weddings since then. Either Facebook is getting the word out, or my images are damn good.

Probably both. ;-)

 

[Steve5D]

Well, I've posted some images that I know I wouldn't mind printing and hanging up; still might.

But I always viewed them as something that I liked, without really considering whether or not anyone esle would dig them...

 

[sm4him]

I've gotten two sales from FB, but then I'm not a pro and not really out there trying to sell my stuff. Not that I wouldn't LIKE to, just that's it's really not pro quality, imo.

17 prints in nine days...hmmm...maybe I need YOuR FB friends...

 

[Steve5D]

I've gotten two sales from FB, but then I'm not a pro and not really out there trying to sell my stuff. Not that I wouldn't LIKE to, just that's it's really not pro quality, imo.

Well, I'm not a "pro", but I've been known to earn a buck or three with my photography. That said, I do like to think that the quality of my photographs is high. The fact that people are willing to part with their cash to have them reinforces that belief...

17 prints in nine days...hmmm...maybe I need YOuR FB friends...

Four prints went to the same person. Something I wrote popped up on their news feed, and they started poking around my photo albums. Boom: Four sales...

 

[fjrabon]

Yeah, I had that happen a few times. And it's never on photos I particularly thought were all that great. You just never know what's going to click with somebody (no pun intended).

 

[o hey tyler]

I quit the book about 2 years ago, may have to reconsider

So that's why you never added me?

 

[Trever1t]

I haven't had such luck, I guess Nobody wants to buy images of my wife?

Ive had a couple paid shoots via friends of friends onFB but that's about it.

 

[Steve5D]

Ive had a couple paid shoots via friends of friends onFB but that's about it.

Hey, that doesn't sound too bad, either!

 

[paigew]

I sold two prints off facebook! I was so excited, my first print sales

 

[Steve5D]

I sold two prints off facebook! I was so excited, my first print sales

It's always a kick in the pants to get that PM or e-mail that says "Hey, can I buy a copy of that?"

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