Um. YEAH. You know that fan page I created three days ago? What happened to that you ask? Oh, I forgot about it. Melissa Oholendt has now become example 1-10 of what not to do in marketing your business.
I’ll be honest, I feel a little awkward asking my friends to be my fan. And yes, I’m still cringing at the word FAN. (Fan, fan, fan, faaaaaaaaaaan. I need to get over it.) I would much rather be friends with someone than have a fan but the fact of the matter is that having fanatics seems to inspire more fanatics who then go out and create more fanatics. It’s this wonderful thing they call word-of-mouth advertising and for photographers that is the air we breathe. Selfishly, I love it when my clients put their sessions on Facebook because it makes me happy and proud that my clients love their images enough to allow the world – via Facebook – to see what we have created together. (And I’m a comment whore.) Facebook has become an animal of it’s own when it comes to marketing and I would be naive and frankly dumb-and-lame to not use it to my full advantage.
A very (very) wise woman once asked me, “How can you expect your friends to pimp you out when you won’t even pimp yourself out?” WhatEVER wise woman; fine, I concede. You are right. (As usual.) I am working on it. I am working on being my biggest and loudest fan. I even fan’d myself. Is that wrong?
So, Internet? I rock and you should hire me because guess what? You’re gonna love me.
(PS – to the 29 people who have joined the fan club without any prompting…I am so humbled. I could kiss every single one of you right now.)
i’m yours (and a fan),
melissa
AMEN, AMEN, SISTA!!!!
OH, I feel EXACTLY the same way!!!!!
Yes, get over it! Maybe think of it in terms of the fact that they are a fan of your WORK, your business, not necessarily how cool and excellente you are. Does that help? While photography IS SO personal, and your take on it is personal which is part of the value you YOU offer, the other side is sellin’ it! Love you!
I know what you mean. My FB group is so neglected lately, lol. But FB seems to have taken over a lot of blogging for some people now.
I’m a fan i’m a fan! :)
soooo, how’s the no soda for september going? getting any major headaches yet? :) so far i’ve still had zero, but tonight was SO tempting! my awesome boyfriend just sat next to me, sipping his dr. pepper and saying, “No hun, it totally tastes terrible…no seriously.” :)