I can't even... Just read this...
Upcoming Facebook Changes
We've already seen some of the crap they're pulling - limiting our reach, limiting what we see even after we've specifically asked to see it, etc. This is just more of the same only worse. If this keeps up, I predict a mass exodus. But where to?
So, I'm testing out alternatives. You can find me elsewhere here:
MeWe - like FB but without the reach that FB has yet.
Pinterest - an image thing, but with the opportunity for text
Parler - like Twitter but mostly personal/political from what I've seen so far. No much room for marketing I think.
Instagram - like Pinterest, except I don't have any 'compatible devices', so I never post.
Yeah, I still have Facebook (personal and business). And Twitter (although I almost never tweet - my FB page tweets when I post there).
Gotta try something, though, especially if FB is going to make posts with links (especially to places like Amazon) disappear in the feeds. If I can't use FB to sell stuff, what exactly is the point? I mean, I spent a lot of time developing my FB marketing strategy here. Rebuilding it somewhere else is going to be a huge timesuck and a royal pain in the ass.
But, hey, we've all gotta do what we've gotta do. Time will tell whether this works or whether I am well and truly screwed.
As always, you can find me here on this blog thing that has become passe apparently. :shrug: I'll keep blogging 'til they make me stop.
That's so frustrating! Not that I ever trusted FB, but so many people put so much effort into it.
ReplyDeleteI hope you still get *some* response from your campaigns!
I hate FB. 🤬🤬🤬 I'm on MeWe. Never go there. I'm not a social media person. However, I need to start utlizing Pinterest more with critter picks and graphics dealing with my books. According to the gurus at HQN, that's a way to generate interest. I'd give anything to have the $$ to hire an assistant to do all this crap for me. I really don't want a FB group. That's just more work. I wonder what FB does with bitly links that go to Amazon and/or HQN? I guess I need to redirect those to my web page. Does that mean I need to set up individual pages for every freaking book? Or would those who actually click head to the series page and scroll?
ReplyDeleteNow I have a headache. I need more coffee. Thanks for that link!