{"id":48898,"date":"2014-05-02T07:49:49","date_gmt":"2014-05-02T15:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graphpaperpress.com\/?p=48898"},"modified":"2014-05-06T08:29:18","modified_gmt":"2014-05-06T16:29:18","slug":"photographers-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graphpaperpress.com\/blog\/photographers-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"How Photographers Can Use Social Media to Grow Their Business"},"content":{"rendered":"

With all of the social media options available these days, it can be overwhelming to try to figure out which one(s) you should be using. Sometimes, total inaction<\/em> feels like the best course of action, for risk of investing a lot of time achieving very little.<\/p>\n

Although the usefulness of any social media platform will depend on the individual goals of the photographer, social media doesn’t have<\/em> to be worthless time suck. There’s a reason why companies invest so many man-hours and so much money into ‘new media’ \u2013 it can help to grow your business.<\/p>\n

With the above in mind, in this post I have covered some ways in which you can use social media to grow your photography business.<\/p>\n

Facebook<\/h3>\n

Facebook is often the first thing that comes to mind when discussing social media. And while it may not be the top option for some photographers, Facebook is a great tool for customer engagement.<\/p>\n

You don’t want to use your personal page, however, because only people you’ve “friended” can see what you share. Instead, photographers should create a Facebook page<\/a> that anyone can access. Facebook pages also include analytics that can help you determine how effective and engaging your activity is.<\/p>\n

Wondering what to post? Here are a few examples photographers have used:<\/p>\n