Mitch Alland wrote:
IG did not help me in selling my photo book which came out in November 2019, going straight into Covid. Come to think of it, there is only one useful thing that I have gotten out of Instagram: that is to be able to see, all together, all the photos that I marked as having liked. I never marked that I liked a photo of some people who sent me messages, "I'll like your pictures, if you like mine." No, I only "liked" photos that I really liked.
The interesting thing is, if I now look at the images that I "liked", I can see clearly the direction in which I want for my own photography, which is much "farther out" than where I am. That helps me to see where I want to go with amyny photography. That's not what I expected to get out of Instagram.
It comes as little surprise, that IG wasn't a strong sales / marketing tool. I think one has to understand the audience for which IG is going to be in front of ... which may / may not be your target market.
Good to hear that it has provided an analytical role for you, in your own assessment(s).
Mitch Alland wrote:
IG did not help me in selling my photo book which came out in November 2019, going straight into Covid. Come to think of it, there is only one useful thing that I have gotten out of Instagram: that is to be able to see, all together, all the photos that I marked as having liked. I never marked that I liked a photo of some people who sent me messages, "I'll like your pictures, if you like mine." No, I only "liked" photos that I really liked.
The interesting thing is, if I now look at the images that I "liked", I can see clearly the direction in which I want for my own photography, which is much "farther out" than where I am. That helps me to see where I want to go with amyny photography. That's not what I expected to get out of Instagram.
It comes as little surprise, that IG wasn't an strong sales / marketing tool. Good to hear that it has provided an analytical role for you, in your own assessment(s).
Jan 16, 2024 at 11:31 PM
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