In this module I have been encouraged to grow my networks and social media following.
I have used regular posts to keep my followers interested and engaged. I have used promotions to boost my followers. The chart below shows the growth I have seen across all my social platforms.
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The biggest success has been my project Facebook page (see below). As at 10pm on 12th December 2017, the page had an astonishing 2,641 likes. I find that it is easy to analyse follower data on Facebook. Below you can see that 80% of the page followers are aged 13-17. I don’t know whether this is because Facebook is more widely used by that age group, or whether they relate most to the work I am doing. I guess time will tell.
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I have been working on networking with as many photography industry individuals as I can. The images below give a glimpse into who I have networked with over the course of this module. The biggest names appear in my Linked In network, where I have formed connections with 2 photographers that I admire – Roger Ballen and Julia Fullerton-Batten.
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As my practice develops, I will continue to network and develop my social media profiles even further. Hopefully, this will lead to good things for me and my work.
IMAGE SOURCES
Facebook. (2017). Facebook [online] Available at: https://www.facebook.com [Accessed 12 Dec. 2017].
Free Vectors, Logos, Icons and Photos Downloads. (2017). blank ⋆ Page 3 of 3 ⋆ Free Vectors, Logos, Icons and Photos Downloads. [online] Available at: http://freevector.co/tag/blank/page/3/ [Accessed 12 Dec. 2017].
Instagram.com. (2017). Jo Sutherst (@behind_the_mask_project) • Instagram photos and videos. [online] Available at: https://www.instagram.com/behind_the_mask_project/ [Accessed 12 Dec. 2017].
Linkedin.com. (2017). LinkedIn: Log In or Sign Up. [online] Available at: https://www.linkedin.com [Accessed 12 Dec. 2017].
Twitter.com. (2017). Sign up. [online] Available at: https://twitter.com [Accessed 12 Dec. 2017].
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