tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post745069681364009559..comments2024-03-05T13:51:24.898-07:00Comments on Spacefreighters Lounge : LOOK! CUTE CAT PICTURES! AND FACEBOOKUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-39074504186788329232014-12-15T14:49:52.134-07:002014-12-15T14:49:52.134-07:00Problem is, FB isn't even letting those who wa...Problem is, FB isn't even letting those who want to see them actually see them! I ran a little experiment the last few days, and I have to post every two hours or so to keep my page reach up. Pippa Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15146591827060731958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-42890708204507255102014-12-14T10:24:59.244-07:002014-12-14T10:24:59.244-07:00Totally agree that FB can be very frustrating at t...Totally agree that FB can be very frustrating at times, Donna...actually MOST times. IMHO they are algorithming (I made that up) themselves right out of the future of social media because so many people are fed up with their "pay or be buried" tactics. I'm convinced a new socmed site will rise in the next year or two, but in the meantime--yeah, we're stuck with FB as King. (Some swear by Twitter and almost totally forego FB, but as we're seen in a few convos with the Brigade that went viral on Twitter it's almost impossible to carry out a conversation thread with multiple parties via Twitter, so they quickly migrated to a FB group.) Since inception the Brigade has attempted to start a blog, a web site and a member forum as alternatives, and each one has been for all intents and purposes ignored, except the blog which has had the advantage of some very special attention lately to raise its visibility. <br /><br />Even so, yup--peeps seem to steer right back to FB after their brief side trips. FB is habit and it's "where everyone is," so it's very hard to break away from the status quo. <br /><br />I can tell you there are things going on behind the scenes that may (or may not) provide a viable alternative for the SFR crowd. But getting there is taking time and resources. Stay tuned. :) L. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-65690519534510648262014-12-14T08:38:55.575-07:002014-12-14T08:38:55.575-07:00FB is certainly making it harder for us to use it ...FB is certainly making it harder for us to use it as a promotion tool, Pippa. They want us to PAY, which, as you point out, we little guys can't afford to do. As the old dino I am, I resent having to constantly switch technologies to keep up with the latest thing just to reach my readers. And all of this is happening just as the old PR structures of the legacy publishers are breaking down. Who has a publicity person to help them nowadays? Only the richest and most successful authors. I hesitate to use group forums/pages for self-promotion because I don't like to be bombarded with that kind of stuff from others. My Page is just for my readers--at least they signed up to hear from me!Donna S. Frelickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16431686010313020234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-16489327486618596782014-12-13T11:44:32.295-07:002014-12-13T11:44:32.295-07:00Thanks Donna!
Yep, I dunno about the 30 minutes t...Thanks Donna!<br /><br />Yep, I dunno about the 30 minutes thing. But I know I have to post pretty frequently to my page if I want to reach at least half my followers. And FB are clamping down on pure promo posts more than ever. I spent one day posting every couple of hours, resharing blog posts from a week of blog tours, plus some fun scifi posts, pretty pictures, geek t-shirts and reviews. That got me up to two thirds of my followers reached, but maintaining that? A lot of effort. That's where the community of the SFR Brigade fanpage works better - several admins in several time zones posting a wider variety of content that often invites more interaction. I see less and less value in using FB for any kind of promotion (I certainly can't justify paying out for boosts), so although I jeep persisting with my page, it's more for my publisher's group, the Brigade group, and the friends I gave there that I have no connection to on other platforms. FYI you can link FB to Twitter so that posts to your page automatically tweet (which will help a little) but then you need to bear in mind the 140 character limit and judicious use of hashtags in your FB post.Pippa Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15146591827060731958noreply@blogger.com