An Update on the reason I dont post anything other than simple posts here. New Facebook Rules Will Sting Entrepreneurs, if you have been using Facebook to invite sales of your artwork, you will discover as January unfolds that your posts are going to be removed. It’s still a bit of a gray area, but it appears that putting up a post with a photo of a new item and a link to your website and/or shopping cart will trigger the removal. They see that as an ad and expect paid advertising for such service. Having an open studio? Showing at an art fair? It’s all iffy as to your ability to “advertise” those events either. This is the new world of Facebook. Some people will have no problem complying and making Facebook part of their advertising expenses, but I know for most of my clients, this is just not feasible. It’s all about ownership. But as far as Facebook, Etsy, or eBay are concerned, you don’t own anything on those sites. You are a “user” and you signed a long user agreement to have a presence on their sites. It would seem obvious that if you sell something, you should have full access to the buyer and be able to sell to them again, right? They gave you money and they might want to give you more someday. They are “your customer” – you should have full control and access, right? From Mckenna Hallett; email specialist and marketing guru for Artsy Shark
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 21:31:55 +0000
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