Members brmax Posted May 20, 2016 Members Report Posted May 20, 2016 (edited) Grit, I'm finding this interesting. As I'm not a member of face or insta at the present, Ive only at this time thought about it more. The photos are always a key, so thanks and now I will go back to the top where I took a break. Floyd Edited May 20, 2016 by brmax
Members Big Sioux Saddlery Posted May 20, 2016 Members Report Posted May 20, 2016 Thank you Jersey! I am familiar with Facebook and have both a personal and business page there, but beyond that, all the rest is foreign to me. And I was only slightly joking when I said I need an IT person. And an office manager, and a cleaning service, etc, etc. Business is the best it's ever been, and the managerial work (and basically anything that isn't revenue producing) is getting to be too much. Thank you for the time you took to explain:-)
Grittyrustic Posted May 20, 2016 Author Report Posted May 20, 2016 54 minutes ago, Big Sioux Saddlery said: Thank you Jersey! I am familiar with Facebook and have both a personal and business page there, but beyond that, all the rest is foreign to me. And I was only slightly joking when I said I need an IT person. And an office manager, and a cleaning service, etc, etc. Business is the best it's ever been, and the managerial work (and basically anything that isn't revenue producing) is getting to be too much. Thank you for the time you took to explain:-) Well, if you would take a small leap of faith into the world of technology, it may prove to be just what you need. I worded the tutorial to the best of my ability, and I am sure you have a smart phone. Give it a go, if anything it is the same as Facebook only pictures do most of the story telling. Be sure to add a hashtag of your city and state eg. #LosAngeles #California in every post and use the location function in every post as well. You want that local patriotic traffic walking in your front door. But none of this will make any sense until you got the hands on and the visual. Start with downloading Instagram and give it a quick spin, then read this and the tutorial. And a friendly caution, Instagram is extremely addicting. As addicting as making good leather goods, only you get to show them to the world.
Members Big Sioux Saddlery Posted May 20, 2016 Members Report Posted May 20, 2016 Umm. . . actually no smart phone. I've been stubbornly resisting that as well:-)
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted May 20, 2016 Contributing Member Report Posted May 20, 2016 (edited) Me, too, Big Souix. Truth be told, a lot of the youngsters only have them because they're terrified of not having what the neighbor has. You'd think they'd learn how to USE them, though. Many of the patterns purchased in the past year (sites like etsy or ebay) are available FREE if you search. Perhaps those smart phones aren't that smart after all. Oh, wait -- yes they are... they're talking people out of $1,000 per year! I actually walked away from one person who said "hashtag" in a conversation. Just left 'em standin' there ... Edited May 20, 2016 by JLSleather "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
Members kiwican Posted May 20, 2016 Members Report Posted May 20, 2016 50 minutes ago, JLSleather said: Me, too, Big Souix. Truth be told, a lot of the youngsters only have them because they're terrified of not having what the neighbor has. You'd think they'd learn how to USE them, though. Many of the patterns purchased in the past year (sites like etsy or ebay) are available FREE if you search. Perhaps those smart phones aren't that smart after all. Oh, wait -- yes they are... they're talking people out of $1,000 per year! I actually walked away from one person who said "hashtag" in a conversation. Just left 'em standin' there ... lol Awesome!
Reegesc Posted May 20, 2016 Report Posted May 20, 2016 (edited) I'm guessing some of you guys are still leasing wall phones from the phone company and would switch to a party line if it were offered. Lol Come on guys. The future has arrived. Forget social media, trip to Mars, self driving cars. They don't even qualify as child's play compared to what's coming up next -- Super AI. Read this and see if it doesn't set your hair on fire. Personally, I'm optimistic and eager for it to arrive. Edited May 20, 2016 by cseeger
Members graywolf Posted August 17, 2016 Members Report Posted August 17, 2016 I used to be on the bleeding edge of technology. In the last 20 years I have become more and more retro, heck I do not even own a pair of jeans. 90% due to lack of funds, 10% due to lack of motivation. Good old stuff, I have found, is just fun. While I have a smart phone, and a tv, I cannot afford the monthly fees to use them. On the other hand I have a more powerful computer than 99% of the people out there... I am reading this particular forum, trying to decide if I could make a few bucks doing leatherwork part time. So far, I have not seen anything posted that answers that question. Maybe I need to do a specific search rather than just reading from top to bottom as I usually do.
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted August 17, 2016 Contributing Member Report Posted August 17, 2016 I never touch the stuff. Somebody sent me 'pinterest' stuff, so I put in a couple of pics. Next thing, I'm getting emails about "pins you might like". WHEN exactly did i ask for that? So down the road, somebody said "check out my blahblahblah instagram", but when I got there it wouldn't show me the pic without signing up, so I NEVER DID see that one That whole "social" thing is just ONE of the many things wrong with hand made crafts these days. Some people could stand to spend a bit less time "marketing" (we used to call it @$$-kissing) and spend that time IMPROVING their skills (or acquiring some). Guess I'm not feelin' the need. And certainly not feelin' it for " increase local traffic to your leather shop ". SAD, really, that there is some truth in all that poop. People DO pay for "followers", which is no matter to me. The sad part is, a bunch of people who are TRAINED over the years not to think for themselves will "follow" that same thing, simply because it looks like "everyone" else is. It's pathetic, but true. I of course am the odd-man-out. For a long time, I didn't own a tv or a couch. People would come in,.. and say (in disbelief and shock) HEY you don't have a couch!. Yeah, I know. I knew it BEFORE you did. They expected a couch... cuz "everybody else' got one. I bought a house 4 miles outside town. Not in the zoo of the rat race, but still get to town in 5 mins if I care to. But not people casually just "happen to be in the neighborhood". So one night, couple gals show up with like a 5-course meal... thought maybe I was "lonely". WHY? Did you see my truck go past yer house? Did yer phone ring? Hey, I like girls,AND I like food, so all worked out there. But do not... like pinterest.... assume that I want you to stop by again when I'm doing something else "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted August 18, 2016 Contributing Member Report Posted August 18, 2016 DISCLAIMER: Any sofas or similarly shaped object now found in my home are property of that other one and not up to me "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
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