The Very Best of Annoying Twitter Accounts…
[by Shannon Fagan]
I wish I had the guts to post a publicly disseminated list of the All Time Best Photography Twitter Accounts to Avoid! I guess I wouldn’t win many friends, but then, I’d have less junk in my TweetDeck photo-trunk. I just about had it this week when a photography branded account that I follow robustly on Twitter posted a link to a story about “What’s Really inside a Hot Dog?”
Now wait a King Cotton-pickin’ second! Let’s argue for a moment about what’s supposed to be in your photography business branded Twitter account…vs. which parts of the movie “Babe” made it into your Memorial Day meal.
#Togs…you have to drive traffic. And to get the traffic you want, you need to brand your updates to your account offering. Do your clients want to know anything more than your expertise, your story, and your individual unique knowledge? While there is nothing wrong about tweeting a hotdog…please tell us how to light it for that perfect food shot, how you devoured one during your last production at Oscar Mayer, or grilled one to perfection while on vacation with your very photogenic family.
Your Twitter account is a portfolio of you behind the scenes in your business. If you’re not sharing what you love, why does anyone else want to read it? Certainly, some Twitter accounts are silly, unreasonable, and off-the-wall…within their brand right of doing so. You’re a “hotdog” of a photographer, so tell us about that! Make us want to know more. It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there, so #togs…don’t be Twittering about what’s in ‘em.
Shannon Fagan made the three tour stop for ASMP’s SB3 in LA, Chicago, and Philadelphia. He has been known to tweet about fish tacos, deep dish pizza, and cheese steak….
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I couldn’t agree more! It amazes me, sometimes, the sort of info I come across on Twitter streams and Facebook updates. Perhaps people forget that they’re publishing their “news” to the whole world. If you’re going to tell the entire universe about yourself, then make it relevant – or at least interesting!
I agree with you 100%….sharing what we consider business will be busines and recieveing (tweets) &(retweet) is business. it’s not about being notice but about money and success for me….