Telling people about Folksy

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Maggie @MaggieGeeNeedleworkStudio Folksy fee’s pay for our listings and the use of Folksys software and support staff.

I don’t think we can complain it’s up to us as shop owners to do the promotional work.

Think of it like this if I had a shop in a shopping centre or parade of shops I’d pay my rent for the shop space. I would not then expect my landlord to advertise my shop I’m paying for rented space only.

That’s what we do on folky they are our landlords we are renting space for our shops in a virtual shopping centre/ or high street.

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Fair Comment Eileen.xx

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This is a brilliant idea. I will also be adding it to my facebook page.

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Although I agree you cannot expect Folksy to promote our individual shops, but they could do more to promote Folksy as a whole.
Using what you have said about the shopping centre… they do promote the shopping centre to encourage people to go there and spend their money.

Kim
x

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Thanks for the tip (y) I will do the same using my own words. I do promote everywhere and I still hardly get any views. I do it via FB, Pinterest, WeHearIt, Tumblr, Twitter etc and still zilch :frowning :frowning:

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Hi Hazel,
if we all did this then more people would hear about Folksy somehow.

I’m at https://www.facebook.com/RosesWorkshopUK

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Just posted on both my Facebook pages and my Facebook personal page. Think I will try and make it a regular thing. Hoping it helps to bring people over.

My pages: https://www.facebook.com/felttheneedle and https://www.facebook.com/Rozcraftz

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I try and do this regularly, plus I always post my new listings on there.
I have liked your page Rozcraftz
!

Kim
x

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Here’s another opportunity, I contacted Folksy Admin and asked if they had any objection to having a facbook group set up for folksy shop owners to post to. They said it would be fine, so here you go come on over and join in https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481471495437850/

Not got enough time to sort icon or banner yet as I’m just off to art club so it will be added a bit later on :smiley:

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Thank you! I have just joined, but had to do so using my personal page, which I don’t use much except for family stuff, not my KB Creations page.
Kim
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thanks Max

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Have you seen the Huffington Post article about Etsy? I’m using that as a way to bring Folksy into the conversation.

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Thank you for creating, great idea. Have joined looking forward to meeting lots of Folksy folk

Gill x

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@KBCreations,Hi Kim, added you can you add your Folksy shop though not your facebook page :smiley:

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I’ll check that out @MeadowStitchUK, I often catch posts from there but haven’t seen the E** one yet

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Thank you.
I have edited my post to show my Folksy shop, not my Facebook page! Sorry

Kim
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How can I join Maxine? I can’t see a button to like or join.

EDIT It’s ok I switched from my business to personal page and it let me apply to join :slight_smile:

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Just added a pic to the facebook page…when I just copied and pasted the link to the item fb refused to show the picture, so I just had to give my personal shop link and take the picture directly from my pc…sigh…at least it is done now…and thanks again Max.

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Thank you I have just joined and it’s saying pending :slight_smile: