In order to develop my professional practice I had to develop an online presence that I can use to promote myself. I had to look at what social media I would be able to use and developed a Facebook page for my photography which I can use to keep interested people updated with projects that I am doing and if I will be putting on any exhibitions in the near future. Facebook is a great all rounder but there are other social media that I can use to promote myself and my work such as Twitter and Instagram. Although I have started on these other social media I am not confident or competent in using them.
I have started developing a website where I hope to be able to sell prints of my work and have a digital portfolio of all my projects. It has been slow going and will be a constant work in progress as I continue developing it. I have also developed a LinkedIn profile and have been connecting with a multitude of people who are relevant to my practice. I have already had interest from someone who works for an online photographic company and she had an interest in writing an article about my work if I could sign up to the website. I haven't yet as I am still looking into it and making sure that I feel comfortable using it.
Having an online presence is really important in this day and age as more people use the internet to connect with people and search for things. As having internet access on a cheaper and easier basis especially with smartphones constantly improving, having an online presence means that people can find you almost instantly after they become interested in you. If they can't find you within a few minutes they would probably lose interest and forget you.
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