I may be the only one interested in this but her eit is anyway
Following on the question of how to attract new photographers, I did a small experiment by posting the same material on different sites to assess their audience potential. I posted an intro to my post Migrant, traces (
https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?topic=11136.0) on Instagram, X, Bluesky and LinkedIn.
My followers are vastly different on these platforms
- 3576 on LinkedIn, from my previous work, unrelated to photography
- 802 on X with my former professional persona,
- 79 on X on a recent photooriented account
- 202 on Instagram
- 41 on Bluesky
Results:
Followers Repost Total Followers Accounts Reached Coverage NG views Linkedin 3576 0 3576 2401 67% 37
Instagram 202 0 202 53 26% 1
X ex-pro 802 1 802 121 15% 1
X photo 79 6 20070 525 3% 19
Bluesky * 41 2 1639 * Bluesky has no analytic tool. 20
In short: LinkedIn and Bluesky have the best impact. X (Twitter), despite reposts by other photographers to almost 21000 followers, had the same impact as Bluesky with 12 less followers. It seems to confirm that X is downrating posts with links. Instagram delivered a better coverage of my followers but generated little interaction.
