How often does posting pics of babies lead to sales?

The Midwest Herp Symposium is in Omaha, Nebraska this weekend. Brian Barczyk from BHB and SnakeBytes.TV is one of the speakers (as am I) and his topic is "Using technology to connect with herpers".

It ties into this on a deeper level. The marketing, the branding, the reach that you have by posting as a business (breeder) online or just as a hobbyist. The interwebs has become such a powerful connective tool that even the simple posting of an animal pic often leads to sales and commerce. Pretty amazing.

When we had animals for sale, any online post might lead to a sale, even a simple forum comment. Facebook is now a major tool in connecting to other herpers both socially and commercially, and it is dominated by pictures.

I wrote a few thoughts on this same (expanded) topic, just a "7 inch" piece, but tying into what is basically "sharing a pic online". If you are completely caught up on Dexter, Tosh.0 and Sons of Anarchy, give it a quick read if you like.

http://thereptilereport.com/further_...randing_ideas/

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Originally Posted by Robyn@SYR

I wrote a few thoughts on this same (expanded) topic, just a "7 inch" piece, but tying into what is basically "sharing a pic online". If you are completely caught up on Dexter, Tosh.0 and Sons of Anarchy, give it a quick read if you like.

http://thereptilereport.com/further_...randing_ideas/

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I am not completely caught up on SoA. Only on season 4 now. But I loved it. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for chiming in Robyn! I bookmarked your article. By the way, The Reptile Report is awesome! I'm always "liking" and sharing things from your Facebook postings. It's amazing how you turned around your tragedy to new endeavors. Keep up the good work!

Showing off pictures is a way for breeders to do three thing's

First: Beat their chest and proclaim to the world "I beat the Odds like a red-headed step child" sort of a moment like in the movie "Castaway" "Look I've made fire..see I.. have made fire"
Second: Is to show the pride they take in producing the quality of animals they have..
Third: Is to simply share animals with the herping world that they know others will enjoy, these are the Musicians of the trade. People that show their work off simply so that others can enjoy it with them.

Has posting pics ever created sales, sure all the time. I personally like hearing "when I get ready to buy one of those, that's the quality I want" that lets me know I'm on the right track and producing animals that people will be as proud to own as I am to make them.

In the end everybody wins, get to see some awesome pics of really sweet snakes and the breeder get to kind of strut their stuff.