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Title: My brother's steakhouse on Facebook
Post by: Brad Johnson on April 16, 2011, 04:17:52 PM
Had a chance to mess around with the Ad pages on Facebook.  The way the page makes you manage things isn't exactly intuitive in some respects, but not very bad either.

http://www.facebook.com/LonghornRanchSteakhouse

If you have a business I'd definitely set up a FB page.  Pretty cool (and FREE!) way to get the word out.

If y'all are ever down that way you should stop by.  He cooks a mean steak.

Brad
Title: Re: My brother's steakhouse on Facebook
Post by: gunsmith on April 16, 2011, 05:16:53 PM
just liked it on FB and sent you a friend request too
Title: Re: My brother's steakhouse on Facebook
Post by: Brad Johnson on April 16, 2011, 07:42:10 PM
Thanks!  Friended.

Brad
Title: Re: My brother's steakhouse on Facebook
Post by: Monkeyleg on April 16, 2011, 09:49:15 PM
Ditto on the Like and on friending you, too.

You look much more normal than other APS members. ;)
Title: Re: My brother's steakhouse on Facebook
Post by: never_retreat on April 16, 2011, 09:57:17 PM
Facebook business pages are a good thing to have.
Funny thing is the one for the gun club I created has more friends than the one for my online store has. The store has had about 4000 customers, the gun club has about 400 members. Go figure.

Is anyone here responsible for this APS facebook page?
https://www.facebook.com/?sk=lf#!/group.php?gid=53725617073&v=wall (https://www.facebook.com/?sk=lf#!/group.php?gid=53725617073&v=wall)
Title: Re: My brother's steakhouse on Facebook
Post by: Monkeyleg on April 16, 2011, 10:00:32 PM
never_retreat, I considered trying to do something on Facebook for my online store, but in looking at other online retailers (Able Ammo, for example), it seems like gun-related businesses don't do very well. Or is it just that they don't try?
Title: Re: My brother's steakhouse on Facebook
Post by: never_retreat on April 16, 2011, 10:04:28 PM
never_retreat, I considered trying to do something on Facebook for my online store, but in looking at other online retailers (Able Ammo, for example), it seems like gun-related businesses don't do very well. Or is it just that they don't try?
Maybe they just don't try.
I still think the age bracket of the end user will decide whether a facebook page will work.
If the average age of the gun store shopper is 60 than the FB page might not do well.
Title: Re: My brother's steakhouse on Facebook
Post by: Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas on April 16, 2011, 10:21:44 PM
You look much more normal than other APS members. ;)
Let him sand his ceiling smooth, and then see if the normalcy remains.  >:D

Liked and friended. If I find myself in that stretch of Tejas, will endeavor to drop in.
Title: Re: My brother's steakhouse on Facebook
Post by: TechMan on April 16, 2011, 10:28:28 PM
just liked it on FB and sent you a friend request too

Same here.
Title: Re: My brother's steakhouse on Facebook
Post by: seeker_two on April 16, 2011, 10:40:09 PM
If I'm ever up that way (even though I can't imagine why), I'll stop in. Always looking for a great steak.....or even a good steak....  =D
Title: Re: My brother's steakhouse on Facebook
Post by: Monkeyleg on April 16, 2011, 10:48:41 PM
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If the average age of the gun store shopper is 60 than the FB page might not do well.

There's the rub. I've looked at Twitter and Facebook and other media sites, and they don't seem geared to the demographics that most gun owners represent.
Title: Re: My brother's steakhouse on Facebook
Post by: Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas on April 16, 2011, 11:06:36 PM
There's the rub. I've looked at Twitter and Facebook and other media sites, and they don't seem geared to the demographics that most gun owners represent.
True. But your customer base probably trends significantly younger than the average gun owner.