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What do you think about Facebook (14 posts)

Topic tags: Facebook, Forbes articles, marketing, news, sales, small business

Preston Odenbrett said
3 months, 1 week ago:
A friend posted this in another community I am part of- What do you think? http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorieclark/2013/02/13/scoble-why-facebook-wont-fade/
Did not post in the Facebook section because I want to know what small business thinks- Plus I think that section would be too biased. For me, Facebook does not work for my business to business services. Other networks like EA and SME and G+ do. What about you?
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Rich Brooks said
3 months, 1 week ago:
@prestonodenbrett
I just gave a two-hour presentation to small businesses yesterday on Facebook marketing, and I left them with this thought:
It’s entirely likely that many of your businesses will outlast Facebook. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t use it now, if it’s appropriate for your business.
However, you should have an exit strategy. Use Facebook to build your contact database or your email list, whichever is more important to your business.
That will make it easier to transition to the next social media platform.
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Ann at greenoak said
3 months, 1 week ago:
@prestonodenbrett im not suprised there at all….but if you have clients that facebook is  good  for then you need to be familiar and know a lot in order to be a big help when you do get those customers … ….its perfect for my target customer…they are on there and   engaging with my stuff…
.but like many i wouldnt go to facebook for professional services….
p.s. nice article…i agree..and see nothing   out there   even beginning to compete with    facebook…. im not putting all mly eggs in one basket tho…
. @rich-brooks good points….i love facebook and   how totally effective it is for us and how cheap it is but im not   slacking off on most of my other marketing….
other marketing as in   [we just bought 4000 postcard stamps at .33$ each..... dang!!! but its an event mailing to our golden egg...our database..] and we cant face giving it up…..
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E N Brown said
3 months ago:
Morn’n Folks.
I’ve never been an FB fan like so much of my SEO and web development tribesmen (and women).
FB will probably be around for awhile yet, if they stop making mistakes from within.
As soon as people catch on to the fact that FB is not a secure place to do the majority of business; and can understand that owning their own web real estate is the LASTING way to go; then utilizing FB as the tool it is meant to be (or should be) is simply a matter of strategy. It’s where much of the population online resides, so it is a great pit stop for advertising.
Eileen
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Ann at greenoak said
3 months ago:
i hear you eileen….but why would you personally be a facebook fan? its probably just not a good fit for your business….who really uses facebook for professional services? .
..hopefully you let your store or resturant clients try it…
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Cynthia Hernandez said
3 months ago:
Fully agree with @rich-brooks and @supereb.
IMO, everything has a lifecycle. I am not a FB fan but I don’t believe it will disappear anytime soon. If your audience is there then take advantage of it.
I recently posted a graph on Pinterest about the age distribution on the different Social Media networks. I learned about some networks I wasn’t even aware of. Here is the link: http://bit.ly/11TW5bF
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E N Brown said
3 months ago:
HI @annfurnivall —
FB started out as a personal connection hub of sorts. When they added the ‘biz’ capabilities the architecture was not well thought out. I don’t like sites that have ever changing rules (some are necessary as natural evolution) but FB does not run for us and input is not really welcome. The convoluted architecture makes it hard to do what needs to be done there.
I do recommend it as part of a complete social media strategy but personally, I don’t find it intuitive (easy to use for beginners) or sound as anything more than an ad tool and/or friend/family connection space.
.02
Eileen
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E N Brown said
3 months ago:
Hello @dhsllc —
Nice graph. I recognize all the SM places you listed.
One that lost favor around mid 2005 (and not mentioned in your graph, of course) is Ryze. It was the first SM place to make it really big but dwindled as web 2.0 took hold. Most people don’t remember Ryze but I had a network there of my own. I also made the most lasting friendships and business connections there.
Because it was out there all by itself and required HTML programming to set up a nice personal/biz page, I made a splash as a designer there for some years.
Eileen
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Cynthia Hernandez said
3 months ago:
Hi @supereb, that is another network I wasn’t aware of. It’s tough to keep up, isn’t it? I can see how it would lose its appeal quickly but what an awesome opportunity for you. :)
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Amy Hall, Virtual Assistant for WordPress and MailChimp Help said
3 months ago:
@supereb I remember Ryze! They had some face to face networking meetings in San Diego that I went to!
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Rich Brooks said
3 months ago:
@annfurnivall
Lots of people use FB for professional services! Anything can be made interesting.
I do a lot of work with professional organizers (both business and residential) and they do a lot w/before and after photos.
And here at flyte (web design & internet marketing) we use FB to engage our audience (small biz owners and non-profits) through a mix of humor, irreverence, and helpful tips. It also acts as a place for us to promote our webinars, blog posts and more.
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Ann at greenoak said
3 months ago:
@rich-brooks sorry rich, i didnt mean it that way….i know you can communicate with your customers on facebook [just like a store can]
….but i was talking about a person searching for services……. if a person wants to FIND a professional i dont think they would use facebook….. more likely would be from google or some other connection…. maybe facebook will end up being a big search engine but i dont think it is now…
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Ann at greenoak said
3 months ago:
@dhsllc “If your audience is there then take advantage of it…”..good point …. when that changes so can we……. its great for us. for now..our audience is totally there….
.im in the trend world and i look at it like our other business choices…. like when pink and lots of lace and girly stuff was great we did that and now when something else is good we do that……. …
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Scott Murray said
3 months ago:
The FB algorithm change has really changed my opinion on Facebook. You work hard to gain followers, but if you want them to see stuff, you have to pay for it (especially if it has a photo). So, if you have a great photo to share with your post, you may choose not to just so you don’t take a big hit on views. It makes FB efforts seem a lot less meaningful.
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