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Only out of convenience. There are many alternatives, and search engines will find them. And (although it won't happen) if Facebook were ordered to shut down, h
by SoftTalker 2mo ago
Only out of convenience. There are many alternatives, and search engines will find them. And (although it won't happen) if Facebook were ordered to shut down, hundreds of entrepreneurs would offer alternatives for "small business web presence"
- consensus1 2mo agoSo millions of small business owners would have to pay for something they get now for free
- windexh8er 2mo agoAnd just like they found Facebook they can, and will, find something else. And maybe they learn something about trust in that type of service the next time around.
- consensus1 2mo agoMaybe they have no interest in finding something else. Maybe they aren't interested in your opinion and don't see you as someone they are want to learn lessons from.
- windexh8er 2mo agoMaybe understanding the problem as outlined is important. Neither of the two sentences you've written make any sense in the context of what I said.
- graemep 2mo agoThere are plenty of cheap and better alternatives.
- consensus1 2mo agoAnd those business owners are free to choose those alternatives at any time they please. You are not free to make that choice for them.
- LadyCailin 2mo agoAnd? This is the same argument the south made while supporting slavery. I’m not saying the two are equally bad, but this is just simply not a valid argument if you ignore the surrounding context.
- TFNA 2mo agoSmall businesses have complained about being buried in search results for long years. In some industries like restaurants, scammers create a higher-ranking website that looks like the real thing, in order to skim revenue. Not everyone has SEO-fu, and hiring a contractor is an additional cost for small businesses. At least on Facebook one normally finds what one is looking for.
- SoftTalker 2mo agoThere is nothing technical that says this is how it has to be. A "business directory" that is vetted and paid for (like the old "Yellow Pages" used to be) could be trustworthy. Angie's List started out this way but I think it has been corrupted since the merger with HomeAdvisor. I could be wrong about that. Establishing trust would be the tricky part. People are so used to 80% of the internet being scams and clickbait. But that certainly goes for Facebook pages as well.