Small Business Trends: 10 Reasons Not To Ignore Your Blog For Facebook

One of the trends we’re seeing lately is the abandonment of business blogs in favor of using Facebook. However, this is a concerning trend for small businesses. Facebook is a great marketing tool, and there are many ways to use it to support your marketing goals, however, it is just one part of an effective marketing plan and should not replace your blog or website. Recently, Small Business Trends addressed why this is a very bad idea,

Brace yourself: Facebook is trying to take over the world. Or, if not the world, at least the entire Internet. With Facebook partnering up with popular sites like Yelp, many SMB owners may feel as if their load got lighter. I mean, why waste time worrying about your building your blog or your own site when you can grow your Facebook presence instead? If Facebook’s opening up the doors so that people can take you with them, you don’t have to worry about anything else anymore, right?
Wrong!
It doesn’t matter how hot Facebook or any of the other social media sites are looking right now. You still need to be focused on using your blog to create your own authority and brand. Want to know why?

Read the ten reasons why you need to keep up your blog and website, rather than exclusively relying on Facebook.