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Having just moved to a new community three weeks ago, I’ve started exploring more of the local economy and businesses.
And it deeply disturbs me that so many of the businesses and institutions in my new home area don’t have their own websites, but instead only exist on FB and IG.
I mean, it’s clearly a thing.
And I have to admit, it’s a real turnoff to me. I’m less likely to patronize those businesses. It doesn’t instill in me much faith in the competence of their endeavors. I’m becoming much much less empathetic to people’s entrenchment on those platforms, considering there have been multiple exit opportunities over the years. At this point the only thing keeping them there is the imagined loss of “reach” which honestly doesn’t exist at this point… It just feels willfully, desperately blind to me.
I’m actively going out of my way to avoid those businesses and endeavors now. If the link I’m given goes to those platforms, I’m out. If I can’t engage with you without having to use Meta as a mediary, I’m not engaging.
@Coreyartus I'm surprised that one, enterprising person hasn't started a new business in getting these businesses off meta properties and onto their own site.
What I believe in that these businesses are extremely budget conscious as FB is "free" and it's easy. In the industry I'm in I was surprised in someone from an external firm was using a gmail account for business purposes.
@joshb I completely agree, and that concerns me even more. If they have to rely upon “free” to meet budget, then I don’t want to imagine how else they’re cutting corners. Especially food services… Oy. So many here don’t exist beyond Meta’s ecosphere. I mean, not even a free website where you can at least list a menu on a single page… I’m not visiting those establishments. No.
I’m also discovering that many are owned by either older folks who don’t know “how to internet” or younger folks who grew up in a paradigm where FB and IG seemed to be all there was.
But in *your* industry, to not have a dedicated email with a domain website addresss… Oh dear. That’s extra concerning.