Comments on: 5 Reasons I’m Not a Fan of Your Business on Facebook

By: lettergirl

lettergirl — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:53:30 +0000

oh gosh, yes! that is a pet peeve, too. when you are really friends with someone, and they send you a request for their “fan page.”

By: corrin

corrin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:14:56 +0000

Can I just add that I don’t want to be a fan of anyone’s blog, either. I’m friends with the person, not the blog. It’s getting ridiculous.

By: Amery

Amery — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:04:19 +0000

Awesome!

My reason? Because u post the same damn things on your personal
fb page as your fan page- and they’re huge! They take up my entire iPhone screen- each!

By: Carrie Kish

Carrie Kish — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:43:00 +0000

Great article! It makes me realize that I’ve been joining fan pages to be nice. Mostly, I don’t want that junk in my feed and have found a way to filter it out of what I read. I’m so sick and tired of getting all the event invites, too. Ugh!

It also calls me to do something about my fan pages. I actually don’t use them. I think people want to talk to people on FB, not fan pages, so I’ve stopped throwing content up on them. Maybe I should take them down or figure out how I want to use them. I’m totally guilty of ignoring my page, but not my fans. I do love my fans and always respond to their posts and requests.

Thanks, again, for the thought provoking post!

By: 5 Reasons I am not a fan of your business on FACEBOOK

5 Reasons I am not a fan of your business on FACEBOOK — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:00:20 +0000

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By: nan palmero

nan palmero — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:00:13 +0000

Beautifully written. I have 57 fan page requests RIGHT. NOW. They’ll continue to marinate so people can’t keep sending the invitation.

By: Andria of Andria Lewis Events

Andria of Andria Lewis Events — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:13:52 +0000

Great post. And very funny. I do believe Facebook resends invites when you decline. I’ve known this to happen to others.

By: Jennifer w A Regal Affair

Jennifer w A Regal Affair — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:44:33 +0000

Great post! I suggest you not click on my link – HA! unless you need an event planner or wedding planner – YIKES!

By: Matt Stigliano

Matt Stigliano — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:02:47 +0000

Lettergirl,

Part of the problem is that people are pushed to gain as many fans, friends, and followers as possible. There is a lack of purpose other than to raise your numbers.

I think many of the people you run with in SM circles here in town have gotten a great grasp of how we can have fun and do business. I’m rather of San Antonio’s grasp of it all.

Being a real estate agent I get tons of request from agents I’ve spoken to or commented on blogs by. They want to be a fan of their little neck of the woods or their company. Much like I see that as an endorsement and I can’t endorse everyone or it loses it’s power.

I try to fan locals first, products I love second, and then Realtors (r) that I learn from, count on, and trust. I wish them all the best, but I have my city to worry about so I don’t really need to know about the lastest listings in Moosejaw, Canada.

And then there’s guys like Dale Chumbley – @DaleCubley on Twitter, who built a fan page, never sent out requests for people to join and has one of the hottest real estate Facebook pages that doesn’t even talk about real estate.

When I first started my blog I had 5 visitors a day and all of them were me. Now I’m up to 100-200 a day. Let it all grow on its own.

By: Elissa

Elissa — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:14:27 +0000

Numbers 4 & 5…..OMG. A friend I hadn’t heard from in years found me on FB…….And proceeded to fill my inbox every day with updates to her FB page about her self-help/motivational business. No private “how are you” messages…..or “nice to see you again”……it was all about her business. I “unfriended” her within 2 days. I felt cheap and used.