You guys may have noticed that the row of social media icons at the top of Vancouverscape’s sidebar has gotten a little leaner in 2020.
Well, it’s official: I’m breaking up with Facebook. And here’s why. Over the years, between my personal Facebook page and Vancouverscape’s business page, my personal page has gotten a LOT more engagement. That’s likely because on Vancouverscape’s FB account, I send out links to blog posts on Facebook, occasionally comment on other business pages and connect Instagram posts, not much more. See, I’m just not that interested in Facebook.
Lots of people have deleted their accounts, there’s more than enough drama circulating about the 2016 US election hacking, and I haven’t even started on the reasons why this recent Forbes article asks if Facebook can harm your health.
Now, Facebook and I may have an amicable friendship business-wise, but there’s more. This past year, Facebook has been very much in my face, nagging me to boost posts as well as to remind me to post when I haven’t posted in “awhile”.
[This is only THREE days’ worth. I had a year of this nonsense!]
With continual ads following me to FB via web cookies (and I know, FB isn’t the only culprit here) and daily nagging like a needy lover to please pay more attention to ME (by spending money boosting posts), I decided that owning the account was no longer worth my time.
For awhile, I struggled with that decision, but it became crystal clear over the holidays what I had to do: DELETE my business account!
When it finally came time to hit that delete button, Facebook gave me a 14-day window to back out, just in case. Well, I’m down to 0 days and I haven’t regretted my decision one bit.
I’m still on Instagram and Twitter (both @vancouverscape) where my engagement is not only more solid, but definitely more community-minded, especially where travel is concerned.
I’m a big believer in less is more, and with Instagram, I can still post those pretty travel photos, but not get pestered to promote it as much (there’s a blue Promote button on the right, but easier to ignore).
Have you decided to kill one or more of your own social media accounts? Drop a comment below; I’m sure our readers would be interested to know what others are thinking when it comes to social media overload.
