Are Facebook Pages Good Internet Marketing Tools?

You’ve likely heard a lot about Facebook pages. In fact, if you are a small business owner then you’ve probably heard a lot of good things about them and likely have heard that you just have to have one. Well, it’s not quite that simple.

Yes, Facebook pages are good Internet marketing tools if you implement them effectively, but they are not necessarily good marketing tools for every type of business. Some businesses wouldn’t do well with them at all.

For instance, if you manufacture commercial aircraft engines then a Facebook page probably won’t work for you.

One way to tell whether or not a Facebook page is the Internet marketing tool for you is to evaluate your target market and assess whether or not that market is likely to be found on Facebook. If you don’t see the opportunities for engaging your audience through Facebook then it is highly unlikely that a Facebook page will be a big payoff for you.

On the other hand, if your audience is on Facebook and has a proven history of interacting with brands through Facebook pages then it just might be a useful tool for you. But you still need to evaluate the value of the Facebook page to your unique business environment. Do you have someone on your staff with the skills to build your page? Will they have time to maintain the upkeep of the page? If the answer to both of these questions is no then you might have to hire someone to do these things for you. Can you afford to do that?

While Facebook pages are effective Internet marketing tools, like all tools, you have to know how to use them, have the means and wherewithal to do so and understand where you are going with them. If you’ve done the proper research and have decided that a Facebook page is an Internet marketing strategy you wish to pursue then plan it well and execute it even better.