RacersReunion and Facebook.

I got the request of all requests last week. Still blows me away. Someone contacted me by way of our contact form asking why I do not move RacersReunion to facebook. Hmmmm...let me count the ways.

This person said they love the site, but keep forgetting to come here...and apparently like millions of others go to facebook several times a day.

Of course, I explained that we have a RacersReunion facebook page with nearly 3200 fans, friends, or likes ...whatever they are today. This came after I maxed out my personal facebook page at 5000 friends...which was all about ...RacersReunion.

The biggest misunderstanding about facebook is that most people think their posts are seen by hundreds of millions...not true at all. Usually a post is seen by less than 10% of the friends, fans...or likes that one has.

I guess I'm writing this here on the forum just to see what kind of comments it gets. What am I missing? I know we can't compete with facebook...but folks should realize just how few people see what they post. I deal with this on a regular basis with our marketing clients. I have seen folks take down their website in favor of a facebook page. HUGE mistake. Google cannot see inside facebook...only to the url. So anything inside facebook (other than the page url) will not show up in any google search....and have you ever tried searching facebook...? That sucks.

Most any photo on here will receive thousands of views over time we have some that have received tens of thousands of views. We have thousands of visits each month from folks who are not members. They can look...but cannot engage.

I suppose a facebook page is better than nothing, but putting RacersReunion and its nearly 200,000 pages of content on facebook is....wellthat would beridiculous....and impossible....and will NEVER happen.

Your thoughts....?

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updated by @jeff-gilder: 12/05/16 04:02:57PM

Here is another strange one. Someone sent me a message on the Drag Racing site asking me to join her father's fan page on facebook. I asked...why don't you create a fan club here? The answer...more people on facebook. Well, all the pictures and posts she puts on facebook are being seen by a handful of folks. If that page had been done as a fan club on RacersReunion, it would appear in google searches and attract more folks who were searching for info on her father. But most all those who would like to pay tribute will never find the facebook page unless someone happens to let them know about it.

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Founder/Creator - RacersReunion®

Well, for folks like me who don't "do" Facebook, I guess I'd have missed all the enjoyment I've gotten the past several years from participating here at RR's home base. I'd have missed meeting many new and wonderful friends. I wouldn't have known of wonderful activities I've attended like the Historic Speedway Group functions at Occoneechee or this past weekend's honoring of Bud Moore at Memory Lane Museum in Mooresville.

However, if I hadn't been directed to this site a couple of years back now by Jim Wilmore and Bobby Williamson, I wouldn't have to block out several hours either every Tuesday night to socialize with a bunch of old goats.

And, I wouldn't reach my maximum frustration level correcting PK and proving that men are indeed usually correct!

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"Any Day is Good for Stock Car Racing"