facebook detox

[Christopher Schroeter]

Deleted everybody 0001 1st January 2017. Even the wife! But my account is still there cos I haven't saved photos and stuff that is on there. And I keep track of a couple of bands on there for tours and albums etc. It's brilliant not having to see the pictures of friends of friends of friends weddings and babies and stuff.

[skyhuck]

I find it often makes me laugh or is is interesting, I see the nutters and losers for exactly what they are so have no problem, I don't see the issue.

 

If anyone gets on my nerves I just delete them 

[TIMON]

I have a FB account but I’ve never added any friends. (Too much crap from the past to open those doors again)
I’m in on a couple of WhatsApp invitation only groups and on here of course, that’s plenty for me. Met some really great people and made some good friends from being on here. [emoji106]

[flatyre]

I have a personal page which I ignore as its full of random associates posting up crap I have no interest in, but also a separate business page which I update with a few pics of any decent jobs, links to relevant horticultural issues, and general info about the business, no friends request option so everything on it comes from me, landed some good jobs from it. Unfortunately we live in a social media world, yellow pages and local papers are still a good source of business but expensive and ignored by many of the younger generation, facebook and social media are becoming the "go to" for many, a properly set up facebook business page is cheap and effective.

[Woodworks]

Not given it up but had a good clear out the other day. Had to give up Arbtalk on Facebook as I was doing much as yourself and having pointless arguments with folk. Dont know why I get sucked into these things on Facebook but can hold my tongue elsewhere. Not giving it up completely as we have family all over the world and seems quite a good way to have some handle on what they have all been up to. The work page has been a complete time waster. Get plenty of supposedly interested clients but almost never get work from it.

 

Typical one today. Friend tags me into a post of someone looking for a firewood processing service. I get in contact and send them a link to our website and availability. Next I have a text saying "what do you charge. Will pay cash. Needs doing ASAP" All our prices are on our site and I said when I was available. I respond with all prices on our site and I can come when stated. No reply. When customers enquire from our website  we normally just get the job. No idea why Facebook makes people so flakey

[Mack]

2 minutes ago, Woodworks said:

 

 

Typical one today. Friend tags me into a post of someone looking for a firewood processing service. I get in contact and send them a link to our website and availability. Next I have a text saying "what do you charge. Will pay cash. Needs doing ASAP" All our prices are on our site and I said when I was available. I respond with all prices on our site and I can come when stated. No reply. When customers enquire from our website  we normally just get the job. No idea why Facebook makes people so flakey

 

This is exactly my experience.

Flakey?  Because facebook makes it so easy for them to be.  

The facebook selling groups are the biggest bug bear for me, flakey isn't the word

[arbogrunt]

well, I have set up a new FB account and turned off all notifications. I can use it for my business FB page and to keep in touch with friends. I'm not spending hours wasting time sifting through crap anymore. My soul is cleansed!

[Mick Dempsey]

It seems to me that all my social media thingys, FB, instagram, here, The Treehouse etc are all blurring into one.

 

 

[Stubby]

On 10/3/2017 at 23:00, TIMON said:

I have a FB account but I’ve never added any friends. (Too much crap from the past to open those doors again)
I’m in on a couple of WhatsApp invitation only groups and on here of course, that’s plenty for me. Met some really great people and made some good friends from being on here.

Woodslaptwats ?

[spudulike]

I have enough crap saws rolling in without numpty Facebook and Twitter ijuts sending their crap in as well and I also have no interest in what my friends are eating drinking or fooking - I invite them round for a drink and curry - it may catch on!