Facebook news feed changes will mean less traffic and reach for business pages
Facebook will be updating its ranking system over the coming months
Facebook has confirmed it will show users less contentpublished bybusinesses, brands and media, with imminent news feed changes set to prioritise posts by friends and family instead.
In an official blog post published by the social media heavyweight, Adam Mosseri, head of Facebook news feed, revealed ranking updates were due to take place over the coming months which would reduce the traffic and impact of posts from business profiles.
as we make these updates, Pages may see their reach, video watch time and referral traffic decrease, MosserI announced.
Facebook has become a key advertising platform for small business owners, who have dedicated’significant marketing budgets to reach potential customers in a crowded online advertising environment.
The latest announcement will make it even more difficult for growing brands to bring Facebook users to their page and grow a community.
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In a separate post, founder Mark Zuckerberg confirmed negative user feedback would see posts from businesses, brands and media? deprioritised in favour of personal moments.
MosserI added that content which generated conversation between users, such as live videos, would continue to rank highly on the Facebook news feed, and warned engagement-bait? used to goad people into commenting would be demoted.
local businesses connect with their communities by posting relevant updates and creating events. And news can help start conversations on important issues, he said.
pages making posts that people generally don’t react to or comment on could see the biggest decreases in distribution. Pages whose posts prompt conversations between friends will see less of an effect.
The news feed changes follow comments made by Chamath Palihapitiya, a former Facebook executive, in November 2017 which critisised the ethical impact of the platform.
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