Do I Need a Website If I Already Have a Facebook Page?
A Facebook page gets you found by people already looking for you. What it can't do is show up when somebody searches for what you do and has never heard your name.
This question comes up constantly, and the honest answer is that a Facebook page really does cover a lot. It's free, people know how to use it, and you can post from your phone.
So let's be specific about what it does well and where it stops, instead of pretending you need a website for everything!
What a Facebook page genuinely does well
It's great for people who already know you. Regulars see your posts, ask questions in messages, and share you with friends. That's real business!
It costs nothing and takes minutes! If you're just starting out, start there. Anybody who tells you otherwise is selling something.
Where it stops: the stranger who has never heard of you
Somebody types plumber near me into Google. They aren't looking for you, they're looking for a plumber! Search results are mostly websites, so a social page rarely shows up for that.
That's the whole difference! Social media reaches people who already found you. A website is how people find you in the first place.
You do not own the page
Your page lives on somebody else's platform. They decide who sees your posts, and that changes without warning.
Pages also get locked or wrongly flagged, and getting one back is very hard! That's a really bad afternoon if it's your only way to be contacted.
Some things just look more serious on a site
For quite a few trades, a customer about to spend real money really wants to see a proper site. It reads as a business rather than a hobby, fairly or not.
If you're quoting jobs over a few hundred pounds or dollars, that impression is doing very quiet work on every quote you send!
The answer, honestly
Keep the Facebook page! It's doing a great job a website is bad at, which is talking to people who already like you.
Add a site when you want to be found by people who don't know your name yet, or when you'd rather not have everything you own sit on one platform. That's the case Brennan Builds is built for. One payment, no monthly fee, and it's yours.