The very site that brought MySpace to its knees, Facebook, is now facing upstarts like Ello looking to supplant it as the go-to social network. With that in mind, should companies invest in building a strong Facebook presence? Is Facebook dead for business?

As anybody who remembers meticulously building their MySpace page into a gorgeous web home, complete with a theme song and glittery background can tell you, social media is a volatile environment.

Uphill Battle

Proclaiming Facebook dead for business is probably premature, but creating a robust presence on the network is indeed more difficult than ever, and Facebook is helping make it that way. If your company isn’t advertising on Facebook, only a small portion of your followers are likely to even see your content.

Be More Engaging

While the value your business once reaped from an active Facebook presence has diminished, Facebook still has plenty of important applications for business. Small businesses especially benefit from the interactive flow of content. By sharing relevant posts from other small businesses a community, albeit insular, does develop. Having a place to go that everyone is familiar with makes Facebook’s enormous brand recognition an asset that any business can still leverage.

Good Luck Finding a Replacement

Another reason to be on Facebook is that there really isn’t a better option. While Ello, or other small platforms could find themselves and become viable alternatives rather quickly, it’s not as easy it as it may seem. Facebook is deeply entrenched in its leading position in the market and even Google+ with the full weight of Google search behind it, has not done any damage. As this recent article from the Guardian explains, Ello might already be dead in the water.

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