For most businesses, Instagram and Facebook serve different purposes and both should be maintained. Instagram drives more discovery while Facebook drives more community and direct enquiries, which means neither fully replaces the other.

The question of which platform to focus on is less useful than understanding what each does well and how to use that for your specific business.

What Instagram Does Well

Instagram is a discovery platform. New customers find businesses through posts, Reels and hashtags. It is highly visual, so businesses with great photography perform far better. If your business has a strong visual element, Instagram is the primary growth channel.

What Facebook Does Well

Facebook is a community platform. Your existing customers and local community are more likely active there. It drives direct enquiries through Messenger and WhatsApp integration, and Facebook Ads targeting is still the most granular of any social platform.

Who Should Prioritise Instagram

Restaurants, salons, photographers, clothing brands, food producers, interior designers and hospitality businesses: any business where the product is visually compelling.

Who Should Prioritise Facebook

Professional services, trades, community-oriented businesses, and businesses targeting an older demographic or relying on local referrals.

The Answer Most Businesses Need

Maintain both. Post consistently on Instagram for discovery and on Facebook for community and direct enquiries. Respond to every message within a few hours.

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