Today I started to think about creating a new community VS just creating a facebook fan page. Why do I need this simple web page at first place? What is there that FB fan page can't do for me? Let's see: I can promote my product directly to my friends, they like it and promote it even more. I assume 80% of my clients are FB users anyway! I can hold discussions I can host user galleries I can communicate directly with my clients I can even sell my products there! Now the big question. Why the hell I need a simple web page including hosting and domain bill? Do you have experience just having a "web page" in facebook for selling a product? Why it feels like selling face to face will more succeed than having another "registration needed" website? Why do you need to have .com today if you have a FB?
I and my girlfriends has a facebook account that sell something... it works well, lot of people stop by and buy from it... But some facility that FB account don't have is 1. max number of friends is 1500, but you can make multiple... 2. We can't set our webpage like what we want( it always blue and white ) 3. maybe you have to apply other SEO technique FB fanpage's maximum fan is very lot (can exceed 1500) but it not acts like account that can chat, and other benefits. I think that is my oppinion.