The Small Businesses Facebook Group
Posting Do's and Don'ts

The Small Businesses Facebook Group
Posting Do's and Don'ts

The Small Businesses Facebook Group
Posting Do's and Don'ts

The Small Businesses Facebook Group
Posting Do's and Don'ts

Please take a moment to review the Thurston County Small Businesses Group Rules of Conduct before you post. These Do's and Don'ts have been developed, over time, to make your involvement and interactions in this group productive, enjoyable, and enriching for you, the public, and other residents of Thurston County, WA. Do's and Don'ts evolve, over time, based on feedback from group members, so it's good to revisit them once in awhile.

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POSTING RULES

Do's
Don'ts
Do's

Things the Thurston County Small Businesses Group
DOES WANT YOU TO DO!

Things the Thurston County Small Businesses Group
DOES WANT YOU TO DO!

Universal Type Stuff

Make It Positive

Everyone is welcome to have a say, as long as it's done respectfully and with the intent to be a positive influence.
Listen With Respect

Listen to each other and show respect for each other. Treat others as you would want to be treated.
Contribute Your Ideas

Share ideas you have that could improve the experience for members of, and visitors to, the group.
Be Relevant

Make sure your post(s) are relevant to small businesses.

Group Specific DO'S

Help Others

As this group is a bit different from the standpoint of focusing on Thurston County small businesses, we have an opportunity to share county-specific posts which could help other small businesses in Thurston County.
Post Events

While the group Thurston County Events is a great place to post a small business event, make sure you also post it in this group.
Post Promotions

Running a special promotion? Let the residents of Thurston County know about it!
Post Photos and Videos

If your business is of a nature where photos and videos could help potential customers understand your business better, post them here.
Post Your Company Video

If you have a company-specific promo video, by all means post it here.

Universal Type Stuff

Make It Positive

Everyone is welcome to have a say, as long as it's done respectfully and with the intent to be a positive influence.
Listen With Respect

Listen to each other and show respect for each other. Treat others as you would want to be treated.
Contribute Your Ideas

Share ideas you have that could improve the experience for members of, and visitors to, the group.
Be Relevant

Make sure your post(s) are relevant to small businesses.

Group Specific DO'S

Help Others

As this group is a bit different from the standpoint of focusing on Thurston County small businesses, we have an opportunity to share county-specific posts which could help other small businesses in Thurston County
Post Events

While the group Thurston County Events is a great place to post a small business event, make sure you also post it in this group.
Post Promotions

Running a special promotion? Let the residents of Thurston County know about it!
Post Photos and Videos

If your business is of a nature where photos and videos could help potential customers understand your business better, post them here.
Post Your Company Video

If you have a company-specific promo video, by all means post it here.
Don'ts

Things the Thurston County Small Businesses Group
DOES NOT WANT YOU TO DO!

Things the Thurston County Small Businesses Group
DOES NOT WANT YOU TO DO!

NO-BRAINER Type Stuff

THREE STRIKES YOU'RE OUT!

The first rule breaking offense will be chalked up to not reading the rules. The post will simply be taken down. The next two offenses will result in warnings. After that, the offender will be banned from the group.
No Scamming/Fraudulent Postings (duh)

We all want to feel safe in our groups. Scamming and fraudulent postings will not be tolerated. These include, but are not limited to, duct cleaning, small business loan scams, bogus job scams, bogus moving and selling everything scams, chimney cleaning scams, vehicle detailing scams, fake medical fundraisers, shopping scams, giveaway scams, coupon code scams, lottery scams, romance scams, fake charity scams, Facebook quiz scams, Facebook friend requests, suspicious personal links, (someone) died recently in an accident... I think you may have known (this person), lost animal scam, alzheimer's patient scam, and phishing scams among others.
No Hate Speech or Bullying

Make sure everyone feels safe. Bullying of any kind isn't allowed, and degrading comments about things like race, religion, culture, sexual orientation, gender or identity will not be tolerated.
No Misbehaving

Misbehaviour of any kind will not be tolerated in the group. If a member is found misbehaving with admins or with members, they will be removed from the group without any warning.

Group Specific DON'TS

No Out of County Businesses

If your business is not located in Thurston County, don't post it to the Thurston County Small Businesses group.
No Spamming Your Business

While we do want to hear about your business, your promotions, events, etc., we don't want to hear about it daily. Limit business postings to no more than two different posts per week.
Specific Business Types Postings Not Allowed

Unfortunately, while a few may be legitimate, due to the proliferation of certain business scams, and in an effort to keep our members safe, the following types of businesses are not allowed to post in this group. - Duct cleaning, vehicle detailing, chimney cleaning, and small business loans.
No Disparaging Other Businesses

No business will be allowed to hamper the business of other businesses by stating their products are priced comparatively less, are of a superior quality, are more readily available, or any other claim meant to disparage a competing business. If anyone is found doing this, they will be removed from the group.
Real Estate Business Postings Not Allowed

As the group admin/moderators are in the real estate business, it would be a conflict of interest for them and/or other real estate professionals to post in this group.
No Irrelevant Posts and/or Links

Posts and/or links unrelated to Thurston County Small Businesses are not allowed. The Thurston County, WA Facebook Groups provides groups for most every non-controversial purpose. The links to groups available include...

Access to the Thurston County, WA Facebook Groups

ACCOMPLISHED PEOPLE
COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE
EVENTS
FOR SALE OR WANTED
JOBS
OUTSTANDING BUSINESSES
PETS
RESIDENTS TALK
SMALL BUSINESSES

NO-BRAINER Type Stuff

THREE STRIKES YOU'RE OUT!

The first rule breaking offense will be chalked up to not reading the rules. The post will simply be taken down. The next two offenses will result in warnings. After that, the offender will be banned from the group.
No Scamming/Fraudulent Postings (duh)

We all want to feel safe in our groups. Scamming and fraudulent postings will not be tolerated. These include, but are not limited to, duct cleaning, small business loan scams, bogus job scams, bogus moving and selling everything scams, chimney cleaning scams, vehicle detailing scams, fake medical fundraisers, shopping scams, giveaway scams, coupon code scams, lottery scams, romance scams, fake charity scams, Facebook quiz scams, Facebook friend requests, suspicious personal links, (someone) died recently in an accident... I think you may have known (this person), lost animal scam, alzheimer's patient scam, and phishing scams among others.
No Hate Speech or Bullying

Make sure everyone feels safe. Bullying of any kind isn't allowed, and degrading comments about things like race, religion, culture, sexual orientation, gender or identity will not be tolerated.
No Misbehaving

Misbehaviour of any kind will not be tolerated in the group. If a member is found misbehaving with admins or with members, they will be removed from the group without any warning.

Group Specific DON'TS

No Out of County Businesses

If your business is not located in Thurston County, don't post it to the Thurston County Small Businesses group.
No Spamming Your Business

While we do want to hear about your business, your promotions, events, etc., we don't want to hear about it daily. Limit business postings to no more than two different posts per week.
Specific Business Types Postings Not Allowed

Unfortunately, while a few may be legitimate, due to the proliferation of certain business scams, and in an effort to keep our members safe, the following types of businesses are not allowed to post in this group. - Duct cleaning, vehicle detailing, chimney cleaning, and small business loans.
No Disparaging Other Businesses

No business will be allowed to hamper the business of other businesses by stating their products are priced comparatively less, are of a superior quality, are more readily available, or any other claim meant to disparage a competing business. If anyone is found doing this, they will be removed from the group.
Real Estate Business Postings Not Allowed

As the group admin/moderators are in the real estate business, it would be a conflict of interest for them and/or other real estate professionals to post in this group.
No Irrelevant Posts and/or Links

Posts and/or links unrelated to Thurston County Small Businesses are not allowed. The Thurston County, WA Facebook Groups provides groups for most every non-controversial purpose. The links to groups available include...

Access to the Thurston County, WA Facebook Groups

ACCOMPLISHED PEOPLE
COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE
EVENTS
FOR SALE OR WANTED
JOBS
OUTSTANDING BUSINESSES
PETS
RESIDENTS TALK
SMALL BUSINESSES
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