The hard part of leaving Facebook isn't Facebook. It's the eleven people you'd actually miss. Here's how to bring them with you without a group announcement nobody reads.
Start with the five, not the five hundred
Don't try to move your whole friends list. Most of it is coworkers from two jobs ago and people you met once at a wedding. Write down the five to ten people whose posts you'd actually stop scrolling for. That's the group. If those people are on POINT, your Home feed is instantly better than Facebook's, because it's only them, in order, with nothing in between.
Invite them like a person, not a platform
Don't post "I'm on POINT now, come find me." Nobody acts on that. Instead:
- Set up your Space first so there's something to see. Theme, a photo, a few posts, your Top Friends with their slots empty and waiting. Then send the link: yourpointspace.com/u/your-name.
- Text people individually. "I moved our stuff over here, it's just us and it's in order. Took me two minutes." Attach your Space link.
- Give them a reason tied to them. "Your race photos won't get buried under ads here." "The kids' stuff only goes to people we pick."
The one-to-one message converts. The broadcast doesn't.
Make a group before anyone asks for one
The thing that keeps a friend group on a network is a shared place. On POINT, make a private group for the actual group: the Sunday run crew, the cousins, the people from the old office who still get lunch. Post the first few things yourself so it isn't empty when the second person arrives. Groups can be invite-only, so the whole "who can see this" problem goes away.
If your people already live in a text thread, don't fight it. Use POINT for the stuff that doesn't fit in a text: photo albums, events, the longer update. The thread stays for "running late."
Keep Facebook up for now. Seriously.
Leaving in a huff loses people. Keep the account, stop posting personal things there, and when someone comments "where have you been?" send them your Space link. You'll move more people in three months of that than in one dramatic exit post. Marketplace, the neighborhood group, and the relative who will never switch are all fine reasons to keep a login.
The first week, done right
- Finish your Space. Photo, a line about you, a song if you want one, Top Friends set.
- Post three things so the page has life.
- Text five people individually with the link.
- Make the private group and post in it first.
- Add birthdays and one event, even a small one. People show up for a thing.
What to tell the skeptic
They'll ask the fair questions, and the honest answers are short. It's free and the free account is complete. There are no ads, so there's nothing optimizing against you. Friendship is two-way, so nobody follows anyone without consent. You can export everything you post, any time. And it's made by a small Florida company, not a platform with a growth team.
Then send them the link and let the page do the talking.