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Facebook Account Suspended? Why I’m Not Panicking

Facebook Account Suspended?
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Joelene Mills

The other day, December 3 to be precise, Facebook suspended my account. While I was literally scrolling!

No warning. No “hey, this looks weird.”
Just: You’re suspended. Appeal if you think this is a mistake.

So I appealed. Right away.
Today is December 6. Still suspended. Still crickets.

And honestly? I’m…fine.

Annoyed? Yes.
Worried about my entire business crumbling? No.
Because my business doesn’t live on Facebook. It lives on my blog and in my emails.

That’s the part I want you to see.

When a platform goes quiet… do you disappear too?

No. You don’t. But, if your primary way of “showing up” is a social platform, this kind of thing is a gut punch.

You don’t just lose:

  • A profile

  • A page

  • A few posts

You lose:

  • DMs from potential clients

  • Your groups or communities

  • Your go-to place to “be visible”

And if you’re introverted, you’ve probably spent extra energy making peace with even being on that platform in the first place.

So when it vanishes, the brain goes:

  • “How will people find me?”

  • “What about my launch?”

  • “Do I have to start over somewhere else?”

I am happy to say I had none of that running through my head. Here’s why I’m not spiralling: Facebook is one way to reach people. It’s not the foundation.
My blog is. My email list is. Everything else is optional.

That’s not a motivational line. It’s a systems choice.

Make your blog work again

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Social media is a channel. Your blog is an asset.

Social platforms can shut you down for reasons you’ll never understand.
They can limit your reach. Change the rules. Lock you out.

You don’t own:

  • The space

  • The audience connection

  • The rules of engagement

You’re borrowing all of it.

But your blog? That’s different.

On your blog:

  • You control what stays up and what comes down.

  • Your posts don’t vanish because someone in a moderation queue hit the wrong button.

  • People can still find your work next week, next month, next year.

And when your blog is connected to an email list, you have a way to reach people that does not rely on someone else’s app working.

For an introvert, that’s not just practical. It’s calming.
You don’t have to fight an algorithm. You just have to keep showing up in one place you own.

If Facebook disappeared on you tomorrow, what would happen?

Let’s do a quick gut check.

If your main platform vanished today:

  • Could your best-fit clients still find you tomorrow?

  • Do they know where to go that isn’t social?

  • Is there a clear path from “I like what she’s saying” to “I know how to hire her”?

If the answer is “not really” or “oh… yikes” — that’s your signal.

Not to post more.
Not to sign up for the latest “grow fast on [insert whatever new platform]” course.

To build or come back to a home base you control: your blog.

Three calm moves you can make this week

You don’t need to overhaul your whole business because one app is being ridiculous.
Here’s what you can do without flipping your whole schedule upside down.

1. Decide where your “home” is

If you don’t already see your blog as your main home base, decide that it is. Now.

Not Instagram.
Not Facebook.
Not Threads or TikTok or whatever else will exist next year.

Your blog is the place you:

  • Answer real client questions

  • Talk about your offers in a relaxed, honest way

  • Build a body of work you’re proud of

Everything else should lead people back there.

2. Make it stupidly easy to find

Pick one small thing you can do this week to point people to your blog:

  • Update your social bios so they link to your blog (or one strong “start here” post).

  • Add your blog link to your email signature.

  • Mention your latest post in one place where you’re already active.

No big promo. No “I’m back, world!!!” speech.
Just a quiet, consistent “this is where I share the good stuff.”

3. Write one search-friendly, client-helping post

Not the “perfect” post. Not a brand manifesto.

One post that:

  • Answers a question a client has actually asked you

  • Connects naturally to something you sell

  • You’d be happy for someone to find six months from now

Example prompts:

  • “What I tell clients when they say _____.”

  • “A calmer way to think about _____.”

  • “If you’ve been stuck on _____, start here.”

Hit publish. Tell your list. Then, if you’re on social, pull 2–3 short pieces from that post to share there.

Now your effort is working in both places:
Short term (social) and long term (your blog + search).

What I’m doing while Facebook figures itself out

Right now, while my account is still in limbo, I’m:

  • Writing here, on my blog

  • Emailing my people like normal

  • Treating Facebook as a “nice to have,” not a “business life-support machine”

If my account comes back? Great. I’ll keep using it, on my terms.

If it doesn’t? Annoying, but not fatal.
Because the core of my business doesn’t live there.

If you’ve been “meaning to” get back to your blog…

Let my suspension be your little nudge.

You don’t need a full rebrand, perfect content calendar, or a dramatic “I’m back” post.

You need one honest post on your own site and a simple way for people to hear from you again (email).

That’s it.

If you want help turning client questions into blog posts without turning it into a full-time job, that’s the kind of thing I write about a lot. Start with this post, then pick one small step to take this week.

Your blog doesn’t have to be loud to be effective.
It just has to be yours — and alive.

One calm, practical email every Monday.

One calm, practical email every Monday.

Quiet Start is a short, practical email for introverted coaches who want their blog to quietly bring in clients again.

No trainings. No calls. No pressure to be everywhere. Just one calm, practical email you can read with your coffee and turn into a small next step for your blog and business.