Easy Steps For Small Businesses To Get Fans On Your Facebook Page
I am often asked these questions: how did you manage to get so many fans on your facebook page in such a short time? Did you use a software to get fans? What's your special formula?
To date, I have over 8,600 fans and counting. No, I do not use any special software to 'steal' fans, neither do I become a nuisance on other people's fan pages to try to poach their fans to come to my page. What I do is very simple that anyone can do too.
My focus is only on three things:1. I give value. This includes a daily tip of the day that I post from Mondays to Fridays (without fail). Consistency is one of the major keys. I also post quotes of the day on the weekend. I know I am stating the obvious here if you have been visiting my fan page often enough, but the thing is no one realizes how important it is to be consistent in the efforts.
The key challenge that you may face is: what to share? Or you may ask yourself, how can I come up with so many tips to share? Well, I have been sharing tips from Nov 2010 and I have not run out of things to share. There is so much to learn. And I like to share what I have learned, or what I am in process of learning as well. It gives value to others and it also reinforces what I need to learn.
When you share valuable tips, people would want to share it with others and this becomes an invitation to other people to join the fan page as well.2. I engage with friends on my facebook page. What do I mean by engaging? Well not only do I share tips, articles and videos I also engage with my facebook friends on the personal level. Social media is a great platform for other people to get to know me, especially for those who have never met me. And I enjoy interacting with them too.
So I talk about what I am up to, what kinds of amusing and beautiful things I have seen or experienced. I love sharing snapshots as well. This personal engagement has also allowed me to make new friends.3. I advertise on facebook with a small budget. I have such a small budget for advertising here but the returns are fantastic. Facebook allows very specific targets and it works with your budget for as low as US$1 a day. It is money worth spending as I have several private clients who have come from being a fan on my facebook page.
Try these steps, especially the first one. I am sure it will work for you too.
To date, I have over 8,600 fans and counting. No, I do not use any special software to 'steal' fans, neither do I become a nuisance on other people's fan pages to try to poach their fans to come to my page. What I do is very simple that anyone can do too.
My focus is only on three things:1. I give value. This includes a daily tip of the day that I post from Mondays to Fridays (without fail). Consistency is one of the major keys. I also post quotes of the day on the weekend. I know I am stating the obvious here if you have been visiting my fan page often enough, but the thing is no one realizes how important it is to be consistent in the efforts.
The key challenge that you may face is: what to share? Or you may ask yourself, how can I come up with so many tips to share? Well, I have been sharing tips from Nov 2010 and I have not run out of things to share. There is so much to learn. And I like to share what I have learned, or what I am in process of learning as well. It gives value to others and it also reinforces what I need to learn.
When you share valuable tips, people would want to share it with others and this becomes an invitation to other people to join the fan page as well.2. I engage with friends on my facebook page. What do I mean by engaging? Well not only do I share tips, articles and videos I also engage with my facebook friends on the personal level. Social media is a great platform for other people to get to know me, especially for those who have never met me. And I enjoy interacting with them too.
So I talk about what I am up to, what kinds of amusing and beautiful things I have seen or experienced. I love sharing snapshots as well. This personal engagement has also allowed me to make new friends.3. I advertise on facebook with a small budget. I have such a small budget for advertising here but the returns are fantastic. Facebook allows very specific targets and it works with your budget for as low as US$1 a day. It is money worth spending as I have several private clients who have come from being a fan on my facebook page.
Try these steps, especially the first one. I am sure it will work for you too.
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