Question: “Should I “boost” posts on my Facebook page?”

Answer: NO – not without taking some serious measures to ensure you’re making the most of your advertising dollar.

Watch this quick video for details …

Facebook Promoted Posts – are OLD news, and BAD for Small Business.

Facebook promoted posts used to be a great way to expand the reach of your important content, and helped you increase engagement on your pages. Now, they can still be effective for this purpose, you just need to jump through a few extra hoops to get the same result.

Facebook have implemented a few changes to the targeting for promoted posts – now known as Boosted Posts.

Previously you had 2 options: People who like your page AND People who like your page and their friends.

In previous Facebook news updates, we warned you against promoting to “friends” of your fans because it’s a waste of time, effort, money – and causes tons of hate mail.  The backlash to these ads in your newsfeed is brutal.

You only want to promote your best, most profitable content to your existing fans.

However, Facebook have removed the “Fan only” option and your only choice is to promote to fans + friends of fans.
Don’t do it. It’s a recipe for disaster.

So what can you do?

1) Boost the post, then login to your ads manager and delete the “Friends of fans” ad units.

2) Use the Power Editor in Chrome to closely target your post – you have full control

PS – Want to know if YOUR business can boom on Facebook?

Let us take a look … You’re not alone in your social media struggles … we’re here to help you.

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News: Why Promoted Posts on Facebook are BAD news is a post from: Facebook Advertising :: FB Ads Lab

Welcome to today’s Facebook Marketing News Update.

Passover & Easter are here! Happy Holidays to all of you!

This week, here are a few strategies you can use to boost holiday sales on Facebook.
Jen Sheahan will walk you through the process, step-by-step in this 5 minute video news update. 

How to boost holiday sales on Facebook …

1. Design a promotion, contest, offer, etc. Choose something easy and fun – be memorable and remarkable & you’re far more likely to gain traction on Facebook. You can even do something simple like this video, a news update, behind the scenes, sneak peek, etc.
2. Create a custom landing page ON Facebook:  If you need help with this step, get in touch with us here: help@fbadslab.com. Custom Facebook landing pages are an excellent step to increasing conversions using Facebook.
3. Use tracking links for all Facebook posts, ads, promotions:  This data is going to come in handy later. Take the time and set up a Bit.ly link to track the traffic generated by your post. Especially important when sales/conversions are your goal. If you’re only looking for a traffic boost, you can skip the tracking link step if you’re in a hurry.
4. Post a photo/video on Facebook:  Create a photo to promote your contest/offer and post it to your Facebook page. A screenshot of a video (like the ones I use all the time) are great. The play button arrow encourages people to click the photo and engage with your post.
5. Add a one-sentence description: Keep it short and simple. If you have more to say, add it in the comments below. Shorter is better on Facebook – use the same principles as you’d use with Twitter. Short, choppy sentences work best.
6. Place your tracking link to the landing page in the comments below your post: Don’t include the link in the original post, include it as the first comment instead. This helps generate more visibility for your post right away. Facebook sees that you have comments, and will display your post to more people – even when some of those comments are from  you.
7. “Promote this post” to Fans Only: This step is optional, and  ensures your fans get to see your post, and they’re more likely to Like, Comment, or Share if they actually see your post in the first place. Only 7-10% of fans see your posts without paid promotion. I know it sucks, but that’s the reality. Because this is special, and you’re looking for a boost, you need to pull out all stops.
8. Create a Page Post Ad: Another optional step – Inside your Ads Manager on Facebook, you can create a Page Post Ad to promote the same post to anyone you like. Remember to use clever targeting to ensure a strong message to market match. You can promote this to fans only, but you can also set up a targeted demographic if this post will appeal to more people – outside your initial group of current fans.
9. Continue to post 1-2x per day on your Facebook page: Regular posts increase engagement and will boost traffic before the holidays. Idease include: helpful hints, tips, recipes, photos, videos, family traditions, questions, surveys, etc. Remember to have fun with your posts, reply to everyone and hit LIKE on their comments. Delete/ban/block idiots who harass you, and encourage your existing fans with thoughtful replies and comments.
10. STOP all ads on the holiday itself: And usually the few days before and after the holidays. Impressions go through the roof as people share their holiday posts and photos with family and friends, but very few people click on ads on holidays. Save your CTR by pausing all campaigns for a few days.
11. Be Shareable – Be Interesting – Be Creative – Have fun! Create awesome, kick-ass content that people WANT to share.

Facebook Page Post Example

NEWS : How to boost holiday sales with Facebook is a post from: Facebook Advertising :: FB Ads Lab

Welcome to today’s Facebook Marketing News Update.

Today, we’re talking about how to avoid attracting hate mail for your Sponsored Stories, Promoted Posts, and Page Post Ads on Facebook.

How to handle the haters …

1. It’s not about you. People who post hateful comments are usually angry at Facebook for interrupting their Facebook experience with an ad. They don’t seem to understand that Facebook choose where and how often to display ads.
2. How to respond politely: You can either respond politely & explain how Facebook makes money OR you can ignore or delete the post. –
3. ‘Hate on the Haters’ Strategy: If you love inflaming the situation, and controversy is your “thing”, then absolutely follow your instinct and argue with the haters. Personally, I don’t have time or interest in this. However, it can be a VERY useful tactic because the more comments you have on the post, the better – Facebook will see your post as being very popular, and relevant, and they will show it more often.
4. Target wisely: When advertising and promoting your content, select “Current Fans Only” instead of “Friends of Fans” – see image below.
5. Be Shareable – Be Interesting – Be Creative – Have fun! Create awesome, kick-ass content that people WANT to share.

Advertise to Fans Only

Facebook Marketing News Update :: How to Handle Haters is a post from: Facebook Advertising :: FB Ads Lab

Want the inside scoop on Facebook Ads targeting?

Here is how we do it at FB Ads Lab … Enjoy!

Also … this video features an interactive transcript. Click on any part of the transcript and you’ll jump to that part of the video.
I wonder if this feature is useful for you … Please let me know your thoughts.

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How to find untapped markets for your Facebook Ads is a post from: Facebook Advertising :: FB Ads Lab

Want your business Facebook page to stand out from the crowd?

Implement these kick-ass Facebook Page optimization techniques and you’ll be way ahead of the competition!

Stand out from the crowd ...

Facebook introduced Graph Search – the Facebook Search Engine – back in January 2013. However, it’s now become a hot topic on everyone’s lips. All of a sudden, keywords are becoming more important than ever!

The new Facebook Graph Search algorithm uses keywords to help users find people, pages, businesses, clubs who share the same interests.

Just like SEO, Facebook Graph Search Optimization (FSO – if you will) utilizes a number of factors to determine your Facebook page’s relevance for a particular user. In plain English, this means you never know exactly what Facebook are thinking, or how they are going to determine who reaches the top of the list. But there are a few things you can do to ensure you have a fighting chance.

How your page can stand out in the Graph Search on Facebook:

1. NAME IT: Claim Your Page Name. Choose a good page name using your business name and/or location. Remember to keep it short and simple.
2. CATEGORIZE IT: Choose Your Business Category & Sub-Categories. Most pages can choose 3 sub-categories.
3. RESEARCH IT: Find the most relevant keywords for your business. These can be your main SEO keywords, keywords from your AdWords campaigns, or even keywords from Google Analytics. If you need help discovering your most profitable keywords, we can help.
4. EXPLAIN IT: Provide Detail & keywords in our “About”, “Mission”, and “Company Description” sections of your page and profile. The more detail you can provide here, the better. Use strong, relevant keywords and clickable URLs for best results.
5. BUILD IT: Use Relevant Apps : Surveys, Forms, Menus, Newsletters, Ebooks, Contests, etc. Apps make it easy for Fans to find your content. When you only post status updates, they get lost in a matter of days. By keeping your relevant information in an app, most info is quickly retrievable.
6. EXPAND IT: Implement Facebook Tabs. Utilize the space below your Timeline image for custom tabs – landing pages inside Facebook. Create your own version of a Facebook mini-website. Keep tabs for lead generation, sales of top products, promos & giveaways, free downloads, etc.
7. DEVELOP IT: Develop an interactive, engaging, entertaining page post style that suits your brand. This is SO important! Find your voice, and use it in your posts. Engagement is everything on Facebook, so it’s worth investing some time in getting your message right. Regular, entertaining posts will keep users coming back for more.
8. SHARE IT: Encourage content sharing : Make it easy for people to share your content by posting plenty of photos and videos. Keep videos very short (under 3 minutes) and have them subtly branded with your company name and/or URL.
9. DISCUSS IT: Communication is a 2 way street : chat, reply, tag, interact with your readers/fans regularly. Many big brands totally overlook this aspect of social media. Ignore this, and you will FAIL. Discuss hot topics, confront blunders head on, answer questions, and be fair, honest, and straightforward.
10. TAG IT: Tag photos with your page name, be sure to include your business name and location in the description. Tagging photos is a great way to ensure your page will be seen when customers are searching for a business like yours.

If you own a restaurant, you should check out this awesome post on Social Media Examiner too.

How To Optimize Your Business Facebook Page for Graph Search is a post from: Facebook Advertising :: FB Ads Lab

A few weeks ago, I posted this question on my personal Facebook page:

As you can see, I received quite a few helpful comments, several links to great websites, and tips from experienced Parent Hackers.

I’ve since put several “household hacks” into action, and it’s been fabulous! I have much more time for the important things in life.

Life gets busy, doesn’t it? Especially when you’re balancing a million different things all at once.
I am a mother, wife, friend, sister, daughter, and a business owner. Improving my lifestyle is an ongoing process, and one I enjoy greatly. But, it takes work.

Here is what I’ve implemented so far …

1. LAUNDRY – Outsourcing the laundry has been great. When it gets out of control, load up the bags and take it to a laundromat. Washed, dried, folded in a few hours. Phew!

2. HOUSEKEEPER – 2x per week, tidy kitchen, changed sheets, clean house = happy Jen.

3. DOG WALKER – 2x per week our puppy, Bella, gets a good run, lots of exercise, and a little training. We take her on short walks on the other days.

4. GROCERIES – online shopping, set order: milk, bread, fruit, veggies, meat delivered 2x per week.

5. LAWNS – lawn guy cuts grass, trims garden, kills weeds 2x per month

Outsource your laundry?

A few important things to remember:

1. No one can do it all. — I’ve written about this before, and I’m sure I’ll write about it again. I am not super-human, and neither are you. Ask for help.

2. Schedule fun stuff into your life – Every week, I plan something cool, fun, different, interesting for our family to do together. Sometimes these are big adventures, other times its a surprise trip to a new ice cream store. It doesn’t have to cost a lot of money to be fun, memorable, and worthwhile.

3. Keep your priorities straight. — What is REALLY important to you? Think about it, when you die, what do you want people to say about you? Start being that person today.

4. Set boundaries. — Set boundaries and time limits for yourself, your kids, and your business. I use a timer to let my kids know when I will be finished working. When the timer goes off, I stop and play with them. This forces me to be focused and productive while I am working.

5. Limit digital time. — Limiting digital time has dramatically improved our family dynamic. When the kids are home, all computers are off – including mine! Find your own “digital free” time and connect with your family without any screens involved. Get creative: bake something, build something, play something, draw something, go outside and play! — Another cool idea is to use “tickets” for kids to manage their own digital time. I’m testing this out in our house next week.  Click Here to learn more.

Schedule fun activities monthly

Here are a few helpful resources for those of you looking to “hack” your household …

Parent Hacks : Smart tips to help you simplify family life and have more fun!

Air Tasker : Odd jobs, tasks, etc

Task Rabbit : Errand service

Aussie Farmers Direct  : Australian grocery delivery

Erin Parenting : Stress-free parenting tips for Working Mothers

Bless this Mess : Home Organizer, Melbourne Australia – Robyn has a great FB page here too!

Bulletproof Executive : Check out his bulletproof coffee! YUM!

– What tips, hints, strategies, websites, etc have helped YOU hack your household?

Please comment below & share with me. This is a learning process, and the more resources we can share, the better we will all feel.

How To Hack Your Household (Part 1) is a post from: Facebook Advertising :: FB Ads Lab

Are you making these 3 costly social media mistakes in your business?

Join in this free Facebook coaching session with Jen Sheahan to find out!

Tools & Resources mentioned in this Facebook training:

Hootsuite

Google Alerts

Social Mention

Sharebar

Frank Kern’s Facebook Page

James Schramko’s Facebook Page

Groupon Australia Facebook Page

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There are three mistakes to avoid on Facebook. We’re going to cover a lot of

information in this session. I’ve set aside about an hour. If we need more time then

that’s fine. If you have questions, please type them in the question box.

I will go back through them at the end. We’ll try to get through all of your questions

and cover everything that is going on in Facebook right now. There have been a lot of

changes in the last couple of weeks. Facebook is on a rampage and doing all kinds of

crazy things.

If you can avoid these three mistakes on Facebook, then you will be on the right track.

When we were preparing the notes for this, we came up with 30 mistakes that we find

on Facebook. I tried to combine a lot of the mistakes into three so that I didn’t have to

change the title. Thirty mistakes are a bit overwhelming.

At the moment, Facebook is confusing. People are posting quotes, pictures and giant

rabbits. There are ads everywhere. There are ads in the newsfeed, sponsored things

and promoted things. It gets a bit crazy.

In the next hour, I want to get your head full of the information that you need to know

so that you don’t feel as overwhelmed. We’re going to cover three mistakes to avoid,

strategies that work now, what offers work best, and how you can position yourself to

have an offer that works best. What should I avoid? How can I get help?

In terms of how you can get help, I’m here to help you. I have an agency. This is what

we do. FB Ads Lab is how you found us. If you are overwhelmed and you’re taking a

gazillion notes, don’t stress. I’m here and I can help you. We have a variety of services.

We’re going to cover a lot of content in the next hour so stick with me. Why should you

use Facebook? These are the reasons that you should use Facebook.

It’s fabulous for social proof. When you have raving fans and they post comments on

your page, it’s fabulous. There is nothing better than a bunch of raving fans on your

page or profile saying, “Thank you so much for this.”

It’s really good for leads and list building when you do it right. You can generate sales.

Yes, you can sell from Facebook. We’re going to cover that. It is fabulous to get tons

and tons of traffic to your website, sales pages, offers, webinars and events. These are

the reasons to use Facebook.

Don’t use Facebook if you have no plan, if you are going to spam us with your crappy

links, mislead people, deceive people or copy your competition. There are so many

people out there posting crappy links to spammy crap. They are misleading people and

lying. There is negativity. People are blatantly copying their competition. It is so obvious

when you do this.

If you have no plan, if you’re an affiliate or if you want to spam people with links and

you don’t care about relationships, if you are in a shady industry or if you want to copy

what everyone else is doing, Facebook is probably not the best place for you. I would

suggest that you look at other ways to accomplish your goals. Facebook is not for these

things.

Let’s look at mistake number one, all work and no play. A friend of mine posted on her

page the other day. Someone said to her, “If you’re not going to talk about business

then I don’t want to be your friend on Facebook.” I’m sure you can imagine what she

said to them. She thought, “Get lost.”

Facebook is social. That’s the whole point. Yes, you can do business on Facebook.

Yes, you can sell stuff on Facebook but you have to know how to do it. If you’re all work

and no play, you will lose people and customers on your personal profile and on your

page. There is a really great formula that you can follow. I’m going to share that with

you now.

You should interact on Facebook by being real, natural and honest. Just be yourself.

You will attract other people who are like you and think just like you if you are just like

you. If you try to be someone else, copy something else, are fake or put up a front, it

comes through.

Just be yourself. Be natural and honest. Speak your mind. I know that some of you are

very opinionated. You might have controversial views. So what? Speak your mind. If

that’s the way that you want to do business and those are the kinds of customers you

want to attract then do it.

There are a lot of people who say things like, “Don’t post controversial things on

Facebook.” I disagree. There is nothing like controversy to engage your audience and

get some interaction happening.

Controversy is fabulous for Facebook if that’s who you are, that’s you’re branding and

that’s what you stand for. If your whole idea is to be someone different and stand out

from the crowd then go for it. Speak your mind. Be controversial. Start a big discussion.

You can also encourage interaction. You do that by using people’s names, liking their

comments and replying to them. When someone comments on your post, write back to

them. You can say, “Thanks for that, David. I agree. What do you think about this?” You

can say, “Martha, I love that picture you posted.”

Use their name, hit “like” on their comments and reply to people. It’s fabulous. When

you do that it’s like a chess match. You make a move by posting something. They make

a move by either liking it or commenting. Then you make a move. Then they make a

move. It goes back and forth like that. Far too many business owners post nonsense

and never interact. They wonder why they have no engagement on their pages. That’s a

huge mistake.

Discuss relevant topics. When things happen in your industry, neighborhood, town, in

the country or in the world, discuss it. Find some ways to bring it up. Interact with people

and ask for opinions. It’s really good. Relevant topics are fabulous for getting people to

engage with you.

Ask for opinions and listen to what people say. This is a big thing. This is how you will

be able to develop new products, services and offers for your audience that is relevant

to them. Ask them for opinions and then listen to what they have to say.

Understand that people interact on Facebook using visual photos. This is what people

do on Facebook. I like the picture on the top left. People post cats, dogs, puppies,

kittens, food, coffee, babies, holidays, drunk, crazy pictures and dancing. This is what

people are doing on Facebook.

If you are constantly posting your links to your affiliate offer, you have to find a way

to link it to what people are doing. This is how you will get people’s attention, not by

constantly writing, “I wrote a new blog post,” and that’s it. Instead, you could link your

blog post to this picture of kittens jumping.

You could use a picture like this linked to your blog post. Find a way to link something

visual, funny, interesting, cute, humorous or controversial to your blog post. That will

help you get a lot more interaction than if you just post the link to your blog post.

This is how you balance work and play. You can meet people where they’re at. You

need to understand that people are posting pictures of holidays, babies, food, coffee,

fun quotes, sayings and inspirational things. If you can do that then that is where you

will find engagement.

Find and encourage similarities between you and your friends or fans on Facebook.

By posting who you are and what you like to do, you are going to find similarities. Then

you can encourage them. You might quickly realize that your audience absolutely loves

surfing.

If your audience enjoys surfing and you enjoy surfing then you can post things about

surfing on your business page and link it to your customers. People want to do business

with people they know, like and trust. Virtually you can build up the know, like and trust

feelings by encouraging similarities between you and your audience.

Build a connection. You build a connection with your fans when you use their name,

reply directly to their comments, like their posts and say, “I was thinking of you. Mary, I

saw this and thought of you. Remember that question you asked me a few weeks ago?

I saw this and it made me think of you.”

Imagine if a brand did that for you. They might say, “Robert, I know you asked us this

question. Here is the answer. We thought it might help you.” They post that on their

page tagging you. How cool is that? Build a connection and look for opportunities like

that.

Be forgiving and generous. I don’t mean financially generous. I mean to be generous

with praise, words and kindness. If people are harsh or mean, you can ban them from

your page. It’s your page. You have control of it. You can get rid of spammy, mean or

destructive people.

If someone disagrees with you, fair enough. It’s OK. They can disagree with you. That’s

fine. I respect you and your opinion. By having that kind of approach to the comments

on your page you will encourage more interaction as opposed to encouraging people to

go away from you.

Think twice before posting. Many times, I’ve posted something and taken it off quickly.

I’ve thought about posting and thought, “Maybe I won’t say that. Maybe that’s a bit

harsh.” Think twice before you post something.

Think twice before you respond to negative comments or complaints on your page.

Usually, the first reaction can be harsh. Just be careful. Maybe ask someone’s opinion

about your comment or post before you do it if you are unsure or don’t do it at all.

Humor doesn’t translate well. If humor is your thing, people are used to you, they know

you and they get it then that’s fine. If you’re talking to your family, friends or spouse then

maybe humor might work.

Be really careful with sarcasm. It usually doesn’t translate very well on Facebook pages,

comments or posts. Be really careful with humor. Make sure that the person you are

commenting to understands your sense of humor.

I have a question here that I want to answer before we go on. The question is, “When

you respond to someone’s comment on Facebook do you direct message or reply for all

to see?” That’s a really good question. I like to reply for all to see.

I might say, “Thanks, Debra, we agree.” or “That was a mistake. Thanks for pointing

it out.” I might say that in my post. It depends. If someone says, “I’ve written to your

customer support 50 million times and no one has responded.” then you should post

publicly so that people can see.

You can say, “I’m so sorry, John. Thank you very much for commenting. I’ve sent you

an email.” You want people to see that you handle negativity direct and straightforward

and that you respond straightforward.

If someone says, “I want to know which product suits me best. I have this kind of

company.” then you might want to post a simple comment that says, “We’ve sent you a

direct message. We’re happy to help. Check your messages.” Then you can send them

a private message with details. It depends on whether you direct message or reply for

all to see. I like to reply for all to see when possible.

Mistake number two is not having a plan. Far too many people jump in and they don’t

have a plan. People think, “I can get on Twitter.” They start tweeting things. They get on

Facebook and put up a bunch of links without any sort of plan. You end up wasting a

ton of time. I’m pretty sure that no one here can afford to waste any time.

Social media is a huge time suck if you don’t have a plan. It’s really simple to make a

quick plan of which social networks you are going to be on, what you’re going to post,

when you’re going to post it and how much time you will invest in each social network.

A simple formula is to figure out three social networks that are best for your market.

They might be Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn or Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

Instagram is interesting as well for some businesses, especially visual ones. You want

to figure out which social networks are best for you and then make a plan for that.

For example, we are sending this for our average client every single month. There

are almost 300,000 clicks through to their website. There are almost 19,000 average

leads. If I’m going to send 285,000 people to your website this month, are they going to

convert? Do you know? Will it be like throwing rotten tomatoes at a brick wall?

You have to understand what will happen with those 285,000 people who are going to

come to your website. Are they going to opt in? Are they going to buy something? Are

they going to comment? Are they going to engage? What is going to happen with them?

Before you start you really need to make sure that your website is in order. These

are the essentials in our opinion. When we get a new client request we want to make

sure that they have split testing in place. This would be Visual Website Optimizer or

something along those lines.

You want to have some kind of tracking set up. You might have affiliate links. Some

people use Infusionsoft. Some people have Google Analytics. We can set up links with

Google Analytics.

You want to have some kind of tracking so that you understand where these people are

coming from. Otherwise you are going to get 3,000 visits from Facebook and you won’t

know how many of them converted. It’s a ridiculous waste of time and effort.

You need to have an email autoresponder whether you use Office Autopilot, MailChimp,

Aweber or Infusionsoft. You want to follow up with people once they’ve gotten to your

website and opted in for your free report, gift or video.

You need to have some sort of customer support in place whether that’s you, a team

member or a VA. You need to look after your fan page, email list and customers. If you

don’t have some kind of customer support, you’re taking orders and not helping people

then that’s going to be a problem.

You need to have a content plan. That’s a simple plan of what topics you’re going to

cover each week on your blog, Facebook page and Twitter. We make a content plan for

every quarter. We know exactly what we’re talking about every single week.

The blog posts are written. The Facebook posts are done. The tweets are done. We

know that this week we’re talking all about conversions. Next week we’re talking all

about tracking. The next week we’re talking all about images. We can cover all different

kinds of things. We have a plan. It gives you peace of mind knowing that you have a

year’s worth of stuff to talk about.

You need to have an ad strategy plan. It’s simple to write up what kind of ads you’re

going to use and how you’re going to attack your ads. Chances are that you will waste a

huge amount of money if you don’t have that in place.

These are the essentials that you need to have in place for social media. These nine

questions are questions that we ask our clients. If you can’t answer these questions

then you should spend some time doing this before you spend time on social media.

Does your product convert? What other forms of traffic work for you? Are you trying

AdWords? Is it JV or emails? What forms of traffic work best? How do you follow up

with people who haven’t bought anything? Are you setting up re-marketing?

Are your affiliates successful? Some people have affiliates but their affiliates can’t sell

anything. What else do your customers enjoy? How much do you know about your

customers? Do you have a Facebook page? Do you want one? Should you have one?

Do your competitors have a Facebook page?

How do you track your traffic? Who buys your stuff and when do they buy it? Many of

our customers know exactly when their products sell the most. If you know that then you

can make sure that you’re posting on those days or set up ads only for those days and

times.

That way you increase your conversions and click-through rate. You keep your ad

spend very low. This is your plan. It’s quite simple and straightforward. It definitely pays

to spend some time investing in this.

Mistake number three is that you can’t sell on Facebook. I hear this all the time. It’s BS.

You can sell on Facebook. We do it all the time. Our clients do it every day. Yes, you

can. You just need to be smart about it. If you’re posting crappy links, no, you can’t. If

you have a plan, you’re wise, you’re building engagement and support then yes. You

can sell a lot on Facebook. Let’s cover how to do that.

This is the social traffic sales strategy that we recommend. Know what offers work best.

Fill your funnel with targeted buyers. Follow up, interact, engage and entertain. Then

ask directly for the sale. It’s very straightforward. Let’s cover them step by step.

The first step is to know what offers work best. We get this question a lot. “Will my stuff

work on Facebook?” Ninety percent of the time the answer is, “Yes, your stuff will work

on Facebook.” There is a section of the population where it does not work on Facebook.

We’ll cover that in a minute.

What works best is anything related to entertainment, fun, movies, shows, plays,

theater, TV, videos, music and entertainment. There are vacations, holidays and hotels.

Entertainment is a huge industry and it works very well.

Services work well on Facebook. You might provide a digital service to people. It could

be a digital service, virtual service or real-life service like lawn mowing, window washing

or ironing. Services work very well.

There is the self-improvement industry. People like self-improvement. If you can

position yourself in the right way, this can work wonders. It’s also a vague category.

Self-improvement is not “get rich quick and learn how to make $5,000 a day working in

your pajamas with a typewriter.” I don’t mean that.

I mean self-improvement with webinars, seminars, courses and investing. It’s anything

to better yourself, your position and financial status. That can work very well.

Ecommerce is a huge opportunity. We have a whole division working only with

ecommerce websites. It is so powerful. Ecommerce has a specific formula on how you

sell things directly. You go straight from a Facebook ad to a click to a sales page to sell

something.

It is very powerful. If you have an ecommerce website I highly encourage you to talk

to us. Once you get this right you just turn it on and then turn it off again. You sell

something else the next day. It’s really powerful.

There are webinars and events. This can be touch-and-go depending on how Facebook

is feeling on the particular day that you submit your ads. Sometimes webinars and

events work very well and Facebook approves them.

You can get thousands of people to visit your opt-in page every day. Other times

Facebook goes on a rampage and disapproves all webinar ads. It comes and goes. I

can’t predict when it will or will not work for you.

Over the past year, our clients have had millions of dollars in webinar sales from their

Facebook ads. Again, there is a set formula for that. I will show you that. You want to

link your ad to the webinar. You want to make sure the ad image is the same as on the

webinar page. Then you follow up.

You have to follow up with people and get them to come to the webinar. You have to

remind them to come to the event. Maybe you send them some kind of hard copy in the

mail to get them to come. These categories are huge on Facebook.

This is another question that we get all the time. “What works best?” If you’re selling

something less than $50 then direct to a Facebook sales page will work. If it’s more than

$50, sometimes it’s easier to go for the opt-in. That’s a general rule.

However, I was just selling a $5,000 package. I sold two of them with Facebook ads. I

invested $200 in ads and sold two $5,000 packages. That was direct from a Facebook

ad to a sales page with no video. It can be done.

It depends on who you are advertising to. I knew exactly who I was advertising to. I was

known to them. You need to have your targeting right. This is a general rule.

If you’re selling a sun hat and everyone knows what it is, or a water bottle with a brand

name, you can go direct. Someone might say, “Yes, I need an insulated water bottle. I’ll

get one now.” It works really well, especially right before Christmas.

Step two is to fill your funnel with targeted buyers. This is a really involved process.

I’m going to go through it quickly. Filling your funnel with targeted buyers is the whole

concept of Facebook and social media in general.

This is an example of a social media sales funnel. These are the steps involved.

Number one is to attract the right people. That is targeting and understanding your

audience. Step two is to get them engaged and know how to speak to your audience.

Step three is to ask questions. I put that as separate from getting them engaged. Asking

questions is specifically driven to help you make sales. What are your biggest problems

with XYZ situation? How can we make this better? Asking a question is directly related

to the problem that you solve.

Then you step in and solve those problems for those people. You invite feedback. Step

four is that you show that you solved this problem for someone else. So-and-so had this

situation. They couldn’t get enough traffic with Facebook. This is how we did it.

Then you invite feedback. I do it on my fan page all the time. I put up an example. I

say, “What do you think of this?” Then everyone comments. They say, “We think this is

ridiculous.” You are inviting feedback. That gets people involved.

Once you have people involved and you’re inviting feedback then you test and test.

You send them to different landing pages, offers and products. Once you have this tight

group of people who know, like and trust you and you’re solving their problems then you

test several different landing pages.

You can do that with your ads. Once you have that engaged audience there and ready,

you can set up a couple of different ads. Spend $10 a day and send them to different

landing pages. You can see what converts best for your audience.

Then that is when you make sales. I hope that makes sense. I’m not finished. I have

more to cover. This usually generates a lot of discussion and questions. If you want to

know more about this social media sales funnel and how it works, make sure you type

your questions in the box.

Step three is to interact, engage and entertain your audience. If any of you know Frank

Kern, you should definitely go to his Facebook page. He is the master at entertaining

and engaging his audience. It’s fantastic. He’s funny and crazy but he knows his

audience. He speaks directly to them right there on his fan page. He’ll post pictures

of his family. Then he’ll post a crazy picture of something else and ask for people’s

opinions. He’ll post a testimonial from a client. Then he’ll post something great about

one of his coaching students. He really does interact, engage and entertain on a

fabulous level. I definitely think it’s worth checking out his stuff.

Meet people where they are at. Find and encourage similarities. Build that connection.

Be forgiving and generous. All of this is important. Remember to have fun and be

yourself. Understand your audience and how you can connect with them.

People are asking me about Frank Kern. He’s very funny. He’s in the internet marketing

industry. He understands his audience very well. He communicates very well with them.

Another brand is the Groupon Australia page. They are very funny. I always laugh at

what they have to say. James Schramko is another person to look at.

Step four is to ask directly for the sale. Using Facebook ads is an excellent way to ask

directly for the sale. You see here that we have an ad for Frank Kern that goes to fans

of Frank Kern. The landing page is exactly the same image. It’s the same concept.

We were able to help get him a 300% ROI on this. We doubled his click-through rate.

We halved his cost-per-click simply by understanding how to link his customer and

client base over to the landing page on the webinar.

It’s really important that you have some sort of continuity between the landing page, the

ad itself and the audience. You want to link all of those things together. Once you get

them to the landing page you follow up by email or re-marketing code on the landing

page. You need to follow up with people.

While we’re talking about landing pages, it’s important that you have a privacy policy

written on your landing page. They’ve just made that mandatory for everyone. You can’t

just have a link to a privacy policy. You need to have the privacy policy right there on

the page.

You can follow up with a webinar, video series or a free coaching series. Somehow

you want to get people engaged with you, the knowledge that you want to share or the

products that you have to offer.

It’s a bit different for people in ecommerce. You might want to do something like this in

ecommerce. You take people straight to a landing page where you get their details. You

follow up with a phone call or SMS. This is another way to follow up with people and

make sure that it’s relevant. This is how you ask directly for the sale.

Once you’ve done all the ground work in building up your value with people then

you can ask directly for the sale with Facebook ads. I like doing it via Facebook ads

because I love Facebook ads but also because it’s not as invasive as asking for the sale

on your fan page.

When you ask for people to buy stuff from your fan page, it’s so blatant. It’s like inviting

people over to your house for dinner and saying, “By the way, I want you to buy this big

cooking set for $500,000.” You think, “I didn’t ask to be sold. I came over to have a chat

and a nice meal with my friend.” Selling directly on your Facebook page is really difficult

for a lot of people.

That’s why I recommend that you set up ads. When people click the ads they are opting

in to be sold to. You can set up ads with a very small budget of $5, $10 or %15 per day

and target only your fans so that they are the only people who will see your ads. It is the

same thing except you’re not slapping them in the face and asking directly for the sale.

We have a couple of questions. Donna asked, “Are all of these people clients of yours?”

Yes, some of them are clients of mine. Some of them are not. I’m sure there are other

fabulous, engaged fan pages. We see a lot of the fan pages of the people who are our

clients.

Someone asked, “How many ads are being blocked by Facebook using ad blocking

software?” I don’t know the percentage. My feeling about ad blocking software is that

the people who are using ad blocking software are probably people like you, technical

genius guru-types. They are really good at technical stuff.

My guess is that if that’s your audience you will have to find another way to attract them.

Setting up ads traditionally is not the best way to reach programmers or anyone who is

highly technically inclined. It’s like internet marketing. The internet marketing industry is

very switched-on to affiliate links, redirects, offers and cloaking.

People know what you’re doing. If that’s your audience then you really need to find

another way to reach them. If you think the vast majority of them use ad blocking

software, you might need to do it directly on your Facebook page. My guess is that they

are probably not on Facebook in huge amounts.

Our experience shows that Twitter might be better for some of those audiences. There

are a lot of question and answer sites for techie-type people that are really good

advertising opportunities. If you have a very technically-minded audience, you might

want to look at other options.

It’s the same thing if you are business-to-business. Facebook can work for business-

to-business but LinkedIn is fabulous for that if you know how to strategize and position

yourself on LinkedIn. It’s really good.

Kristen asks, “What’s the difference between getting them engaged and asking

questions?” I guess there is not that big of a difference. I was referring to getting people

engaged with pictures and social things.

You want to share a little bit about your life. I’m a coffee lover. I love to go some place

cool and get a coffee. When it’s presented really nicely sometimes I’ll take a photo of

it and say, “It’s time for a coffee break. Should I have the mocha syrup or the coconut

syrup?”

I put engaging your audience in the social category, like the pictures that I was showing

earlier. You want to ask questions that are very specific about your product, service or

industry. You might have several different posts about life in general or you just got new

computers and you took a picture of that.

You might say, “My book was just listed on Amazon. How exciting. Here’s a picture of

me with the publisher.” That’s all nice. Then ask a question. “What do you think? Is it

right to direct message your customers or should I comment here on the page?”

That is different from engaging. I know that you could easily put them in the same

category. I’m being a bit nit-picky about it but I see them as two different things.

Here is another question. “Why is my RSS feed outperforming the normal posts?” That’s

interesting. I don’t know. We would have to look into that. RSS feed or automated

posting is really funny on Facebook.

It works for some people and doesn’t work for others. I really don’t like automated

posting. I never have. PostPlanner seems to be good because you can link it to your

website. Then you can have a link to your website right there in your post.

Facebook allows you the opportunity to schedule your own posts so that it comes

directly from Facebook. It gives the appearance that you are there live, which is good.

I like to be there live. When I post something and I’m live then I can answer live. I think

that’s interesting. That’s what gets people involved. I don’t like automated posting.

Savannah has a big question. “How can I convert my 1600 fans into engaged,

participating fans? Is there a way? When I promote my posts it goes to all foreign

speaking countries? Do you have any suggestions on post promotion?” Her question is

about promoting posts. I have suggestions about that.

Promoted posts can be good but they’re also a pain in the ass because of exactly the

reason you just mentioned, Savannah. When you go to your Facebook page and make

a comment, Facebook gives you the option to promote the post. That means that for

$20 we can make sure that this gets to 1,000 of your fans. Some people still do it.

That’s fine but 1,000 of your fans may not be 1,000 of your customers. The vast majority

of our clients know that their customers are in one country or place. For example, one of

our clients has almost all of their sales come from California. They have fans all over the

United States.

If we promote a post on their page, it goes to the entire country and not just California.

We know that the people who buy their stuff are in California. Why would I want to

advertise to people in Pennsylvania when my customers are in California? Instead, go

into your ads manager and set up a page post ad for that post that you’ve just created.

Then you select “California only.” You can select women 40 to 42 who live in California

who are marketing managers. You have full control when you go into your ads

manager. If you just promote the post it can be fine sometimes. If you don’t mind

spending $20 and you want something quick and easy to get a little boost, that’s fine.

If you really want to reach your customers, I highly recommend that you go into your

ads manager and do it there. You will save yourself a lot of money. You will probably

spend $5 and reach all of the women in California who meet that criteria and are most

likely to buy your stuff as opposed to promoting a post and wasting $20.

Yes, you can convert 1600 fans into engaged, participating fans. I would recommend

that you go back to the information that I showed earlier about how to get them

engaged, what to post and when.

Social media is free. I know that I said I would cover three mistakes. This is four but I

have to throw this in here. Social media is not free. It takes time, money, experience

and expertise. Social media is an investment in your brand.

You can invest your money, time, knowledge or experience or that of your team to

make it work for you. Please understand that it is well worth finding someone who

understands your market, you and your business and hiring them to do it for you. It just

makes sense.

You have to do intensive research into your customers, competitors, similar services,

blogs, news and current events to understand what to post, when to post it and who to

post it to. It takes time and effort to understand these things.

Here are some research tips for those of you who want to do it yourself. You can go to

Quantcast, SimilarSites.com, Alexa, YouTube and Facebook. You can do research into

your audience. You can figure out exactly who you need to be speaking to. You can

definitely do that using these tools.

There are other tools that are handy for managing your social media. I love Hootsuite.

It’s fabulous. You can set up Google Alerts for your brand, company, product or industry

names. It’s interesting to set up Google Alerts.

Whenever anyone writes a blog post about a topic you will get an email from Google.

They will say, “So-and-so is talking about pink yarn for knitting.” Then you might say,

“Look, there is new pink yarn for knitting.” You are also sharing that information with

your audience. You can link to that blog post.

You can share their information. You can support them. You can post it on your own

blog. Then you are at the cutting edge of your topic. Google Alerts is really good for

that.

Another cool thing is SocialMention.com. You can type in any topic, word or phrase. It

will tell you everyone who is talking about that online. It is really good for current events.

The person who looks after my blog is in Mexico at the moment.

I highly recommend Sharebar. Sharebar is a plugin. I have nothing to do with Sharebar.

I just discovered it a couple of weeks ago. It looks really good. It’s a plugin for your

WordPress blog that allows you to have a couple of social posts.

They are social networks that scroll alongside your posts. I’m sure there are others

that are good, too. Sharebar is pretty cool. I’m going to get that installed on my blogs

quickly.

I’m still talking about how to find your ideal market. I get a lot of questions about Google

AdWords versus Facebook. If your traffic works well on Google AdWords it can work on

Facebook but you have to understand the differences.

With AdWords, there are active searches. People are typing in keywords like “buy

queen mattress Melbourne” for people who want to buy a queen mattress in Melbourne.

If you want to sell a queen-sized mattress in Melbourne on Facebook, it’s going to be

a different strategy than if you’re going to do it on AdWords. If your stuff is working well

on AdWords, that’s great but you’re going to have to translate it to get it to work on

Facebook. Facebook deals with demographics, people, age, gender, location, likes and

interests as opposed to keywords.

Google AdWords is fairly consistent. I’m sure that if any AdWords experts were here

they would probably throw things at me if they heard me say that. It’s fairly consistent

when you compare it to Facebook. Facebook is very inconsistent. It’s almost fickle.

One day it will work and the next day it won’t. It’s very frustrating and confusing.

People lose their accounts. They have ads disapproved for the wrong reasons. It’s

very frustrating. It’s a very immature platform whereas AdWords is a very established

platform.

If you’re going into Facebook to do ads, it is high risk. That is a good way to explain it.

You never know. It could work. It could not work. You could get all of your ads approved

or disapproved. It’s like a mine field. You have to step carefully and tiptoe around. You

have to make sure that you are following the rules because the rules change all the

time.

There is quite a significant difference. The only thing that these two platforms have in

common is that they are both PPC, pay-per-click, advertising. That’s about it. Everything

else is really different and requires a different strategy.

With Facebook, you want to be seen and be social. It’s really important for ads to be on

Facebook if you have a big brand, but not all the time. Then you’ll waste all your money.

You have to understand that you’re selling in context.

It’s like at the supermarket checkout. You didn’t go into the supermarket to buy a trashy

magazine and a pack of gum but you might buy one when you’re standing at checkout.

They know exactly who is standing in the checkout at grocery stores. They position

things perfectly for impulse buying.

It’s exactly the same with Facebook. You want to position yourself perfectly for impulse

buying. Congruency is king. You want to make sure that your audience is linked to your

topic which is linked to your ad which is linked to your landing page which is linked to

your autoresponder. Everything flows nicely from beginning to end.

I have some examples of ads to show you. I want you to see different styles and things

that you can do with Facebook. We have a question first. “If my target audiences are

outdoor climbing, walking, soul music fans and work wear users, I should use Google

AdWords for the work wear customers and Facebook for the lifestyle choices such as

music and outdoor?”

You can use Facebook for all of those things. If you have climbing, walking, soul music

and work wear, all of those people are on Facebook. It’s a matter of how you find them.

It would be completely different targeting people who need work wear then it would be

for people who like climbing and outdoor stuff.

You want a different target audience and maybe a different Facebook page and

different landing pages. Soul music would be perfect for Facebook. I would still be on

AdWords.

If you needed to buy new work wear and you needed it quickly you’re going to go to

Google and type in “buy work wear Sydney.” You’re not going to go to Facebook and

look for work wear.

You will find more people in context on Facebook. They are people who are looking at

pictures of their mates’ holiday or their latest climbing adventures. They are there on

Facebook. They see the new work wear and think, “I need to get that. I’d better grab

that.”

It might not be the same people who are out there actively searching for it. That’s what

I would do. There are a lot of fun things that you can do with work wear. I hope that

helps. There are different strategies for different products.

Let’s take a look at some different ads. As you know, ads are my favorite thing. I

love talking about them. What if you have a passionate topic? Paul was talking about

outdoor climbing and walking. Soul music is probably more passionate than work wear.

The more passionate your topic, subject matter or ad, the better it will be. If you can

get someone whose heart and soul is linked to something and set up an ad for it, the

chances are that they will click it. Kids are a great example. Pets are a great example.

Religion is a good example. Politics is a good example.

There are fans of a non-profit. You might be a fan of the RSPCA, which is for the

protection of animals. If you’re really passionate about that, the RSPCA would do very

well to call for donations from their fans using an ad. They can really pull at heartstrings

and get people to donate $10. Passion works very well in Facebook ads.

Being very specific and saying exactly what you’re going to sell works. You could say

that it is a free 20 minute session or a $75 package, now only $37. Very specific short

sentences can work well if you’re targeting your audience.

Use bright colors in your image. This ad did very well. This is the ad that I was talking

about that sold a lot. They are using number in the headline and bright colors in the

image. It’s very straightforward.

Specific use of capitalization works very well, too. Those are examples of different

things you can do. Using emotion is the same thing as passion. You can use the image

of a presenter. If you have an event or a live audience, you can use the image of a

presenter. Usually, the more amateur the photo, the better.

That seems very strange but it’s true. We had one image of Frank Kern sitting at his

desk. There was something strange behind him. Everyone was commenting on his

page about what was in the image behind him. He ended up selling a ton of his product.

People were clicking this ad because there was something strange in the background.

Using capitalization, punctuation, percentages and numbers can be combined to attract

attention. When we have a new client and create their first round of ads we almost

always get this question. We include question marks in most of our headlines. They

always say, “Why do you have a question mark there?” That is not a natural tendency to

put a question mark in a headline but it works very well.

I recommend that you try having a question mark, percentage, number or capitalization

in your headline. You can see more ad examples if you go to Facebook.com/ads/

adboard. You will see exactly who is advertising to you. That’s a great way to see how

you can stand out from the crowd.

You can see here in these ads, it wouldn’t be very difficult to stand out. If these are

the ads shown to you and your audience, all you need to do is get some numbers,

headlines and bright colors. Then you will be fine.

You can use Facebook ads to pages. Sponsored stories and page post ads are by far

the most effective methods of advertising your page right now. Sponsored stories work

very well. You have two different variations. This is what they look like. Page post ads

are excellent for the same thing. Getting new fans and amplifying your current content is

what they are good for.

You can advertise for life coaches, politicians, internet marketers, webinars, events,

network marketers, MLM, digital products, real products, sports and community centers.

I hope that we covered it all. We have three mistakes to avoid, strategies what work

now, what offers work best, who to target and how you can get help.

Getting help from us is very straightforward. We have a done-for-you service where we

do everything for you. If you work for a corporation or company that needs Facebook

ads and strategy, we can do it. It’s $5,000 for the first month. Then it drops down after

that depending on volume.

You can also get my help. We have a special. This product is running only for the month

of January. It includes a video review of your campaigns with me, tons of training, 30

days e-coaching with me and two live personal calls with me. It’s only $500. If you really

need help and you want to take the next step you can either go for the done-for-you

or you can do this. You can do it on your own. You received tons of information today.

This is what’s included in Fast Start. You can go to FBAdsLab.com/faststart. You should

automatically see the $495 price. If you don’t, just type in the code “earlybird” as one

word. That is one way of getting help.

I have time for your questions. I am very happy to help. If you have time to stick around

I would love to help you. The first question is, “Are some business types better suited to

using Facebook ads as a traffic source than others?” Thanks, Michelle.

I think that most businesses can benefit from it. It’s just a matter of how often you

advertise. Some people could advertise every single day. For example, eBay could

advertise every single day. They have millions and millions of customers.

They could advertise every day and people wouldn’t get annoyed seeing their ads as

long as they change them up regularly. There are other businesses like your local pizza

shop, café or something with a very small targeted audience.

We have one client who has a handyman service. They only service a couple of towns

in Virginia. Their audience is quite small. They wouldn’t want to advertise every single

day. First, it would cost them a fortune. Second, people would get sick of it. They would

say, “Please, enough with the handyman.”

Instead, you only want to advertise once a week. Saturday afternoon is a really great

time for people to share and comment on things. It should be in the time zone that

you’re in. U.S. Eastern is the most popular.

That’s what I would do. I would choose one time and advertise my local business at that

time. I would only spend $5 to $10 to do it. I hope that answers your question, Michelle.

If you are in the adult industry or sell anything related to adult products, you’re going to

struggle with a Facebook page. Do people want to make it well-known that they’re doing

debt consolidation, visiting a brothel, buying sex toys or that they’re in legal trouble?

People don’t want to be associated with a fan page that will be announced to their

family and friends. If you have an ad for those products then you might be better off.

Kristen asks, “Do you have any tips on how to get ads approved?” You need to follow

their guidelines. You should go and check the ad guidelines. Make sure that you’re

suited to them. Make sure that your landing page has no cloaking.

You can use a tracking link but not a cloaking link or a redirect. Make sure that you

have your privacy policy on the page. If you’re unsure, we send a new harmless ad to

a generic blog post on your website to see if that gets approved. If that gets approved

then the problem is with your ad or the landing page, not with your account in general.

If you try to send an ad directly to a generic blog post that is helpful, isn’t’ asking for an

opt-in, has no pop-ups and it doesn’t get approved then you have problems with your

account. Those are two things to consider.

I would make sure that you are following the ad guidelines. You need a landing

page with a privacy policy. You are not doing any cloaking or redirects. If it’s all very

straightforward then you should get your ads approved.

Mike is asking me if there is going to be a replay. I don’t think so, Mike. The whole point

is that this is live. We’ll see. I’ll have to look into that. The next one is, “Please talk about

the value of using Facebook versus LinkedIn.”

LinkedIn ads are ridiculously expensive. I have not been able to find a decent

conversion rate from LinkedIn ads from any of our clients in four years. That says it all.

Yes, you can make a sale here or there with LinkedIn ads. You can get some attention.

I don’t see the value or ROI. It’s just not there.

You can have a LinkedIn profile and use it to join groups on LinkedIn and get involved.

If you are business-to-business and most of your customers are in business or they

are employees or high level marketing, those people are using LinkedIn. If you are

business-to-customer and you’re selling direct to a consumer then there is nothing to

beat Facebook.

If you’re going to be on Facebook and you need to sell business-to-business, one tip is

to target your ads to job titles. Use the title of the job of the person that you’re looking

for. If you need to speak to the purchasing officer, set up an ad for the purchasing

officer. If you want to talk to someone who is working at a newspaper then find out their

job title and target them. It’s really effective. It’s a great way to stand out.

Josh is in a direct sales company. He asks, “How can you separate yourself from others

who have the same products as you?” Josh, my advice is to build up your own personal

brand and people who like and follow you. Develop some kind of training or specialty

that only you do. Maybe you’re the expert at giving large group presentations. Maybe

you’re the expert at hair care.

Let’s say that you’re in Tupperware. People can follow you. You can post interesting

things about ways to use the Tupperware or recipes. You can say, “Today I used

my…for this.”

One example is flavored water. You can say, “Did you know that you can add

strawberry and mint to a jug of water and put it in your fridge? It makes this lovely,

refreshing, summery, strawberry mint water flavor using your Tupperware jug.” Give

people ways to add value to your products. You become the leader. You become well-

known for being unique in your industry. There are a number of examples.

You can look up Thermomix. It’s a cooking, blending, steaming kitchen machine. There

are tons of consultants. They all have fabulous Facebook pages where they have

huge followings of people how are really engaged and involved with them. They would

be very likely to buy or recommend a Thermomix being sold from them. There are a

number of ways that you can do it.

There is another question here. “My websites need filling. As I moved into a retail

premises only five weeks ago, things have been busy. In reality, would I be better to fill

up my websites prior to increasing my social media or is that putting the horse before

the cart?”

If you have new websites, I recommend that you get them up and running. Your

website is your home base. You really need to make sure that it’s working and cranking.

That’s what is going to make your sales. That is what will really drive your customers. I

recommend spending and investing time in your website.

Paul is asking for pricing and how to get started. It’s $495 today for FB Fast Start. You

can go to www.FBAdsLab.com/faststart. If you don’t see the $495 price when you land

there, simply enter the code “earlybird” as one word and the price will change. If that

doesn’t help you then send me an email at jen@fbadslab.com and I will help you get

started.

Kristen is saying that she is in the marriage industry and can’t get any ads approved

when she references “getting marriage help.” The only ads they approved were basic

and boring like a free teleclass from an expert with a basic picture of the author.

One of the things that Facebook has cracked down on in the last six months is the

whole concept of saying, “Do you need help with this?” When they click it, they are

admitting that they need marriage help, financial help, weight loss help, metabolism help

or sex help.

Facebook has told me that they don’t want that kind of indication. They don’t want, “Do

you have back pain?” Instead, you can say, “We are marriage experts. We help save

marriages or avoid divorce.”

Think about the benefits that you provide to your customers. Then put that in there. I

would try things along those lines. Maybe you can post a picture of two people really in

love.

You can say, “Remember the days when you were in love? Remember getting that

butterfly feeling?” Include a nice picture of a butterfly. You are dancing around the topic

without saying, “You need marriage help. Get in touch with us now.” Facebook will not

like that.

Someone asked about the best time of day to get your ads approved. I used to say that

it was best to send them overnight or that the weekends take a long time. Right now I’m

noticing that they are very inconsistent. Who knows? If you get them all disapproved

at once then I would wait three to four hours and then try again. This happened to us

yesterday. We had 16 ads in one account disapproved for no reason. We waited a

couple of hours, resubmitted them and they were all approved. It’s very strange and

inconsistent.

Kristen wants me to go through the sample ads again because I went through them

really fast. Let’s go back through them. We have sports and community. If you have a

local footy club, soccer club or book club, it’s a great way to get people on board. You

can target your local area and people who like that topic.

It’s very effective to use page post ads for ecommerce. People come to your page. You

have to make sure that you provide enough links on your page without being spammy to

really attract the right kind of people.

Here is one for digital products. You can use quotes and strange images. Red borders

are everywhere now so you might want to avoid that. This is really good for network

marketing. This is for MLM and direct sales. If you’re trying to recruit people for your

MLM, you really need to teach them something.

You don’t just want to say, “Join my great MLM because we’re the best.” You have to

teach people how to do something. If you’ve done something outrageous, teach them

how you did it. You can do that with a video series or a webinar.

For live webinars and events you want to add the date. If you’re someone like Frank

Kern, you want to say, “This is not the same-old-same-old. This is something completely

new.” This double border on the image works very well. If you can find a way to do that

then give it a try, especially with something black and white. It’s a dark picture and you

want to drag it out.

Sometimes you have to be very specific. You can say, “The first 30 days are free.

Then it’s only $97.” Sometimes you have to say that specifically to get it approved on

Facebook.

Politicians can be really successful. We worked on Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign.

We were helping them get votes in swing states. We were advertising to people who are

very passionate about a particular topic, who live in a particular area and are undecided

voters. It was a very specific, very clear-cut successful ad campaign.

You can say, “Will you be there?” If you’re having an event then say that it’s live in this

town. If you have a suburb name, definitely use it in the first sentence. Tony Robbins is

very recognizable. This is his account so we are able to use his image. If you don’t have

authority, please don’t use people’s images unnecessarily. It’s bad karma.

Here is another question. “Does the Fast Start Month start today?” Michael, send me

a message and let me know what you want to do. It’s the month of January for Fast

Start. I don’t usually have a lot of time for coaching because we have a lot of clients to

manage.

I have a team to manage. I’ve just hired two new people. They are taking over a lot of

the client work, which is fabulous. I’m flexible. Michael, send me a message and let’s

talk about how long you are deferring. It’s really the month of January. I would love to

help you if it’s possible.

Thank you so much, everyone, for sticking around. I think that I’ve answered all of your

questions. Thank you for your time. I know that it’s precious. Have a fantastic weekend.

I’ll speak to you soon.

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How Do Facebook Ads Work?

Facebook 101

For those of you who are new to Facebook ads, we thought it might be helpful to give an overview of how exactly Facebook ads work.
Maybe the easiest way to do this is to answer some basic questions we regularly get asked here at FB Ads Lab.

If you have any other questions, we want to hear them! Please leave your questions in the comment box below, and we’ll respond as soon as we can.

What’s the Difference between FB Ads and Google Adwords?

We’ve covered this question in detail here, but here is the short answer: Generally speaking, people use Google to solve a problem, and they use Facebook to browse pages and hang out with their friends.

This means that instead of researching ‘keywords’ as with Adwords, you’re going to be focusing on descriptive terms that people are using to describe themselves, their interests, and their hobbies.

And, because there is less competition for advertisers on Facebook, generally the cost per click is lower than using Adwords.

Facebook Ads = Lower CPC + Higher Quality Traffic

What Types of Ads I Can Run on Facebook?

Standard ads or sponsored stories.

Standard Ads

These are the regular ads you see in the right sidebar of Facebook. The main components of the standard ad are:

• Headline
• Image
• Content
• Link

As an advertiser, you decide exactly what you want the ad to look like and to say.

Sponsored Stories

Sponsored stories turn users’ actions into paid ads in the right sidebar.

When someone interacts with your business on Facebook, you, as an advertiser, can turn this social action into a paid ad. This is a great way to leverage the power of social media and online word or mouth marketing.

Who Will See My Facebook Ad?

This is perhaps the BEST aspect of Facebook ads. The answer is: Pretty much anyone you want!

Facebook allows you to target your ideal client or customer and advertise directly to them. You can target to users based on:

• Age (and even birthday)
• Location
• Gender
• Workplace
• Interests and hobbies
• Education level

and much more.

Once you select which targeting options you’d like, Facebook will deliver your ads directly to users meeting your criteria.

What are My Payment Options for Facebook Advertising?

As with many other online advertising options, you can choose between CPC (cost per click) or CPM (cost per thousand impressions).

If you are mainly interested in users actually clicking through to your site or page, you’ll probably want to go with CPC. This option allows you to indicate the maximum amount you’ll pay for each click- through you get.

However if you’re more interested in getting your brand out there and just having your ad seen by as many eyes as possible, CPM can be a good choice. This option allows you to indicate how much you’re willing to pay for 1000 people viewing your ad.

*Note: This is one of the most important decisions you’ll make when it comes to Facebook advertising. We cover this in-depth in our Facebook training program.

I hope this has helped answer a few questions you may have about how Facebook ads work.

What else can we answer for you?

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