What to Post on Facebook for maximum traffic/likes
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Hello,
I am just now starting on my facebook page for my personal development coaching website.
Here it is:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bob-Weikel-Associates/217292791620485
I have to be careful not to spam my collegues and friends with like requests. How do I get started gaining relevant traffic and likes?
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I really liked your reply too Chris. Thank you.
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Hi Bob,
It's not specifically related to Facebook pages, but this brought a smile to my face this morning:
Good luck with the new page.
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Giveaways and prizes work the fastest, but to avoid the "almost spam" route, considering your career, I would push out daily motivational sayings, tips, and photos that people can then share. The more they share, the bigger Reach you have and the bigger the reach, the more people that see your message each day.
The most important thing is being consistent. It's easy to get disillusioned and discouraged when things move slow. My friend Simon T. Bailey is also a personal coach and very good at this. Check out his Facebook page to see how he does it at https://www.facebook.com/simon.t.bailey. It's a good battle plan.
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Hi Bob,
There is actually some software in development that attempts to answer this question.
I'm on the waiting list and I'm excited to see what they offer.
Here are the things I do in order of importance to start building a following:
- Make sure my timelime, cover photo etc. are professional and interesting
- Develop a posting schedule and learn to measure the results (In FB insights you can get a picture of how many people are giving your posts negative feedback. This is your spam-o-meter.
- Experiment with FB advertising.
Hope this helps.
Jesse
p.s. Here is an FB page I built last month if you are interested in another example. http://www.facebook.com/hawaiiperformingartsfestival
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Unique content is always your best bet. At the risk of giving a rather vague answer, the best way to get "likes" is to write content that people will like!
Think of a common question or problem that people have, and try to answer/solve it. Become a helpful resource, try not to just regurgitate advice that anyone can find in 5 seconds with a Google Search.
There isn't a lot of science behind it... you sort of have to work with trial and error. Learn your audience, learn what they like and what resonates with them. Over time you can refine it into a winning formula, but each niche has it's own group of people that need to buy in to make something successful.
For a humorous take on this advice, see the following: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/facebook_likes
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