Facebook has changed the rules again and now wants you to pay to reach your fans by forcing you to use Facebook advertising. A counter move is to use email to offset Facebook's demands.
2. Facebook Altered
Organic Search
Per Facebook rep…
"We're getting to a place where because more
people are sharing more things, the best way to get
your stuff seen if you're a business is to
pay for it.
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WHY?
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4. Give up Facebook?
Ads most
effective
among fans.
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If your audience
is there – you
need to be
there too.
Ads least costly
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among fans.
5. Go ahead and Advertise?
Advertise to
achieve an ROI –
(selling products,
capturing email
subscribers, etc.)
Not when you
want to share
content with your
fans.
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7. Move FB Fans to email subscriber
list – pronto!
It is more
effective than
social.
Most effective
when marketing
your products
and services.
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You own it.
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9. If you don’t already
have one, create
an enticing free
offer as thank you
for sign-up.
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Step 2
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10. Step 3
Here’s what is happening.
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Make fans aware of what Facebook is
doing – nicely. No cursing or complaining.
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11. Step 4
You should sign-up for my
email subscriber list so you’ll
get all of my great content
and information.
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Encourage them to signup as an email subscriber.
Free Offer Too! Yeah!
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12. Herd your fans to
your custom FB
email sign-up tab
or to your website
optin page.
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Step 5
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13. Step 6
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Repeatedly post a request on
your Facebook Page.
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14. Step 7
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Consider FB
advertising but go
steady and slow.
Remember, ROI.
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15. Feel free to share this presentation with others using
Facebook in their marketing. They’ll thank you.
Thanks, Sheila
December 10, 2013
What do you think of Facebook’s changes? Share your
thoughts at: http://bit.ly/1e3Snm6
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