Facebook events, as we’ve seen, are fabulously fun and FREE ways of increasing engagement and boosting your brand and visibility on this social network which is increasingly following a pay-to-play model. Today, let’s take a look at 5 fabulously fun and FREE events that you can organize for your brand or blog’s Facebook page: 1. The Facebook Party Y’all know, by know, how much I love me a good Facebook party! It’s fun, it’s fast, you don’t have to dress up and it does your brand a ton … [Read more...]
Build Buzz, Increase Engagement and Reach Your Fans on Facebook with a Q and A Session
We’ve already seen how effective and fabulously fun a Facebook party can be, right? Click here to get the complete Guide to Organizing a Fab Facebook Party. Today, let me introduce you to another awesomely fun and interactive, engagement-boosting Facebook feature- the Facebook Q and A Session. Like the Facebook party, this one too is free and will help you amp up your engagement instantly! What is a Facebook Q and A Session A question-and-answer session on Facebook is just that. A … [Read more...]
Let’s Plan a Party… On Facebook!
Facebook has lately been in the news for all the wrong reasons. From a party that had the cops coming in and getting pelted with bottles to smallbiz owners up in arms about the lack of reach and the whole pay-to-play model. Yes, not really the best way to start the year, I’d say. But at the same time, there is no negating the fact that Facebook is still the largest social network for most industries and businesses. Here are some fun facts to highlight this: 874 million monthly … [Read more...]
5 Questions Guaranteed to Engage Your Facebook Community AND Help YOU Create an Offering That’s All-Out Awesome
Once upon a time when a business wanted to launch a new product or offer a new service, it would either chance upon a gaping hole in the market and fill it, go with what it thought its audience wanted or it would invest in focus groups. Now with the Internet, the world has literally shrunk and it is a lot easier to find out what product or service would really help your customer. However, the key lies in asking the right questions to get the right answers. “It can be really hard … [Read more...]
Is Your Facebook Fan Page Guilty of these 7 Sins?
Is your Facebook fan page like a ghost town, despite you having a gorgeous cover image? Do your posts reach next to no one on your page? Are you considering quitting Facebook altogether because it just doesn’t seem worth it? If so, read on! Having a Facebook fan page for your business is not enough these days and I’m sure you know that. I’m also sure you know that advertising with and on Facebook is considered key to driving engagement and reach these days. But did you know that despite … [Read more...]
How to Organize Your Facebook Page Likes into Interest Lists for Visibility, Engagement and Interaction
The last time I checked I’d liked around 1600 pages on Facebook! Yep, 1600. That was also the time I decided that if I really wanted to connect with these pages and businesses, I needed to organize my Facebook page likes so that I can actually see their updates regularly. You see, as a business owner, when you like pages from your personal profile you do so not only because you think the other business is quite awesome but also because you hope that you may be able to collaborate, … [Read more...]