7 ways to increase your face book likes
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7 Ways to Increase Your Face Book Likes
Pass by many desks in the office, laptops at cafes, and net books at the park and you will find the tab
with Face book on it. We're all on it as we keep up with friends and family who post pictures of their fun
weekends and vacations, funny status updates, quotes, and thoughts. This social network sensation has
taken over our communication style.
Businesses have jumped in to the social network and taken advantage of hearing directly from the
consumer. This trend has not always been the way that it has been. Remember the days where the
communication was one sided? Those days are no more and consumers can post their concerns and
questions directly to the company's Face book page. Over 45% of consumers state they trust a company
more if they have an active Face book business page and they are more likely to want to engage with
the company by liking their Face book page.
Companies and personalities have included Face book as a part of their overall marketing plan. The goals
may differ, but we all help to chime in by clicking the Like button. There are so many ways to get readers
involved by clicking Like.
Contests
Who doesn't like a little competition? Creating a contest to where people have to click Like or comment
is a good way to "go viral." When one person clicks on your status their friends see it too and your status
stays live longer because so many people are clicking Like and/or commenting. The contest could be as
simple as asking people to share your picture and the person who's friends click Like more will win a
prize. The normal friend rate on Face book is about 350 friends. Imagine your business gaining their
audience in addition to others who will post!
Memes
Remember when everyone was posting pictures of themselves planking? Simply lay stiff in an unusual
place, snap a picture, and post. This went to all types of extreme as people went from the extreme to
the funny posing...or laying stiffly. This went on to other memes such as posing while jumping in to a
pool, sunsets, and more. Create your own sensation, get your audience to mimic, and see if it will catch
on. The great thing about memes is you can create more than one.
Ask Questions
All of us have opinions. Face book is full of them. Once you have captured your audience begin to ask
them questions. If you ask, they will come. Create questions centered around your service or what your
friends know you to be about and they will give you their honest opinion and become involved. This
creates engagement, which will surely bring about Likes on the question you've asked. You can create a
question of the week and tag this back to a contest of some sort where you offer a discount or a freebie.
Follow A Trail
Do you have a website or blog? Take your audience on a trail ride from your website or blog to your
Face book page. Involve them further by asking a call to action to Like your page. This creates contextual
link building which can create more traffic overall to your brand or company.
Layla B. is a social media marketer who enjoys slow traveling to other parts of the world to see how they
interact with social media. When she's not clicking Like on Face book you can find her enjoying knitting
sessions knitting items for orphanages.