Grow your following
We all have Facebook pages, but getting new followers is can be tough. Here are some tips to increase your following and engagement with your posts.
- This one is obvious. You can buy page likes. However, when you buy followers, they might not remain followers. Some will follow for a short period of time and then disappear.
- Using the correct demographics for your business when buying followers can help with retention, but the further you narrow down your audience, the more expensive the ad will be. In the end, however, you get higher-quality followers.
- A good way to encourage post-sharing is to have a contest where people have to share in order to have a chance at winning. You can pick a winner at random, use the funniest caption or come up with another way to pick the winner. Another contest idea is to have customers/clients post pictures with your products and pick the post with the most likes as the winner. Best snowman during a snowstorm, best Halloween costume, cutest pet, etc. are also good contest topics. The prize can be anything from your products, services or even a Target gift card. People love winning!
- Respond to all of the comments on your posts, even (and especially) the negative ones. Explain your point of view in your return comment and then send them a private message trying to make them feel better. Many times the person who posted the negative comment will then post a positive one once they are appeased.
- Combine forces with someone who has an adjacent or complimentary business to yours. Two people create posts and then tag each other so that the post will appear on both pages. You will get some crossover viewers. It is especially helpful if you find someone who has more followers than you.
- Become a name-dropper! If you mention a well-known business or person, eat at a popular restaurant or go to a function at a big night spot tag the person or business in your photo and/or post so more people will see what you have to say.
- Make sure all of your social media pages have links on your website. It’s surprising how many people don’t do this.
- Comment on other pages with meaningful content. Picking pages with lots of followers gets more engagement.
- Add a link to your Facebook page in your email signature so everyone you email has a link to your page.
- Figure out what is working. Monitor your results when you run an ad, have a contest or try another method of boosting your following. Look at the “insights” on your page to see if there is a spike in new likes.
- Post often and consistently so people know you are seriously involved in your business.
- *PRO TIP* Don’t ask your friends to like your comments, ask them to like and SHARE your comments. When someone shares a comment, it goes to all of their friends and you can reach exponentially more people that way. This is the best way to get new followers, but is often the least used!
Good luck! Please keep us informed on how these tips are working for you by sharing your thoughts and ideas. Visit our Contact page to offer your opinions.
