So you don’t have much (or none) money available and yet you want to grow the number of your Facebook fans?
In principle, it sounds like mission impossible with such a hard competition out there. There are over 50 million Facebook pages nowadays, a stat constantly growing, as you know.
But don’t despair. There are some tricks that you can use so to get more likes and followers. And the good news is that many of them are free of charge.
So let’s have a look at them.
Sign up for forums, communities, and groups
Make your Facebook page as famous as possible by signing up to forums, communities, and groups related to the content you offer on your page. Then, whenever possible, make comments and add your Facebook page as a source. Just be careful and read the group’s guidelines first, so not to sound inconvenient. And only post valuable information.
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Post about your page on your personal profile on Facebook
Some people think that you shouldn’t mix personal and business life. That what you do for a living shouldn’t be on your Facebook profile. But there is nothing wrong in letting your friends know about your Facebook Page. Of course, don’t overdo it. Don’t be begging for likes around or posting about it every day like this isn’t one of the best ways to improve your social media’s performance.
Add your Facebook Page to your About Me
You probably have noticed that you have an About Me section on your personal Facebook profile. And that you can add links to it. So make sure that your Facebook Page is there to anybody see. It is true that your currently online friends will not check it, but the new ones will.
Add your Facebook page to your business card
If you run an offline business, your Facebook Page should be on your business card, menu, leaflets, loyalty cards, and anywhere else that your clients can have a look for long enough to remember it. It is also possible to create NFC business cards and add a link direct to your Facebook page as well.
Add a Like box to your website or blog
Another thing that you shouldn’t forget is adding a Like box to your website or blog. There are several widgets that you can use for it, free of charge, and they are all very straight forward. So don’t miss the opportunity to turn your visitors into Facebook fans.
Promote your Facebook posts on other social media networks
It is not because that they are competitors that you can’t promote the content that you offer on your Facebook page in other social media network. There is nothing stopping you from posting a link to it from your Twitter profile, for instance.
Of course, you shouldn’t just copy and paste it, but take adapt the content to each one of them. But your link can point to your Facebook, so to migrate fans of one account to another.
Publish a blog
A blog is a great way to promote your Facebook Page and grow your number of fans. So even if you have a website, you also should publish a blog. And it goes two ways: your Facebook fans will need to be pointed to valuable content, so you need a blog for it. And your blog can have content pointing to your Facebook page as well. Not sure if you are delivering valuable content? Then, check some reviews of writing companies that can help you with it.
Swap Facebook mentions
You can directly ask other bloggers and online business to swap Facebook mentions with you. You promote their pages, and they will promote yours. It usually works better when the content of both pages is complementary. Let’s say that you talk about pets and they sell pet’s products. There are several groups on Facebook where you can discuss partnerships. Or you can just contact any potential partner directly – they might be in the same need as you.
Add your Facebook page to your e-mail signature
This is a very simple thing to do, and yet many people forget about it. You should always add a link to your Facebook page to your e-mail signature. This way, every time that you send an e-mail that person will know about it. And if it gets forwarded, it is even better for you.
The final extra tip: what you should avoid
These were just some of the ways to grow your Facebook fans with none of the very little budget. They are no-brainer tactics that, when done together, will boost the number of people that like your Facebook page.
But what you also need to know is that there are some things that you should never do, no matter how desperate you are. You should never buy, or swap Facebook likes because they always look fake.
You should never try to post sensationalist content (also known as “lies” in many cases) just with the purpose of driving attention to you – you might succeed, but the quality of this attention might not be what you have been looking for.
And you should never ask directly for likes on your page without offering something in return. Facebook algorithm consider it as a way to game the system, and you can be penalized for that.
Beside it, just do your best to keep it growing nicely and steadily. It is OK if your page takes a while to be successful. Keep up with the good work and it will pay off sooner or later.
I totally forgot to ad my new “job” to my personal profile…Thx for reminding 😉
Great advice Brian I need help growing my likes on Facebook organically
Great advice! I’ve got to go check my About page to make sure I have a link to my FB page. Also you’ve got me thinking that I really need to order business cards 🙂
Thank you so much for the tips!!!! Will certainly be trying some of these!
Thanks, for the info bro
Great tips, I forgot about adding the URL to my personal FB page…will be doing that right now!
Great ideas! Pinned.
Allie
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There are a couple of these I haven’t tried yet… as usual, great ideas! Thanks for the tips, Brian!
Great tips! I definitely will be adding my facebook page to all of my info!
Great ideas!! I definitely still need to try some of these!!
Luna @ Mother Of Rescues || http://www.luna-lupus.com
Great tips, Brian. I need to look into forums. That is one thing that I am not currently doing.
Great tips! And I do agree with you about the things we shouldn’t do. Like for like never works! xx –Andreea Sandu
Just started using your advice the other day about joining Facebook groups and it has really started to pay off! Thanks for all of your helpful tips Brian.
As always, great tips! Putting your Facebook in your email signature is a very smart idea.
Super valuable stuff. Always love what youre putting out, Brian!
I need to add my facebook profile to my emails! thanks for the tip!
I tried all those. They really work. Thanks
When I started my blog, I would post about the blog and my blog Facebook page on my personal page. But I really don’t like posting much on my personal page as I’m a pretty private person. I ended up inviting everyone to the page once and if they wanted to Like the page they could and if not, I wouldn’t bother them with the posts. I don’t want to irritate those closest to me with a lot of posts on something they don’t care about.
Good tips! I’ve done a bunch of them, but honestly… People can be veryyyyyyyyy picky when it comes to what they like. So yeah. I try to not live my life defined by numbers.
Brian, I like the idea of Facebook Swaps. Have you had a good experience with this?
I have not done any forum marketing, but it looks like something that I need to start doing.
There is no doubt that Facebook is one of the best ways to grow your network both professionally and personally. Getting your facebook page link printed on the card is certainly an ideal way to grow your fans on the Facebook page. In my personal experience it has helped me a lot. And print peppermint is there to help you make a creative business card.
Thanks! Our Instagram account (@coupleinthekitchen) has grown so quickly but we just aren’t making traction on our Facebook page. These tips can help.
Karen
http://Www.coupleinthekitchen.com
Thanks for the tips! I think the key for me is patience. When I started, it felt like it would never happen, but slowly, with consistent effort, my page following is growing.
I liked your tips.. Would surely implement them. Thank you for sharing!
Hi there! I just wanted to ask if you ever have any problems with hackers?
My last blog (wordpress) was hacked and I ended up losing a few
months of hard work due to no data backup. Do you have any solutions to stop hackers?
Hey there! Do you use Twitter? I’d like to follow you if that would be
okay. I’m definitely enjoying your blog and look forward
to new posts.
https://twitter.com/BrianManonIM