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Re: Why You Should Use Facebook Page Post Ads

Jon Loomer — Wed, 16 May 2012 01:16:35 -0000

Great! Glad to help. Let me know how it goes!

Re: Why You Should Use Facebook Page Post Ads

Nomadic Samuel — Wed, 16 May 2012 01:00:31 -0000

This is a great suggestion and I like how you've laid out some specific strategies. I've yet to invest money in my facebook fan page and this is the type of article I've been looking to read for quite some time.

Re: Does Facebook Timeline Impact Brand Engagement? [Study]

Nomadic Samuel — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:55:20 -0000

I have to admit that I'm not a huge fan of timeline and articles such as these further help cement my opinion.

Re: How to Spot a Facebook Hoax (And What to Do)

Harrytrrre — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:54:03 -0000

whys thats nonsense striked off?

Re: How to Grow to 3,000 Facebook Likes in 6 Months

Jon Loomer — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:18:26 -0000

Glad to help, Matt! Just keep plugging away and constantly aim for incremental improvement. Celebrate the little victories. Before you know it, you'll be surprised what you have!

Re: Reference of Dimensions for Facebook Timeline For Pages [Infographic]

Jon Loomer — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:14:30 -0000

Great! Thanks, Cheryl!

Re: Reference of Dimensions for Facebook Timeline For Pages [Infographic]

Jon Loomer — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:14:05 -0000

Can you provide a link to your page so that I can take a look?

Re: How to Grow to 3,000 Facebook Likes in 6 Months

Matt Heinricy — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:33:55 -0000

Wow, really great stuff! I have been using FB for a little over a year now and have had moderate success with it. However your tips will really help fine tune my efforts.

Thanks so much!
-Matt

Re: Reference of Dimensions for Facebook Timeline For Pages [Infographic]

Nman — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:32:24 -0000

Hi, I am a designer who is trying to showcase my work on Facebook. I have applied the dimensions to the cover page and the thumbnail but the shared pictures look horrific by resolution. Is there anything I can do?

Re: Facebook Timeline For Pages: Cover Photo Rules

Jon Loomer — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:38:11 -0000

I see no issues with yours, Nick!

Re: Facebook Timeline For Pages: Cover Photo Rules

Nick Borelli — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:18:48 -0000

What about mine?

Re: Six Keys to Successful Blogging

Jon Loomer — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:28:56 -0000

Better late than never, Colleen! Yes, having a tight focus has been proven to help build a strong, passionate audience. If you try to be all things to all people, you'll have a difficult time gaining traction.

Maybe Encouragement isn't too broad, but if there is any way to narrow that down further you may be surprised by the results. I know it's counterintuitive -- you're actually limiting your audience -- but you're also providing more focus on one particular audience so that they become more connected to what you are writing.

When you're broad, you also have more competition for readers. If you are simply in the encouragement field, there are many similar blogs. But if you focus entirely in one area (could be religious encouragement specifically or even more focused), your audience begins getting smaller but so does your competition.

I know it's easier said than done. While my focus is largely Facebook marketing, I have a hard time limiting only to that topic (as this blog post shows!). But the more I've focused there, the more traffic I've gotten.

Good luck!

Re: Reference of Dimensions for Facebook Timeline For Pages [Infographic]

Jon Loomer — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:23:33 -0000

You bet, Reza, glad to help!

Re: Six Keys to Successful Blogging

Colleen Kelly Mellor — Tue, 15 May 2012 07:51:24 -0000

Jon--I was slow to the social networking thing...probably because I didn't 'grow up' in it (I'm 66). My niche is 'encouragement' and oddly enough, I find myself alone except for religious-driven websites--mostly (which, unfortunately, I'm not.) I've been thinking for a while that maybe my niche is too broad...maybe I should narrow it (tho' I don't know how I could do that.)

I've also been reading where successful bloggers are limiting their frequency of blogging, as in 'once they're established (I've been doing it for two years this coming July), they would get readers, whether they write two or three times a week...It makes little difference.

So, is 'encouragement' too broad (that's your question)? I'm not looking for business via my website other than showcasing my books and other writing...

Re: Reference of Dimensions for Facebook Timeline For Pages [Infographic]

Reza Ali — Tue, 15 May 2012 06:31:45 -0000

Thank you Jon. Saves a lot of guesswork for me. I've been putting off redesigning my FB page and this has made it easier for me.

Thanks for effort and support again.

Re: Why You Should Use Facebook Page Post Ads

Jon Loomer — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:26:50 -0000

Hi, Val! It absolutely is difficult to get Facebook ad coupons now, and I assume it's because of the upcoming IPO. Whenever the opportunities are available, I'll post about it, but make sure you like Facebook's official marketing page (facebook.com/marketing) as that is where you'll get them.

I wouldn't advise buying "free" coupons from anyone. You just don't know where they're coming from, and often they're just selling coupons that Facebook has offered previously but you won't qualify for.

I only look to get coupons from the source itself (Facebook) or from other well-respected companies. For example, Facebook and Constant Contact partnered up for a webinar recently and attendees were given $25 coupon codes. That is one again that could be trusted.

Sorry I can't provide better news. Good luck!

Re: Why You Should Use Facebook Page Post Ads

val.drew — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:20:51 -0000

Great Information! I've always thought CPM was a better deal! I read your other articles regarding Facebook Ads, I find it hard to get free coupons anymore? Am I just not looking hard enough or have they diminished? Also would you recommend using Fiverr for coupons.

Re: How to Grow to 3,000 Facebook Likes in 6 Months

White Label SEO — Mon, 14 May 2012 23:58:16 -0000

I think that would depend on your target audience. If you're going to set up some Facebook ads, I do think that the best day to put them up is on a day when there are a lot of traffic to your site coming from Facebook, or when there's that much activity happening in your Facebook page.

= Gerald Martin =

Re: How to Create a Featured Facebook Timeline App with Static HTML

Joshua — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:07:36 -0000

I totally agree about IE! :)
But it's for a client, and I'm just trying to cover all bases.
I'll look into it further.
Thanks Jon.

Re: Facebook Timeline For Pages: Private Messages

Anthony — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:05:53 -0000

so where the hell is the admin panel?!?!?

Re: How to Grow to 3,000 Facebook Likes in 6 Months

Kimberly — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:05:58 -0000

What ever you do, do NOT buy likes! It's not legal. Here's a great tip for ya'll. This site called LikesPro (http://likespro.com)
gives you targeted likes for free! I've gotten hundreds likes. Simply
like other pages that you want to like. This is not a spam, not a joke.
Try it yourself. Thank me later.

Re: How to Create a Featured Facebook Timeline App with Static HTML

Jon Loomer — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:25:06 -0000

Hey, Josh. I haven't heard of such an issue. Have you tried testing on multiple browsers to try and isolate the source of the problem? In general, I'd advise not using IE.

Re: Facebook Jump Start: Free $100 Facebook Ad Coupon

Jon Loomer — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:23:58 -0000

It's very likely that this coupon does not work for you. If following my instructions did give you a coupon, first let me know. It doesn't appear to work for anyone else these days!

If you do have a coupon already, go to https://www.facebook.com/ads/c.... After creating an ad, you will be asked for a funding source. Here, you'll need to provide a credit card number (in case you ever go over your coupon amount) along with the coupon code.

Re: Reference of Dimensions for Facebook Timeline For Pages [Infographic]

Jon Loomer — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:21:07 -0000

Thanks, Chrissy!

Re: Reference of Dimensions for Facebook Timeline For Pages [Infographic]

Chrissy — Sun, 13 May 2012 23:20:36 -0000

I just shared this on Pinterest so I could keep track of it better.. Hopefully some of my followers will enjoy it as well.