It 's a bit like driving a car - you either "get it" or you do not, if you do not take more lessons - making money on Facebook is a skill to be learned.
I have just received another amazing offer from a Facebook friend, I have only a befriended, not so much as a "Hello", just BAM, Buy my STUFF! - So! I felt it was about time, based on my own personal experiences on Facebook, that I reflected my slant on, "How NOT to be successful on Facebook".
I'm sure you get all kinds of offers yourself on Facebook, if you sell products yourself, how can you make yours stand out above other people & # 39; s
It's about the DELIVERY ... not the OFFER itself.
My News Feed & my in - box are looking more and more like SPAM City every day, and I 'm getting as much spam on Facebook as I do on my home computer. The main protagonists via Facebook email are event organizers who invite all and sundry to "anything" - I get regular messages inviting me to Bar Nights, in Miami - all very nice, I say, except that I live in Hertfordshire, England.
We have to ask ourselves a question - Why Should People BUY from Me?
The answer to that question lies in YOUR answer to this question - What does SUCCESS on Facebook mean to you?
If you are interested, what may or may not be interested in what I have to offer, I am afraid to have a group of "like have something along the lines of like" minded, interesting friends from many differnet cultures, You can be on your way to CRACK the Facebook Success Code ...
Here is what NOT to do .... this is the ticket to LOSERVILLE ... No Facebook friends and No Facebook Dollars!
I see it everyday, where a person & # 39; s wall has either a list of Twitter Tweets with short URLs leading to affiliate offers or blatant ad & # 39; s just trying to advertise something.
Now, I'm not saying theirs is anything wrong with selling something, quite the opposite - that is what I do, every day but, I would not as a complete stranger, just knock on your door, walk into your house and expect you to buy my product - why should Facebook be any different?
You can not just go STORMING in - all guns BLAZING!
Here is how I think it should be done, as usual I would also be glad to hear your comments on this.
When I first joined Facebook, I was new to Internet Marketing and to be honest, I did not really have a clue about Facebook.
I just tried to get as many friends as quickly as possible, and ended up with a warning from Facebook and a Ban from inviting any friends for a couple of day & # 39; s with - a further warning from Facebook that my account could be deleted if I carried on RAPID Friend finding?
So how was I doing it wrong?
I was inviting far too many people to be my friend, far too quickly!
How many people should you invite each day to be your friend? - the right answer, if you want new friends without feeling the WRATH of the Facebook Gods is between 20 & 25 people a day - this in my opinion, is about right.
Who should you invite? Who are something in common with you. NOT people who YOU think would be a wonderful source of income ... people are NOT human cash machines ... they are - people, if then they will will the same with you and react positively towards you.
This is called Social Networking. How are we having our friends, how will we have our friends, what will we do with them them? - How about TALK to them - interact with them, find out WHO they are, where they are are to do.
If you think that that getting CUSTOMERS to your products, on Facebook is anything other than building person relationships with people, you - are seriously WRONG!
The next time I get the next AMAZING offer or program from someone I do not really know, do you seriously think I would BUY it?
Of course not, I BIN it ... OK, you might have the greatest offer EVER! ... does not the greatest offer ever, deserve to be presented "properly" and not Spammed on people 's walls like Graffiti?
If you want lots of nice friends on Facebook and actually get REAL customers will will BUY your products - here is the SECRET Key ... C ***
You decide .... Gold or C ***?
1) On your personal wall, ie YOUR news-feed, for every product link you place your product or free giveaway, leading to your opt in form - insert between 5 & 10 useful pieces of content, your friends will enjoy this, they will This is what Facebook is all about, INTERACTION with other people.
So what quality content can you share share with friends?
1) A Video (grab one from You Tube) This could be Motivational, Funny, Newsworthy, or your favorite music ..
2) An Inspirational quote - I love them, you might love them, other people definitely, love them.
3) A Funny Quote or Joke!
4) A great picture. Upload some pictures to your photo album (yes you can create one on your profile) it will show up on your wall every time you upload a photo or video to it -and of course, on your friend ; s wall every time you do this. Get creative.
5) Some useful information or a "tip" maybe. People love new information, especially if it & # 39; s useful and helps them in their life.
If you do it regularly, people will will start "EXPECT" it.
If you talk sense, they will "want more information"
GREAT CONTENT "that you provide each day." Now, if you drop in your link to a product, you "recommend" every now and again, it will just be viewed as part of that "
Compare this to the people who have no idea how to market on Social Media at all and have not even bothered to learn, they are using their wall as an advertisement board ... the only way you can ESCAPE the barrage of ads appearing from them , on to your wall is to UN friend them.
- people now interact with you on a regular basis - some, will, join your list - or you purchase from you, but if they do not, SO What?! - you now have some GREAT like minded friends to interact with, who - you never know, they may even be customers or even partners in your future ventures.
If you like what you give each day and click "Like", your "Like" will be seen by some of them friends may also become customers of yours either now or in the future.
"SHARING" is the new SELLING - give your friends a REASON to interact with you. Give them a reason to join your list (ie some, valuable free content) - this way people will be HAPPY! To do business with you.
