Using Facebook for Business Training Workshop Join me on Saturday 18th October for a half day practical Facebook for Local Business workshop at the CMRZ (Central Rooms) in Widnes, Cheshire. One in three Brits access Facebook every day and small businesses acknowledge the importance of this behemoth social media platform in their online marketing. As […]
Using Facebook For Local Business – 10 Top Tips for Getting Started
Using Facebook for Local Business can be quite a challenge. When you see your peers and competitors furiously spamming Facebook groups with 2, 3 or even more profiles used for business, it’s tempting to fall into the same trap. While the news that the reach for Facebook Pages is lower than ever, having a well […]
Not Everyone Will Like You (and it Doesn’t Matter Anyway) [Infographic]
The 30 Day Facebook Fanpage Challenge started on Monday in a flurry of activity and mad clicks. One of the tasks within the Facebook group is to add your Facebook page to a document – basically so we can get to know other pages of interest to us and follow along. It was a great […]
Facebook FanPage Challenge – We’re Ready, Are You?
One of the questions I’m often asked is, “How do I make my Facebook Page work for my business?” It’s not a question that can be answered in a few sentences and if you meet me for coffee you’ll see me talking with my hands a lot and scribbling in the notebook of all things […]
Facebook Graph Search Announced – Is Your Local Business Facebook Page Ready?
The web over the weekend was all a-flutter over what the big announcement would be from Facebook. Yesterday, Facebook put anyone who cared out of their misery by announcing Graph Search. What is Facebook Graph Search? Anything Facebook does when it comes to search is a massive improvement. Graph Search is social search. It allows […]
Facebook Frustration: Page Updates, Newsfeeds and Promoted Posts
I’m sure I am not alone in my Facebook frustration. Barely a day goes by recently when I am not muttering and gnashing my teeth at my Page newsfeed. There seems no rhyme or reason to what shows in the news feed these days. What is noticeable is a lack of Facebook page updates in […]
Why Did My Facebook Page Likes Decrease?
UPDATED March 2015 Why are my Facebook Page Likes Decreasing? The sky is falling!!! Facebook are removing Page likes. Panic not! Facebook are once again purging their platform. In a recent change, Facebook are updating the way Likes are counted by removing deactivated and memorialised accounts. Decreasing Likes Is A Good Thing Removing inactive accounts from […]