FaceBook Post Promote Put to the Test – and it’s not a $7 charge..
So you’ve probably heard, FaceBook will let you promote your posts
You probably also have heard that FaceBook is charging a premium of $7! Well, not quite, it’s only $5 and it’s quite effective. Although this move has received a lot of criticism, I on the other hand am giving praise to the idea. Most of the nay-sayers are the average FaceBook user, getting overly excited and ready to torch, or troll in some circles, just about everything! But just like anything out there, only one way to find out what FaceBook post promote is all about…
So I tested FaceBook Post Promote!
I wanted to use a post that would be attractive, but not flashy attractive or a hard promotion. So, I chose to use the FaceBook post promote on this article about affiliate marketing. I selected this article because it has links that are embedded with my affiliate code and that way, I have a shot at making some money off of this test. I posted a screenshot of the promoted post along with the results and a quick recap.
FaceBook Post Promote Statistics:
- Total Reach 1,047 people saw this post in the news feed
- The $5.00 Paid Post reached 978 People and GB has roughly 650 Likes
- 9 People Liked the post
- 3 New Likes from friends of fans who saw the post
- 2 People shared the post
- 2 People actually followed the link to the site
Anyone that does paid advertising should find this pretty valuable. I feel like if my post was a high converting product or a really cool niche, it would have performed much better. Still, the fact that my post about affiliate marketing brought me new fans, generated some engagement and gave GuruBloggers some recognition– to me, that’s $5.00 well spent.
This is my first paid post, but by no means will it be my last. I see too much potential in this new FaceBook post promote feature for engaging fans and getting the message out there. Perhaps next time I will put more thought into what is promoted, but the FaceBook Post Promote is a win to me.
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