May 12th, 2013

Avoid Common Marketing Mistakes on Facebook



By now, most small businesses know that when utilized right Facebook can be a powerful marketing tool, but it is all too easy to fall pray to common Facebook marketing mistakes. What kind of content should you post? How often should you post? Are you engaging with your customers? Luckily, there are a few guidelines to help you avoid being a Facebook worse offender.

Don't be an overposter.

You can't generate user engagement with customers without posting on your Brand Page, but be careful to not over post. Default to the “less is more” mentality with Facebook post. If you’re just starting a Brand Page, Facebook suggests starting with only a few posts a week. Over posting can actually hurt engagement on your page. Be careful you aren’t post just for the sake of posting. Post should be relevant. While memes and funny animal pictures are fun, it can’t be your only strategy. Most brands have found better results with having one good post per day verses multiple mediocre posts per day.

Keep your post short and sweet. According to Facebook, posts between 100 and 250 characters generates more likes, comments, and shares. And if you are going to break this guideline, go shorter rather than longer. When posting a link, remember that you can delete the actual URL from the post. This makes you post more appealing visually and can keep your post from going over the 250 character guideline.

How your Facebook Brand Page looks is important.

Fill out your entire brand page. This allows you to better utilize all the Facebook features available and visitor to your page to get information about your business more easily. The cover photo feature on your Brand Page is a great opportunity to market your company and promote your brand; however, Facebook has specific rules for cover photos you should be careful to not break:

  • Cover photos should reflect your business and cannot infringe on anyone else’s copyright.
  • Text on a cover photos may not exceed 20 percent of the photo. As a business, there are even further limitations to what text you can include on a cover photo. Text cannot include price or purchasing information, contact information, or calls to actions, such as “like,” “tell a friend,” “download,” or “purchase.”

Also, have fun and switch up your cover photo from time to time.

Don’t ignore Facebook tools.

The Facebook Insights feature is full of useful data. Pay attention to your Friends of Fans metric, since it represents a large potential audience for your content. When fans of your brand page “like” or “comment” on your post, it shows up on friends of fans newsfeeds, helping extend your reach. Another helpful metric is the People Talking About This. The PTAT lets you know how well your content is fairing on Facebook. It’s an opportunity to learn what does and doesn’t work and tweak your marketing strategy accordingly.

The Facebook for Business page is also a great resource for finding ways to better utilize your Brand Page, while avoiding common Facebook faux pas.

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