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Customers always want  my opinion on how to get more likes. It is interesting to me  how a simple video might attract 40,000 impressions and a hundred new likes , while other engaging and clever posts do not. While it is not an exact science and never will be, here are some thoughts to put into action! Remember to also test the time of day you are posting, some work better in the morning, some afternoon and some (amazing to me as a early riser,) evening posts often go wild!

1.       Use Facebook as a Page-Switch to your page and post as your page on relevant walls (Your target market). If you post relevant information on pages with thousands of fans you will get a percentage of those to like your page.

2.       Use tags (@)-When helping to promote another page use the tag feature to create better links. When others see you are posting nice things about them, you will get more likes.

3. Create a contest- You can create a contest many different ways, but the easiest is to post what you are giving away and asking fans to like the post or share the post. Depending how long your contest goes and how meaningful the prize to your fans, the more likes you will get.

4. Use the (new Sept. 11) Share button- Ask your friends to help spread the word about your business! If you share your business post on your personal wall or ask fans to share the post, you will get more likes.

5. Use your notes-If you think about the notes section as your tips or blog section, each time you create a note it should help your fans in some way. If it does, they will share it and you will get more likes.

6.       Use the (new Sept 11) Questions button- Another great tool to interact with your fans is asking them what they think. When you ask a question that is interesting to your fans, and they respond, their friends will see it and if it is interesting to their friends you will get more likes.

7.       Ask for a Review (new Sept 11)- This is a great opportunity for testimonials. Make sure to ask your fans for a review, they are powerful, you can use them for other promotions and they will bring you more likes.

8.       Use apps to get more exposure through You Tube Twitter, RSS feeds ect. For the best provider and you can get up to 2 free try http://involver.com/ .  If you have interesting video, tweets or blog, it is just another way to drive them to your fan page and another reason for them to like you!

You can always call us too, we are here to help implement for you!

My Best,

Kathy Kane

Market Insights, LLC