How to Increase Fan Numbers on Your Facebook Fan Page
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It’s no secret that Facebook is an excellent source to make money online. With over 400 million members, the money is there for the taking. Many online marketers have come out and said that Facebook fan pages are currently the best free way to make money on the site. This is because of their viral nature. In this article, I am going to discuss an effective technique for increasing fans on your page with the intention of taking it viral.
The first time I discovered Facebook’s viral nature, I was looking at my news feed. A friend of mine had joined a pretty funny group. I clicked into the page out of casual curiosity and found out that the page had only been running for the past 24 hours, but had managed to have over 100,000 people “Like” it. I refreshed the page to see how fast its rate growth was, each time I did, at least 100 new people had joined. Over the next week, more than 1.5 million people joined that page as fans gave the owner exposure to all of their news feeds when they placed a message on the fan page.
So how do we create this incredible viral effect? The first way is to gather enough members in a short space of time. The rule I like to use is that if you can get a fan page to 20,000 people within four days then the page will go viral.
The best way to get these first 20,000 friends is to use a method which I like to call the “Rapid Movement Method”. It consists of utilizing the fans of other pages in order to help build your fan page. Look for fan pages which have similar subjects to yours and about 100,000 fans already (we want these pages so that we can tap into their growth while it’s still happening). Some fan pages will have the contact details of the admin. But if they don’t, you will need to ask them to contact you using the “Discussion tab”. This option which the majority of Facebook fan pages have gives you the opportunity to get in touch with the owner by placing a quick comment asking the administrator to contact you. When they do, you have the chance to negotiate a price for the post. If you have got it right and your topic is one which could potentially go viral, then you can expect your page to grow to a stage where you can use it to make money online.
Sam Bakker has been making money online for the past 7 years. If you would like to get a free copy of Sam’s new Facebook marketing report visit his Internet business website now.
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Twitter: kaiserthesage
says:
That’s a cool trick Sam
But I guess it’s also effective to befriend the admin of the targeted fan page slowly and surely, then barter your way around that single post. I do think that some admin can’t resist great deals, offer them good deals (but free methodologies) like helping them promote their fan page and in exchange they’ll allow you to post, well I sure do hope that it could work that way. But with friendship, I suppose there’s nothing impossible 
Regards,
Jason Acidre
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I like this technique, it seems easy when you lay it out so simply. I guess the trick is getting past that point (that you say is 20k people in 4 days). I’ll report back how this works for me.
.-= Darren@Boys’ Mountain Bike´s last blog ..Howgill Fells =-.
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I see all these fan pages on facebook, like something similar to “2 things women does before she takes a shower” , there are tons of these, and you must become a fan to know the answer. it’s also a good way to increase your fans.
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Alan Mater
Twitter: AMater
@Robert, Yes, the curiosity element is a great way to pique people’s interest.
Thanks for visiting and providing your input. Hope to see you around more often.
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Twitter: hiphopcrisis
says:
Hi Sam,
I think that you’re good without trying too hard. Music business insider ‘Ronan Macdonald’ once said that about me. It happens to be the same way I feel about your effort here.
Great job. Keep up the good work.
Over and Out,
Crisis Mr. Swagger
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I also like the suggested technique of Sam. It’s been a long time I am finding the best techniques to market my business on facebook. It is one of the best technique I have encounter.
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Alan Mater
Twitter: AMater
@glee @ barter,
Glad you found Sam’s article helpful.
Thanks for commenting and hope to see you around.
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This is something very interesting lol! I have not been that much familiar to FB coz I find it bit difficult to handle, but I like Twitter very much. I have started a small online business, after reading your post I feel FB is the best community site to make maximum profit as it is global too. I am gonna try this for sure and will let you know the results. Thank you lol for giving such a valuable post. Expecting more, Ty.
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Alan Mater
Twitter: AMater
@Oscar @ 16 Boys Bikes,
I would definitely give Facebook a try. I actually like it a lot better than Twitter, but that’s just me.
Thanks for the comment!
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As a social networking site Facebook not only helps to build a friendly relationship but also to make money from our aficionado’s and friends nowadays. So, I would appreciate FB to develop our online marketing by fetching new clients and fresh fans to nurture our business deals to a great extent. And thanks for your “discussion tab” and “rapid movement method” ideas to increase more fans literally. Thank you Sam!
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Key to fan pages is getting the interaction and connection from users. There are a lot of great looking fan pages out there, but do they draw interaction from its fans. That’s the challenge. Although skeptical at first, the relaunch of the fan pages really accommodates to brands.
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Alan Mater
Twitter: AMater
@Diggi,
You’re right about that. Engaging your fans can be a challenge for bloggers.
Got any tips to share to help stimulate interaction among fans?
Thanks for the comment!
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I’ve seen the fanpages of some bloggers and I should say that fanpage is a brilliant idea for those who want some serious results. I feel that fanpages should also be used for the main purpose. I don’t know how the bloggers are doing it so wonderfully with the number of fans but I’m guessing that maybe its their content.
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