Using the Facebook status to your advantage (marketing)

October 18, 2009

Ok, so you’ve got your Facebook account all set up, and you’ve made friends with hundreds of potential customers and clients. Now it’s time to take your business (and online marketing presence) to the next level. You need to remember that everything you promote through the Facebook status is available and can be seen by only a select few people on your friends list, so how do you make that number increase?

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Using the Facebook status to your advantage

There are a number of different ways, and each requires a little thought. The most important way to get your message spread out across the web is by making people click ‘Like’ on your post, or to comment on it. Comments will mean that more people will see your message, and also friends of your friends (so it’s not just your list, but an exponential number as your funny Facebook status spreads across the internet). So how can you encourage comments?

- Controversy

Pick a topic, any topic, and say something controversial about it (and then include a link to a post about the same subject on your blog or website). You’ll be amazed by how quickly people are willing to comment and maybe even criticize you for what you say on Facebook. This method is called ‘flame bait’ and it works amazingly well.

- Humour

If you can make a comment funny and make your readers laugh, you’ve already won half the battle. Crack a joke in your status and they’ll click ‘like’ faster than you can say ‘increased sales’. It’s simple really!

Ok, that’s all for now from me, more tips to come in the future! Until then, enjoy your time online and remember how important it is to put a funny Facebook status often!

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Maximising your exposure using funny Facebook statuses

October 11, 2009

This is really the golden nugget for internet marketers and self-marketers around the world. We know that Facebook has introduced a system whereby the more comments and ‘like’s someone’s update message receives, the more of your friends will eventually see this message (because the algorithm thinks that it is more interesting). So how do you make sure your messages are seen (and therefore even if you are selling a product or service, you can get your message out there?).

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Simple – the funny Facebook status

Jokes have been around since the dawn of time, but using witty one-liners, puns and irony in your Facebook status can guarantee that people keep coming back for more every day. You can choose to put normal jokes into your link (Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side….etc), however often they might not be appreciated by the upwardly mobile and cynical Facebook crowd – so you should probably try more witty Facebook statuses or some sarcasm perhaps. It’s up to you really, but the main thing to remember is that the best Facebook status is one which someone will read and then process…and then laugh about!

If you find a funny Facebook status, why don’t you share it with us?

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