Don't Hate Facebook

Page owners - If you don't know about the "Promote" & "People Reached" features on Facebook now then you are more lost then me.  No - but really.  The "Promote" feature is a little on the silly side being that I currently have 4,038 Fans.  Facebook will allow me to spend as much as $25 to reach 4,500 fans.  I am a little confused being that I don't have that many fans to reach.  Yes.  I realize & if you don't let me explain.  You will be seen by people that are NOT your fans.  How?  When you click "like" on a post it shows up in your friends feed.  ex. "_____ "likes" ButterBeans&ChicPeas status"

So back to the point.  Don't hate facebook. Well you can - I have a love/hate relationship.  Get real.  Facebook is not going away.  We are all addicts.  Its growing & we are trying to keep up.  I am willing to pay to promote - not at this time.  Will I one day?  Maybe - but probably not. 

On the "People Reached" feature.  I hate it. I love it.  Seeing the percentage can be a little disheartening.  But at the same time don't you want to see how many & what times your page is more likely to show up in the feed.  Personally on mine I find the higher percentage shows up later at night between 9:30PM - 12:30 AM.

Wall Photo posts have a higher "People Reached" percentage on my page.  Complaining about facebook has a HUGE percentage reached.  {Weird?}

- How to see your stats!
1} When logged into your page click on the "tool" drop down.
2} Click on View Insights.


3} You will be brought to a page like this. 


By clicking "Likes" button you can see the info on your likers - Age, Sex, Location & even how they became a fan.

So learn to love it - Facebooks "People Reached" feature is a great tool.  Get real.  All of your fans will not be sitting on the edge of their seats just waiting for you to do your next post.  You will not see 100% - even if you pay $25 for that post.  I am sorry Facebook.  {No I am not!}  I am just happy to see 18% reached.  Honestly.