Get More
Facebook Likes
Webinar Outline
✓ A brief history  
✓ What is a Like?
✓ Why do Likes matter?
✓ How to get high-quality Likes
✓ Like-gate  
✓ Run an effective Like campaign
How to Get More Facebook Likes / Webinar Outline
A Brief History
How to Get More Facebook Likes / A Brief History
Facebook Mission Statement
“Give people the power to share and   
make the world more open and connected”
How to Get More Facebook Likes / A Brief History
Original: Thefacebook
✓ Founded in 2004 by five
students at Harvard University
✓ Original mission statement:
Thefacebook is an online
directory that connects people
through social networks at
colleges
✓ Originally only available to
Harvard students
How to Get More Facebook Likes / A Brief History
Evolution: Facebook
✓ Changes name to Facebook
✓ Opened to everyone
✓ Privately-run company led by
Mark Zuckerberg
✓ Features changed
How to Get More Facebook Likes / A Brief History
Today: Facebook
✓ App Center rolled out in 2012
to satisfy increasingly mobile
audience
✓ 2012: Facebook IPO
✓ 2014: 1.35 billion active
users
How to Get More Facebook Likes / A Brief History
Largest Social Network
1.35 billion monthly active users
How to Get More Facebook Likes / A Brief History
Impacts Purchase Decisions
62% of social channel users go to Facebook in order
to find out more about a local business
How to Get More Facebook Likes / A Brief History
Your Competition is on Facebook
30 million small businesses have active pages
(including 19 million on mobile)
How to Get More Facebook Likes / A Brief History
What is a Like?
What is a Like For?
LIKE
A feature that people can use to express that they like, enjoy or
support certain content
How to Get More Facebook Likes / What is a Like?
History of Likes
✓ The Like button was initially going to be called awesome
✓ First thought of in 2007 but wasn’t released until 2009
✓ Every minute 1.8 million new Likes are made on
Facebook
How to Get More Facebook Likes / What is a Like?
6 Reasons Why Facebook
Likes Still Matter
Reason #1
Your Competition is on Facebook
✓ Monitor competition through Page Insights  
✓ Share what differentiates you from your competition
How to Get More Facebook Likes / Why Likes Still Matter
Reason #2
Easy and Cost-Effective Marketing
✓ Fans have identified themselves as those who Like your
business and want to see or hear more  
✓ Facebook Pages are free  
✓ Ability to schedule posts and manage from mobile to desktop
How to Get More Facebook Likes / Why Likes Still Matter
Reason #3
Visibility and Brand Awareness
Your total number of Facebook Likes tells you   
how many people identify with your brand
How to Get More Facebook Likes / Why Likes Still Matter
Reason #4
More Likes Means Further Reach
Fans + Engagement = More Views
How to Get More Facebook Likes / Why Likes Still Matter
Customer Communication
Build your fan base and actually   
have a conversation with your fans
Reason #4Reason #5
How to Get More Facebook Likes / Why Likes Still Matter
Reason #6
Become an Influencer
Having more Likes gives your business   
social proof

How to Get More Facebook Likes / Why Likes Still Matter
6 Ways to Get High-Quality
Facebook Likes
Tip #1
Have Complete Page Information
How to Get More Facebook Likes / Ways to Get High-Quality Facebook Likes
1. An overview of your business  
2. A link to your website  
3. Other information to help
potential and current fans
Tip #2
Invite Existing Customers
✓ Share with email subscribers why Liking your page would be
beneficial, in addition to receiving emails  
✓ Link your Facebook Page (and any other social media profiles)
in all your emails  
✓ Include your page in your email signature
How to Get More Facebook Likes / Ways to Get High-Quality Facebook Likes
Tip #3
Include a Facebook Button on Your Website
Potential customers may not be ready to purchase at the moment,
but still want you to keep them up-to-date on your products/services
How to Get More Facebook Likes / Ways to Get High-Quality Facebook Likes
Tip #4
Include a Facebook Sign in Your Storefront
Let all your potential and current customers   
know about your Page
How to Get More Facebook Likes / Ways to Get High-Quality Facebook Likes
Tip #5
Share Quality Content
The better the content, the better the Likes
How to Get More Facebook Likes / Ways to Get High-Quality Facebook Likes
Talk to Your Fans Like Friends
Give your Page personality and respond to comments or
posts using an informal tone (like you would a friend)
Tip #6
How to Get More Facebook Likes / Ways to Get High-Quality Facebook Likes
Improve Your Next
Facebook Campaign
Work With Your Community
✓ Work with other local businesses to
create a community-wide event  
✓ Examples:   
▪ Sidewalk sale for the entire
block  
▪ Main street working together
for to raise money for a local
nonprofit
▪ Retail store working with a
restaurant for a special offer
How to Get More Facebook Likes / Improve Your Next Facebook Campaign
Tell a Story
✓ Share a “behind the scenes” look of your newest product  
✓ Invite fans to share feedback about the next big thing you
have planned for your store
How to Get More Facebook Likes / Improve Your Next Facebook Campaign
Like-Gate +
How It Affects You
What is Like-Gating?
How to Get More Facebook Likes / Like-Gate
✓ The simplest way to increase
Likes by using an image that   
blocks access to the page for
non-fans  
✓ Text directs users who don’t Like
your page that they need to Like
it in order to access a contest,
promotion, etc.
Like-Gating
Since November 2014
How to Get More Facebook Likes / Like-Gate
Why is it Banned?
✓ Facebook wants businesses to
increase Likes in an organic
and fair way  
✓ Doesn’t provide quality
connections between
businesses and their fans
How to Get More Facebook Likes / Like-Gate
How to Run an Effective
Like Campaign
Run a Contest or Promotion
Ask for data, such as emails
addresses, or prompt fans to fill
out a form:   
✓ Gets closer to a conversion
than a Like  
✓ Users are more likely to Like
Page if you provide value
✓ Gives you insight into your
audience and encourages
active participation
How to Get More Facebook Likes / Run an Effective Like Campaign
Boost Your Likes with Facebook Ads
✓ Use Facebook Ads to build
your Likes  
✓ Target your audience by
location, age and interest  
How to Get More Facebook Likes / Run an Effective Like Campaign
Facebok Ad Guidelines
Design an ad that will look good in
any Facebook Ad placement  
Image guidelines:   
✓ 1,200 x 444 pixels  
✓ Your image may not
include more than 20% text
✓ Text: 90 characters
How to Get More Facebook Likes / Run an Effective Like Campaign
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Get More Facebook Likes

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    Webinar Outline ✓ Abrief history   ✓ What is a Like? ✓ Why do Likes matter? ✓ How to get high-quality Likes ✓ Like-gate   ✓ Run an effective Like campaign How to Get More Facebook Likes / Webinar Outline
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    A Brief History Howto Get More Facebook Likes / A Brief History
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    Facebook Mission Statement “Givepeople the power to share and   make the world more open and connected” How to Get More Facebook Likes / A Brief History
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    Original: Thefacebook ✓ Foundedin 2004 by five students at Harvard University ✓ Original mission statement: Thefacebook is an online directory that connects people through social networks at colleges ✓ Originally only available to Harvard students How to Get More Facebook Likes / A Brief History
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    Evolution: Facebook ✓ Changesname to Facebook ✓ Opened to everyone ✓ Privately-run company led by Mark Zuckerberg ✓ Features changed How to Get More Facebook Likes / A Brief History
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    Today: Facebook ✓ AppCenter rolled out in 2012 to satisfy increasingly mobile audience ✓ 2012: Facebook IPO ✓ 2014: 1.35 billion active users How to Get More Facebook Likes / A Brief History
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    Largest Social Network 1.35billion monthly active users How to Get More Facebook Likes / A Brief History
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    Impacts Purchase Decisions 62%of social channel users go to Facebook in order to find out more about a local business How to Get More Facebook Likes / A Brief History
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    Your Competition ison Facebook 30 million small businesses have active pages (including 19 million on mobile) How to Get More Facebook Likes / A Brief History
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    What is aLike?
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    What is aLike For? LIKE A feature that people can use to express that they like, enjoy or support certain content How to Get More Facebook Likes / What is a Like?
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    History of Likes ✓The Like button was initially going to be called awesome ✓ First thought of in 2007 but wasn’t released until 2009 ✓ Every minute 1.8 million new Likes are made on Facebook How to Get More Facebook Likes / What is a Like?
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    6 Reasons WhyFacebook Likes Still Matter
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    Reason #1 Your Competitionis on Facebook ✓ Monitor competition through Page Insights   ✓ Share what differentiates you from your competition How to Get More Facebook Likes / Why Likes Still Matter
  • 16.
    Reason #2 Easy andCost-Effective Marketing ✓ Fans have identified themselves as those who Like your business and want to see or hear more   ✓ Facebook Pages are free   ✓ Ability to schedule posts and manage from mobile to desktop How to Get More Facebook Likes / Why Likes Still Matter
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    Reason #3 Visibility andBrand Awareness Your total number of Facebook Likes tells you   how many people identify with your brand How to Get More Facebook Likes / Why Likes Still Matter
  • 18.
    Reason #4 More LikesMeans Further Reach Fans + Engagement = More Views How to Get More Facebook Likes / Why Likes Still Matter
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    Customer Communication Build yourfan base and actually   have a conversation with your fans Reason #4Reason #5 How to Get More Facebook Likes / Why Likes Still Matter
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    Reason #6 Become anInfluencer Having more Likes gives your business   social proof
 How to Get More Facebook Likes / Why Likes Still Matter
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    6 Ways toGet High-Quality Facebook Likes
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    Tip #1 Have CompletePage Information How to Get More Facebook Likes / Ways to Get High-Quality Facebook Likes 1. An overview of your business   2. A link to your website   3. Other information to help potential and current fans
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    Tip #2 Invite ExistingCustomers ✓ Share with email subscribers why Liking your page would be beneficial, in addition to receiving emails   ✓ Link your Facebook Page (and any other social media profiles) in all your emails   ✓ Include your page in your email signature How to Get More Facebook Likes / Ways to Get High-Quality Facebook Likes
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    Tip #3 Include aFacebook Button on Your Website Potential customers may not be ready to purchase at the moment, but still want you to keep them up-to-date on your products/services How to Get More Facebook Likes / Ways to Get High-Quality Facebook Likes
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    Tip #4 Include aFacebook Sign in Your Storefront Let all your potential and current customers   know about your Page How to Get More Facebook Likes / Ways to Get High-Quality Facebook Likes
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    Tip #5 Share QualityContent The better the content, the better the Likes How to Get More Facebook Likes / Ways to Get High-Quality Facebook Likes
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    Talk to YourFans Like Friends Give your Page personality and respond to comments or posts using an informal tone (like you would a friend) Tip #6 How to Get More Facebook Likes / Ways to Get High-Quality Facebook Likes
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    Work With YourCommunity ✓ Work with other local businesses to create a community-wide event   ✓ Examples:   ▪ Sidewalk sale for the entire block   ▪ Main street working together for to raise money for a local nonprofit ▪ Retail store working with a restaurant for a special offer How to Get More Facebook Likes / Improve Your Next Facebook Campaign
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    Tell a Story ✓Share a “behind the scenes” look of your newest product   ✓ Invite fans to share feedback about the next big thing you have planned for your store How to Get More Facebook Likes / Improve Your Next Facebook Campaign
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    Like-Gate + How ItAffects You
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    What is Like-Gating? Howto Get More Facebook Likes / Like-Gate ✓ The simplest way to increase Likes by using an image that   blocks access to the page for non-fans   ✓ Text directs users who don’t Like your page that they need to Like it in order to access a contest, promotion, etc.
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    Like-Gating Since November 2014 Howto Get More Facebook Likes / Like-Gate
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    Why is itBanned? ✓ Facebook wants businesses to increase Likes in an organic and fair way   ✓ Doesn’t provide quality connections between businesses and their fans How to Get More Facebook Likes / Like-Gate
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    How to Runan Effective Like Campaign
  • 36.
    Run a Contestor Promotion Ask for data, such as emails addresses, or prompt fans to fill out a form:   ✓ Gets closer to a conversion than a Like   ✓ Users are more likely to Like Page if you provide value ✓ Gives you insight into your audience and encourages active participation How to Get More Facebook Likes / Run an Effective Like Campaign
  • 37.
    Boost Your Likeswith Facebook Ads ✓ Use Facebook Ads to build your Likes   ✓ Target your audience by location, age and interest   How to Get More Facebook Likes / Run an Effective Like Campaign
  • 38.
    Facebok Ad Guidelines Designan ad that will look good in any Facebook Ad placement   Image guidelines:   ✓ 1,200 x 444 pixels   ✓ Your image may not include more than 20% text ✓ Text: 90 characters How to Get More Facebook Likes / Run an Effective Like Campaign
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    Simple, Effective andAffordable   Local Online Marketing ✓ Search   ✓ Social   ✓ Mobile   ✓ Email ✓ Advertising   ✓ Website   ✓ PR   ✓ Lead Gen Get your free SEO report today!   localvox.com/free-seo-report
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    More Local MarketingResources eBooks DOWNLOAD   localvox.com/resources Blog SUBSCRIBE localvox.com/blog How to Get More Facebook Likes / Additional Resources
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