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Learn about the nuances of buying Facebook likes, the impact on reputation, engagement, and the real cost behind acquiring likes. Discover why engagement matters more than just numbers!
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What is the cost of1000 Facebook likes? Taavi Karotamm, Merje Meisalu
Why? Company, brand, band, product etc: • Looks more trustworthy • Gain popularity and legitimacy • Gathers larger audience, better visibility • Wider spreading of the message • Fast publicity • 31% of people check ratings and reviews (incl likes) before making final decision
Likes • Organic and paid • Paid: legal (Facebook boost) and illegal
Where • India • Filipines • Bangladesh, Dhaka • Egypt • Nepal • Sri Lanka • Thailand • Indonesia
How much https://boostlikes.com/ $1 for 1000 like / $120 a year / 0,5 cent for click => $200 million a yearMitul Gandhi, CEO of seoClarity
Consequences • Reputation loss • Inability to engage massive numbers of fans • Disloyalty of fans • Legal consequences
Likes vs Engagement • US State Departement paid 630 000 USD to acquire 2 million fans then realized engagement was 2% • https://www.facebook.com/veritasium
Facebook makes us pay FB changed their Pages organic reach algorithm on December 3, 2013: • Declineof 44% on average, with some pages seeing declines as high as 88% • Brand pages: year ago a brand could expect to reach 16 out of 100 fans and now that brand is lucky if they get 3 out of 100.Source: http://www.ignitesocialmedia.com/ • Facebook makes you pay for finding the fans and later for bringing your content to real fans
It’s notallabout the likes! Building a community takes time and investment Thank You!