This is Day 30 of the 30 Days to 3,000 Fans program. You can learn more about the program here.
There’s an old proverb which says “He who fails to plan, plans to fail” and while there are people that will debate the importance of planning, mapping out a guide for the next month will make things a lot easier. What blog posts will you be writing? What content will be most effective to drive new fans to your Facebook? What steps will you take to promote your Facebook Page? While we’ve listed 29 techniques to boost your fan base,…

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This is Day 29 of the 30 Days to 3,000 Fans program. You can learn more about the program here.
Any internet marketer knows about the power of e-mail marketing. As I discussed in “The 5 Phases of the Facebook Sales Funnel“, it’s important to drive users to take an action. Often that may be registering for an email newsletter which can then be used to upsell the user on a product or service. In addition to e-mail newsletters, every modern marketer sends numerous e-mails every day and each of those e-mails should be used as an opportunity to drive…

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This is Day 27 of the 30 Days to 3,000 Fans program. You can learn more about the program here.
Facebook provides all page administrators with a tool for tracking the growth of the page as well as the number of interactions on your page. There are a few numbers which you can look at to determine how to improve you page most effectively. Ultimately by performing the steps outlined over the 30 days to 3,000 fans program, you should have figured out the most effective methods of improving your page.

Understanding Post Quality
Facebook provides one metric which they…

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This is Day 26 of the 30 Days to 3,000 Fans program. You can learn more about the program here.
If you are the average small business owner, there is a good chance that the majority of your competition isn’t doing much in the social media space. However there always is at least one person who stands out from the rest and I’m sure you can think of at least one company which accels where others aren’t even trying. For larger brands, having a social media presence (including Facebook) hasn’t been optional for at least a few years now. If…

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This is Day 25 of the 30 Days to 3,000 Fans program. You can learn more about the program here.
There are a number of ways to build up your fan base as we’ve already discussed in the past twenty-four days but one of the best ways to get new fans is to let users instantly join your Facebook Page is to integrate it directly into your blog or website. We already discussed cross-promoting your website and your Facebook Page but with the Facebook Fan Box widget, you can instantly get visitors to your site to become fans without them…

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This is Day 21 of the 30 Days to 3,000 Fans program. You can learn more about the program here.
Rather than investing in a complete contest application, try creating mini-competitions. For example, ask your fans to go on a Facebook scavenger hunt. I’m sure there are many other ideas for mini-competitions but the point is to get your fans active around your brand. It’s also possible to generate traffic to external sites if you have more robust competitions. Ultimately I’d think back to when you were a kid to the types of games you used to play with your…

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This is Day 19 of the 30 Days to 3,000 Fans program. You can learn more about the program here.
One of the best ways of ensuring that your Facebook Page will be successful is to copy other successful ones. It’s no secret that the best marketers are most influenced by other successful marketers. While there are a lot of research methods I would suggest taking a look at our Facebook Pages leaderboard (which is in the process of being updated), and selecting the most popular as well as the fastest growing. We’ll also soon begin to provide more advanced…

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This is Day 18 of the 30 Days to 3,000 Fans program. You can learn more about the program here.
Have you already invested time and money in building your web presence? Take advantage of it and use your website to cross-promote your Facebook Page. Many people are concerned that directing visitors from their website to their Facebook Page isn’t useful because those users end up not returning to the site. Ultimately the user’s navigational pattern should be based on the goals for your site.

Driving users to your Facebook Page is extremely useful for creating an ongoing dialogue. As…

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