subject: Increase Your Facebook Fans With These Simple Steps [print this page] Do you go looking for brand fanpages on Facebook? If you're a fan of a page it is probably because it popped up on your news feed when a friend became a fan or because a friend suggested it to you. Knowing this you can see it is important to promote your page - most people are like you; they will not type your fan page name into Facebook...they will expect the page to find them!- they will join pages when a friend joins them or suggests them.
Suggest your page to all your friends using the Suggest to Friends button. This is the first thing you should do and is the easiest way to quickly grow your page
Use Facebook ads to target the people most likely to become a fan. You can setup ads with a very small sum of money and pay a price per click or pay for a set number of impressions. Test out various ads and see what works best. The ads are easy to setup regardless of your technical know-how. The great thing about a Facebook ad for a fan page is that the ad displays a "become a fan" button which makes it really easy for anyone just to click and join!
Use your current mailing list and make sure everyone is aware of your new page. Most people who are on the net regulary have a Facebook account but they would probablynot know to go looking for your brand. Make them aware it exists.
Provide incentives for new members. Give them good reason to become a fan such as a coupon, competition or offers via the fan page.
Add a fanbox to your website or blog. Click the "Add a Fan Box" link below your fan page's profile picture & create the widget following the instructions. You could also use this widget in your newsletter.
You can use wall > settings > import and import stuff from other sites such as youtube which can help keep your page updates regular. Also link it up with your Twitter account!
Use the share button to post your page to your profile or email friends. Ask fans to do the same!
Ask questions. When people answer your question it shows up on their news feed and to their friends. More interactions = more viral growth = more fans!
Get a custom facebook design. There are specialists who can do this for you and make landing pages that encourage users to become fans by offering them something. Technical skills are required for this as the page needs to be coded. There are companies that can do this such as spiderhousepr.
Fans don't come instantly but by using the tips above will increase numbers faster than relying on search alone. Providing content that fans will share is imperative to the viral growth of your page. Remember that every time someone interacts with your page that interaction shows on their newsfeed to their friends giving you viral growth.
Your first port of call is to use the "suggest to friends" button. If you have loads of friends this will have the biggest impact in the least amount of time so go get more friends!
