6 Things I Learned by Being a Facebook Business Page Failure

I’ve been trying to delete my Facebook business page but I haven’t pulled the plug yet and here’s why. I was a Facebook failure.

Like a lot of people, I was frustrated that posts weren’t being seen and that I wasn’t getting leads from Facebook. What I really needed was to be more engaging to connect with my target audience. Once I realized Facebook is a place to network and not a place for leads (at least not as a primary focus), I decided not to kill my page.

Here are six things I learned by being a Facebook business page failure.

1. Don’t sell on the personal profile. This is more of a pet peeve than a lesson learned from my own experience. While it’s okay to comment and tag your business on your personal profile, don’t sell on your personal profile. Not only will you alienate friends and family, Facebook will shut you down.
2. Know your target client. I don’t mean you sit around and hold hands singing Kumbaya. I mean you need to know who you want to reach. As soon as I figured that out, my social media focus changed. Facebook was no longer the only platform on which I engaged; I began using other social networks and engaged differently on Facebook. I participated in groups and even created my own. Before I could blink, I had over 100 people in my Blogging Badass Facebook group and more engagement on my business page than I had seen in months. And I was actually spending less time on Facebook.
3. You want to use Facebook to generate leads. Everyone loves a pipeline of leads but Facebook isn’t a lead generator. I changed my Facebook strategy in favor of LinkedIn. The reason? My ideal clients include other businesses and professionals who are likely networking on LinkedIn, not Facebook. They go to Facebook to see their family, not make business contacts.
4. You’re too focused on why people unliked your page. Two words for people who unlike your page: who cares. I used to ponder why someone would unlike my page and even tried to figure out who they were. It really doesn’t matter. In fact, I think it’s more focused now than ever.  
5. You aren’t engaging in your own or anyone else’s groups. If you’re too focused on yourself, you’re not connecting with others. Once I engaged my audience by asking and answering more questions on my page and in groups, I experienced a shift. Facebook isn’t about me, it’s about engaging and connecting to the audience whether that’s on my own pages and groups or those of others. I recommend a combination of both.
6. You’re all words, no graphics. As a writer, I want to share my words but I never thought about graphics until my Facebook engagement was next to nothing. Graphics were foreign to me until I started watching my blogger friends’ pages and saw they were using graphics to engage their audience! I finally bit the bullet and learned how to use Canva to create simple images for my blogs and social media. Guess what? Engagement on the Blogging Badass Facebook business page and in the Blogging Badass Facebook group are higher than ever!

While I still have days when I want to delete my Facebook business page, it’s not a constant nagging feeling. I’ve found ways to engage my audience and connect with my target clients. It’s good to not be a Facebook failure any more!

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