This post covers step-by-step tips with screen shots showing how to invite friends to like your page (via Facebook or email).
Author’s Note: After writing this post which covers the basics, I created a follow-up with added detail. If this post does not answer your question, visit the follow-up “Facebook Business Pages: Having Trouble Inviting Friends to Like Your Page”.
This morning as I attended my weekly BNI Networking Excellence chapter meeting, we discussed ways to support each others’ businesses online. Craig Collier (owner of Fitness Together and amazing muscle master) mentioned his FB business page. This sparked discussion about the easiest ways to share our page links with each other.
We have a great private Facebook Group which allows us to interact and share information with the group. We could post page links there, but there is an even easier way to notify friends and family that you have a Facebook business page and get support/likes for your page. If you just post a link on your personal page, or add to a group, people who have email notifications turned off may miss it all together.
The best chance of getting a response is to send a message directly to your friends asking for support of your page via “like”.
A few quick steps and screen shots are included below for your viewing pleasure…
Step 1: Visit your Facebook business page and click on your Admin Panel (if you are an admin)
Facebook Admin Panel. The red “1″ is notification of a new page interaction
Step 2: Expand your Admin Panel and pick the way you prefer to gain more friends/followers for your page
Expand your Admin Panel, and choose your preferred option
Step 3: Invite friends, email contacts, or share the page. Build Audience also allows you to create an Ad on Facebook to gain page attention and “Likes”.
Invite Friends provides multiple segmenting options including offering friends you interact with frequently, friends who are local to your town, or all friends.
Friends who already like your page will be washed out in appearance while friends who don’t already like your page will have a check box option to allow selection of specific friends within a group.
Don’t be offended if some of your friends are not already supporting your page. Your friends may not be aware you have a business page and will likely be happy to support you and your business.
Did you find these tips helpful? Feel free to comment on this post if you have any questions and Happy Facebook marketing!
Author’s Note: After writing this post, I created a follow-up with added detail. If this post does not answer your question, visit the follow-up “Facebook Business Pages: Having Trouble Inviting Friends to Like Your Page”. Thank you to all for your comments and keep them coming!
