10 Ways to Grow Your Facebook Following
Social networking sites have become increasingly popular over the previous decade, with millions of people using websites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace to communicate with their friends and family members. Facebook is one of the major social networking sites, which has made it extremely convenient for internet users to communicate with friends and loved ones on the go.
Apart from personal accounts, you can also make public pages and communities on Facebook, where people from different backgrounds and cultures can share information and experiences. However, it is not easy to garner a following for your Facebook page, and you have to come up with creative ideas in order to attract more Facebook users to your page.
Instructions
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Use your account regularly
In order to get a large following on Facebook, you must use your account regularly; otherwise, people will start to lose interest in your page. You can use your Facebook account at home or even at your workplace on your desktop or laptop; frenzied Facebook users go so far as to consistently check their profiles and updates on their mobile phones too. -
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Ask your friends to follow you
You can ask every single person in your friends list to follow your page. People who know you personally will most likely be reluctant to refuse your request. -
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Ask friends to promote your page
You may also request your friends to promote your page with their friends. This will create a sort of network, and will help you gain a lot of followers. -
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Share interesting information
The best way to promote your page is to consistently share interesting information on your page. This can be anything from beautiful pictures, to funny or interesting video clips, and/or inspirational quotes. -
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Name of the page
The name of the page should be catchy, in order to attract followers. However, make sure you keep it brief because no one will bother to read through a name that is too long. -
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Page picture
The picture of your Facebook page plays a huge role in helping you attract the attention of Facebook users. It should be appealing and eye-catching, for maximum effect. -
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Description
You will have to write a small paragraph in the description box which will elaborate on the theme of your page. Most people will read the description before following you, so make it concise and catchy. -
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Import email contacts
You can import contacts from Hotmail, Yahoo or MSN to your Facebook account, and increase the list of people following you. -
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Avoid hate speech
You may get many followers to begin with but people will start to unfollow you if you promote hate speech on your page. Therefore, be respectful to everyone, and carefully moderate all comments and posts. -
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Promote the link of your page
In order to promote the page and get a larger following for your group, you should share the link to your page on different forums and Facebook communities.
