Imagine…
You’ve been working on your Facebook account for quite a few months, and you have close to 1000 if not more friends. You have a group that has 600+ members, and you’re starting to generate some money from your Facebook following. Everything seems to be running great, and then it happens. You get your Facebook account shut down for over using certain features, and you no longer have access to your group.
Facebook is notorious for shutting down people’s accounts for many different reasons. The fact is it’s going to continue to happen and the rules are getting more strict as time goes on. I’m already on my third Facebook account in the past 8 months. My current Facebook account has been running for quite some time now. I decided to stop breaking the rules and I’ve found a few small ways to beat them as well.
What will get you banned??
Facebook accounts have gotten shut down for multiple reasons, most of which are considered spamming. If you add too many friends in a day you can get kicked off. If you post too many comments on group walls you can get shut down. If you send the exact same message to multiple people you can get shut down. The idea is if you don’t appear to be a normal person networking with friends and relatives, then you can get kicked off of Facebook. So where does that leave all of us network marketers trying to make a living using Facebook?
We have to become innovative…
I add about 25 friends per day to my Facebook account. I do not do this all in one sitting though. I have a list of about 10 different personalized friend requests that I use depending on the person, and I copy, paste, and put the person’s name in the message. I spread it out to 5 different times in a day which means I’ll do 5 requests in one time period. I know it sounds a little tedious, but we have to appear to be a normal person if we want to stay on Facebook long enough to make some real money.
I have also set up a list of about 25 group wall posts, and I do the same thing as above, just on a smaller level. If I were to make 25 group wall posts in a day I’d probably get my Facebook account banned pretty fast. I’ll make 2-3 different wall posts about 4-5 times in a day. Mixing it up and spreading it out makes me appear to Facebook’s robots as a normal person interacting with friends of mine.
Don’t be spammy…
The bottom line is if we want to keep our businesses building on Facebook we have to follow Facebook’s rules. I know it’s easy to get caught up in connecting with new people and sharing your ideas in multiple different groups, but you have to be very careful. I know from experience. This is my 3rd Facebook account, and I don’t want to get this one shut down. If you’ve ever experienced it, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about. Check out my previous articles: 6 Facebook Marketing tips that work and Facebook Groups to get some great ideas.
See you on Facebook,
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I had an account I had spent hours networking with people on, I had 4 groups with great member numbers. facebook disabled my account without warning and wont respond to my emails. I no longer use facebook as a serious tool for marketing and also pulled all my ad’s.
Good one Jordan just finished day 5 last night don't want them shutting me down anytime soon!
Good stuff Steve… You're almost there Chief… things are about to get exciting for you!
Another greatpeiece Jordan!! thanks again!
Cathy in the UK
Hey Jordon,
I'm cruising around on you blog or web or whatever the hell it is. I've decided I need to write you a song and . I'll record it and then you can have a singin' fiddler, telling everyone out there what a double good , cotton pickin, finger lickin, chicken picker you are.
I'll come up with something that will make you proud. We'll spice up these testimonial videos for you.
You'd think I'd be tired as hell, cause I have done a lot of that Manuel Labor today ( that's hard friggin' work, in West Texas language)
I'm all pumped because I am headed to the 33rd Annual George Paul Memorial Bull Riding in Del Rio , Tx, next Fri, Sat and Sunday.
I went last year and the CEO for CBR ( Championship Bull Riding) called me and said ,” Hey Clay get your butt down here and pick and grin for us again this year.
You talk about a 3 day party with all the PRCA Champion Bull Riders and more pretty cowgirls with those tight halter tops and jeans.
They should put me in jail for having that much fun.( Don't call the sheriff)
I'll try and attach a photo from last year, this year I am going to get a bunch of video footage
I gotta go make the donuts,
Your friend and student,
Clay
Can’t wait to see your video and hear your song Clay. I’m honored that you would take time out of your busy life to write me a song. Maybe you could include some of those pretty cowgirls in the video… haha
Can't wait to see your video and hear your song Clay. I'm honored that you would take time out of your busy life to write me a song. Maybe you could include some of those pretty cowgirls in the video… haha
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