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]]> By: Joel Pitney https://buildbookbuzz.com/facebook-101-for-authors/#comment-18388 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 21:51:57 +0000 https://buildbookbuzz.com/?p=9058#comment-18388 In reply to Avril O’Reilly.

Great point Avril!

]]> By: Avril O'Reilly https://buildbookbuzz.com/facebook-101-for-authors/#comment-18387 Fri, 13 Jan 2017 20:16:49 +0000 https://buildbookbuzz.com/?p=9058#comment-18387 In reply to Chris Syme.

Yes – so many people try to do this on a personal page. I think it’s partly because they don’t realise the benefits of a business page. The free ‘call to action’ button is well worth having even before you start any advertising.

]]> By: Joel Pitney https://buildbookbuzz.com/facebook-101-for-authors/#comment-18386 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 18:43:23 +0000 https://buildbookbuzz.com/?p=9058#comment-18386 In reply to Caroline Ludovici.

Hi Caroline. Thanks for your comment! I’m not totally clear on what’s happening with your FB page, but my guess is that it has something to do with the transition from a personal FB profile to a professional “author” page? If you’d like to write to me via email (joelpitney@gmail.com) with a little more detail about the issues you’re having, I’m happy to help.

]]> By: Karen https://buildbookbuzz.com/facebook-101-for-authors/#comment-18385 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 18:20:46 +0000 https://buildbookbuzz.com/?p=9058#comment-18385 In reply to Joel Pitney.

Perfect! Thanks so much for clarifying that for me, Joel!

]]> By: Joel Pitney https://buildbookbuzz.com/facebook-101-for-authors/#comment-18384 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 17:50:19 +0000 https://buildbookbuzz.com/?p=9058#comment-18384 In reply to Karen Sargent.

Hi Karen. Great question! The answer is “all of the above.” By that I mean that when you are setting up your “audience” in the Facebook advertising dashboard, you can choose to promote your page or post to “People Who Like Your Page,” “People Who Like Your Page and Their Friends,” or “A Custom Audience” that you build based on the specific demographics/interests you’re targeting. I personally prefer the “custom audience” option, because you can set it up so that it reaches new targeted audiences PLUS your page’s existing fans. Does that help? If not, please feel free to email me with further questions (joelpitney@gmail.com). Good luck!

]]> By: Caroline Ludovici https://buildbookbuzz.com/facebook-101-for-authors/#comment-18383 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 11:48:24 +0000 https://buildbookbuzz.com/?p=9058#comment-18383 Great post though FB seems to now after 3 yrs of no problem, stopped other people’s posts , which are related to history and archaeology and teenage books, being posted to my wall and there’s is no stream of my liked pages coming in. All I see are my own comments. So I can’t see any discussions, make comments or share anything else other than my own posts. I have 300 pages or more that I used to follow relevant to my subject and all my followers were or are genuine ones who found me because of my book and what I am doing. Can’t see them now or their posts. Getting sick of trying to sort it out. Need someone to help!

]]> By: Karen Sargent https://buildbookbuzz.com/facebook-101-for-authors/#comment-18382 Sun, 08 Jan 2017 01:26:02 +0000 https://buildbookbuzz.com/?p=9058#comment-18382 Joel or Sandra: I’m soon going to dip into Facebook ads for the first time. I’m a little confused after reading this. Will my ad only reach those who follow me on FB? Or will the ad appear in the feed of people who fit certain characteristics/location that I identify when I build the ad–not just my FB followers? Sorry for the rookie questions!

]]> By: Sandra Beckwith https://buildbookbuzz.com/facebook-101-for-authors/#comment-18381 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 16:05:45 +0000 https://buildbookbuzz.com/?p=9058#comment-18381 In reply to Shane Ledyard.

You’re welcome, Shane. I agree that Joel did a great job of clearly communicating the essentials.

Sandy

]]> By: Shane Ledyard https://buildbookbuzz.com/facebook-101-for-authors/#comment-18380 Thu, 29 Dec 2016 13:28:01 +0000 https://buildbookbuzz.com/?p=9058#comment-18380 Terrific article, and easy to understand advice. Thank you!

Shane

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