Do you want to increase the number of your Facebook (or Twitter) fans?? Then buy them!!
More and more sites are popping up and they all promise to increase your Likers number according to the package you choose.
The method used is simple; these websites will manually send out suggestions/invitations to their users to "like" your page.
Some people will like your page, some will not. They are not forced to follow your page - they have to agree and accept the fan page suggestion to like your page. And it is as simple as that really.
There are several packages available depending on whether you need “targeted” or "non-targeted” likers, and how many you would like to have of course. If you’re looking at buying 500 fans it will cost you about $75 while for 25,000 fans you will need to pay about $1,700. Basically for a few cents you can buy a fan!
This is great news, isn’t it?
I DON’T THINK SO! You’re totally missing the point of social media.
First of all I think fans should be earned, not purchased.
Second I’d rather have 100 genuine fans who I can exchange thoughts and opinions with rather than having 1,000 “dead” ones. Go for quality, not quantity.
Third, you might increase traffic to your page (but in that case why not using a traffic generator site as they are free??) but not interest. So you might end up with 1,000 fans and 0 conversation…bit pointless.
There are probably other good reasons why you should not buy fans. Social media, Facebook in particular, is all about creating and managing a community. It takes time, dedication, professionalism and passion.
I could see it being useful if your facebook page was dedicated to marketing a product or company.
ReplyDeletetoo true. but i guess if it'll make them money, facebook couldn't care less.
ReplyDeleteGreat post and great point!
ReplyDeleteGood one.
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Elias
Your arguments resonate with me. :)
ReplyDeleteMost FB friends and Twitter followers are friendly strangers, rather.
Seems entirely pointless.
ReplyDeleteBuying fake FB friends? DISLIKE
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