Is it just me or has FB ads got REALLY expensive ?

15 years ago

Its just you lol try and keep the amount of people who can see your ad below 30k that seems to be the trick to getting cheap clicks is to keep it really targeted. for example if I were to promote an seo software that could do a bunch of things I would create an add based on keyword research, one on long tail keywords, one on PPC managment and so on. that example wouldn't really work on FB because you cant find groups on some of those but you catch my drift try to keep it more targeted for cheaper clicks. I also typically bid half of the suggested bid. Try and focus the area more as well sometimes that works.

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jimkirk1943

15 years ago

Originally Posted by creck01

Its just you lol try and keep the amount of people who can see your ad below 30k that seems to be the trick to getting cheap clicks is to keep it really targeted. for example if I were to promote an seo software that could do a bunch of things I would create an add based on keyword research, one on long tail keywords, one on PPC managment and so on. that example wouldn't really work on FB because you cant find groups on some of those but you catch my drift try to keep it more targeted for cheaper clicks. I also typically bid half of the suggested bid. Try and focus the area more as well sometimes that works.

Thats a pretty good answer `long tail keywords` lol ok i`ll try that but for my video game ads i cant really see how i could target down to long tail keyword which is a shame i had a goal to really build some good video game fanpages and then use FB ads with a `like this page` discription sending them to the landing page with the amazon link. The first one was for Mortal kombat 9 the new one, I mean what long tail keywords could i possible use other than `likes video games` ect ect ?
Thanks anyway i understand your answer.

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imback

15 years ago

I always promote to my Facebook fanpage's first then send them over to my CPA offer or website. Seems to me that if you are promoting a fan page you get really cheap traffic

CHAD

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jimkirk1943

15 years ago

Originally Posted by imback

I always promote to my Facebook fanpage's first then send them over to my CPA offer or website. Seems to me that if you are promoting a fan page you get really cheap traffic

CHAD

I am promoting my fanpage with the ads just set the fanpage to land on a welcome page
Mortal Kombat Fans - Buy Game | Facebook

Is this what you mean ?

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jeffrey73 15 years ago

I would definitely TELL them to hit the "like" button and offer a freebie if they do, instead of just straight linking to Amazon. Most people won't consider buying on their first visit.

Once they hit the "like" button, their on your Facebook list! That might even be better than putting them on an Aweber list. More people spend their lives on Facebook these days anyway. LOL

Originally Posted by jimkirk1943

I am promoting my fanpage with the ads just set the fanpage to land on a welcome page
Mortal Kombat Fans - Buy Game | Facebook

Is this what you mean ?
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creck01

15 years ago

I was just using the long tail thing for the example. as imback said it is also sometimes cheaper to create a fan page.

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katehblog

15 years ago

do FB ads work for your site? I've never invested in them

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hostdare

15 years ago

Originally Posted by katehblog

do FB ads work for your site? I've never invested in them

I have tried FB ads for my site,but they really useless when compared to Google adwords.I got some useless traffic for my site.I prefer google adwords,where I can target traffic by keywords and get the maximum results which is not cheap either but traffic is targetted

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mtmjohn

15 years ago

Originally Posted by nipon

I have tried FB ads for my site,but they really useless when compared to Google adwords.I got some useless traffic for my site.I prefer google adwords,where I can target traffic by keywords and get the maximum results which is not cheap either but traffic is targetted

I don't think so. Facebook ads is a great way to generate massive amounts of super targeted traffic. It's all about how to choose the targeting options for your ads.

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imback

15 years ago

Honeslty,

If you all wait a few hours I am launching a FREE WSO on Facebook fanpages and how I use them

But yes they can be used to promote anything really if your creative enough

CHAD

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cpaddiction

15 years ago

Originally Posted by imback

Honeslty,

If you all wait a few hours I am launching a FREE WSO on Facebook fanpages and how I use them

But yes they can be used to promote anything really if your creative enough

CHAD

I'm waiting for it , Chad

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imback 15 years ago

Originally Posted by cpaddiction

I'm waiting for it , Chad

Give me some time...I was planning on it yesterday, but got caught up on a few of my campaigns.

It will be free so do not worry

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imback

15 years ago

Yes

.....Make sure you are using low competition keywords and have the ads set to the right demographics

CHAD

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williamrs

15 years ago

Prices tend to increase when the platform gets more popular. Google and PoF are other good examples.

However, it's still possible to get cheap laser targeted traffic on Facebook. It's all about the CTR. If you can get a good CTR you can then optimize the campaign and start paying 20% - 35% the suggested bid (considering the low end).

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imback

15 years ago

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CHAD

Originally Posted by williamrs

Prices tend to increase when the platform gets more popular. Google and PoF are other good examples.

However, it's still possible to get cheap laser targeted traffic on Facebook. It's all about the CTR. If you can get a good CTR you can then optimize the campaign and start paying 20% - 35% the suggested bid (considering the low end).

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mtmjohn

15 years ago

Originally Posted by williamrs

Prices tend to increase when the platform gets more popular. Google and PoF are other good examples.

However, it's still possible to get cheap laser targeted traffic on Facebook. It's all about the CTR. If you can get a good CTR you can then optimize the campaign and start paying 20% - 35% the suggested bid (considering the low end).

W

Exactly. Try increasing your CTR which in turn will lower your ad costs.

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Firstrate

15 years ago

Depends on the niche / country and of course, your CTR

There's still plenty of value to be had (1c clicks in international markets can be quite easily achieved with good ads).

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imback

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Firstrate

Depends on the niche / country and of course, your CTR

There's still plenty of value to be had (1c clicks in international markets can be quite easily achieved with good ads).

International traffic is always cheaper for the most part.

CHAD

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ChrisBa

15 years ago

Originally Posted by jimkirk1943

Is it just me or have FB ads gone though the roof ? I was going to send some traffic to a fan page on a video game i`ve built a small fanpage around also added a landing page with a Amazon link to the game and then i was going to do the same with a Ipad CPA offer.

When i went to create the ad i made it pretty targeted to UK guys interested in video games / Call of duty, aged 18-34 ect but the ads where coming back the prices where terrible 60-70p thats about $1 a click and CPM where 21p i mean its simply not possible to pay that sort of money to try to grap a small amazon commission.

Is FB getting too expensive now to UK and US markets ??

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Facebook is more expensive than it used to be. But it's all about targeting. Uk traffic shouldn't be that bad

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KristofVanoverbeek

15 years ago

I haven't tried the facebook ads yet because PPC is already costing me a lot of money.

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CPA Andrew

15 years ago

Target an amount from 5k-20k you would be amazed at the amount of times you get impressions. Remember if you want to get those penny clicks narrow the margin and use cpm. If you link to a fanpage which you will promote through then definitely make sure those people are targeted. Check the stats before putting your ads up. Don't just think because they like video games they will like your video games or ipad etc. Do your research and grab those profitable 1c clicks. There is still major amounts of money to made through fb ads. I don't see them loosing potential anytime soon.

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indexphp

15 years ago

cheap clicks is ALL about CTR guys. If your ads suck, you are going to pay more than you need to. I STILL can get 10cent clicks on the most expensive demographics (women 45+ college graduate)

It's all about how you target them and what you say in your ad that gets them to click.