Can The Warriors Help a Newb Moentize 1700 FB Fans?

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Hey Warriors,

I am new here and a struggling IM'er. I started a FB fanpage around a movie niche and have 1700 followers in a couple of days.

My plans are to post Amazon links related to movies ect. I would love to hear any tips or tricks anyone might have.

How often do you post to Fanpage? I read somewhere twice per day

I also read something like 90% content 10% pitch. So that means 9 post of content (YT video, questions, links ect) then 1 Amazon pitch. Is that too aggro or too passive?

Anyone do anything like this in the entertainment/movie niche have any experience or could point to any good blogs or resources.

Thanks in advance for doing me this favor!
Ed
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  • Profile picture of the author WillR
    Instead of sticking to 90% content and 10% pitch you can start a nice simple blog and post your content on that blog. Then instead of posting your content straight into Facebook you first post it on your blog and then post your blog post into Facebook. On your blog have related products they are going to see each and every time they visit.
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    • Profile picture of the author ladywriter
      Originally Posted by WillR View Post

      Then instead of posting your content straight into Facebook you first post it on your blog and then post your blog post into Facebook.
      Can I ask why? I'm starting to wonder if it is better to abandon traditional blogging in favor of running everything from Facebook--considering how much traffic Facebook gets.
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    • Profile picture of the author EdBryant
      Wow. I never thought of that. So simple and obvious. I suppose I could also put an opt in box to build my own list.

      So just so I am sure I am clear about how this works I am going to explain it back and see if I got.- I set up blog and when I add content I share it on the fanpage. So in my fans News Feed that post summary shows up and they click through to my blog and I can monetize from there. If I don't hear anymore from you in this thread Will I will assume that about sums it.
      Thanks
      ED
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  • Profile picture of the author tim62
    The previous suggestion is a good idea whereby you post your link to the article on your FB page, then draw your fans to your blog.

    What you could also do is to look at Clickbank in the arts & entertainment section under film and television. There are some good products in there that you could monetise your site with that are movie related.

    You could do a review article about the product and post it on FB, maybe try something along those lines.
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  • Profile picture of the author WillR
    Correct. There is little room to do promotions on your fanpage unless the content you post is a promotion. The best way to do it is to post the content on your blog and then post the blog posts into your fanpage. That way you are getting people over to your website and they will see all the offers you have over there.

    The great thing about this is they won't feel like you are always sending them promotions because you aren't. You are always sending them free, useful content so they will keep checking it out and going over to your blog.
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    • Profile picture of the author EdBryant
      The only issue I see with your method Will is that by moving the fans off FB it takes away from the interactive/social nature of the page.

      For example I just posted a YT video and within 5 minutes got 3 comments and a conversation going.

      I am thinking I will incorporate a mixed strategy of FB posts along with blog posts mixed in and see how it goes. Thanks for the feedback so far everyone, this thread has helped me already.
      Ed
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    • Profile picture of the author Keith Everett
      Originally Posted by WillR View Post

      Correct. There is little room to do promotions on your fanpage unless the content you post is a promotion. The best way to do it is to post the content on your blog and then post the blog posts into your fanpage. That way you are getting people over to your website and they will see all the offers you have over there.

      The great thing about this is they won't feel like you are always sending them promotions because you aren't. You are always sending them free, useful content so they will keep checking it out and going over to your blog.
      This is a great reply. It's exactly what I do. I have my Blog auto syndicated to my Facebook Fanpage wall. My members have great content nearly every day. New members can opt in to my welcome page on the fanpage, to join my list. I have just under 3500 members so far..

      Keith
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  • Profile picture of the author WillR
    I have a fanpage with just under 13,000 fans, another with just over 7,000 fans and I have never advertised either of those pages at all. I use the exact method I mentioned above and it has grown to nearly 13,000 fans by itself. People still comment and like the posts on Facebook every single time I post them.

    They might check out the content on my site but they never leave comments there - they all come back to Facebook to do it. On my blog I also have very prominent Facebook share/like buttons so once they have viewed the content they can simply click that button to share it with all their Facebook friends.

    You also don't just want to post content all the time. To help with the social interaction you need to vary things up a little. Post some famous quotes every now and then to do with your niche, this often gets lots of action. Also post simple questions that people can answer as this gets more people commenting and helps the page spread faster.

    Every now and then I also like to post the content as a Facebook note as these can spread through Facebook very fast.

    Don't just do one thing. You need to swap things up a little to keep things interesting and keep people interacting with your content. But in terms of making money off your page using the method above is what I have found works best.

    Just remember this. Whenever you post content on your page, all those fans can see and view that content without having to actually come back to your fanpage. They can view it straight from their newsfeed. What this means is if you have affiliate links or recommended products on your fanpage ONLY those fans who choose to come back and look at your actual page will see them - which will be a very small percentage of your fans.

    By using my method it means they have to view the content on your blog which means each and every time they will see all those affiliate links and recommended products you have on your blog.
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    • Profile picture of the author AUKev
      Agree with the others. Blog posts that you promote you your fanpage. If the blog is movie related as with your fanpage, consider a CPA offer on the blog for the Netflix free trial offer. This one converts and pays well.
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    • Profile picture of the author EdBryant
      Will, appreciate you taking the time to make that detailed post. I did not understand exactly how things worked in regards to what showed up in the feeds vs. wall ect.

      I misunderstood what would happen if I posted from my blog. I will follow this advice, and mix things up.
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  • Profile picture of the author EdBryant
    One more quick question since I got such great help already.

    Could anyone give me a ballpark idea of fan values. Assuming fans are targeted, 25+, mostly college grads. I know this is an impossible question to answer.

    I have read that fans values if marketed well, (following the great advice in this thread) to be approx. .30 per fan per mo. This seems crazy high to me.

    If I could make .10 per mo per fan I would be thrilled.

    Thanks in advance.
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    • Profile picture of the author Keith Everett
      Originally Posted by EdBryant View Post

      One more quick question since I got such great help already.

      Could anyone give me a ballpark idea of fan values. Assuming fans are targeted, 25+, mostly college grads. I know this is an impossible question to answer.

      I have read that fans values if marketed well, (following the great advice in this thread) to be approx. .30 per fan per mo. This seems crazy high to me.

      If I could make .10 per mo per fan I would be thrilled.

      Thanks in advance.
      Ed, I don't think they are waiting for your offer, credit card in hand. You have to really get people on to your list, then build a solid relationship with them over months..Give them great value, then people will like you, once they like you - they will trust you, then some may buy..

      It's all about relationships with your customers, these days..

      Keith
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