7 Ways to Increase your Facebook Likes

Table of Contents

1 Contests

Coupons2

3 Like-Gated Ebooks

4 Facebook Ads

Add a “Like” button or box to your blog5

6 Add a “Like” button to your Website’s Header

7 Exclusive Like-Gated Videos

Contests1

Method #1 to Increase Facebook Likes: Contests

Contests are the easiest way to get people excited and draw new users in as Facebook Fans. The lure of a big prize, that is relevant to your specific target market, make it a no-brainer for your target customers to “Like” your Page and become your fan.

How does a contest get people to “Like” your Page and become a Fan?

Most 3rd party contest apps, like Wishpond, come equipped with a handy feature called a Like-Gate. This feature makes the entry page within a contest app hidden to users unless they have “Liked” your Facebook Page.

A like-gate is usually a simple image with a text telling users who don’t like your Facebook Page that they need to like it to access the current contest. Once a non-fan likes your Facebook Page, the app will automatically reload to show the default entry or voting page on which the user can enter the contest.

Example Like-Gate Image

Coupons2

Method #2 to Increase Facebook Likes: Coupons

Coupons are a great evergreen promotion. Something small like a 10% off coupon gives people an incentive to buy while keeping your margins intact. The optimal way to use coupons though is to have them require an action to access them.

Wishpond’s Group Offers app allow you to only make your coupon redeemable after a certain number of people have claimed it. This pushes people to share with their friends to unlock the coupon, driving even more likes for your Page.

One easy way to drive traffic to your like-gated coupon is to add a call-to-action in the header of your website. This makes it easy to capture people as fans, as they are already in the mindset of buying from you.

Example Facebook Group Offer

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Method #3 to Increase Facebook Likes: Like-Gated Ebooks

Sometimes educational content is a better incentive than a discount offer or prize, depending on your industry or target market. B2B companies especially are driving tons of new fans and customers by providing helpful content completely free to the public.

A normal ebook will have a download page housed on a website that includes a form you must fill out to access the ebook. By housing the ebook download form inside of a Tab on your Page, you can like-gate it to increase your Facebook Likes.

Facebook Ads4

Method #4 to Increase Facebook Likes: Facebook Ads

The basic formula is ‘“Like” us to _________’. This formula can be used to drive Likes based on any kind of incentive. Here are a few you can try:

● “Like” us to get an Exclusive 15% Off coupon● “Like” us to get the Free Guide to Facebook Engagement● “Like” us to win a $100 spa treatment

These ads are great because they can link directly to a Facebook Page Tab. So even if a person clicks through instead of clicking the “Like” button, you can still capture them as a new fan with a like-gated ebook, coupon or contest.

I’ve found the most success using images of people. Studies have shown that users like to click on them. It makes them happy and draws them in. It’s more subtle than say a big red arrow, but it gets a higher click-through rate.

Add a “Like” button or box to your blog

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Method #5 to Increase Facebook Likes: Add a “Like” button or box to your blog

A great way to capture visitors to your blog in a fairly non-invasive way is to get them to Like your Facebook Page. Many people are averse to signing up for emails due to spam and phishing threats, so a like can be an easy alternative.

But make it easy for them. Don’t make visitors go to your Facebook Page first to like you by only providing a link to your Page. Allow them to Like your Page right there from your blog using one of Facebook’s social plugins, such as the Like Box or Like Button. Making it a single step versus a two-step process will dramatically increase your conversion rate on this simple action.

We have used the Like Box plugin on our blog (See left).

Add a “Like” button or box to your blog

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Method #6: Add a “Like” button to your Website’s Header

Having a Like Button in the top-right or left corner of your website is an easy way to drive new Likes over time. For a number of our clients, this has been a constant driver of new Likes every day. It won’t get you a ton of Likes all at once, but over time it will.

Add a Like Button to the header is an easy-to-see position with a simple call-to-action, such as “Like us to hear about Facebook-exclusive contests and deals. This allows you to keep it up in perpetuity and not have to worry about updating it every week or two. It will also keep from conflicting with any contests or coupons you promote on your website.

Add a “Like” button or box to your blog

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Method #7 to Increase Facebook Likes: Exclusive Like-Gated Videos

Exclusive behind-the-scenes, interviews or live event videos are a great incentive to get new likes. Just like ebooks, coupons and contests, they can be like-gated and display in a Tab on your Facebook Page. A number of 3rd-party applications such as Pagemodo make this super easy to do.

But these can’t just be any videos. These need to be first-time, behind the scenes exclusives that you can’t find anywhere else. Here are a few examples that make for great exclusives:

● Videos from backstage at events● Exclusive movie or gaming trailers or● Deleted footage/scenes

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