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Advertising on Facebook

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Being an internet marketer, why on earth, would you want to advertise on Facebook, when there is Consuption Junction, DoubleClick, or even better, targeted ads, such as from Google’s Adsense? You hear me? Targeted Ads! They fit the content, and thus the visitor, and thus, how can it be any better then that?

True… Google’s Adsense ads are targeted. You know more or less, that the visitor of the site, who sees your ads, is interested in the topic you are advertising for. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be on that webpage, and your ads wouldn’t be shown there, as they match the content of the site. What more can one want?

Well… Much more… And you can get it too!

Wouldn’t you want to make sure that your ads are not only targeted geographically, and according to interest, but also demographically?

[ad]Wouldn’t it be great, that you could target your ad for your Lord Of The Rings Online Gadget Store straight to everyone who’s a fan of Tolkien, the movie Lord Of The Rings, or who’s favourite books are Silmarillion, The Hobbit or Lord Of the Rings?

Or imagine, a weddingphotographer, who can target his ads to all females who are engaged, or in a long term relationship, and living in your own area?

Well, Facebook has all this information, and lets you use it too for targeting your ads. You can target on gender, location, age(-range), education, workplaces, relationship, sexual interest, languages, and keywords.

So, maybe next time you are setting up an ad campaign, maybe you want to look into Facebook too!

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14 Responses to “Advertising on Facebook”

  1. Bobster - says:

    “Then” and “Than” are very different…

    I quote:
    “But, I suppose there are worse things then this…”
    “how can it be any better then that?”

    Both very incorrect uses of “then”. think about it please in future. Otherwise, great blog!

    • admin - http://www.icantinternet.org says:

      Thanks for the compliment!
      And definately thanks for the instant English lesson ;-) I know about the difference, but I always forget which is which :-)
      Not a native English speaker…

  2. Mr. I - http://bloggingwithsuccess.net/welcome says:

    Facebook ads is very well targetted. I never advertised there but according to what I have heared, they are good!

    • admin - http://www.icantinternet.org says:

      Well, I’m working on a campaign on Facebook right now… So I will be able to let you know the results pretty soon! The targetting is already a really cool feature, and they even show you how large the audience is that you target with your settings.

  3. Sally - says:

    I always assumed advertising on Facebook would be too expensive. How much are you looking at paying?

  4. admin - http://www.icantinternet.org says:

    I planned on about 50$ a month. Should be enough at this moment, as my target audience is rather smallish. In Adwords I also use about 50$ a month, and it has fairly good results.

  5. gerry meade - http://www.supercar-owner.info says:

    Advertising on facebook can work out expensive.You can set a daily target.If you set 100 dollars you will get a hundred dollars worth of hits.It is targeted as well.

    You can set any daily limit.

    Once your ad copy and Picture is good you will get traffic.

    Search on google for the free facebook coupons. I got 250 dollars of free advertising with them .

    http://www.supercar-owner.info

    Bet I get more hits from this post…I love this blog…admin has helped me greatly

  6. gerry meade - http://www.supercar-owner.info says:

    Get the facebook coupons advertised on the web…I got 250 dollars worth.

    Otherwise it is quite expensive.

    Http://www.supercar-owner.info

  7. bathroom mirrors - http://www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/bathroom-mirrors-c-201.html says:

    Facebook is one of the best networking online sites and yes adsense ads are targeted in a perfect manner!

  8. gerry meade - http://www.supercar-owner.info says:

    I just put up another advert on Facebook…..set a modest 10 dollars a day….within 10 mins the 10 dollars was used up.

    I narrowed the audience and got the 10 dollars to last longer and get more relevant hits…

    It shows you have to be careful otherwise it will cost you.

  9. Advertising Agency - http://www.theagencyadgroup.com/ says:

    Facebook is swamped with ads but no one can tell that they are even there. The trick is that they are within setups of many facebook apps. Try having a look everyone. You will see what I mean.

  10. Jenny @ WeddingPlanningCeremony.org - http://weddingceremonyplanning.org says:

    Now that you guys mention it, I do notice that sidebar more often. Never really think about this marketing stuff too much
    .-= Jenny @ WeddingPlanningCeremony.org´s last blog ..Planning The Wedding Ceremony Vows | Love Is In The Air! =-.

    • admin - http://www.icantinternet.org says:

      @Jenny well, it can work well! Be sure to give it a try, even if only for a small amount of money.

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