Have you noticed people who you have not accepted as friends on Facebook can actually be your Facebook Followers?

I was asked the other day about how to find out who these followers are. There really is a very simple way.

Facebook Followers – who are they?

To find out who your Facebook Followers are go to your profile. You will see in your Intro Section the amount of Followers you have.

Click on the number of people and your Facebook Followers list will appear.

How do I stop people from following me?

To stop someone from being a Facebook Follower go to their profile and block them. Simples. After that click on the three dots to the right of their cover photo and choose the option to block. You won’t be able to see their information any more and they wont be able to see yours.

What do Facebook Followers see?

Your Facebook Followers will only be able to see those posts that you choose to share publicly.

If you have something that you are sharing that is more private, chose the option, for instance, to be seen by Friends only.

Are you aware that you can actually create your own “lists” on Facebook? This enables you to share posts from your personal profile to a specific group of people?

Simply click on the more button under “Friends except…” and you’ll see what I mean.

Where are my Facebook Followers settings

On your personal profile click on settings and then you will see an option on the left hand side which says public posts. Click here and you’ll see right at the top “who can follow me”. It’s here that you can change your settings if you would like to.

If you would like to block more than 1 of your Facebook Followers you can. Go to your settings and click on blocking. Type “All Followers” in to the Block Users Bars. As a result your list, although not as details as above, will appear.

I do hope you’ve found that useful. Furthermore, if you have any Social Media questions please feel free to send them to me via the contact form on my contact page

If you would prefer you could email me directly amanda@northeastsocialmedia.co.uk or come and ask on my Facebook Page

How do I get likes on my Facebook Page

The question How do I get likes on my Facebook Page is one that I am asked often.

It’s important to let people know you are there! Creating a beautiful business page is one thing, but once it’s there you have to go out and get people to “like” you.

How do I get likes on my Facebook Page – Invitations

The first thing you can do is invite any people you are personal friends with on Facebook to like your page but be aware. My advice here would be, only invite the people who would actually be interested in your business posts.

There is no point getting people to like your page just for the numbers.

You need likes from people who are really going to be interested in what you do, what you post about. People who will get value from your updates and ultimately people who are likely to buy your product or service.

How do I get likes on my Facebook Page – Marketing Materials

Make sure you include your Facebook Business Page address on ALL of your marketing literature, on your

flyers
business cards
pop up banners

How do I get likes on my Facebook Page – Email Signature

Include a link to your Facebook Business Page at the bottom of your email, in your signature pane.

When I click to create an email, the picture here on the right is what displays, it is preset for every email I send out.

The large logo links through to my website, the underlined text links to my personal LinkedIn Profile and the Social Media Icons below that link to my relevant Social Media platforms.

Email your contacts

Send an email and TELL people you are on Social Media and ask people to connect with you.

Other Suggestions

If you send out products, include a postcard, or business card, with your Facebook Business Page details on it.

Tweet links to your Facebook Business Page

Create and Advert on Facebook for Page Likes, but really nail down your target audience.

Post interesting posts on Facebook, posts that will encourage interaction. As people do start to like your Facebook status updates, their friends will see it, in their newsfeeds.

Facebook Like Button on your Website

Make sure you have the relevant like us on Facebook button on your website.

As people start to like your posts, click on those who have, and if they have not liked your page already, invite them to do so.

Invite people who have liked your posts to like your page

Here’s a very quick 60 second video to show you how to do this.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=external&v=1203166759713727

I do hope you find these tips useful.

If you have any questions, please ask away – I am more than happy to help where I can. Make sure you connect with me on Facebook too

Important Update – 1st March 2021

Please be aware that Facebook have annouced, some time ago now, that they are in the process of getting rids of likes on your Facebook page. These will be replaced with “follows”. If you check, you will probably find that you already have more followers than you do likes.