How to Grow Your Facebook Page – without Spending a Dime

As of June, I will have been blogging for three years! I cannot believe I have made it this far! However, throughout all of the years, the one thing I continue to struggle growing is my Facebook following. Plus, it is a common question I get from all bloggers – how do you grow your Facebook page?

I have devised a plan that gas been showing me great results just in the few months I have been doing it! It involves putting yourself out there and some dedication.

The hardest part of my new plan was asking people for help. I have always been fiercely independent, and I hate burdening people by asking them to help me. But in the end, everything was so worth it!

Here are some changes you can make TODAY to your Facebook page:

Recruit your Family and Friends

The first thing you should do is invite all of your family and friends to like your page. This was hard for me because there were some people on my Facebook friend list that I didn’t feel comfortable informing them I own a blog.

Although I generally don’t care what people think, I didn’t like the idea of someone picking apart my blog based on their dislike of me. I work very hard on this blog, and the thought had always unsettled me.

I am slowly getting over it and inviting one batch of Facebook strangers at a time.

After you have your close friends and family liking your page, ask them to like everything that you post. Facebook works on an algorithm that favors posting showing popularity or posts from pages you interact with more often.

Invite People that Like Your Posts

It is not a well-known fact to newbies, but if you have 50 likes on one post, you can invite each one of those strangers to like your page.

All you have to do is click on the like amount and start inviting! In my journalism job, this is a huge step that we do everyday to push our following. The only thing is you have to get people to like your posts!

Post Consistently

If you want to drive people to your page, you can’t be posting once every blue moon. I’ll be the first to admit my Facebook schedule needs work, but consistency is key! I would say if you post 3-5 times a day, you are doing your part in making your page active.

The best part is once you have your loyal following you wont have to post that often, but it is key that you get there first!

Post with a Purpose

Not only should you be posting consistently, you should be posting with a purpose.

When I post a blog link, my purpose is to get page views for my blog, but when I post a picture of my dog, my purpose is to get likes on that post.

Obviously, you will want more than one purpose per post, but the key here is to find your main purpose. This will give your viewers a drive.

Also, make sure your posting a variety of things. You should be posting videos, photos and links.

Try these tips and let me know if they help you!