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Grow Your Facebook Fan Page With Free Samples

Guest post by: John Clark

Article Overview: Business owners may wince at the word "free" when it comes to their products, but giving away freebies or discounts is a great way to introduce your product to new buyers and encourage more sales. Studies have shown that users of the popular social networking website Facebook are much more likely to "like" a Facebook page if the company offers special freebies and discounts to its fans. By generating more and more fans, businesses can increase their overall visibility on a larger scale. For example, when a person "likes" a product on Facebook, this activity is posted on their profile for the rest of their friends to see. Considering the fact that the average Facebook account holder has about 500 friends, this can dramatically spread the message of your company while also increasing its credibility.

Grow Your Facebook Fan Page With Free Samples

Business owners may wince at the word "free" when it comes to their products, but giving away freebies or discounts is a great way to introduce your product to new buyers and encourage more sales. Studies have shown that users of the popular social networking website Facebook are much more likely to "like" a Facebook page if the company offers special freebies and discounts to its fans. By generating more and more fans, businesses can increase their overall visibility on a larger scale. For example, when a person "likes" a product on Facebook, this activity is posted on their profile for the rest of their friends to see. Considering the fact that the average Facebook account holder has about 500 friends, this can dramatically spread the message of your company while also increasing its credibility. Some good tips for business owners who want to take advantage of Facebook's potential for generating more customers would be to offer a free sample of your product to users who participate in some sort of competition that is beneficial for the company. A good example of this would be writing product reviews on the company website. Users who complete five reviews on various products on the company website can receive a free gift bag of some sort. This type of competition would essentially kill two birds with one stone since reviews are beneficial for the company by promoting sales and giving the product more credibility.

Another good tip would be to offer a "buy one, get one free" deal to your Facebook fans in order to encourage more sales and get them to share it with friends. Although it depends on the product, most users only really have use for one of the products and may feel more compelled to share the duplicate freebie with a friend. This can double the exposure of your company and encourage consumers to partake in your products more often.

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