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Social Media Management

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Cold DM mistakes: outreach that reads as spam

Cold DM mistakes: pitching in the first message, copy-paste templates, no relevance and ignoring PECR. How to message prospects without looking like spam.

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Spam and scam comments on your page: moderation mistakes

Spam comments on a business page and fake 'support' replies scam your followers. How to moderate with filters, hide scams fast and warn customers.

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Paid social mistakes that waste small business budgets

Paid social mistakes that waste budget: no objective, wrong targeting, weak creative, home-page clicks, no tracking and stopping too soon. Fixes for UK SMEs.

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Boosted post mistakes: why boosting often wastes money

Boosted post mistakes: boosting by habit, the wrong goal, broad audiences and no tracking. When boosting a post works and when to run a proper ad instead.

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Facebook ads targeting mistakes small businesses make

Facebook ads targeting mistakes: radius too wide, audiences too narrow, stacked interests, no exclusions and ignoring warm audiences. How to target well.

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Social media ad creative mistakes that lower results

Social media ad creative mistakes: ads that look like ads, slow openings, too much text, no offer and never testing. How to brief creative that converts.

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Social ads that land on the wrong page

Social media ads landing page mistakes: home-page clicks, slow mobile pages, a different offer and long forms. How to match the page to the ad.

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Switching ads off too soon: the learning phase mistake

The Meta ads learning phase explained: why switching ads off or editing them too soon raises costs, and how long to wait before judging a campaign.

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Meta pixel mistakes: tracking ads without breaking the law

Meta pixel mistakes: no pixel, events firing twice, wrong events and tracking without cookie consent. How to set up tracking that works and complies.

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LinkedIn ads mistakes that burn B2B budgets

LinkedIn ads mistakes: tiny budgets, audiences too narrow or too broad, asking for a demo from cold buyers and no lead form follow-up. Fixes for B2B firms.

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TikTok ads mistakes small businesses make

TikTok ads mistakes: polished TV-style ads, slow openings, unlicensed music and the wrong audience. How small businesses make TikTok ads that fit the feed.

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Ad account set-up mistakes in Meta Business Manager

Meta Business Manager mistakes: agency-owned ad accounts, personal cards, one admin and unverified businesses. How to set up Meta's business tools safely.

22 Oct 20265 min read

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