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Engagement bait: why 'comment YES' posts get demoted

Engagement bait such as 'comment YES' or 'tag a friend' posts can be demoted by Meta. What counts as bait, why it brings no buyers and what to post instead.

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Engagement pods: why swapping likes does not help

Engagement pods swap likes and comments to game the algorithm. Why pods attract the wrong audience, risk platform action and do not bring business.

22 Oct 20265 min read

Fake followers on a business account: why buying backfires

Fake followers on a business account lower engagement, mislead buyers and break platform rules. Why buying followers backfires and how to clean up.

22 Oct 20265 min read

The follow-unfollow tactic: why it hurts a business

The follow unfollow strategy inflates follower counts with people who never buy. Why it risks action-blocks and trust, and what to do instead.

22 Oct 20265 min read

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.

22 Oct 20266 min read

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.

22 Oct 20265 min read

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.

22 Oct 20265 min read

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.

22 Oct 20265 min read

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.

22 Oct 20266 min read

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.

22 Oct 20265 min read

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