How to boost a Facebook post (and get better results) without the Facebook boost post button

Are you missing the boost post button on your Facebook Page posts? This is the button that appears to the right of the number of people who saw your Facebook post.

Facebook boost post button
Example of a Facebook Page post with the boost post button.

While this is a quick and easy way to advertise a specific Facebook Page post to more people, most users think that they absolutely need it. Guess what, you really don’t.

It also works in your favor that you don;t have the boost post button on your page posts.

So why I am so against using the boost post button on your Facebook Page posts?

Why you don’t need the Facebook boost post button

The boost post button is a cheap thrill to get your posts seen by more people.

While in theory this sounds great and if you use it, more people will see your posts, what boost post doesn’t do is get it in front of the right people.

Here’s a great example from Dennis Yu using the boost post button.

Facebook boost post example
Example of the Facebook boost post button

As you can see in this example, a lot of the comments that were received don’t relate to the product. So yes, the boost post button did its job – it took your money and showed it to more people.

What it didn’t do was show it to the right people.

So how do you fix the boost post button? My recommendation is to use Facebook Ads to boost your post instead of the Facebook boost post button.

This way you can get target who see’s your posts and where they see it.

For example, the normal boost post button let’s you target basic demographic information.

Boost post button targeting
Example of targeting with the boost post button.

When you don’t use the boost post button, you actually get better targeting, which you’ll see below.

To boost a Facebook Page post without the boost post button, follow the instructions below.

How to boost a Facebook post without the boost post button

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Pause or stop Facebook Ads or sponsored stories

Are you still being charged for Facebook Ads you are not running? Instead of filing a dispute or getting mad at Facebook, learn how to stop Facebook Ads and sponsored stories.

The problem

You ran Facebook Ads or sponsored stories and you forgot to stop them.

In this situation, you have a few options to stop Facebook Ads from running.

Solutions

Here are a few ways to stop Facebook Ads or sponsored stories that you are running.

The easiest way to stop Facebook Ads is to pause or delete them.

You can stop Facebook Ads using the following instructions.

How to stop Facebook Ads or sponsored stories

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Managing Facebook Ads for clients (the right way)

Are you managing Facebook Ads for clients?

As you probably know, it can be frustrating to manage Facebook Ads from your own account because in addition to creating Facebook Ads, you also have to handle the billing.

Fortunately, there’s an easy way to fix this problem and that is to learn how to manage Facebook Ads the right way.

The wrong way to managing Facebook Ads for clients

Most of you manage Facebook Ads like this:

  • Client makes you an Admin on their Facebook Page
  • You create Facebook Ads within your own Facebook Profile
  • At the end of a Facebook Ads campaign, you invoice your clients

Not only does this not let you keep billing for client Facebook Ads separate from your own, but it is also a big waste of time because you have to deal with getting reimbursed for Facebook Ads you have created for them at the end of the month.

So what is the right way for managing Facebook Ads for clients?

The right way to managing Facebook Ads for clients

If you want to save yourself lots of time managing Facebook Ads for clients, you need to follow these steps. 

Managing Facebook Ads for clients

These are steps you need to have your client perform so that you can manage their Facebook Ads account.

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How to Create Saved Target Groups In Facebook Power Editor [video]

If you create a lot of Facebook Ads, I highly recommend using Facebook Power Editor because of its ability to “improve advertisers’ efficiency in creating, editing and managing a large number of campaigns and ads.” While Power Editor makes creating, editing and managing lots of Facebook Ad campaigns easier, we’re going to show you a shortcut to create saved target groups in Facebook Power Editor.

How to create saved target groups in Facebook Power Editor

Why create saved target groups in Facebook Power Editor?

One of the challenges with creating Facebook Ads is duplicating your audience. If you have a lot of interests and Facebook partner categories created, this can take up a lot of your time.

For instance, just imagine having to complete the following fields for every single Facebook Ad that you create.

  • Country
  • State
  • City
  • Zip Code
  • Age
  • Sex
  • Precise interests
  • Facebook partner categories
  • Facebook broad categories
  • Connections
  • Custom audiences
  • Excluded audiences
  • Interested in
  • Relationship
  • Languages
  • Education
  • Workplace

Now imaging filling in that same information over and over for various Facebook Ads. It can be very time-consuming.

Fortunately, there’s an easy way to create saved target groups in Facebook Power Editor. By creating a saved target group in Facebook Power Editor, you won’t have to input any of this information over and over. Instead, you can just select your target group.

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