19 Jun 2009 Posted in Family

Adventures in FaceBook advertising next day followup

My $5 limit was reached much more quickly last night, perhaps because more people are playing around on FaceBook on a Friday night. I think more money would be needed to make this more effective, as we still have all day Saturday before any more ads can be shown.

The number of fans for the Society of Australian Genealogists page has jumped from 42 at about this time yesterday to 57. So something is working!

• FaceBook advertising debrief
  The ad ran for 4 days in total, resulting in a credit card charge of US$20 and a doubling of the number of fans for the Society of Australian Genealogists page on Facebook. Now all I need to do is ...
• Adventures in FaceBook advertising
  I serve on the Council of the Society of Australian Genealogists and one of the issues we are facing, as do all similar societies, is how to attract new members in the digital age. I created a page...
• Facebook Privacy
  Last week I gave a workshop at the Society of Australian Genealogists Research Library for new Facebook users. There is a lot of interest in Facebook and how it can be used to connect with family and ...
• The inevitable has struck – advertising on blogs
  As much as I dislike advertising when it interrupts my day-to-day life I recognise that it is an inevitable part of life. When I'm watching TV I don't mind when ads appear between shows (and in fact I...
• A day in my life at the Society of Australian Genealogists
  I spent most of the day today at the Society of Australian Genealogists at Richmond Villa in Kent Street Sydney. Here is my day: 10:25 am Arrived a little early, not too early, for a seminar. The s...