hi I’m Evan Carmichael and welcome to another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s video I thought we’d do a quick
video I thought we’d do a quick
video I thought we’d do a quick screencast it’s a little bit easier to
screencast it’s a little bit easier to
screencast it’s a little bit easier to follow along and we’re going to answer
follow along and we’re going to answer
follow along and we’re going to answer question from one of my readers Terry
question from one of my readers Terry
question from one of my readers Terry who posted on my Facebook fan page in
who posted on my Facebook fan page in
who posted on my Facebook fan page in response to a post I wrote about Ted
response to a post I wrote about Ted
response to a post I wrote about Ted Turner saying if you can check out my
Turner saying if you can check out my
Turner saying if you can check out my fan page give me some advice my business
fan page give me some advice my business
fan page give me some advice my business how to keep it growing making a success
how to keep it growing making a success
how to keep it growing making a success and it’s drop it like it’s hot wings so
and it’s drop it like it’s hot wings so
and it’s drop it like it’s hot wings so this is Terry’s fan page and if we load
this is Terry’s fan page and if we load
this is Terry’s fan page and if we load it up we’ll see here it is it’s a
it up we’ll see here it is it’s a
it up we’ll see here it is it’s a business based in Nashville Tennessee
business based in Nashville Tennessee
business based in Nashville Tennessee and they have 225 people who like the
and they have 225 people who like the
and they have 225 people who like the page so the first thing that would
page so the first thing that would
page so the first thing that would recommend is putting a reveal tab on
recommend is putting a reveal tab on
recommend is putting a reveal tab on here and this is basically where you
here and this is basically where you
here and this is basically where you create special content or you put a
create special content or you put a
create special content or you put a coupon or something to incentivize
coupon or something to incentivize
coupon or something to incentivize people to want to become a fan of the
people to want to become a fan of the
people to want to become a fan of the page and give you a like so in my case
page and give you a like so in my case
page and give you a like so in my case if I load it in a different browser
if I load it in a different browser
if I load it in a different browser where I’m not sending the facebook if
where I’m not sending the facebook if
where I’m not sending the facebook if you go to my page you’ll see this so
you go to my page you’ll see this so
you go to my page you’ll see this so before you see the wall you’ll see a
before you see the wall you’ll see a
before you see the wall you’ll see a page here if you like this page now
page here if you like this page now
page here if you like this page now you’ll get steve jobs as number one tip
you’ll get steve jobs as number one tip
you’ll get steve jobs as number one tip for entrepreneurs must help advice from
for entrepreneurs must help advice from
for entrepreneurs must help advice from nine other famous entrepreneurs so in
nine other famous entrepreneurs so in
nine other famous entrepreneurs so in order to access this content you have to
order to access this content you have to
order to access this content you have to be a fan of the page and to do that you
be a fan of the page and to do that you
be a fan of the page and to do that you have to click like we won’t do that
have to click like we won’t do that
have to click like we won’t do that because i want you guys that you go
because i want you guys that you go
because i want you guys that you go through and check it out but basically
through and check it out but basically
through and check it out but basically this is giving some premium content away
this is giving some premium content away
this is giving some premium content away to people who become fans of your page
to people who become fans of your page
to people who become fans of your page so looking back at your site if you can
so looking back at your site if you can
so looking back at your site if you can offer some premium content or give away
offer some premium content or give away
offer some premium content or give away a coupon or something extra special for
a coupon or something extra special for
a coupon or something extra special for giving a recipe or something else to
giving a recipe or something else to
giving a recipe or something else to make people want to sign up for the page
make people want to sign up for the page
make people want to sign up for the page and it’s basically the first thing that
and it’s basically the first thing that
and it’s basically the first thing that they see before they hit the wall so to
they see before they hit the wall so to
they see before they hit the wall so to give them an incentive to want to become
give them an incentive to want to become
give them an incentive to want to become a fan the next thing I would encourage
a fan the next thing I would encourage
a fan the next thing I would encourage you to do is try to post a little bit
you to do is try to post a little bit
you to do is try to post a little bit more frequently so I’m loading on the
more frequently so I’m loading on the
more frequently so I’m loading on the page here i see that you posted august
page here i see that you posted august
page here i see that you posted august seventeenth and today is the 31st as i’m
seventeenth and today is the 31st as i’m
seventeenth and today is the 31st as i’m recording this so it’s been a while
recording this so it’s been a while
recording this so it’s been a while since you posted and as i scroll down
since you posted and as i scroll down
since you posted and as i scroll down here I see that you’ve got some fans who
here I see that you’ve got some fans who
here I see that you’ve got some fans who are posting which is great so this is
are posting which is great so this is
are posting which is great so this is yesterday yesterday an hour ago so it’s
yesterday yesterday an hour ago so it’s
yesterday yesterday an hour ago so it’s great that you have people who are
great that you have people who are
great that you have people who are posting to your page and talking to
posting to your page and talking to
posting to your page and talking to you but you haven’t posted anything
you but you haven’t posted anything
you but you haven’t posted anything really except for this post here so you
really except for this post here so you
really except for this post here so you want to make sure that your posting on
want to make sure that your posting on
want to make sure that your posting on an ongoing basis to encourage your fans
an ongoing basis to encourage your fans
an ongoing basis to encourage your fans and make them want to get more engaged
and make them want to get more engaged
and make them want to get more engaged with your site as well one thing that
with your site as well one thing that
with your site as well one thing that really helps as I do it and the third
really helps as I do it and the third
really helps as I do it and the third bit of advice is to ask questions so
bit of advice is to ask questions so
bit of advice is to ask questions so when you’re posting you don’t
when you’re posting you don’t
when you’re posting you don’t necessarily want to just say hey you
necessarily want to just say hey you
necessarily want to just say hey you know we want to hit 100 likes you want
know we want to hit 100 likes you want
know we want to hit 100 likes you want to ask some questions so ask them what
to ask some questions so ask them what
to ask some questions so ask them what their favorite wings are asked them what
their favorite wings are asked them what
their favorite wings are asked them what the favorite time of day is to eat wings
the favorite time of day is to eat wings
the favorite time of day is to eat wings or how many times a day they want to eat
or how many times a day they want to eat
or how many times a day they want to eat wings add some fun questions that they
wings add some fun questions that they
wings add some fun questions that they can answer you know a couple words and
can answer you know a couple words and
can answer you know a couple words and make them want to get involved and more
make them want to get involved and more
make them want to get involved and more tied to your brand so couple of examples
tied to your brand so couple of examples
tied to your brand so couple of examples of how I do this if we load up my page
of how I do this if we load up my page
of how I do this if we load up my page here I try to post a couple times a day
here I try to post a couple times a day
here I try to post a couple times a day and usually in the morning or do
and usually in the morning or do
and usually in the morning or do something about a famous entrepreneur so
something about a famous entrepreneur so
something about a famous entrepreneur so when when Terry found my page is
when when Terry found my page is
when when Terry found my page is actually through one of the quotes that
actually through one of the quotes that
actually through one of the quotes that I put up a famous entrepreneur Ted
I put up a famous entrepreneur Ted
I put up a famous entrepreneur Ted Turner so a quote that he put about not
Turner so a quote that he put about not
Turner so a quote that he put about not quitting go back to my page here so this
quitting go back to my page here so this
quitting go back to my page here so this is today so I shared content about John
is today so I shared content about John
is today so I shared content about John Johnson a quote from him so i’ll do that
Johnson a quote from him so i’ll do that
Johnson a quote from him so i’ll do that usually every morning and then in the
usually every morning and then in the
usually every morning and then in the afternoon i’ll also try to get people
afternoon i’ll also try to get people
afternoon i’ll also try to get people engaged by asking them questions so
engaged by asking them questions so
engaged by asking them questions so here’s an example fill in the blank one
here’s an example fill in the blank one
here’s an example fill in the blank one thing I did to grow my business today
thing I did to grow my business today
thing I did to grow my business today was and you know 14 people love to
was and you know 14 people love to
was and you know 14 people love to comment on it and it’s usually quick
comment on it and it’s usually quick
comment on it and it’s usually quick easy things that people can answer
easy things that people can answer
easy things that people can answer without writing too much and it starts
without writing too much and it starts
without writing too much and it starts getting them involved and then the next
getting them involved and then the next
getting them involved and then the next time I asked them for something or if I
time I asked them for something or if I
time I asked them for something or if I tell them about a cool link I’ve just
tell them about a cool link I’ve just
tell them about a cool link I’ve just posted the more likely to click on it
posted the more likely to click on it
posted the more likely to click on it because they feel a little bit more
because they feel a little bit more
because they feel a little bit more engaged with the brand so here again is
engaged with the brand so here again is
engaged with the brand so here again is another one a post that I created and we
another one a post that I created and we
another one a post that I created and we had no six people seven people like it
had no six people seven people like it
had no six people seven people like it in some comments going down a quote of
in some comments going down a quote of
in some comments going down a quote of the day Lillian Vernon you know 99
the day Lillian Vernon you know 99
the day Lillian Vernon you know 99 people like it another question what’s
people like it another question what’s
people like it another question what’s your favorite food to snack on while you
your favorite food to snack on while you
your favorite food to snack on while you work so it’s a fun question that ties to
work so it’s a fun question that ties to
work so it’s a fun question that ties to the brand of entrepreneurship and people
the brand of entrepreneurship and people
the brand of entrepreneurship and people working but it’s not you know so
working but it’s not you know so
working but it’s not you know so specific and to Sirius that people don’t
specific and to Sirius that people don’t
specific and to Sirius that people don’t want to get involved so we had a whole
want to get involved so we had a whole
want to get involved so we had a whole bunch of people leave comments on the
bunch of people leave comments on the
bunch of people leave comments on the question like that so think about you
question like that so think about you
question like that so think about you know post so you can put out on a
know post so you can put out on a
know post so you can put out on a regular basis that is interesting to
regular basis that is interesting to
regular basis that is interesting to people and then also
people and then also
people and then also we’ll ask them questions and make them
we’ll ask them questions and make them
we’ll ask them questions and make them want to get more involved and more
want to get more involved and more
want to get more involved and more engaged with your brand so give them a
engaged with your brand so give them a
engaged with your brand so give them a reason to become a fan of the page so I
reason to become a fan of the page so I
reason to become a fan of the page so I hope that helps Terry if anybody like
hope that helps Terry if anybody like
hope that helps Terry if anybody like the video for all your YouTube videos
the video for all your YouTube videos
the video for all your YouTube videos people watching out there please give it
people watching out there please give it
people watching out there please give it a thumbs up I’d love to see it and help
a thumbs up I’d love to see it and help
a thumbs up I’d love to see it and help me make more of these videos and it also
me make more of these videos and it also
me make more of these videos and it also love to hear your thoughts and feedback
love to hear your thoughts and feedback
love to hear your thoughts and feedback if you want to leave a comment below the
if you want to leave a comment below the
if you want to leave a comment below the video and stay tuned for the next
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