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Re: Facebook Page Admins | See and Export a list of People who Like your Page

Christopher Daly — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:43:35 -0000

this no longer seems to work. The Likes list only displays the last several weeks of Likes, not the full list.

Re: Facebook Page Admins | See and Export a list of People who Like your Page

Abigail Gorton — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:47:50 -0000

Hmm... I have googled it and seen some scripts you can run. I wasn't motivated enough to test them out, but they are 'out there', in every sense of the words.

Re: Facebook Page Admins | See and Export a list of People who Like your Page

Abigail Gorton — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:46:25 -0000

Good point! I am not sure what I would use the list for... If a friend /client / contact has stopped following, I am not sure that I want to find that out and take it personally. If people start engaging with the posts, I can always click on their FB link to see if there might be a business that I want to follow back. My thing is - I just can't pass a piece of software by without trying to figure out how and why it does what it does - what the algorithm is? So I 'needed to know HOW to access this more than I needed to access it. Oh well!

Re: Facebook Page Admins | See and Export a list of People who Like your Page

Abigail Gorton — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:42:59 -0000

Howie, You need to start publicizing your posts and your page.! LOVE your content - it deserves a wider audience. :-)

Re: Facebook Page Admins | See and Export a list of People who Like your Page

Abigail Gorton — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:41:10 -0000

Thanks Jayna, I certainly appreciate you sharing!

Re: Facebook Page Admins | See and Export a list of People who Like your Page

jaynalocke — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:19:17 -0000

I love "how to" posts like this. It's one of those things you know you're going to need at some point! I use content curation as a way to collect and re-share great content. So this will go on StumbleUpon and Scoop.it!

Re: Facebook Page Admins | See and Export a list of People who Like your Page

Howie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:20:03 -0000

I only have five fans so Facebook just shows me the list of fans instead of going to the insights page. LOL.

Re: Facebook Page Admins | See and Export a list of People who Like your Page

Tori Phung — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:12:05 -0000

As a marketer, I flip back and forth on stuff like this because its great to know exactly who your customers/fans are, but as much as companies are looking to reward loyalty, they can't creep their customers out. I guess that's why so many companies are doing these "like us on Facebook and win..." campaigns so customers kind of volunteer themselves.

Re: Facebook Page Admins | See and Export a list of People who Like your Page

Guest — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:45:02 -0000

Only problem is that it is limited to 500. I would like to know of a way to copy and paste all of them.

Re: Supply and Demand – Flail and Fail or Make it Work for You

Rana Shahbaz — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:13:00 -0000

This is the so important point to earn more and work less. Once I was listening to Jack Canfield (Author of Chicken Soup for the Soul) and he said the same thing along these lines when some one asked him, how to get the more quality time.

He just said double the price what you do and he explained, when you do that few people will left out but often at the end of the day you will be working with less people and earning almost the same amount.

Re: Supply and Demand – Flail and Fail or Make it Work for You

Gazalla Gaya — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:09:06 -0000

Wow, reading that article took me back to school days where we learned about demand and supply and I
have sadly not applied these principles to my real working life. Thank you for your insight. I agree with you that this would apply to new clients as you still want to reward the old for staying with you.

Re: Supply and Demand – Flail and Fail or Make it Work for You

Abigail Gorton — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:33:07 -0000

Thanks Frederic, micro economics methinks, but it has been a long time... This does apply more to new clients than to existing ones. And maybe the next post will be talking about the added value. In web development, social media and SEO, those of us working in it learn more every month. So rather than being able to build a site faster than a year ago, we find ourselves knowing more and wantiing to build it deeper... I have believed for years that software is like a piece of art - there is always one more thing we could do and it is never complete - we just have to pick the right moment to let go and walk away.

Re: Supply and Demand – Flail and Fail or Make it Work for You

Abigail Gorton — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:19:36 -0000

Karen, if you are able to clarify expectations that early in the discussion, that is really helpful for you and the potential clients.

Re: Supply and Demand – Flail and Fail or Make it Work for You

Karen Taylor — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:34:55 -0000

Interesting spin on the pricing topic, Abigail!

When I launched my administrative consulting business in 2011, two of the decisions I made were: 1. offer retainer packages instead of charging by the hour, and 2. set my prices based on what I needed to bring in after taxes and at a level that I would not have to increase for at least the first two years. A couple of potential clients chose not to schedule a free consultation with me after I answered their questions about cost. I knew they wouldn't, though because when a person asks about cost right off the bat, s/he isn't my ideal client if that is the primary concern. Part of my ideal client profile is that s/he is successful and financially solvent, and wants to have an ongoing collaborative relationship with his/her administrative consultant. The cost is at the bottom of the list for them.

I think it is important for solopreneurs to put a lot of thought into their pricing structures and ideal client profiles. It will help them to stay true to their business models and values when they come across a few persons who will balk at their fees.

Re: Supply and Demand – Flail and Fail or Make it Work for You

Frederic Gonzalo — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:07:41 -0000

Abigail, this post is a riot! I love it, bringing back theories from micro-economics (or what is macro?) to serve the purpose of a dilemma many solo entrepreneurs are facing. Indeed, there is a delicate balance that needs to be reached, as a price increase must be justified by added value, or inflation. Loyal customers who purchase your services won't understand a jump of 25% in service fees, but perhaps this increase can be applicable to new customers (I say 25% as matter of example, but you get my point).

Many consultants, specially in the early stages of launching their business, won't want to put prices too high, by fear of losing potential customers. Makes sense. But if you've been running the business for a while, and as you say, demand exceeds what you can provide, then opting for fare increase is a viable solution. Of course, there is always the possibility of hiring resources, but that's a whole different topic... ;-)

Re: Work your Network or Give Work to your Network?

Frederic Gonzalo — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:36:48 -0000

Networking indeed is much more than having friends on Facebook, followers on Twitter and folks writing comments every now and then on a blog. It's a savvy mix of online and offline activities, sharing know-how, forwarding leads and being a resource to people when they need it. Now, I am not so familiar with referral marketing, but I do know of folks that have been involved for years in BNI chapters and have always found it a great way to foster relationships, ideas and potential life-changing opportunities.
So, to answer the question in your title? Work your network or give work to your network? I'd say both go hand in hand, where one leads to the other, and vice versa.

Re: Work your Network or Give Work to your Network?

Rana Shahbaz — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:17:27 -0000

I totally agreed with you Jennifer, I went through a similar situation and I can fully understand your feelings. Giver's gain is absolutely a great thing but putting a structure into it.... It did not work with me I really struggled with it.

Re: SEO and Social Media Goals for 2012

Privatdetektiv — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:55:24 -0000

I have started making seo just a year ago and just because of my hard-work now, i am having 40 clients and almost with 5 years maintenance contract . My goal is to increase my no of clients this year at-least the figure should be at-least "100" at the end of this year

Re: Facebook Lists: Let me count the ways in which I love you

Debbie Clark — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:44:24 -0000

I love the way you counted the ways!

Re: Work your Network or Give Work to your Network?

Gazalla Gaya — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:38:21 -0000

Thank you for opening my eyes to BNI, the Referral Institute and the power of a good referral network. You know, I keep learning new things when I come to your blog and that is why I like to keep visiting. I think that the concept of giving first is firmly ingrained in us bloggers so referral marketing would come to us naturally. I will definitely check out the training at the Referral Institute.

Re: Work your Network or Give Work to your Network?

Yvonne Hall — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:11:15 -0000

I agree with this concept and giving 1st and tend to do this naturally. But hadn't heard the institute. Very interesting. I'll be looking into this further. Thanks!
Yvonne Elm Hall
http://www.yvonneelmhall.com

Re: Work your Network or Give Work to your Network?

Susan Berland — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:53:05 -0000

I couldn't agree more, but you already knew that! As a fellow member of BNI and attendee of Referral Institute classes, all you say is true!

Susan Berland
A Picture's Worth
http://susan-berland.com

Re: Work your Network or Give Work to your Network?

Julieanne Case — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:17:08 -0000

I feel like a fifth wheel when it comes to this stuff. I'll figure it out until then I'll wing it.

Re: Work your Network or Give Work to your Network?

Jennifer Peek — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:11:57 -0000

Networking and referral marketing can be such a hit or miss situation. I've struggled with it as others have noted in their comments. My biggest challenge is not just being a locally based service provider. Many of the groups work best with smaller companies that provide more tangible services such as what you do. It could also be that I haven't found a group that is a good fit. I absolutely think that there is value in referrals - the question is whether structure referral groups are the best idea for me.

Re: Work your Network or Give Work to your Network?

Abigail Gorton — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:55:32 -0000

Julie, that is GREAT! Pleased to hear that you are making it work for you, online as well.