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How to Get More Facebook Likes

1/13/2017

How do you get more likes for your Facebook page? More importantly, how do you get people involved in your cause through a Facebook page? The number of likes on your Facebook page is as important as wanting people to join your cause in a physical offline ministry. In both cases, the higher the number, the higher the momentum will be.

Keep these key principles in mind

Your Facebook page should have a clear focus and clear objectives.
Identify your target audience.

Now, you have two ways to get more likes.
The Free Way: The following tips increase your circle for free, which will eventually bring you more likes. It may seem slow at first, but I assure you if you keep doing these you will get an amazing result.

Post positive messages that people will care enough to share.
Invite people to like your page manually from your Facebook page.
Ask for responses to your posts. Ask a question or ask members to like and share your message.
Publish visuals (photos, posters, videos…) more often than text-only messages.
Add a Like box on your blog /site: If you are using a WordPress.com blog use this help link, or for a GCX-based wordpress blog, click the following help link here.
Be thankful: give them a “Like” for positive comments and say thank you. This is a big deal for your members.
Be funny: Post fun content related to your objectives, and also user-generated content. A few weeks back I shared a video of my older brother and his family singing a gospel song with their two little kids. The kids were so funny in singing the song, which made the video go viral instantly.
Add your Facebook page QR code to your business card and/or nametags. In 2012 in one of our leadership meetings, I printed nametags with Facebook QR codes, which was unique for everybody. During that meeting, when I was teaching about Facebook, it was easy for me to explain and share about Facebook as they were scanning different Facebook URLs on their mobiles.

The paid method to get more Likes

Test many and use only the best: Create several campaigns and ads with a smaller budget to see which one gets more likes and which ones don’t.
Choose small and specific audience: Your ad is more likely to perform better if it’s displayed to the people who are most likely to be interested in your product or service. When you target each ad to smaller, specific groups of people at one time you’ll be able to customize your ad so it’s more personalized and appealing to the audience you’re trying to reach. [Source from Facebook]
Pause or delete ads that are not bringing more likes.
Use appropriate pictures based on your budget. Now when you create new Facebook ads you can upload up to 6 pictures and Facebook delivers the best performing pictures with the same budget.
Adjust your budget. Sometimes the number of people you might reach may differ from time to time so keep changing your budget up and down. This is due to other competitors who are targeting the same Facebook audience and changing their budgets as well.
Timing is key in doing Facebook promotion. You don’t want to spend a lot of money with a small return just because you’re promoting at the wrong time. If you are reaching specific country or city the morning time and early evening works fine. I encourage you to test it it might be different from place to place.

And finally celebrate milestone numbers with your fans when you reach 5K , 10 K or 15K. You can just share a thank you picture to your members to do that.
Read my previous post : Keep your Facebook Engagement High
More Help?

Here’s a simple guideline from Facebook to set up ads to get more likes.
Learn about pausing and restarting ads or campaigns here.
Here’s an example of an evangelistic even Facebook page where I applied these tips

Remembering Aser

1/3/2017

It has been a year since I lost my nephew Aser Teshome to cancer. It has been a very hard year for his mom Genet and our family.

Aser was a brilliant boy with a contagious smile. He used to play my computer games and he built a big virtual city on SIMCity app. He also wrote some poetry which was beyond his years. His favorite thing while in bed, was playing with Siri asking her some personal questions which she couldn't answer.
During the year he was in hospital, he asked me very difficult questions. He asked me “Miheret why did God said he loved Jacob but not Esau?” And “why am I sick?”
If you were in my place, how would you answer such questions posed by a 14-year old boy struggling with cancer? He was hoping to get answers, so I tried to explain the story behind these questions.I started from Genesis all the way to Revelations. I showed him the context why and how God chose Jacob over Esau. I found this article very helpful to read.

Today I am not just writing with pain and sorrow about Aser, but instead I have great hope and faith that Aser is with Jesus in heaven. Yes, I missed him dearly but I found strength and comfort from God’s word and I look forward to seeing him one day in heaven. The Apostle Paul said “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!”
God doesn’t leave us to suffer alone. I find comfort in these verses from the Bible

1. “Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God stricken by him, and afflicted.” (Isaiah 53:4).
2. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4).
3. “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” (Psalm 147:3).
4. “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” (2 Corinthians 1:3, 4).
5. “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand” (Isaiah 41:10).
6. “Even though I walk through the darkest valley,[a] I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff they comfort me.” (Psalm 23:4).
7. “Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.” (1 Thessalonians 4:13, 14).
8. “ in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed….. Death has been swallowed up in victory.’ ” (1 Corinthians 15:52, 54)
9. “He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’[a] or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” (Revelation 21:4)

May you also experience His comfort, no matter what you face.
Previous blog post about Aser : Saying Goodbye Aser

I See A New Africa

1/2/2017

I had great time during Pamoja Africa 4 with staff, students, and volunteers from all over Africa in Lusaka, Zambia. This was my fourth time attending Pamoja Africa confernece. Read my journey with Pamoja here.

Pamoja Africa is a transformational journey to see a new Africa. One of my highlight of the program was listening to Dr. Dela's vision and passion for Africa. I would like to quote you two sections of Dr. Delanyo Adadevoh's excellent poetry work called I see a new Africa. And you may listen to his full poetry here

Enjoy the reading below the picture.

I see a new Africa!
Do you see it?

Posetive Self-Identity & Patriotism

I see a new African who wakes up in the morning Looks out the window and sees the beautiful golden rising sun
Another day with its puzzles of questions and answers; its promises of sweat and harvest And says, “Thank God, I am an African.”
I see a new Africa that is no longer the mockery of nations.
It is no longer a huge land filled with minerals, long rivers and tall trees,
yet inhabited by a people, poor and desperate.
The new Africans take their seat at the global round table,
adorned with splendor, respect and royalty.

The energetic youth are no longer slaves in foreign lands,
standing in long queues seeking greener pastures elsewhere.
The wonderments of “What is wrong with Africa?,” have been replaced with the declaration:
“The beautiful ones have been born!”
The spirit of Afro-pessimism has been replaced with chants of, “Yes, we can!”
The new Africans are confidently and creatively designing African solutions to African problems

They are no longer expert copiers of foreign ideas.

They are not turning to the East or the West, North or South, seeking affirmation of their ideas
They just know that they can think and make things happen in Africa like anywhere else in the world.

The new Africans are thinking first class and acting First World

Freedom & Justice
Yes, I see a new Africa. Do you see it?
I see a new Africa where justice is flowing like a rushing stream.
The poor have faces and voices
Might is no longer right
Truth and honesty are the bedrock of justice.

The nations have free and democratic institutions that promote the wellbeing of all citizens.
Men and women have the freedom to choose their life partners
I SEE A New AFRICA
Young girls are no longer offered in marriage to older men against their will.

People have the freedom to choose their leaders Self appointed “messiahs” no longer seize power and declare themselves men or women of the people.

Men and women are complementing one another in service and leadership.
The youth are free to pursue their dream careers.

An aspiring doctor does not end up studying biology
Or an aspiring engineer end up studying history.

Women are free to pursue their dreams, They no longer have to compromise their dignity in order to have access to opportunities that are freely available to their male counterparts.

I see a new Africa where workers are paid what they are due Teachers and health workers are not treated like volunteers on allowances

The police are not beggars in uniform
The monthly salaries of civil servants are not more like weekly allowances.
Some are not more equal than others.

A few privileged people are not swimming in wealth when the majorities are wallowing in poverty.
The people are motivated to work because they know they will receive their due reward.
The law is king.

It is no respecter of persons
The wicked do not walk away scot-free because of their connections
The innocent are not languishing in jail without fair trial.

The prisons are not hells on earth
The police are not secret partners to criminals. I see a new Africa where democracy is truly a government of the people by the people and for the people.

The electoral systems are independent, fair and just
The votes of the people represent their consciences and true wishes
The votes are not only counted, but they also count
People do not only have votes but they also have a say in what governments do.

I see a free and democratic Africa where black, white, brown and yellow live in harmony

Source www.transformingleadership.com

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