MY FACEBOOK EXPERIMENT....

You all know that I am a late bloomer but then when I get there, I really get there!! I am so sure that some people have known about this option for so long and would probably roll their eyes at me but then again i am a late bloomer. So please don't be angry.... *grinning*

So on the day this blog had 40000 views, I was looking at my Facebook page and saw 'boost post' on the post I just made. Since i had some cash in my master card (cash put there to pay for something else o, something important but I have been having problems paying) I decided to see what boosting a post meant. I selected the least amount which was $5 (800 naira), entered my card details and waited to see what would happen.

Within a few hours I checked the post's status and I saw 72 or so people reached and I was shocked. I have never had any post seen by more than 32 people (I still don't understand what that means). Anyway I decided to boost another post and also took a decision I had been contemplating for so long. I decided to advertise my Facebook page.

As with the post boosting, I chose the $5 option and I chose to advertise for 3 days. It was an experiment and I just wanted to see what the results would be.

On the first day of advertising my page, I had my likes increase from 82 to 150 or so ( I wrote down the exact figure somewhere but I can't find it). I was stunned, super stunned.

After the end of the experiment the two posts I boosted were reached out to 1999 and 2545 people. I had a total of 358 likes (from 82 likes) after the experiment which means three days of advertising gave me 276 likes. The amazing thing is that my page is still getting more likes after the advertising period ended yesterday (the total is now 363).

I spent a total of $25 (4000 naira) on advertising my page and posts. For the three days that the adverts ran the blog was viewed 300, 350 and 550 times respectively (the highest on the last day...yesterday). My total views is now 41398.

I think my 4000 naira was worth it and it is something i should do till my blog is truly established however I am already spending a lot of money on internet and I have only one source of income with plenty things to do right now. I don't know if I can keep paying for adverts but maybe I can do my experiment once in a month. I am not sure what I would do but I think I need to adjust my budget and kick somethings out.

I also literally got an invite to be a guest writer on a blog. I don't know if i would do it. I need to check out if their brand is compatible with my brand before I jump in and write an article. If I ever take up the offer I would let you guys know.

That is all for today. Thanks for stopping by.

Luv ya,
Petite Diva

ALL ABOUT ADVERTS AND GOOGLE ADSENSE

I am positive a lot of you guys are like uhn? What in the world is google adsense? I am sure you are like, I know what google is. But I am cluelsess about google adsense.

Well I am no expert but I would try to explain it the best way I can. You all understand the power of advertising and the mechanism involved in all the types of advertising. Be it television, online, billboards/print or whatever. A company has a product/service that they would like the consumers to be aware of, so that they can have an increase in sales or patronage and thereby translating it to profit (that is with properly financial planning).

Well, the world wide web is really wide and a company advertising on the internet can really increase sales and profit within a short time. Google has a platform which allows companies or individuals to advertise their products or services. They pay a small amount to google and register and they are in.

However adverts appearing on their site would not give the companies the best exposure that they need. So what is the solution? Get other sites be it other company’s sites or blogs to advertise for them. The sites that have the adverts don’t just have them occupying space but actually get paid in foreign currencies (used to be dollars but was changed to euros).

Yes! I said get paid! However they get paid when something happens. They get paid when their readers click on the advert and go to the sites of the company. You don’t have to buy anything or go further, all you have to do is click on the adverts and view the sites.

How do you recognize the adverts? They are usually tiny words either on top, by the side, in between posts or at the end of a page. For example, this blog has the adverts on top (after the name of the blog) and at the sides.

It is really great when readers click on the adverts and see what the companies have to offer. I have noticed that when viewing most of the sites/blogs with this google adverts with a phone, you wouldn’t be able to see them. So what I am trying to say is ‘USE A COMPUTER TO VIEW MY SITE OR OTHER SITES NEXT TIME’…………lol. At least earning a little change while blogging would help me pay for the internet connection and the fuel used.

I hope you guys understand a bit about google adsense which is just a way of rewarding bolg/sites owner for the online advertising space. So click away when you view a site with the adverts, it would make the person smile.

Oh well! Even if I don’t make a dime, I would still blog ‘cos I love it…………#smilingwithmyteeth. Hey! I just thought of my next post….. ‘My feelings about abortion’. Yep! People, I am about to get controversial. A lot of pro abortionist won’t like it but I don’t care. It is my blog!

I gotta go guys. I have a busy day tomorrow. I am entering into my Martha mode.

Luv ya guys,
Petite Diva.

P.S: When clicking away, please click with sense. If you click too many times from a particular computer on the same day the owner of the site would get banned. So pleeeaaasssseee click with sense. You can click all the adverts but just once on each.