How to verify someone likes your Facebook page
As we all know, as soon as you figure something out, Facebook changes it. However, as of now (2016) you can take the following steps to verify if someone likes your Facebook page.
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Have you noticed that you’re not seeing updates from some of your friends, family or pages (ahem, me?) Facebook changed the default setting to show posts only from friends and pages you interact with most.
I saw this several days ago, checked mine, and it was already set to show posts from everyone. A few days later, I checked again, and it had been changed. It was an easy fix, but I just wanted to let everyone know to check theirs, even if they don’t suspect it’s been changed.
First, click on the arrow beside “most recent” on your news feed, and select “edit options” from the drop down menu.
From there, click the drop down beside “show posts from” and select “all of your friends and pages.”
Click save, and you’re all set!
Speaking of Facebook, this morning we had 1,000 Facebook “likers,” but we’re down to 998 997 995. (I think I need to stop looking, we’re going the wrong way!) I was all set to post the 1,000 follower giveaway tomorrow morning, since we’re over 1k GFC, RSS & Twitter, but it’s been postponed until we bump back over 1,000 Facebook “likers.” If you know of someone who might be interested, send them over! 🙂
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Whether you’re a company interested in having me promote a giveaway for your product, or you’re a new review blogger wondering where to list your giveaways, you may be interested in this information. Bloggers, check out my favorite affiliate programs.
I have my own weekly Friday Giveaway Linky where I re-state my current giveaways. I added my linky to the Post Your Giveaway Linky site as well. I always have a list of links to my current giveaways in the upper left corner of my blog, so new visitors can find them easily.
Sweepstakes Listings
Contest Girl
Blogger Networks
Pitch it to Me
Blog Linkies
I return to blog linkies that are up in the morning, don’t hose up my computer (some blogs are so “busy” that my computer repeatedly freezes) and where the linky posts are easy to find (and are posted regularly). I update this list about once per month and remove blogs who have not posted their linkies within the past month, update links etc. (last update the week of 11/18)
You can follow each blog, so you can simply click through to their linky post as it appears in your reader. I follow more blogs than I can sometimes keep up with, so I just bookmark this list and go through it daily. If I find that the giveaway linky hasn’t been posted 2 weeks in a row, I remove the link from my list. I also try to update the links to go directly to the linky posts, but people are sometimes inconsistent with the labels they use from week to week!
I also have auto-complete turned on, in order to make filling the linky fields out a bit faster. Keep your auto-complete up to date with only your current giveaways to lessen confusion and errors (been there!)
If available, the below links go to a search or label for the giveaway linky, rather than the homepage (saves time!)
If you have a linky you’d like me to add, please let me know!
Ongoing
Multi-Testing Mommy Canada friendly giveaways (links are deleted as they expire)
Tightwad in Utah (giveaways ending in less than a week, with 200 entries or less only.)
Living Montessori Now (refreshed on Sunday)
Sunday
Monday
Nerd Family Things
Tuesday
Bless Their Hearts Mom
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Change-Diapers.com
Saturday
Contest Corner
Mom Saves Money
Other
On Twitter of course, using #giveaway #win and #clothdiaper hashtags.
On my Facebook Page
Ads
I’ve had excellent luck with targeted Facebook ads. I’m very specific in who I target (based on current associations or interests), I use a small daily budget, and I limit my ads to 5 days or less. I find I get the most clicks within the first few days, and I get the most for my money by bidding per 1,000 impressions (vs clicks.) Most importantly, have an eye-catching title and photo, with an interesting and relevant blurb. You want people to stay, read and enter, not just click!
Maria wants to live in a world where cloth diapers are the norm and moms can make parenting choices without judgement. When she’s not chasing her 18, 14 and 11-year old kids around, you might find her checking out the latest gadgets, organizing something (again) or exercising in the fresh air. 
