Is It Legal to Buy Facebook Likes?<\/h3>\nThere are no laws stating that you can’t buy likes for your Facebook page. However, as you’ll learn in this post, Facebook’s guidelines indicate that it’s a practice you shouldn’t engage in.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Buy Facebook Likes<\/h2>\n\n\n- 1. Facebook Could Penalize You<\/a><\/li>
- 2. You\u2019ll Hurt Your Brand Image<\/a><\/li>
- 3. It Lowers Your Engagement Rate<\/a><\/li>
- 4. You\u2019ll Waste Your Ad Budget<\/a><\/li>
- 5. It Harms Future Marketing Efforts<\/a>
<\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n1. Facebook Could Penalize You<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Perhaps the top reason why you shouldn\u2019t buy Facebook likes is that Facebook can find out and penalize you for it. Truth is, they take a lot of interest in pages engaging in this activity because it takes away from the authentic experience of connecting with people on the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Facebook describes fake likes<\/a> as likes bought from external services that offer packages of likes for a set price.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThese services are usually offered by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Click farms<\/strong> – people with real accounts who are paid to like certain pages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Fake accounts<\/strong> – accounts with no real person behind them created for the purpose of liking pages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Self-compromised accounts<\/strong> – where a person actively installs malware or gives up control of their account in return for likes on their page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Compromised accounts<\/strong> – accounts infected with malware that makes the page like other pages without the owner knowing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
And to make it harder for these scam services to sell likes, Facebook has an abuse-detecting team working to identify and block them from their activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So if you decide to buy Facebook likes, you could very well end up with your account blocked and\/or those likes removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. You\u2019ll Hurt Your Brand Image<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
You also need to consider your brand image if you\u2019re tempted to buy likes for Facebook. People are pretty smart and can generally spot fake followers easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s face it, it\u2019s not difficult to search the web for guides on how to spot fake Facebook Likes. Plus, new tools are cropping up all the time, making it easier for you to find them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Google](\"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/google-seach-how-to-spot-fake-facebook-likes.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAnd when potential customers find out you\u2019re inflating follower numbers dishonestly, they\u2019re less likely to put trust in you as a brand. If you\u2019re lying about your Facebook followers<\/a>, who knows what else you\u2019re making up?<\/p>\n\n\n\nAuthenticity is really important to people, so don\u2019t make the mistake of buying likes, thinking it will somehow make your brand look amazing. Instead, it will make you look amateur and untrustworthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. It Lowers Your Engagement Rate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Here\u2019s something else you might not know about buying fake likes on Facebook. Doing so can significantly impact the engagement rate of your posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the majority of fake likes come from fake accounts, these people, if they actually are people (as opposed to bots), won\u2019t be all that interested in your content. You bought them without having a target audience in mind, so chances are they\u2019re not the people who\u2019ll be most interested in your brand, product, or service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This means you\u2019ll get fewer likes, reactions, and comments on your updates, making them less likely to appear in the news feed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Facebook](\"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/facebook-engagement.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFacebook\u2019s algorithm is designed to show the most relevant content at the top of the news feed. That means posts with lots of interaction and relevance to your audience will show up first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your posts probably won\u2019t appear much at all because your audience isn\u2019t relevant to your brand or interested in what you have to say. And being low on the news feed makes it less likely for new customers to find you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Related:<\/strong> 11 Must-Have Facebook Marketing Tools<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n4. You\u2019ll Waste Your Ad Budget<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Our previous point ties nicely into the fact that buying Facebook likes ultimately leads to a wasted ad budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s look at it this way, one of the reasons why you run an ad campaign is to increase impressions and engagement on your page. But if your followers are made up of paid likes, your ad money will go towards promoting content seen only by uninterested fake fans and spam accounts no one is paying attention to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you buy Facebook likes, you limit the potential of future ad campaigns to reach an audience that\u2019s actually interested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Facebook](\"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/facebook-ads.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYour money is much better spent targeting real users within your demographics, which in turn, increases the number of real people knowing about and engaging with your brand. Sure, it might take longer, but the rewards are so much better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. It Harms Future Marketing Efforts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
And while we\u2019re on the topic of demographics, using click-farms and fake Facebook likes to increase your fans, you run the risk of distorting your follower demographics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before running a marketing campaign, a smart move is to find out the demographics of your audience<\/a>. One way to do this on Facebook is to look at your insights and see the demographics of the people who already like your page. This helps you target your content to the right people.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBut the problem with buying likes is it sends your demographics all out of whack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These people aren\u2019t truly engaging with your page, so using them as your target audience won\u2019t really work. Essentially it makes it impossible to know who your customers are, which hurts your long-term strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Takeaway:<\/strong> Buying Facebook likes actively works against your goals. From poor reach to broken trust, fake likes leave long-term damage that\u2019s hard to fix.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat to Do Instead of Buying Facebook Likes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
If you want to grow your Facebook page the right way, focus on attracting real followers who actually care about your brand. Here are a few easy ways to increase Facebook likes without buying them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Run a Giveaway on Facebook<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
One of the best ways to get more likes on your Facebook page is to run a giveaway. Giveaways are insanely popular and have the potential to make your page go viral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"RafflePress](\"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/rafflepress-giveaway-wpforms.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nRafflePress<\/a> is the best choice for running viral giveaways and is packed full of features that make running a giveaway on Facebook<\/a> super easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTo grow your page using a giveaway<\/a>, you can make use of RafflePress\u2019s built-in Grow Your Facebook Page Template, which comes pre-loaded with user actions designed to boost your page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"RafflePress](\"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/rafflepress-facebook-giveaway.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYou can get people to do the following actions to help grow your page:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Visit your Facebook page<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Watch a video or Facebook post<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Refer a friend<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
And if you\u2019re feeling creative, you can even design your own activities too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As we mentioned, this is an awesome way to get more people interested in your brand. For ideas on what prizes to include in your contest<\/a>, check this handy guide out.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAnd if you’d like some great Facebook giveaway ideas<\/a>, this article has everything you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTake Advantage of Video<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Another way to get more Facebook Page likes is to take advantage of the soaring popularity of video. Videos do really well on Facebook, and the truth is, only YouTube has a higher reach for video content. <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"WPbeginner](\"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/wpbeginner-facebook-video.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOur friends at WPBeginner posted this video to their page to help their fans discover the best contact form plugin<\/a>, which resulted in great engagement and feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\nYou could also run a Facebook Live session and promote it in advance to generate interest before you go live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Use Insights For Inspiration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Earlier in this article, we mentioned how using Facebook insights with fake likes can make it difficult to identify your ideal audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But on the flip side, if you grow your Facebook page genuinely, you can use insights to figure out what to share in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Facebook](\"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/facebook-insights.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWith real Facebook likes, you can use insights to get a real view of who your followers are and what content they like best. You\u2019ll be able to decide which content types have the best reach and engagement, then use that information to deliver more of what your audience wants to see in their feeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s face it, the best way to maximize your success is to learn from your past actions. So, giving people the content they really want will naturally lead to more followers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FAQs About Buying Facebook Likes<\/h3>\n\n\n\nIs it legal to buy Facebook likes?<\/span><\/div>While it’s not illegal to buy Facebook likes, it’s against Facebook’s guidelines and can result in penalties or account restrictions.<\/div><\/div><\/div>What happens if you buy Facebook likes?<\/span><\/div>Fake likes lower your engagement rate, waste your ad spend, and hurt your page\u2019s long-term growth. Facebook may also remove these likes or suspend your page.<\/div><\/div><\/div>How can I get real Facebook likes?<\/span><\/div>You can grow real Facebook likes by running giveaways, posting engaging videos, using Facebook insights to improve your content, and encouraging referrals from fans.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nWhat to Do Next<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Buying Facebook likes might seem like a quick win, but the risks far outweigh the rewards. Instead, use tools like RafflePress<\/a> to build a real community that sticks around. Whether you’re running a Facebook giveaway or boosting your post reach with better insights, genuine growth always pays off.<\/p>\n\n\n\nReady to grow your page the smart way?<\/strong> Check out our full guide on how to run a Facebook giveaway<\/a> and see real results.<\/p>\n\n\n\nYou might also find these guides helpful:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- How to Spot a Fake Giveaway<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Why You Should Never Buy Twitter Likes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Why You Shouldn\u2019t Buy Facebook Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
While you\u2019re here, remember to follow our YouTube<\/a> channel for video tutorials. You can also follow us on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a> here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Buying Facebook likes can hurt your brand and waste your ad budget. Learn reasons not to buy Facebook likes and what to do instead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":8564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"limit_modified_date":"","last_modified_date":"2022-05-18T10:50:44","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[624,557,625],"class_list":["post-985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-marketing","tag-buy-facebook-likes","tag-facebook-giveaway","tag-facebook-marketing"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=985"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15591,"href":"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/985\/revisions\/15591"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
There are no laws stating that you can’t buy likes for your Facebook page. However, as you’ll learn in this post, Facebook’s guidelines indicate that it’s a practice you shouldn’t engage in.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Buy Facebook Likes<\/h2>\n\n\n- 1. Facebook Could Penalize You<\/a><\/li>
- 2. You\u2019ll Hurt Your Brand Image<\/a><\/li>
- 3. It Lowers Your Engagement Rate<\/a><\/li>
- 4. You\u2019ll Waste Your Ad Budget<\/a><\/li>
- 5. It Harms Future Marketing Efforts<\/a>
<\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n1. Facebook Could Penalize You<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Perhaps the top reason why you shouldn\u2019t buy Facebook likes is that Facebook can find out and penalize you for it. Truth is, they take a lot of interest in pages engaging in this activity because it takes away from the authentic experience of connecting with people on the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Facebook describes fake likes<\/a> as likes bought from external services that offer packages of likes for a set price.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThese services are usually offered by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Click farms<\/strong> – people with real accounts who are paid to like certain pages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Fake accounts<\/strong> – accounts with no real person behind them created for the purpose of liking pages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Self-compromised accounts<\/strong> – where a person actively installs malware or gives up control of their account in return for likes on their page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Compromised accounts<\/strong> – accounts infected with malware that makes the page like other pages without the owner knowing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
And to make it harder for these scam services to sell likes, Facebook has an abuse-detecting team working to identify and block them from their activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So if you decide to buy Facebook likes, you could very well end up with your account blocked and\/or those likes removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. You\u2019ll Hurt Your Brand Image<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
You also need to consider your brand image if you\u2019re tempted to buy likes for Facebook. People are pretty smart and can generally spot fake followers easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s face it, it\u2019s not difficult to search the web for guides on how to spot fake Facebook Likes. Plus, new tools are cropping up all the time, making it easier for you to find them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAnd when potential customers find out you\u2019re inflating follower numbers dishonestly, they\u2019re less likely to put trust in you as a brand. If you\u2019re lying about your Facebook followers<\/a>, who knows what else you\u2019re making up?<\/p>\n\n\n\nAuthenticity is really important to people, so don\u2019t make the mistake of buying likes, thinking it will somehow make your brand look amazing. Instead, it will make you look amateur and untrustworthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. It Lowers Your Engagement Rate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Here\u2019s something else you might not know about buying fake likes on Facebook. Doing so can significantly impact the engagement rate of your posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the majority of fake likes come from fake accounts, these people, if they actually are people (as opposed to bots), won\u2019t be all that interested in your content. You bought them without having a target audience in mind, so chances are they\u2019re not the people who\u2019ll be most interested in your brand, product, or service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This means you\u2019ll get fewer likes, reactions, and comments on your updates, making them less likely to appear in the news feed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFacebook\u2019s algorithm is designed to show the most relevant content at the top of the news feed. That means posts with lots of interaction and relevance to your audience will show up first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your posts probably won\u2019t appear much at all because your audience isn\u2019t relevant to your brand or interested in what you have to say. And being low on the news feed makes it less likely for new customers to find you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Related:<\/strong> 11 Must-Have Facebook Marketing Tools<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n4. You\u2019ll Waste Your Ad Budget<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Our previous point ties nicely into the fact that buying Facebook likes ultimately leads to a wasted ad budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s look at it this way, one of the reasons why you run an ad campaign is to increase impressions and engagement on your page. But if your followers are made up of paid likes, your ad money will go towards promoting content seen only by uninterested fake fans and spam accounts no one is paying attention to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you buy Facebook likes, you limit the potential of future ad campaigns to reach an audience that\u2019s actually interested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYour money is much better spent targeting real users within your demographics, which in turn, increases the number of real people knowing about and engaging with your brand. Sure, it might take longer, but the rewards are so much better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. It Harms Future Marketing Efforts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
And while we\u2019re on the topic of demographics, using click-farms and fake Facebook likes to increase your fans, you run the risk of distorting your follower demographics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before running a marketing campaign, a smart move is to find out the demographics of your audience<\/a>. One way to do this on Facebook is to look at your insights and see the demographics of the people who already like your page. This helps you target your content to the right people.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBut the problem with buying likes is it sends your demographics all out of whack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These people aren\u2019t truly engaging with your page, so using them as your target audience won\u2019t really work. Essentially it makes it impossible to know who your customers are, which hurts your long-term strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Takeaway:<\/strong> Buying Facebook likes actively works against your goals. From poor reach to broken trust, fake likes leave long-term damage that\u2019s hard to fix.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat to Do Instead of Buying Facebook Likes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
If you want to grow your Facebook page the right way, focus on attracting real followers who actually care about your brand. Here are a few easy ways to increase Facebook likes without buying them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Run a Giveaway on Facebook<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
One of the best ways to get more likes on your Facebook page is to run a giveaway. Giveaways are insanely popular and have the potential to make your page go viral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nRafflePress<\/a> is the best choice for running viral giveaways and is packed full of features that make running a giveaway on Facebook<\/a> super easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTo grow your page using a giveaway<\/a>, you can make use of RafflePress\u2019s built-in Grow Your Facebook Page Template, which comes pre-loaded with user actions designed to boost your page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYou can get people to do the following actions to help grow your page:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Visit your Facebook page<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Watch a video or Facebook post<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Refer a friend<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
And if you\u2019re feeling creative, you can even design your own activities too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As we mentioned, this is an awesome way to get more people interested in your brand. For ideas on what prizes to include in your contest<\/a>, check this handy guide out.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAnd if you’d like some great Facebook giveaway ideas<\/a>, this article has everything you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTake Advantage of Video<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Another way to get more Facebook Page likes is to take advantage of the soaring popularity of video. Videos do really well on Facebook, and the truth is, only YouTube has a higher reach for video content. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOur friends at WPBeginner posted this video to their page to help their fans discover the best contact form plugin<\/a>, which resulted in great engagement and feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\nYou could also run a Facebook Live session and promote it in advance to generate interest before you go live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Use Insights For Inspiration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Earlier in this article, we mentioned how using Facebook insights with fake likes can make it difficult to identify your ideal audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But on the flip side, if you grow your Facebook page genuinely, you can use insights to figure out what to share in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWith real Facebook likes, you can use insights to get a real view of who your followers are and what content they like best. You\u2019ll be able to decide which content types have the best reach and engagement, then use that information to deliver more of what your audience wants to see in their feeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s face it, the best way to maximize your success is to learn from your past actions. So, giving people the content they really want will naturally lead to more followers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FAQs About Buying Facebook Likes<\/h3>\n\n\n\nIs it legal to buy Facebook likes?<\/span><\/div>While it’s not illegal to buy Facebook likes, it’s against Facebook’s guidelines and can result in penalties or account restrictions.<\/div><\/div><\/div>What happens if you buy Facebook likes?<\/span><\/div>Fake likes lower your engagement rate, waste your ad spend, and hurt your page\u2019s long-term growth. Facebook may also remove these likes or suspend your page.<\/div><\/div><\/div>How can I get real Facebook likes?<\/span><\/div>You can grow real Facebook likes by running giveaways, posting engaging videos, using Facebook insights to improve your content, and encouraging referrals from fans.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nWhat to Do Next<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Buying Facebook likes might seem like a quick win, but the risks far outweigh the rewards. Instead, use tools like RafflePress<\/a> to build a real community that sticks around. Whether you’re running a Facebook giveaway or boosting your post reach with better insights, genuine growth always pays off.<\/p>\n\n\n\nReady to grow your page the smart way?<\/strong> Check out our full guide on how to run a Facebook giveaway<\/a> and see real results.<\/p>\n\n\n\nYou might also find these guides helpful:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- How to Spot a Fake Giveaway<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Why You Should Never Buy Twitter Likes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Why You Shouldn\u2019t Buy Facebook Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
While you\u2019re here, remember to follow our YouTube<\/a> channel for video tutorials. You can also follow us on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a> here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Buying Facebook likes can hurt your brand and waste your ad budget. Learn reasons not to buy Facebook likes and what to do instead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":8564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"limit_modified_date":"","last_modified_date":"2022-05-18T10:50:44","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[624,557,625],"class_list":["post-985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-marketing","tag-buy-facebook-likes","tag-facebook-giveaway","tag-facebook-marketing"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=985"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15591,"href":"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/985\/revisions\/15591"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
- <\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n
- Click farms<\/strong> – people with real accounts who are paid to like certain pages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Fake accounts<\/strong> – accounts with no real person behind them created for the purpose of liking pages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Self-compromised accounts<\/strong> – where a person actively installs malware or gives up control of their account in return for likes on their page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Compromised accounts<\/strong> – accounts infected with malware that makes the page like other pages without the owner knowing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
And to make it harder for these scam services to sell likes, Facebook has an abuse-detecting team working to identify and block them from their activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So if you decide to buy Facebook likes, you could very well end up with your account blocked and\/or those likes removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. You\u2019ll Hurt Your Brand Image<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
You also need to consider your brand image if you\u2019re tempted to buy likes for Facebook. People are pretty smart and can generally spot fake followers easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s face it, it\u2019s not difficult to search the web for guides on how to spot fake Facebook Likes. Plus, new tools are cropping up all the time, making it easier for you to find them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAnd when potential customers find out you\u2019re inflating follower numbers dishonestly, they\u2019re less likely to put trust in you as a brand. If you\u2019re lying about your Facebook followers<\/a>, who knows what else you\u2019re making up?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Authenticity is really important to people, so don\u2019t make the mistake of buying likes, thinking it will somehow make your brand look amazing. Instead, it will make you look amateur and untrustworthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. It Lowers Your Engagement Rate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Here\u2019s something else you might not know about buying fake likes on Facebook. Doing so can significantly impact the engagement rate of your posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the majority of fake likes come from fake accounts, these people, if they actually are people (as opposed to bots), won\u2019t be all that interested in your content. You bought them without having a target audience in mind, so chances are they\u2019re not the people who\u2019ll be most interested in your brand, product, or service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This means you\u2019ll get fewer likes, reactions, and comments on your updates, making them less likely to appear in the news feed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFacebook\u2019s algorithm is designed to show the most relevant content at the top of the news feed. That means posts with lots of interaction and relevance to your audience will show up first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your posts probably won\u2019t appear much at all because your audience isn\u2019t relevant to your brand or interested in what you have to say. And being low on the news feed makes it less likely for new customers to find you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Related:<\/strong> 11 Must-Have Facebook Marketing Tools<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. You\u2019ll Waste Your Ad Budget<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Our previous point ties nicely into the fact that buying Facebook likes ultimately leads to a wasted ad budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s look at it this way, one of the reasons why you run an ad campaign is to increase impressions and engagement on your page. But if your followers are made up of paid likes, your ad money will go towards promoting content seen only by uninterested fake fans and spam accounts no one is paying attention to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you buy Facebook likes, you limit the potential of future ad campaigns to reach an audience that\u2019s actually interested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYour money is much better spent targeting real users within your demographics, which in turn, increases the number of real people knowing about and engaging with your brand. Sure, it might take longer, but the rewards are so much better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. It Harms Future Marketing Efforts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
And while we\u2019re on the topic of demographics, using click-farms and fake Facebook likes to increase your fans, you run the risk of distorting your follower demographics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before running a marketing campaign, a smart move is to find out the demographics of your audience<\/a>. One way to do this on Facebook is to look at your insights and see the demographics of the people who already like your page. This helps you target your content to the right people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the problem with buying likes is it sends your demographics all out of whack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These people aren\u2019t truly engaging with your page, so using them as your target audience won\u2019t really work. Essentially it makes it impossible to know who your customers are, which hurts your long-term strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Takeaway:<\/strong> Buying Facebook likes actively works against your goals. From poor reach to broken trust, fake likes leave long-term damage that\u2019s hard to fix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What to Do Instead of Buying Facebook Likes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
If you want to grow your Facebook page the right way, focus on attracting real followers who actually care about your brand. Here are a few easy ways to increase Facebook likes without buying them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Run a Giveaway on Facebook<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
One of the best ways to get more likes on your Facebook page is to run a giveaway. Giveaways are insanely popular and have the potential to make your page go viral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nRafflePress<\/a> is the best choice for running viral giveaways and is packed full of features that make running a giveaway on Facebook<\/a> super easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To grow your page using a giveaway<\/a>, you can make use of RafflePress\u2019s built-in Grow Your Facebook Page Template, which comes pre-loaded with user actions designed to boost your page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYou can get people to do the following actions to help grow your page:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Visit your Facebook page<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Watch a video or Facebook post<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Refer a friend<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
And if you\u2019re feeling creative, you can even design your own activities too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As we mentioned, this is an awesome way to get more people interested in your brand. For ideas on what prizes to include in your contest<\/a>, check this handy guide out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And if you’d like some great Facebook giveaway ideas<\/a>, this article has everything you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Take Advantage of Video<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Another way to get more Facebook Page likes is to take advantage of the soaring popularity of video. Videos do really well on Facebook, and the truth is, only YouTube has a higher reach for video content. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOur friends at WPBeginner posted this video to their page to help their fans discover the best contact form plugin<\/a>, which resulted in great engagement and feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You could also run a Facebook Live session and promote it in advance to generate interest before you go live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Use Insights For Inspiration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Earlier in this article, we mentioned how using Facebook insights with fake likes can make it difficult to identify your ideal audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But on the flip side, if you grow your Facebook page genuinely, you can use insights to figure out what to share in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWith real Facebook likes, you can use insights to get a real view of who your followers are and what content they like best. You\u2019ll be able to decide which content types have the best reach and engagement, then use that information to deliver more of what your audience wants to see in their feeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s face it, the best way to maximize your success is to learn from your past actions. So, giving people the content they really want will naturally lead to more followers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FAQs About Buying Facebook Likes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Is it legal to buy Facebook likes?<\/span><\/div>While it’s not illegal to buy Facebook likes, it’s against Facebook’s guidelines and can result in penalties or account restrictions.<\/div><\/div><\/div>What happens if you buy Facebook likes?<\/span><\/div>Fake likes lower your engagement rate, waste your ad spend, and hurt your page\u2019s long-term growth. Facebook may also remove these likes or suspend your page.<\/div><\/div><\/div>How can I get real Facebook likes?<\/span><\/div>You can grow real Facebook likes by running giveaways, posting engaging videos, using Facebook insights to improve your content, and encouraging referrals from fans.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nWhat to Do Next<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Buying Facebook likes might seem like a quick win, but the risks far outweigh the rewards. Instead, use tools like RafflePress<\/a> to build a real community that sticks around. Whether you’re running a Facebook giveaway or boosting your post reach with better insights, genuine growth always pays off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ready to grow your page the smart way?<\/strong> Check out our full guide on how to run a Facebook giveaway<\/a> and see real results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You might also find these guides helpful:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- How to Spot a Fake Giveaway<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Why You Should Never Buy Twitter Likes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Why You Shouldn\u2019t Buy Facebook Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
While you\u2019re here, remember to follow our YouTube<\/a> channel for video tutorials. You can also follow us on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a> here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- Why You Should Never Buy Twitter Likes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- How to Spot a Fake Giveaway<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Fake accounts<\/strong> – accounts with no real person behind them created for the purpose of liking pages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
1. Facebook Could Penalize You<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Perhaps the top reason why you shouldn\u2019t buy Facebook likes is that Facebook can find out and penalize you for it. Truth is, they take a lot of interest in pages engaging in this activity because it takes away from the authentic experience of connecting with people on the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Facebook describes fake likes<\/a> as likes bought from external services that offer packages of likes for a set price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These services are usually offered by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n