@andrea-vahl, please forgive me for starting this thread but some of the other topics just didn’t quite fit the particular subject I wanted to address; additionally, I was hoping to get some insights after the timeline change, rather than from any of the forums prior to.

I’m sure that many have received a Facebook email to “Activate your $50 free ads coupon”

(…and if many haven’t, then the email is just probably viral Spam and I can just delete it);

but if it is legitimate, the differing opinions on ads for Fanpage campaigns notwithstanding…

(1) has anyone used this? (2) has there been a noticeable improvement? (3) was it trackable from the insights in the admin panel?

Appreciate any input I can get.  I’m considering giving it a try.  If it’s free $50, it might even be worth adding my own $50 to it if it provides results.

@joncardwell, I got one back in 2010, it was real, I used it, it worked, I got some good clients, I got some “LIKE” and the connection is still active. For me, it was a way to learn how to use FB adds, but with out expending my money. If your email is real, use it!

Here is a copy of the email that I got in that time, so you can get an idea, how it looks like:

Congratulations on creating a Page on Facebook! One effective way to increase your connections is to promote your Page with Facebook Ads and our $50 free trial for Facebook Ads.

With Facebook Ads, you can reach over 500 million potential customers. Using the combination of Facebook Ads and your Facebook Page, you can:1. Reach Your Target Customers
Using location, age, and interests, you can focus the audience of your ad and attract customers using simple text and image-based ads.2. Deepen Your Relationships
By directing your ad to your Facebook Page, you can build your connections, dialogue in real-time with your customers, and deepen your relationships.3. Convert More Sales
By offering special promotions to your Facebook Page connections and via Facebook Ads, you can increase your sales and track the results.
Start your Free Trial

Your free $50 Facebook Ads coupon code is
XXXX(I removed the original code)

Start using your free credit today

This offer expires on August 31, 2010

Your free $50 Facebook Ads coupon code is XXXX( I removed the original code).
Start using your free trial today. This offer expires on
August 31, 2010.Sincerely,
The Facebook Ads Team

@hildaalanisgonzalez @alexandrabriggs @andrea-vahl

Ladies, thank you so much for your input and insights. I will definitely take advantage of the offer, while proceeding with caution.  Will let you know the results on this thread.

Thanks again

@hildaalanisgonzalez @alexandrabriggs @andrea-vahl

Just thought I’d let you very nice ladies know how it went.  I used the free $50 offer FB sent and launched a campaign for 6 days with a max budget of $10 per day. I don’t have my report in front of me but it measured out to be about 70-80 cents per click.

I used it on a page that featured one of my books, http://www.facebook.com/Christ.Crucified. I let it run for almost 7 days, cutting it off on the 7th day… and my cost after the $50 free advertisement was only $19 & some odd change charged to my paypal acct, having received nearly 70 new ‘Likes’

It may take some time to see if that translates into any conversions… and another thing that I realize on this, is that I ran it through a very narrow audience, as this was a Christian book as it pertains to the gospel of the crucified Christ; so it was viewed by many folks, but far less than a typical campaign run for something like consulting or home-based business opportunities, etc. So all-in-all, it went well.  It may take some time to analyze the nuts and bolts of my data… but I’m glad I went this route, as I’m nearing a major launch in online niche businesses that should have a wider audience. Using the very conservative figures from this test campaign through the $50 free ad will give me some idea at what I can possibly expect from a wider launch, while having very conservative estimates to keep me from overextending myself on my future ad campaign.

Thank you so much for your input and insights.  It was so very much appreciated.  Just wanted to share with you the results.