Well, this is not the best post to start the day with, but, I need to let y’all know.
There have been a lot of changes going on with Facebook, we have all seen it for about a year.
Last year I had a lot of people from the Grocery Shop For FREE!! Facebook page seeing the posts I posted there and coming over to check out the deals. Then one day they changed something and very few people were seeing my posts on Facebook, anymore. It hasn’t gotten much better for a long time.
I know y’all have noticed that you aren’t seeing a lot of the posts you were seeing from pages you “Liked”. You “Liked” them thinking you would be able to see what they posted, right?
Well, Facebook decided that only 16% of people that “Liked” a page will see what that page posts. 16% – that’s terrible in my opinion. If I “Liked” a page and thought that meant it would show up in my stream, and if I were following it to see deals – that means I am missing out on over 80% of those deals!! That’s not good!
So, is there anything I can do to make it where you can see my deals? Well, as a matter of fact Facebook has decided I can:
actual Facebook page screen shot taken yesterday
I can now “promote” my posts – each and every one, so that YOU, who chose to see my posts to begin with, will actually GET to see them! Now, not all of you will see them – for $20 per post I can only reach 4,700 of you, that’s less than 1/4 of you – so, for $20 PER POST, I can reach another 6-7% of you.
It even says “Get more people who “like your page” to see this post! WOW! Why did they “Like” it in the first place, Facebook?!
I could pay $30 per post to reach around 1/4 of you:
actual Facebook page screen shot taken yesterday
It goes on and on, I am sure you get the idea! I am equally as sure you know I am not able or going to pay to promote my posts. Even if I could, I feel it’s unfair to those who can’t, and slimy.
Don’t forget, when we signed up we saw this:
I guess that’s just to sign up – you can get IN FREE, but, then, well then, they can charge.
So, here’s where I remind you of all the OTHER ways you can get ALL of the updates I post, so that you don’t miss any deals:
A new thing I haven’t had time to share yet is that there is a new GroceryShopFREE Android App! If you search in Google Play on your mobile device for it, make sure you type in GroceryShopFREE all as 1 word to find it. It will update you with a notification on your notifications bar when there is a new post! (or you can click the link above and get it from there, too)
You can also:
Follow GroceryShopFREE on Twitter
Sign up for 1 daily email with all of the days deals
Sign up for text alerts on your phone, just text: DIANSDEALS to 40404 (standard messaging rates apply)
There is the option of just checking our Facebook Page periodically during the day to see if you are missing anything or you can check Grocery Shop For :fr:, as well. I have added a new Mobile Site to make it easier to check out the site on your mobile device as well. Just go to groceryshopforfree.com on your mobile device to check it out!
So, there are many ways other than Facebook, you can see all the updates throughout the date and be sure not to miss any deals.
I just wanted y’all to know that Facebook doesn’t really care if you chose to follow a page or thought that by following you would get to see the updates. They are choosing for you.
So, my question to you might then be, if they are trying to charge me to make sure you see the posts, will they at some point turn around and charge you, as well?
Sandy Dean via Facebook says
I’ve been hearing rumors the last day or two about this. Outrageous – shame on Facebook and Mark Z for trying to do this. I’m “just” a “liker”, don’t have a blog or anything but my own personal page-which, by the way, has been blank since the beginning of May-I don’t know what to do about that either. So, whats the next “place” to go to?
Dee Kennedy via Facebook says
I’ve heard rumors about this and I think it is slimy. My page has been blank too! I’ve sent a couple of requests to correct this and no response… yet.
Carey Brabec via Facebook says
my profile page is blank too driving me nuts
Grocery Shop For FREE!! via Facebook says
Wow, blank? Weird!
texanjw says
Don’t give in to “the man”. Fight the good fight and refuse to pay. #greedysob
Carey Brabec via Facebook says
u can see my cover photo and pic then there are no posts or comments annnnoying lol has been this way for like 3 day
Kacie says
My profile has been blank since Monday, too! :/
Grocery Shop For FREE!! via Facebook says
Ugh! And now they want us to pay for their glitchiness? Can you imagine? I pay $30 and somehow it glitches and it doesn’t get the reach I pay for, and there’s no one I can contact?! Wow! What a mess!
Carey Brabec via Facebook says
exactly if it doesnt get fixed soon blogs are going to have to do something else.
Grocery Shop For FREE!! via Facebook says
right!
candy k says
mine has been blank since monday also, no wonder their stocks did not go like they thought, just alot of hoopla and greed…
Ana Laraa says
Oh my gosh!!! I didn’t know anything about it!! It´s totally unfair. So, what am I going to later? Refuse to pay ladies!
Tamona says
It all comes down to the almighty dollar. This should teach readers which Bloggers make the most money too. It’s an arm and a leg to pay those rates and I know I cannot afford it. They can claim glitch all day but they have been lessening our feeds for a while now. Its obvious on personal pages as well. I think we will see the rise and fall of Facebook in one year!
Bing says
Men!!! What happened with the “it’s free and will always be?!!!!”
Linda Maness says
Pathetic. Now I know why I am not getting the feeds like I used to. Makes me so angry because it has caused me to miss out on alot of great deals. I am with the lady above, shame on them and now I know why their stock plunged…you reap what you sow. SMH…
Amanda K says
The FB blank page is caused by a couple of things, I just got mine back this week. If you created interest groups (you can see on the lest side of the screen), you have to delete them. My issue was I tried the Country Time App to score the coupon and it locked up my FB page. I had to go to my activity, find where it was at and delete it and BAM, my page was back. I found this by tons of searches!
As a blog owner, I will NOT be paying for post either, nothing shows up on my FB page yet about charging…