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๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐: Facebook Is Helping Your Competitorsโฆ After They Click YOUR Ad ๐ฒโฃ
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How? You've already seen it first hand.โฃ
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You think about getting a new mattressโฆ next thing you know, Facebook is showing you ads for mattresses ๐๏ธโฃ
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You look up a plumber onceโฆ now youโre seeing three other plumbing companies in your feed ๐งฐ๐โฃ
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Thatโs not a coincidence. Thatโs exactly how Facebook works.โฃ
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So when someone clicks on your ad or sends you a message, Facebook goes, โCool. Theyโre interested in [plumbing/HVAC/etc]. Letโs show them more of that.โโฃ
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And just like that, your competitors are showing up right next to you โฃ
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๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐๐ข๐ญโฆ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐.โฃ
They fill out your form and donโt hear back fast?โฃ
๐๐ก๐๐ฒโ๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ง๐.โฃ
They message your page and get no reply?โฃ
๐๐จ๐ง๐.โฃ
They call and you miss it?โฃ
๐๐จ๐ง๐.โฃ
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๐๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐งโ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จโฃ
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Hereโs how you win:โฃ
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๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒโฃ
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๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐โ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ฌโฃ
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๐๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐/๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ ๐
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Speed to lead wins the job.โฃ
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฐโฃ
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Want help making that happen? โฃ
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Drop a comment below and Iโll show you how to lock it in.
GOOGLE BUSINESS PROFILE REVIEW EXTORTION:
I had this happen to one of my clients a few days ago. Someone sent them a message claiming a competitor paid them to leave multiple 1 star Google reviews, and that for $100 they would change them to 5 star reviews.
This type of scam is becoming more common. It is review extortion, and if it happens to you the best approach is to avoid replying completely.
If they do end up posting negative reviews to your Google profile, here is what to do instead:
Read through Googleโs instructions for review extortion:
https://support.google.com/business/answer/16404809
Then submit the official extortion report form:
https://support.google.com/business/contact/merchant_extortion?sjid=10085483381100459307-NA
In my clientโs case, they ignored the messages. A few days later ten fake 1 star reviews were posted to their profile. They followed Googleโs steps and submitted the extortion report. Within 24 hours the bogus reviews were removed.
Avoid these scams and never pay for positive reviews. It can put your Google Business Profile at risk of suspension.
