: When advertising on Facebook, avoid paying for comments, likes, and shares We have an ad campaign running on Facebook. Our goal is to get users to subscribe to our newsletter by visiting the
We have an ad campaign running on Facebook. Our goal is to get users to subscribe to our newsletter by visiting the site and subscribing.
We noticed a discrepancy between the number of clicks recorded in Google Analytics (600) and the number of clicks billed by Facebook (1000). It turns out that the 600 clicks that we see are what Facebook calles "website clicks". The other "clicks" are all activity on Facebook itself: likes, share, and comments.
When I started this campaign, I had no idea that Facebook would be charging me for comments, likes, and shares. Those activities can in no way contribute to my goal of getting users to subscribe and I would like to avoid being charged for them.
Which of these options are available?
Run a cost per action (CPA) campaign on Facebook
Configure my campaign to only bill for website clicks
Disable likes, share, and comments on my ads
Lower my bids by 40% to account for the clicks that are not website clicks
By this point, we experimented with lowing our bids. It doesn't seem to help much. Here is a summary of the bids we have tried:
45¢ bid -- 60¢ per website click
25¢ bid -- 62¢ per website click
16¢ bid -- 58¢ per website click
It appears that as you decrease your bid, Facebook shows the ad to users that are more likely to like and share and less likely to click on your website.
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I can't answer all of your questions but I'll take a stab at some of them:
As far as I know (and from what I've read), you can not disable likes, shares or comments on Facebook posts (or advertisements, for that matter).
Facebook charges for non-website-related clicks (likes, shares, etc) because they give your advert more exposure (leading to organic views).
Have you tried bidding for impressions instead? Depending on your target market and your level of targeting, it could solve your problem, especially if your Facebook thumbnail is effective.
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