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\"Buying<\/p>\n

So, by now you know all the reasons you shouldn’t buy likes, its deceptive, its doesn\u2019t generate actual business, it is a waste of money.<\/p>\n

All are right\u2026and there\u2019s one more.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

One day (sooner than later) you may want to advertise on Facebook. Anywhere from a $5 boost to a full-scale ad campaign into the thousands of dollars a month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I got news for ya\u2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

When you buy likes and they come from some far off land, from far off profiles that won\u2019t\/don\u2019t matter to your actual real-life marketing efforts, all of your numbers (you track your numbers right?) inside of Facebook Insights will be skewed and screwed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I mean, what good is tracking visitors when the majority of people who have liked you or followed you are 18 year olds from the Philippines?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So\u2026to close.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Keep it legit, stop focusing on the number of likes and worry more about the relationships!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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