The whole secret is in the name of the page (how catchy it is), the image and the FBML! Master this and your on the right road!
First you need a good page. here is a tutorial I wrote for maximizing likes by setting up a good squeeze page http://fbfanshop.com/item/tutorial-the-facebook-fan-page-squeeze-page.html Second you want your page to go viral. Good status updates, good content help but you need a lot of real fans, really quickly to maximize the impact. Services like mine can help get you there really quick.
^He's got that straight. But, the other ways is inviting a friends to join up the page and wait for a week or another months. None could be so instant.
Free ways do take time though, it depends how much you value your time, a gig on Fiverr is a bargain, saves you time and gets your fan page some traction
We have done the following with good results: Add our facebook page to all of our marketing - including business cards promote it in our newsletters encourage fans to share the content We want to build quality fans vs having a lot so these methods are working for us
Have you tried using the new groups feature? Its a very quick way to get your friends to view your posts, videos, and more. Build it like building an email list. It can be very effective. I am now generating hundreds of free leads to my business this way
This is 100% right, if people like the things they first see, they will check out your page. But you have to get the word out about your page, and keep them their.
Use a bot to add new friends, but be a ware from any kind of abuse, your accounts will gone, if you do it like a spamer.
You can try the following 1. Make Multiple accounts, make lot of different frinds and suggest Your page 2. Like other pages, and then ask other to like your's 3. Make a nice Welcome page(FBML). 4. Create quizzes its's free. Invite others to play those quizzes. 5. Submit some creative stuff on your page and mix it with your product or services.
Good and attractive fan page can bring many friends to your page. Send requests to friends and friends of friends and so on. It works. More you send requests more you will have fans.
I have 2 FB account and I click "Add as a friend" always refused. You can give me your FB site, then I Friend you.