Facebook: How to Get Likes, Blogs, and Site Pages Back on Your Feed

With the recent Facebook redesign, I've noticed something. Scrimpalicious facebook posts that were being seen several hundred times are now being seen only 10-15 times on average. Basically, because of the new facebook algorithms, if you don't comment on the Scrimpalicious facebook page, you're never going to see when new posts come up.

If you ask me, it sounds like someone broke it.

For some of you, who follow Scrimpalicious in a reader or via email, this won't be a problem. For the rest of you, there are two things you can do.

1. Comment! Visit the Scrimpalicious facebook page and do some interactions with it. Leave comments. Answer questions. Ask questions. Share photos of your food or craft projects. Whatever it is, the more you do it, the more likely you are to be notified when new posts come up.

2. Make a list. This is what I did to make sure that I can still follow my favorite facebook pages and blogs. On the left-hand sidebar of your facebook page, you should see a section called "Lists." If you click on this, it will take you to the List page, and you will see that facebook has given you the option to create a list by clicking the "+ Create a list" button. If you click this button, you can create a new list (I called mine "Blogs and Sites") and manually add the blogs whose facebook posts you like to follow. Some of the ones I added were Cheeseslave, Real Food Whole Health, and Food Renegade, but there are more. They will not always show up on my facebook feed because of this, but the Lists sidebar will now alert me with a little (#) if there are new posts by those people.

And as always, if you're not yet a fan of Scrimpalicious on facebook, I'd like to ask you now to consider going to the page or clicking the "Like" button on the right hand side of the blog. You will be able to access syndicated blog posts, extra links and content, questions and discussion. Plus, you'll make me feel good and increase the likelihood that Scrimpalicious will be able to offer more giveaways and guests posts in the future.

Reminder: Become a Fan!

Do you wish you always knew when a new Scrimpalicious post was going up? Wonder no more! If you become a fan of Scrimpalicious on Facebook, you will be automatically notified on your home page every time a new Scrimpalicious post goes up.

Or, you can follow @scrimpalicious on Twitter. 

In addition to new post notifications, if you follow Scrimpalicious on Facebook and Twitter you will see links, questions, notes, and quotes that don't necessarily make it to being a full-fledged blog post.

So, what are you waiting for? It's fun, private, and free! And while you're at it, why not suggest Scrimpalicious to a friend?

Facebook Love!

Do you love Scrimpalicious? Want to get regular updates on your Facebook page about what's new, or have a forum in which to discuss entries, recipes, and projects of your own? Want to submit projects or blog entries you've done for a feature here? Why not subscribe to the Scrimpalicious Facebook site today?

Facebook

Remember, if you like Scrimpalicious, don't forget to become a fan on Facebook! You can access discussion forums, get updates about new posts in your news feed, and be the first to know about website updates and giveaways!

Reminder

I'm working on getting some new links up in the sidebar--will probably get on it tonight after I get home. In the meantime, don't forget to visit the Scrimpalicious facebook page and become a fan. Help spread the word to your friends that it's easy to live well, be healthy, and still save money.

Facebook

I am pleased to announce that you can now become a fan of Scrimpalicious on facebook. I set the facebook page up partly as an easy way to alert readers of new updates, and partly as an experiment in social networking. Can a social networking site actually boost blog traffic?  Well, we'll find out.

If you read Scrimipalicious, and you use facebook, you can now search for Scrimpalicious and become a fan. Be sure to do that in order to get facebook updates about blog news, posts, and photos. Also, why not invite some friends to become fans too? You'll boost traffic to the blog, and help spread the word about living frugally and, well, scrimpaliciously!