• Karen  Since Facebook started deciding who gets to see what, it seems that link-free status updates are seen more than statuses that have links in them. I noticed that if you put the link in the comments rather than the actual status, more people see it. I don’t do it as often as I would like since I schedule a lot of mine, but it works when I do take the time to do it.
  November 12 at 2:47pm · Like · 6
• Jamie  Interesting! OK, thank you for that explanation. It was starting to drive me a little nuts because quite frankly, if I’m on my phone I really usually don’t take the time to click on comments but I might for that reason.

  November 12 at 2:49pm · Like
• Heidi Yep- exactly what Karen said.

  November 12 at 2:57pm · Like · 1
• Jamie  So it seems like a good compromise for those of us who autofeed/schedule would be to let the link go through the first time then do a reminder post later in the week using the other method.

• Stephanie H Looking at both FB algorithms and my personal stats, I found this not to be true. I encourage you to look at your own numbers and decide if it works for you. On a personal note, as a reader, the practice pretty much guarantees that I won’t click the link.

  November 12 at 3:11pm · Like · 5
• Jamie  I think this is very true and I know I for sure don’t bother to click if the link is in the comments. What a frustrating catch .22

  November 12 at 3:12pm · Like · 1
• Angie Same goes with images. I haven’t looked at my personal stats. I don’t worry about it there, but on the pages I manage it is certainly true that text-only updates get a LOT more views than anything with a link or an image. However, if you keep the link itself in the update and just delete the thumbnail thing, you can have the link handy and still get the maximum views, thus avoiding the link in the comments thing.

  November 12 at 3:27pm · Like · 2
• Jamie  I thought images were supposed to be the way to INCREASE interest/engagement? Has that reverted back?

  November 12 at 3:29pm · Like
• Stephanie H Again, I get far better clicks with images. I take great pics, though.

  November 12 at 3:30pm · Like · 1
• Angie  Isn’t FB a funny critter? People DO interact more with photos; however, FB’s algorithm right now doesn’t favor them. So a healthy mix of text, images, and links seems in order. On the pages I manage I put the stuff I REALLY want people to see as text only. Stephanie H, I don’t doubt that you get more clicks. In general that’s still true. It’s just that FB doesn’t do the reach on images for fan pages like it does for text only right now. But when I do run images, I get lots more response from the people who do seem them. Rest assured, this will all change tomorrow or the next day. Then again the day after that.

  November 12 at 3:33pm · Like · 1
• Stephanie H You also have to decide what you are going for. Do you want ppl to see your photos and links, or do you want good FB numbers. I post what I’d want to see as a customer and what makes it easiest for them to engage.

  November 12 at 3:34pm · Like · 1
• Karen I agree with Angie. Images used to get way more views but it seems they hurt you now.

  November 12 at 3:34pm via mobile · Like
• Angie When I was managing the FB page for the Botanical Garden it would have been ridiculous not to post pictures regularly. It’s a visual place! I just tried to make a mix of things. The numbers were SO obvious, though. Out of 7200 fans, I’d get 2500 views on a text update and 235 on an image or a link. CRAZY!

  November 12 at 3:35pm · Like · 2
• Jacqueline It also matters where you post it from… if you are using your phone and the Pages app, online, etc. That can REALLY change your views!

  November 12 at 4:50pm · Like
• Jamie One my pages it seems like (obviously) the ones where I tag people get the best views and certain hashtags seem to do worse than others. As in drastically worse.

  November 12 at 4:52pm · Like
• Debbie  Hmmm. Wonder why this is? I’m such a visual person that I am far more likely to follow a link posted with a picture. Crazy, huh?

  November 13 at 5:10pm · Like · 2
• Janeal Sometimes I post an image from my blog and put the link in the description. If it’s something of mine, I post it now and then do a timed post for later. That seems to help increase views.

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