How you can get more Facebook likes - 41 tips

41 simple, free and easy to follow guidelines for getting more likes on your Facebook posts, photos, and profile/cover pictures.

1. Write and share like-able content. Things which are easy for people to emotionally connect with.


2. Do not share bare links. Upload a picture with it and that will make more people paying attention to the post and that leads to more likes.





3. Write shorter posts and NOT essays. Your friend should be able to get an amazing liking to the stuff you posted within 4 seconds they started reading it. Else, he/she will move on to the next post.
   


4. Ask questions, that attracts many people and more people will see your posts as others comments on it.





5. Timing is very important. No one will like your post when you post it when all are sleeping. 


6. Focus on quality not quantity. Never make more than 4 posts a day.


7. All days in a week are not suitable for posting and it varies with different audience. Try experimenting with the timing and days to determine the best posting times.


8. Never ask people to like your posts, it will make adverse effects in long run.
   


9. Tagging related people in your posts are good idea, but you should never overdo it. Tagging your friend in a group photo you just uploaded is fine, but tagging them in general pictures and posts are not. 


10. Do not tag people in stuffs they are not all related, like your cat's photo or any promotional material. That will backfire you in the long run.


11. Like other people's posts and they will like back in future.


12. You don't have to upload new profile pictures/cover pages very often to get more likes. Instead, try changing your profile picture/cover pages with an older one you already uploaded. This makes more people see the pic, and this will earn more likes.


13. Share cool facts people generally don't know of with appropriate picture. That will force them to like it.


14. If you are good at singing/talking/paining, upload them with good tongue in cheek tag lines, you will be amazed by the response for sure. But ensure that you are not over doing it.


15. Never share YouTube/Vimeo video links directly. Share it with an uploaded picture and a good tag line.





16. Photo quizzes are good way to attract people and get more likes.


17. Take your religion, fanboyism and political view aside and respect others and their beliefs.


18. Posting a status message? Make it shorter than 100 letters.


19. Have many photos to upload? Make an album, but do not upload all of them once. Upload 1-4 pictures a day and that will earn more likes.


20. Sharing pictures with your friends/family/colleagues? Upload pictures where all are looking good and not just "you".


21. Using Micky mouse picture as your profile pic? Change it to your picture and that will increase the overall like-ability.


22. You like cats doesn't mean that you should upload tons of pictures of the same. It will look like spam to others, so be in control.


23. Upload pictures that are funny and like-able.


24. Stay away from NSFW pictures. A general rule of thumb here is, "Do not upload pictures/content that your mom won't like".


25. Add friends. Lesser amount of friends means less number of likes.


26. Real life relationships are also important. Smile at people outside and they will be happier to like stuff you post next time.


27. People love lists. A list attracts more people's attention than a paragraph with the same content.


28. Posting about an upcoming holiday encourages people to like your posts.


29. Reply to people who comments on your posts, or at least like their comments as this will encourage them to do the same in future.


30. Facebook is not the place to post "Good morning, Good afternoon, Good evening and Goodnight" every single day. It is okay for one or two days, but more than that is just annoying.


31. It's okay to play Farmville and other games on Facebook, but posting its score and stuffs frequently as status messages are not.


32. Like as many things you want on other's wall, but do not share all of them blindly.


33. Do not link Facebook and Twitter to posts tweets automatically on to your wall.


34. People will check out news websites on their own, so do not share links to every news/articles you read on Internet.


35. People know where to get wallpapers they like, so no need to run a wallpaper gallery on you Facebook wall.


36. Serve them hot. Upload picture of birthday party you attended as soon as possible and tag people who are in the picture. This yields more result than posting it after 2-3 weeks with lots of Photoshop work.


37. Have a very old group picture of a memorable meeting or event? Upload it with a good caption and tag the right people.


38. A very big essay about your vacation trip is good for a travel blog, but not on Facebook. Share a cool picture from the trip with people in it and upload it with a nice caption. You can also keep a link to your blog article too.


39. Do not upload pictures of every single animal you have seen from the recent zoo trip. People tends to like pictures with people in it.






40. Watched a movie with friends? Write about it in two lines with a photo of your friends (Eating popcorn or standing beside the movie poster) on that day itself.


41. Uploading a picture or album? Make sure that you rotate them properly and post it. No one will like a picture that requires their head tilted 90 degree.