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How to post in Facebook groups without being removed
Most posts that get removed from Facebook groups break a rule the poster never read. A few minutes of preparation keeps yours up, and gets you a warmer welcome.
Read the group's rules first
Every group lists its rules, usually near the top or under About. Some ban links, some allow business posts on one day a week, and some want you to ask an admin first. Follow whatever your group says.
If the rules say nothing about business posts, message an admin and ask. You'll get a straight answer, and you'll have made yourself known to the person who decides what stays.
Be a member before you post
Join, read for a few days and reply to other people. Admins look at who's posting, and you'll get more room as a name they recognise than as one they've never seen.
Use your own profile, with your real name and photo. People answer a person, and a blank profile that joined yesterday is the first thing an admin removes.
Lead with something useful
Open with a tip, an answer or something the group would want to know even if you had nothing to sell. Put your site in once, near the end, as the place to find out more.
A good test is to cover up your link and read the post again. If you'd still be glad you read it, your post is ready.
Say who you are
Tell people you run the business. "I run a mobile repair service in Leeds" reads as honest. A post that pretends to come from a happy customer gets found out, and it costs you the group for good.
Being upfront also gives people a reason to ask you things. Questions under your post are worth more than the post.
Stay for the replies
Answer every comment you get, including the awkward ones. A post with a conversation under it gets seen by more of the group, and your replies are where trust gets built.
If someone is critical, thank them and answer the point. Other members watch how you handle it, and a calm reply wins you more than the complaint costs.
Write for each group
Don't paste the same post everywhere. Members often belong to several groups, and seeing your identical post three times in a morning is how you get reported.
A local group wants to hear what you do nearby. A hobby group wants to hear what you know. Change your opening line to match, and the same offer reads as if you wrote it for them.