The Power of Blue Badge

Getting verified on Facebook is harder than you think. When you get verified you can get the potential of high ranking on their platform. You cannot buy a blue badge so never engage with anyone trying to sell as this is a scam! 

There are few things to consider before applying for verified blue badge 

Authentic: Represent a real person, registered business or entity. 

Unique: Be the only presence of this person or business. Only one Page or profile per person or business may be verified, with exceptions for language-specific Pages and profiles. We don't verify general interest Pages and profiles (example: Puppy Memes). 

Complete: Have an about section, Page or profile photo and recent activity, including at least one post. 

Notable: Represent a well-known, often searched person, brand or entity. We review Pages and profiles that are featured in multiple news sources, and we don't consider paid or promotional content as sources for review. 

Authentic - this one means that you are the real deal, a real person or organisation. 

Unique - they cannot verify you if you have memes or puppy account. Must create content that you only created for greater chance of success. Re-uploading someone else work is a big No No. 

Complete - all your relevant details must be complete of who you are and what you do. 

Having professional details will stand out with high quality photos. 

Notable - Oh this is the hardest part, in fact almost everyone applying failed here as they don't have enough press, articles, news about them. Even if you have press or articles, still not guarantee to get verified. 

But how do you get the chance of being verified anyway? 

Well, if you stay active, keep creating high quality content, be real and don't bend the rules, you will eventually get it. Some may take years, some may take months to obtain it. People need to actually searching for you online, googling your name and real engagement. 

Tips: 

• Don't try to buy fake followers, likes, views 
• Don't abuse, bully or spam 
• Expose yourself in the media (e.g radio, newspaper, TV) 
• Don't rush it, as time will come for you 
• Engage with your audience 
• Go live and showcase what you do 
• Be active on other social platforms (e.g YouTube, Instagram) 

The blue badge is a sign of trust and authority. 

Now here's the fun part, to request a blue verification badge you can use the link below. 

https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/342509036134712 

Twitter is Booming!

A lot of people missing out the power of Twitter in fact if you use it right this can be a life changing to your business and to any niche you are currently in. 

Here are some features added this year in addition to verification re-opened last month 

Spaces - allows you to host a live audio conversations. Anyone can join in to listen, request to speak, leave at anytime and even use creative emojis for interactions. 

Twitter Blue - this is first rolled out in Australia and Canada only. I'm sure it's only a matter of time before they release this to everyone. So if you are in those countries, consider it as a reward. This feature is basically a monthly subscription and for now it's available on iOS devices only, sorry android users. What you actually get is the power of Undo, that's right if you make mistakes sending a tweet you have time to undo it but only up to 30seconds. They also have have the colour theme and to change twitter icon. I don't think this is useful at all but I guess to get your layout a bit more different than others. Even if you change your theme or colour icon, this is only visible to you. well that sucks! Next one is Reader Mode, which basically compress data into a more readable view get that? 

Monetisation - now this is the brand new one which is pretty much just monetised your Spaces where you can get paid for doing what you love. You can earn money for host gatherings and connect more deeply with your fans. You can also sell tickets by creating ticketed space so followers can purchase tickets. This is still in beta so some may have it or some not. You also have to meet the minimum requirements, well okay I can tell you more of this but what's the exciting part of it if all is reveal? Ok here it is. Have at least 1,000 followers, have hosted at least three spaces in the past 30days and be at least 18 years of age. 

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