Dominate Facebook Events With These 10 Tips

If you've ever gotten frustrated using Facebook Events, this video is for you. I've spent years experimenting with how to make them work (without throwing a bunch of money at them) for my clients. These 10 tips are all pretty simple, and they're all free!
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[@TheDreamDetective888]

Thanks Jeremy, your ability to give a lot of clear information in a little bit of time is unmatched. Binging your vids with notebook and pencil in hands.

[@mrjerrypotter]

Happy to help! Are you struggling at all with reaching people or making money from your social media? We're hosting a free 5-day challenge starting January 18th to help business owners streamline their social media for Reach & Revenue. If you're interested, grab a slot now because late sign-ups won't be allowed: www.fmsmtraining.com/rr-challenge

[@Kazberhaf]

Jerry, I am so glad there are people like you in the world, to help people like me in the world!

[@mrjerrypotter]

You're so very welcome! :D

[@vinodm11]

Thanks am watching your content early morning as part of my learning. The content is bite size and to the point. Much easier to consume and apply. Great job and thanks

[@mrjerrypotter]

Glad it is helpful Vinod!

[@JOHANSSONMEDIAGROUP]

Again, appreciate your teaching style!

[@tatevcoaching7631]

Such a cool way of presenting! And valuable too. Thanks

[@mrjerrypotter]

Glad it was helpful Tatev!

[@nehanikam4072]

Love the way you present the information, no bs, crisp and actionable 👍

[@mrjerrypotter]

Thanks!

[@markchamberlin8378]

Exceptionally well organized and quality tips. Can't thank you enough!! A LOT of help.

[@mrjerrypotter]

Glad it was helpful Mark.

[@lewisticknor]

Thank you for taking your time! Very helpful!

[@mrjerrypotter]

You're welcome!

[@marilyns1022]

Thanks! Very helpful!!!

[@suzettehershberger5645]

Love your instructional Videos. Short, informative, and easy to follow.

[@mrjerrypotter]

Thanks! If you're interested I'm leading a 5-day challenge to help you increase your Engagement, Reach, and Sales starting September 28th. It's FREE and you can sign up here: www.fmsmpro.com/ers-challenge Don't wait though - registration will close the night before the challenge starts!

[@mrjerrypotter]

I have a few friends that plan events for non-profits, and I hope that this helps you especially! Thank you for doing what you do for those in need.

[@ThriftyEveryDaywithDesirae]

I’m planning an event for a local non profit in my area. I can’t see all of the people who are going and interested. I can only see friends responses. Any tips on how to see everyone? Thanks much

[@CONCRETEOfficial]

Thank you. Makes a lot of sense. I really could have used this information years ago, but hey......you are not ready to learn until you are ready to learn.

[@mrjerrypotter]

Ha, well some of it may not have been part of Facebook yet years ago. 😀Glad it was helpful!

[@aprilbrown4973]

Very valuable information. Thank you!

[@mujerconlegado197]

Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom with me. I am learning all about this social media world and you make it easy for me not to feel overwhelm

[@mrjerrypotter]

So nice of you to let me know that Claudia! That's my #1 goal is to help business owners feel less overwhelmed by it.

[@CSweets.]

Thank you for these tips. My past two events have generated NO signups. Your generosity in creating these tip videos is sincerely appreciated. I subscribed. I can't wait to see how the event I create later today will flow.

[@mrjerrypotter]

You're welcome! I'm happy to help!

[@kaysaysso]

All really valuable tips! I’ve never hosted a FB event for my business and was starting to get overwhelmed with where to even start. This really helped to simplify it. Great channel (so glad I found it) 🙂

[@mrjerrypotter]

So glad to hear Kaysha, best of luck!

[@tonysutton5918]

you all probably dont care but does any of you know a way to get back into an Instagram account? I was dumb lost my password. I appreciate any tricks you can give me.

[@nkemoji9809]

From another social media expert, this was very well done. Great job!

[@mrjerrypotter]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it Nkem!

[@paulthomaschocolates]

Thank you Jerry!

[@mrjerrypotter]

You're welcome!

[@exquisitesplendor7175]

Thanks for the tips, I will try them in future events. I would add that when you invite someone, send them an invitation. My last event, after inviting people to the event, I messaged them individually, and sent them an invitation I made with Google Docs. I got some good feedback on that, and no angry messages. For the next event, I think I'll send the invite first, and then invite them through the event.

[@mrjerrypotter]

Nice! I usually send a Facebook message before inviting people to Facebook Events because I know people can get WAY to many invites. I like to think it's saying, "Hey, I didn't just click 'invite' to everyone on my friends list. I thought you might actually enjoy this event."

[@jesselangel4939]

Thank you, Jerry. Good content!

[@mrjerrypotter]

Glad you enjoyed it Jesse!

[@RomanErasmoNovoaSanchez]

Thank, I really learn new stuff with your content. Keep it up. I Appreciated your time and knowledge.

[@mrjerrypotter]

Glad to hear Roman!

[@ThePracticalIntuitive]

Im a new sub and I just wanted to say, love your work. 😁

[@mrjerrypotter]

Thank you Antoinette! I really appreciate that.

[@debralaundrie8715]

Thank you! Very useful!

[@mrjerrypotter]

No problem!

[@jesusislord3321]

Thank you so much!

[@mrjerrypotter]

You're welcome! Not sure if this would interest you, but if you want a social media strategy that is easy to keep up with, you might want to come to our next Masterclass: 3 Secrets To A Streamlined Social Media Strategy Sign up here: fiveminutesocialmedia.com/streamline

[@randallvemer4286]

I'm a professional musician who PAINTED every instrument of the orchestra; and having event Jan. 6 2022 with paintings, musicians IN the painting playing etc. Thanks for your tips Jerry!

[@mrjerrypotter]

Wonderful! Not sure if this would interest you, but if you want a social media strategy that is easy to keep up with, you might want to come to our next Masterclass: 3 Secrets To A Streamlined Social Media Strategy Sign up here: fiveminutesocialmedia.com/streamline

[@portiawisebachman7252]

Good tips! Thank you . I am new to this.

[@mrjerrypotter]

You're welcome!

[@gouravshaw6699]

Thank you for the wonderful content!

[@mrjerrypotter]

You're welcome!

[@Noosa21]

Thankyou, very practical ideas, thanks

[@mrjerrypotter]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@ujyantramesh8505]

Thanks.

[@mrjerrypotter]

No problem

[@joealvarez6921]

Thanks for the great tips.

[@mrjerrypotter]

My pleasure Joe, glad they were helpful! 😀

[@DavidAlanArnold]

Such Good Info! I'm literally wondering why youtube is full of amateur talking heads who ramble for 20 minutes without getting to the thing they advertised in the click-bait description. And then I found you--Professional, Concise. I love that you take the time to do what other you tubers do not--make the video fit in a watchable amount of time. Thank you.

[@mrjerrypotter]

Thanks for the kind words David. I know people looking for these solutions are usually plenty busy with other things too!

[@DavidAlanArnold]

@@mrjerrypotter I just did my first Facebook Event. Thanks for all the great info.

[@mrjerrypotter]

Awesome, congrats!

[@bobbyshabangu]

Thanks man.

[@mrjerrypotter]

My pleasure!

[@starsmasound]

Thanks for the Tips

[@mrjerrypotter]

My pleasure, hope they were helpful!

[@danielle6902]

Great tips.

[@mrjerrypotter]

Thank you Karen! I hope they work for you.

[@beatitudemeditation]

Thank you so much... Very helpful tips 🙏🏻

[@mrjerrypotter]

You're welcome! If you want to learn more about marketing your business on social media, I send out daily tips to thousands of entrepreneurs. Want in? dailysocialmediatips.com/ And I promise they are really helpful! And the moment they aren't you can quickly unsubscribe.

[@beatitudemeditation]

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[@theultimatemotivationalmam4163]

Loved the video! Very helpful 😎

[@mrjerrypotter]

Glad it was helpful TheUltimate MotivationalMama!

[@juliancodding4082]

New to this channel. Jeremy is a great communicator.

[@mrjerrypotter]

Thanks so much! Not sure if this would interest you, but if you want a social media strategy that is easy to keep up with, you might want to come to our next Masterclass: 3 Secrets To A Streamlined Social Media Strategy Sign up here: fiveminutesocialmedia.com/streamline

[@NCRoots2011]

Wow! Light Bulbs going off all over the place. However, think I am guilty of one tip although not certain. Love the way you explain things your vocabulary is so visual. Thank you.

[@mrjerrypotter]

Thank you NCRoots2011, I've never heard the way I explained that way before. I appreciate it!

[@valerietutson5894]

Thanks

[@mrjerrypotter]

You're welcome! Not sure if this would interest you, but if you want a social media strategy that is easy to keep up with, you might want to come to our next Masterclass: 3 Secrets To A Streamlined Social Media Strategy Sign up here: fiveminutesocialmedia.com/streamline

[@anastasia6340]

Good video! Very helpfull !

[@mrjerrypotter]

Glad to hear Anastasia!

[@manonl2633]

Thank you for your video! Is it useful to put ashtag in Facebook event post?

[@christophschofmann-herzarb1987]

Great content ^^

[@mrjerrypotter]

Thanks!

[@mukeshsrivastava4367]

hey the video was GREAT.it covered the ideas very well. would appreciate if you could also show how to do it as i am a green horn. it may seem simple to experts like you but i need to learn the basic nits and bolts first

[@mrjerrypotter]

Not a problem Mukesh! That tutorial is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoTCfatreNNogMU

[@ZafarKhanatlantisimc]

thanks

[@mrjerrypotter]

My pleasure Zafar!

[@cuve_ae]

Did,done, and commented.

[@mrjerrypotter]

Thanks Abraham!

[@KiaBurwell]

Thank you for this. You’ve enlightened me on a couple of those tips. Thank you! One question though, is it ever too early to create a Facebook event?

[@mrjerrypotter]

Someone else asked me this just the other day - great question. Facebook events do benefit from momentum. For example, as people are marking themselves as Interested or Going, that helps the event in Facebook's algorithm, leading them to suggest it to more people. Theoretically if you launch an event really early you might get a bunch of people on it right away, then there might be a lull. My suggestion - Create the event as early as you would announce it anywhere else and try and get people into it. Then you can treat the event like it is its own Facebook page by posting in it once or week. Assuming attendees engage with your posts, the algorithm will continue to favor the event.

[@zeljkaturkovic3023]

you are so so cool,love you

[@indicesstudios]

you have a resemblance with Lionel Richie, by the way. I love the info. well done.

[@mrjerrypotter]

Ha, too funny. Got to have lunch with him once.

[@pameriorganic9614]

Really nice! How do we create an ad out of a video event post (and not use the boost function) where we use Ad Sets to target the audience purposefully? I can't seem to find a way. Make a video on this, please? :)

[@mrjerrypotter]

You can target pretty purposefully with the boost function these days! I don't have any videos teaching Ads Manager because it's quite robust and a quick way for people to lose a lot of money if they don't understand it. Plus Facebook offers some great free training! facebook.com/business/learn I do have a Masterclass on Ads Manager coming up in my membership, Five Minute Social Media Pro. If you're interested it kicks off with a free workshop next week: kzbin.info/www/bejne/paCvZJlsd9Cqeq8

[@homequestmortgage]

Subscribed

[@mrjerrypotter]

Great!

[@DDM4768]

Hallo, how can I change the time zone on my facebook event? Thank you.

[@mariamillican3863]

How do you view the guest list after the invite was sent?

[@gotravelpros]

These tips are great- can you help me with learning how to link a group to an event from our page?

[@maroian]

Curious how effective event boosting is now on Facebook or if that has been compromised by Apple’s new iOS parameters?

[@thisisjonkelley]

great video! do you happen to know if there is still a 1,500 cap on invites? I know co-hosts each can invite 500 people, but I remember them capping it at 1500 historically. Thanks much

[@mrjerrypotter]

Great question - I''m 99% sure that if the event is on a business page there is no overall cap.

[@andrewblevins4591]

Good tips on events. Trying to squeeze the most value out of events and everything helps. Has anyone found that posting IN the event seems to not have as much reach? Maybe only people that put "interested" or "going" are the only people who see those post. Any tips there?

[@mrjerrypotter]

That's correct Andrew. Only people who have marked themselves as "Interested" or "Going" will be notified when you post in the event. That's why it's so important to get as many people "in" the Facebook event as soon as you can - then it almost works as it's own Facebook page. Sometimes when I have a limited budget, I'll spend it early to get people IN the Facebook Event first. Another thing I've been doing is to actually put something in the post caption like, "Mark yourself as 'Interested' or 'Going' so we can keep you up to date." It works best if there are unannounced details you can tease them with. You could also say, "Mark yourself as 'Interested' because we'll be giving away ______ inside the event!"

[@andrewblevins4591]

Five Minute Social Media Good thoughts. Will be trying that right now :) thx

[@martind4491]

Thanks for the information Jerry! I got an issue,could you kindly help me? We run events online and post events in different countires but we are having issues with the time zone. People see our local time and they assume its their local time so they show up on the wrong date and wrong time. Do you know how to fix it Jerry?

[@mrjerrypotter]

Replied to your comment on the other video you left it. Thanks for watching Martin!

[@ryankennedy5975]

Can you add an item on the calendar with inviting? For example, I want to put trash day on the calendar but I dont want to put going interested on it, or just putting a holiday on the calendar.

[@mrjerrypotter]

You can hide the guest list for an event, but I don't think you can create an event without people being able to engage with it. Make an event for trash day - maybe someone else will sign up to put your cans out! 😀

[@nikkisportraitsofchildhood]

I'm trying to go live on my cell on my page. I then want to copy and paste the link to that video on my laptop so my live video is also playing live in the event at the same time. Directions I was given are not working :/

[@SteveMarksMusic]

Nice video. Quick question, We host weekly events every night of the week. Is it better to create ONE event with multiple dates, or DUPLICATE events each week of the same event?

[@mrjerrypotter]

Hey Steve! The upside of creating one event with multiple dates is once someone has marked themselves as 'Interested' they'll get notified when you post in the event. However, in my experience we get way better reach by creating new events each time. You might experiment both ways, perhaps for a month each.

[@santehealthcare]

Great info. I made an event where people could only reply bij pressing on the "interested" box! How do I reply back to thiese people, they are not friends. The event is from a page so if I ask them to be friends first before I can ask them to confirm if they are really coming, they wont know who I am to be friends with. Is there a way to contact these people? Thx

[@mrjerrypotter]

You can't contact them directly, but if you post in the event they will get a notification.

[@ColletteGeeCoach]

Great tips! Do these tips still work in 2019? I ask because every marketer keeps talking ads. I’ve done the ads and while impressions were high, I’ve never sold a ticket via social media marketing

[@mrjerrypotter]

They do! But you still may have to spend money to spread the word, especially if you are driving ticket sales. What type of event are you having?

[@antoniorobbinson1419]

N

[@robertmartinez461]

Hi, thank you for the tips. You never mentioned hashtags to promote the event, do you think that hashtags are necessary to do it or not?

[@mrjerrypotter]

Hashtags are decorative on Facebook and not much more. They are very powerful on Instagram and Twitter, but almost meaningless on Facebook.

[@LeVelleSalter]

Thanks for the great video! Facebook now has interested or going & I'm totally confused because it's only giving the option interested. Do you have any insight or advice?

[@mrjerrypotter]

Hey LeVelle - Glad the video was helpful! Is your event a multi-date event? If so, people can't mark themselves as 'Going' to all of them at once, only as 'Interested.' If they click on the individual dates, they can mark themselves as going.

[@LeVelleSalter]

Gotcha It makes sense now!!!!

[@jessicacrudup6976]

For tip #9, are you talking about Discussions?

[@andreas905050]

Thank you! Found it very interesting and will try it out soon!

[@mrjerrypotter]

You're welcome!

[@faithsato908]

I am trying to set up a Facebook Event in a Facebook Meeting Room. Do you have a video that shows step by step how to set this up? How is the "link" on the Event page created? I would appreciate any information you might be able to share.

[@mrjerrypotter]

Hey Faith! I've been testing this feature and always get an error. But I think they're trying to set it up so your Facebook Event can be a scheduled Facebook Live (which will be awesome)!

[@kenkroohs4856]

Can you use hashtags at any point to expand reach?

[@mrjerrypotter]

Thanks for your question! Unfortunately, Jerry Potter can’t get to all of them, but if you still need an answer feel free to post it in our free Facebook Community: facebook.com/groups/fiveminutesocialmedia/

[@michelebrandt7230]

thank you for these tips ,) helpful. I have a question. I created a business FB page. I created an event and posted it. I would like to invite and share with other FB groups I am a part of. I am having trouble with this. Does FB business page operate differently than a personal page? Thanks for your help Jerry ! Michele

[@mrjerrypotter]

Hey Michele! There are lots of differences between personal and business pages. With Business Page Events you can only invite your personal friends to the event. You should be able to share it into groups you are in too.

[@madhurimasen6401]

can you tell me if i can do a talk show with two of my speakers at different locations live with camera on? if yes how

[@mrjerrypotter]

Thanks for your question! Unfortunately, Jerry Potter can’t get to all of them, but if you still need an answer feel free to post it in our free Facebook Community: facebook.com/groups/fiveminutesocialmedia/

[@marilyns1022]

Easiest way to share an event? Group to Business page or Business Page to Group? Thanks!

[@mrjerrypotter]

Hey Marilyn! Depending on the group, you may not be able to share a group event to a business page. Group events have the same privacy settings as their group. Does that make sense? If you want people outside of your group to go to the event, definitely create it on your page and then share to the group.

[@rachelstone632]

Does anyone know how to get an event featured on a FB group page?

[@happytailsportlandtraining207]

Hello! Is there an easy way to see all of the people that DID share my event? I'm not seeing it on the Insights page. Thank you!

[@mrjerrypotter]

Hey, unfortunately, Jerry Potter can’t get to all of the questions but if you still need an answer you’re welcome to post it in our free Facebook Community: facebook.com/groups/fiveminutesocialmedia/

[@gennyshallard3082]

How do you change a FB event date/time after it's been published, it's won't let me but is showing a red circle with a bar through it?

[@mrjerrypotter]

Hey, unfortunately, Jerry Potter can’t get to all of the questions but if you still need an answer you’re welcome to post it in our free Facebook Community: facebook.com/groups/fiveminutesocialmedia/

[@angelawhite5362]

Hi, thanks for all your helpful tips. I am an independent distributor advertising in my own Facebook group and sometimes on my personal Facebook or my story a little bit. This will be my first ever event and I intend to do it just in my group for the first time rather than on a large scale. Can you point me in the direction of some tips that would apply to this type of small scale first-time event please? My group is not open to public so I can see that it limits me more but it is only for me to be advertising the products I distribute as opposed to many people advertising second hand or unwanted items. Many Thanks 🙂

[@mrjerrypotter]

Many of the same tips in this video will work. Depending on the size of your group you might be able to invite everyone in the group automatically too. Best of luck!

[@angelawhite5362]

@@mrjerrypotter thanks so much for your reply

[@mrjerrypotter]

You're welcome!

[@kimberlymillernadwairski7560]

Great tips, but it seems that in just 1 year FB has changed things...The event for has been shortened and I cannot choose to have the event re-occur, nor could I choose the venue it is at as a co-host... nor could I post a link for tickets...I MUST be doing something wrong :(

[@mrjerrypotter]

Hi Kimberly! Hard to believe this video is almost 2 years old now, but the tips still work. You can choose to have a recurring event but it has to be done from a business page: facebook.com/help/479704465721993?helpref=faq_content The venue can be a co-host as long as they have a business page, but not if they are just a location. And you can post a link for tickets, although this might also have to be from a business page. Are you trying to do this on a personal page?

[@danielalexich-duran2588]

at 2:20 what do you mean only do this with sponsors I trust? Why would I partner with an organization i don't trust? And what would they potentially do with the event ad that makes them untrustworthy? thanks!

[@mrjerrypotter]

Hey Daniel! Would you trust every sponsor with full access to your Facebook event? I wouldn't. People take on paid sponsors all the time for the money, but they wouldn't give them access to EVERYTHING. They could start posting on the wall of the event 27 times a day plugging their own stuff, annoying your guests. The could change the description or the image, perhaps subtly where you didn't notice. There's just no reason to give all your sponsors access - they can share the event without being a co-host.

[@miriambecker4401]

How do i post a gif in a facebook event which i created for an account (not my private timeline)? it doesnt show as nice as in my private page :(

[@mrjerrypotter]

Hey Miriam! Are you trying to make it the main event photo? I don't believe GIFs are supported for that, only images and videos. If you have a way to convert it to a video file that might work. You can post the GIF as a post or a comment within the event itself though.

[@NovosSabores]

Nowadays I´m creating my event on facebook, but there is no option to invite my friends. Is there any changes that I can do to go back to invite my friends again? simply doesn´t have an option to invite anymore.. only share.. just because Im the owner of the event. So wierd.

[@mrjerrypotter]

Thanks for your question! Unfortunately, Jerry Potter can’t get to all of them, but if you still need an answer feel free to post it in our free Facebook Community: facebook.com/groups/fiveminutesocialmedia/

[@phebedennis-fortt8615]

How do i turn on check in to my event

[@mrjerrypotter]

I don't think there is anything to turn on. People can check in if they are near the location of the event on the day that it happens.

[@paolomartini150]

But how do one invite friends? The button is not even there.

[@deehill2774]

Tip#9 When I post in my event I do not see the post it use to put up in my news feed. Now it doesn't do anything.

[@mrjerrypotter]

I'm not sure I fully understand your question, but if you post in your event, it won't show up in your page's News Feed - It's not a page post, it's an event post. It will show up under Discussion in your event.

[@Richard-mq7wf]

I do not get a BOOST event button on my host page. Why?

[@mrjerrypotter]

Hey, unfortunately, Jerry Potter can’t get to all of the questions but if you still need an answer you’re welcome to post it in our free Facebook Community: facebook.com/groups/fiveminutesocialmedia/ If you're interested Jerry's leading a 5-day challenge to help you increase your Engagement, Reach, and Sales starting Monday, September 28th. It's FREE and you can sign up here: www.fmsmpro.com/ers-challenge Don't wait though - registration will close the night before the challenge starts!

[@ODanboy]

Hi My running group posts Events coming up of races, from their Android phone. Problem is a lot of the events don’t appear to the people with an Apple phone. Any suggestions please?

[@mrjerrypotter]

There is no logical reason for that to happen. When you say "posts events," can you specific exactly what they are doing?

[@ODanboy]

Hi and thanks for replying. The posts aren't showing up on people's iPhones only Android phones.

[@mrjerrypotter]

Can you share a link one of the events here?

[@ahmedsamir96m]

hi bro , i want to add share button the discussion posts in my events but i dont know how. any help please ?

[@mrjerrypotter]

I'm not sure I understand your question Ahmed, can you be more specific?

[@ahmedsamir96m]

@@mrjerrypotter i created a public event on facebook, but the post in discussion section had only reacts button and comment button, there was no share button to share the posts that people put in the event discussion section, i sent the problem to the fb support team and they fixed it. thanks mate, i appreciate your efforts. wish u best of luck

[@mrjerrypotter]

Glad to hear you got it resolved!

[@CookingUpAdvice]

It's not letting me invite friends. Do you know know what to do with new changes?

[@mrjerrypotter]

Thanks for your question! Unfortunately, Jerry Potter can’t get to all of them, but if you still need an answer feel free to post it in our free Facebook Community: facebook.com/groups/fiveminutesocialmedia/

[@Flexformation123]

Hi maybe you can answer this question that has been driving me crazy when I am trying to promote my bootcamp workout event on facebook. When I create a public event eveyone only sees "interested" and noone can find "going" to join the event. This is frustrating to have 10 people interested but not going when they want to but can't . Please help me! Thanks !

[@Flexformation123]

Here is my current event so you can see. Someone help thanks ! facebook.com/events/305750243305842/?acontext=%7B%22action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22dashboard%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22calendar_tab_event%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22[]%22%7D]%2C%22ref%22%3A1%2C%22source%22%3A2%7D

[@mrjerrypotter]

Thank you for sharing the link! This is the first I've seen this, but a quick Google search has shown that it has been going on for a few years. Unfortunately no one has an explanation. Facebook often tests things with certain pages before changing them everywhere, so you could be lumped in with a test group. When browsing the Events page on my personal profile, I noticed that events I've been invited to have "Interested" and "Going" as an option, but events being shown to me because they are in my area just have "Interested." So if you can, you might try inviting people to your event and maybe they get the "Going" option? Overall, Facebook Events have never been great for getting an accurate RSVP count. 😕 Good luck with your event!

[@Flexformation123]

Five Minute Social Media thank you for your quick response! I appreciate your feedback. 👍

[@mrjerrypotter]

Anytime!

[@mrjerrypotter]

Someone else posted about this same issue today on another one of my videos and figured it out! Because your event has multiple dates, people have to click on a specific date. Then they can choose Going/interested/Not Interested. It doesn't allow you to say you are going to all the dates at once.

[@happyhomebody1556]

Why doesn't my event have a share button option?? How do I get it?

[@mrjerrypotter]

Can you share a link to the event?

[@marketingoutreachagency7068]

In my case I am thinking of creating an event where I'll be giving marketing tips to the hospitality sector via Facebook Live. I don't have anyone from that sector on my Facebook Business page to announce this event and if push comes to shove, I'll consider boosting the post. Are there any other ways I can promote this event?

[@mrjerrypotter]

Is this a one time event? Boosting is great - Most Facebook Live views come later. You can schedule Facebook Lives with some third party software like BeLive.tv and OBS. If you did that, you could send out the link to people, post it in groups, etc. Let me know what you decide to do - I'd love to see it. 😀

[@marketingoutreachagency7068]

@@mrjerrypotter Thanks for the response. No it will be a weekly Facebook Live not a one time event. I don't have a Facebook Group at the moment but was hoping to use my Facebook Business Page to do these weekly lives. Thank you for the recommendation in using BeLive.TV and OBS. I have heard of both but not used it as such.

[@mrjerrypotter]

For a weekly Facebook Live, consistency is key. And it sounds like being able to pre-promote them (with compelling topics) would be helpful for you. Rumor is Facebook is developing a whole studio tool for Facebook Live where you can schedule broadcasts and more. I hope they do!

[@marketingoutreachagency7068]

@@mrjerrypotter Thank you for the advice. I'll keep looking for facebook latest release. I am sure it will help all of us.

[@christinevelasco6520]

If the event is a paid event, does facebook take a cut too? I assume eventbrite takes their 3%...?!

[@mrjerrypotter]

Facebook doesn't take a cut - The transaction still goes through Eventbrite, and of course they'll take whatever they normally do for paid events.

[@christinevelasco6520]

@@mrjerrypotter awesome thank you!

[@facebooktechnology8037]

My name is Ye Lin Tun. He is a young writer from Rakhine State. If you post on my Facebook and a friend shares it, the bell will not ring. Please help.

[@mattrichardson6050]

Ur video doesnt load

[@mrjerrypotter]

This one? Or a different one? This one is playing fine for me. Let me know, thanks Matt!

[@karthickrajalearn]

Please list Checklist for before fb post Please list Checklist for before insta post

[@mrjerrypotter]

What do you mean list Checklist?

[@karthickrajalearn]

@@mrjerrypotter sample) 1)Use of Emojis - Multi Language People will understand 2)HashTags - Place Name, Brand Name... . . . .

[@gillthompson8501]

Love your 5 min sm tips. Q can you share FB events to Instagram? Many thanks Jerry

[@thatundisputedauthenticchic]

Thank you so much!

[@mrjerrypotter]

You're welcome!