Looks like the rage these days is to buy facebook fans in bulk. Everybody wants them and there are people ready to buy. With offers as attractive as 1000 facebook fans for $15, who wouldn’t want to give it a try. But does it really work ? Let us find out.

Can you really buy facebook fans?

Yes, you can. There are several services out there that promises thousands of fans for as low as $15. So, how does this work ?

Even though there are several services that sells facebook fans, most of them are bogus. However, there are very few companies that actually do it, but they don’t come cheap. Because there is time and effort that goes into getting fans to your facebook page.

Most services fall between $15 – $100 range in price and the promised deliverables are 1000 to 2000 fans..sometimes even more. What actually happens is that the “company” would have a team of people who uses facebook in their list. Mostly in thousands. These are typically self proclaimed “social media marketing consultants” or “enthusiasts” who would trade social media votes. Something like a you scratch me I scratch you kind of an arrangement.

So what happens is, these people trade facebook likes among themselves. So when the “company” get an order, what they do is they send a mass message to all of their list members requesting them to like the ordered facebook page. And in fact, many of them do like the page, pumping up the numbers on the page. But what happens next ?

Can you buy active facebook fans?

You can but its tough. As I said, most of the services that promises a 48 hour turn around time for a thousand likes have this army of “facebook like traders” who use their facebook accounts only for trading likes. They are not active users. May be some are but no, they don’t exist for your community. All they do is like your page and pump up the number. So as a buyer, if you just want to get some additional numbers to your facebook page, yes you can buy them for as cheap as $15 but they won’t be active.

Whom can you trust to buy facebook fans to your page?

Social media agencies. Now, I cannot tell you who is the best but there are several reputed agencies out there that does the job well. But they demand a price. Because, they don’t buy likes from traders, rather they get active users.

Can you do it yourself ?

Yes you can. Getting more fans to your page isn’t a big deal. But you got to know how to conduct yourself. Facebook folks are fun. You can either launch a fun campaign via Facebook Ads and get as many similar minded folks to like you. You can also hire a social media influencer, someone with lot of followers to start a conversation (got to get creative here) with your brand. This will get his fans interested and get to know your brand well. You could also launch a competition during this time making it viral.

The good thing about these tactics is that whomever you’re getting to like your page will remain loyal fans for they what you are and your page is. They aren’t traders.

But in case, you don’t have the time for all of this and is only looking for a quick short term push, spending $55 on thousand followers won’t harm. And there are many out there to help you out. Just make sure you go with reputed ones and not just the cheap ones.

Here are some, I recommend.

Bulk Fans – Guaranteed fans. Either worldwide or local.

USocial – Targeted fans in thousands.

Fan Page Hookup – Different facebook fan packages to choose from.

Getty Fans – Not cheap but guranteed fans.