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Welp, there it is. As clear cut a case of the dangers of Google basically holding the keys to the internet for the masses as I've ever seen. How's the ads on F
by komali2 7y ago
Welp, there it is. As clear cut a case of the dangers of Google basically holding the keys to the internet for the masses as I've ever seen.
How's the ads on Facebook and Instagram doing?
- ericabiz 7y agoAwful, honestly. The last set we ran on Facebook cost us $40 per booked appointment...not even break-even for us. We are working on video ads for pre-roll YouTube, etc., but it takes $ for tools (like cameras) and production. On Google, we learned how to optimize our ads and we were doing really well.
- isolli 7y agoHave you tried advertising on DuckDuckGo? There's not as much traffic, but it could be worth it.
- tsss 7y agoHow many people do you know who use DuckDuckGo? How many of them would consider a repair shop instead of doing it themselves?
- adrianN 7y agoAbout as many as I know who would consider repairing their device at all instead of buying a new one.
- javagram 7y agoFWIW, I use DDG, I’d still go to a repair shop rather than try to repair an iPhone personally. I’m perfectly happy building a PC or messing with something that’s meant to be user-serviceable, or even replacing the stereo in my car, but when it comes to small things that are glued together I’d look at a professional. I can’t even manage to get screen protectors to go on perfectly straight in past experience...
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- gabriel-uribe 7y agoI also use DDG and would use a shop. I used to even repair iPhones for myself and others, but I just don’t have the tools or expertise these days.
- mattkevan 7y agoI use DDG and would consider going to a repair shop. Used to fix them myself, but stopped around the iPhone 6 era as they became too fiddly to bother. The last straw was when I knackered a motherboard because I mixed up two screws and severed a vital copper trace. So frustrating.
- kardos 7y agoI would definitely use a shop, there isn't enough time to read/watch up on how to do it myself
- neop1x 7y agoI've heard that Bing also works well
- hn_throwaway_99 7y agoYeah, that sucks. For very occasional purchases like repair FB ads stink because so few of your potential targeted customers need a repair at any moment - you really need search ads to hit on the moment of intent. Could definitely see YT ads doing well if you target repair videos.
- hunter2_ 7y agoSounds like phones should have cracked-glass (etc.) sensors.
- arkades 7y agoA lot of responses along the lines of “and HOW would Apple have done this?” Google pays Apple how much every year to remain their search engine of choice? Their corporate relationship isn’t exactly distant.
- paulddraper 7y agoObjectively, Facebook ads have recently gotten _a lot_ worse because they removed most of the targeting abilities. Targeting was always the competitive edge FB had. (Whether this an overall good or bad thing I leave as an exercise to the reader.)
- chipperyman573 7y agoWait, why? I thought the whole point of facebook being super invasive was so they could use that data for advertisers