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Paid traffic Facebook Ads: quick and practical guide on how to get started

By Tiago Moraes 3 minutes reading
Paid traffic Facebook Ads: quick and practical guide on how to get started
e-Plus Agency is a Meta Media Buying Professional, a certification that enables you to generate paid traffic with Facebook Ads for companies like yours. Image: @freepik
e-Plus Agency is a Meta Media Buying Professional, a certification that enables you to generate paid traffic with Facebook Ads for companies like yours. Image: @Freepik

Paid traffic Facebook Ads is a marketing method in which you, as a retailer or wholesale advertiser, pay to broadcast and direct advertising for your brand and products to audience segments within the largest social network on the planet. 

In e-commerce, the importance of this feature lies in its ability to drive qualified traffic to your online store. To give you an idea, according to the study " E-commerce Trends 2024 ," 65% of consumers have the habit of searching for products on social media before buying. In this context, Facebook is the third most used social network, with 37% adoption, behind only Instagram and YouTube.

Furthermore, the same study found that Facebook is the second social network where consumers most remember making purchases from ads. For these and other reasons, it may be worth investing in ads that generate paid traffic via Facebook.

PAID TRAFFIC FACEBOOK ADS: HOW TO CREATE AD CAMPAIGNS?

Facebook Ads is Facebook's advertising platform. The first step to generating paid traffic with Facebook Ads is to create a business page on that social network. Right after you create a page, an account automatically opens in Facebook Ads Generator.

To create your first ad campaign, follow these steps:

  1. First, access the Ads Manager;
  2. Then click “Create” to get started;
  3. Choose “Auction” as the purchase type;
  4. Subsequently, select the ad objective and click “Continue”;
  5. Enter the campaign name;
  6. Next, if you wish, activate the AB test;
  7. Now, set the daily or total budget;
  8. Finally, click on “Show more options” and check “Run ads on a schedule” for the full budget case.

Once your ad is in circulation, use your Ads Manager dashboard to track performance. Make any changes you deem necessary to optimize performance. It's worth remembering, a large number of e-commerce companies request support to generate paid traffic with Facebook Ads. 

Video: learn how to create effective ads on platforms like Facebook Ads!

HOW TO GET SUPPORT FOR ADVERTISING?

To advertise and generate paid traffic with Facebook Ads, rely on the support of e-Plus Agency. e-Plus Agency is a certified Meta Media Buying Professional and is therefore qualified to create and manage ads for online stores like yours on Facebook. To hire us, click the button below and start a conversation with our team right now:

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