We Got A Super Sketchy Email That Reveals Exactly How Much Facebook 'Likes' Are Worth
At least, he doesn't for free.
Bilton says the only way to get nearly as many "Likes" as he used to is to pay Facebook to promote his links.
Facebook ads are not Bilton's only option for buying "Likes."
A couple weeks ago we got a super sketchy email from someone going only by the title "Social Media Provider."
In this email, this person says he "wanted to make an offer."
He said he would sell us Facebook "Likes" at a rate of $6 for every 1,000.
He assured us that these "Likes" were the good kind – "likes from real people."
If we wanted to upgrade and get "Likes" from a specific, "targeted" country – perhaps the USA? – well, those cost a touch more: $30 per 1,000.
"I wanna work with you."
This emailer told us that he could do more than just Facebook "Likes." He also sells YouTube "real views," YouTube "SEO," and could get us attention on Soundcloud, Instagram, Datpiff, Hotnewhiphop, Livemixtapes, Worldstarhiphop, and Twitter.
He finished: "Let talk biz!"
Between Bilton's complaints (essentially, that Facebook is making him pay for "Likes") and this email, it's making us doubt the value of "Likes," "Views" and all the other social media metrics out there.
It also has us wondering about Facebook's new search engine, Graph Search, which attemps to organize Facebook's data, the Internet, and the physical world based on how things are "Liked" on it.