{"id":26169,"date":"2022-07-20T19:02:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T19:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=26169"},"modified":"2022-07-20T19:02:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T19:02:22","slug":"what-are-the-rules-for-facebook-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-the-rules-for-facebook-ads","title":{"rendered":"What Are the Rules for Facebook Ads?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f3789da8c77\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f3789da8c77\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f3789da8c77\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-the-rules-for-facebook-ads\/#What_Are_the_Rules_for_Facebook_Ads\" title=\"What Are the Rules for Facebook Ads?\">What Are the Rules for Facebook Ads?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-the-rules-for-facebook-ads\/#Campaign_name_includes_purchase\" title=\"Campaign name includes &#8216;purchase&#8217;\">Campaign name includes &#8216;purchase&#8217;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-the-rules-for-facebook-ads\/#Time_range_affects_amount_of_data_taken_into_account\" title=\"Time range affects amount of data taken into account\">Time range affects amount of data taken into account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-the-rules-for-facebook-ads\/#Images_are_better_than_text\" title=\"Images are better than text\">Images are better than text<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-the-rules-for-facebook-ads\/#Avoiding_click-bait_content_in_Facebook_ads\" title=\"Avoiding click-bait content in Facebook ads\">Avoiding click-bait content in Facebook ads<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-the-rules-for-facebook-ads\/#Limits_on_number_of_ad_sets_you_can_have\" title=\"Limits on number of ad sets you can have\">Limits on number of ad sets you can have<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Are_the_Rules_for_Facebook_Ads\"><\/span>What Are the Rules for Facebook Ads?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"What are the rules for Facebook ads\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/JeKBF7V.png\" style=\"max-height:214px; width:auto; margin:0px 10px; max-width:28% height:auto;\" align=\"left\"> <\/p>\n<p>While Facebook allows you to target specific demographics with your Facebook ads, you can&#8217;t mention the personal features of individuals. For example, you cannot overtly call out users based on their race, religion, age, gender, or sexual orientation. And you can&#8217;t specifically call out people with a criminal history. To make your Facebook ads effective, here are some tips. Read on to learn more about the rules of Facebook advertising.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Campaign_name_includes_purchase\"><\/span>Campaign name includes &#8216;purchase&#8217;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Ensure your campaign names follow naming conventions. You want Facebook users to easily identify your ad sets, ad accounts, and campaigns. If your campaign name includes &#8216;purchase,&#8217; your ad will be easy to identify when users click on it. But, if you include &#8216;purchase&#8217; in your campaign name, you may end up with embarrassing situations. Instead, consider encoding the values of your campaign variables to prevent embarrassment.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Time_range_affects_amount_of_data_taken_into_account\"><\/span>Time range affects amount of data taken into account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In order to maximize your return on investment, you need to pay attention to how Facebook analyzes data. The number of days your ads are live is important, but the time range also affects your costs per click. Facebook typically analyses data from the last seven days. For higher-end products and services, it may take as long as weeks or even months before someone actually makes a purchase. The cost per click will decrease the longer you let it sit before someone finally commits to a purchase.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Images_are_better_than_text\"><\/span>Images are better than text<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In many ways, images are better than text in Facebook ads. Facebook has strict guidelines for ads. You should keep the text to less than 20% of the ad, if you want to increase your chances of being seen. Facebook has also said that ads with less text have better conversion rates. Although this rule has a few flaws, the bottom line is that Facebook would like your ads to look nicer.<\/p>\n<p>First, it is important to note that this new rule is still experimental. It&#8217;s impossible to know what will work best for you without experimenting. Using images with text in your ad will vary, so you may want to test it out. A lot of people will find it interesting to see how the text performs when combined with images. If you&#8217;re going for the most clicks, then images are probably the best option.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Avoiding_click-bait_content_in_Facebook_ads\"><\/span>Avoiding click-bait content in Facebook ads<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Facebook&#8217;s anti-clickbait algorithm has been implemented to reduce the number of bogus headlines in news feed posts. But clickbait content still persists and the social network is doing everything it can to reduce the number of such posts. There are two different kinds of clickbait: those that are misleading or contain red flags. Let&#8217;s take a look at both. In a nutshell, clickbait posts are those that promise something but provide little or no information about the product or service.<\/p>\n<p>Click-bait posts are annoying for users and lead them to sites with pop-ups, malware, and advertising. These pages have no use for Facebook users and can even result in page restrictions. That&#8217;s why Facebook has introduced new guidelines to help publishers avoid this problem and make their content stand out from clickbait. By following these tips, you&#8217;ll be able to ensure your posts are shared by people who care about your brand and products.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Limits_on_number_of_ad_sets_you_can_have\"><\/span>Limits on number of ad sets you can have<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While Facebook doesn&#8217;t want to restrict its users, it&#8217;s important to note that there are limits on how many ad sets you can run on the platform. The limits are per ad set, so if you have a small page with ad budget of $75, you can only run up to 25 ads per day. Larger pages that invest over 10 million euros in the highest month of the previous year can run up to 20,000 ad sets.<\/p>\n<p>The new ad limits for Facebook ads will be implemented in February next year. Facebook says it&#8217;s trying to make ad performance more efficient by limiting the number of ad sets per page. However, too many ads can cause performance to suffer, and four out of ten ads don&#8217;t even exit the learning phase. Hence, it&#8217;s better to avoid running too many ad sets.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C5rshU9jIDg\" width=\"477\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"margin:0px auto; display: block;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Are the Rules for Facebook Ads? While Facebook allows you to target specific demographics with your Facebook ads, you can&#8217;t mention the personal features of individuals. For example, you cannot overtly call out users based on their race, religion, age, gender, or sexual orientation. 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