The Buying Facebook Likes Example

A “Like” works much the same as a seal of approval from someone on a post or Facebook fan page (when you become a follower).

The very idea of buying that approval breaks logic itself.

How can you buy something a person likes or dislikes?

That can only represent something fake or artificial.

In businesses, websites or even with your Facebook following things have to occur naturally. To force or to speed it up is risking (or, in fact, completely wrecking) all of your effort and pushing away customers, visitors and followers who really love you.

It’s the same as running a long marathon towards the final stretch and asking someone to give you a strong push to run faster. It may seem precious and worth it at first but it’ll cost you dearly. Soon, you’ll see that you’ve just spent too much energy on one take and you will be dead for the remaining of the run.