📊 Facebook Ad Experiment — Real-Time Documentation
(Messy. Honest. Still running.) Why I’m Doing This I’m documenting this in real time because most Facebook ad “case studies” skip the confusing parts.(full disclosure: chatGPT wrote this documentation and any advice or observations about this process is given by it ‘acting as’ the top Facebook ads marketer that I asked it to be.) Before this, I hadn't run an ad in at least 5 years. This is not an area where I have a lot of experience or knowledge. This is not a launch. Not a funnel. Not a scale play. This is a small-budget boosted post test to invite the right people into my Automated CEO Community - and I want to show the actual process, including when Meta does weird stuff. Starting Point (Before Ads) - Profile size: ~1.3K followers - Goal: Warm visibility + conversations (not cold conversions) - Budget: Small daily boost - Format: Boosted post, not Ads Manager I chose to boost a post that already had organic traction instead of creating an ad from scratch. The Original Post (Organic) This was the post I boosted because it had the most traction (image attached): "If you’re still trying to run your business on duct-taped systems and sheer willpower… you’re not alone. But you don’t have to keep doing it. I opened The Automated CEO Community this morning, and within hours people started joining - people who are tired of holding their entire business together in their head. (Details about workflows, clarity, templates, support, beta pricing, etc - I didn't include here) If you’re on the fence, ask yourself: How long do you want to keep operating on stress, memory, and caffeine? Link in the comments." Organic performance before boosting: - 204 views - 11 interactions - 2 comments This was my signal to test it with paid reach. My Original Prompt (What I Asked For Help With) Act as if you are the top Facebook ads marketer. I want to do a small cost ad (maybe a boosted post?) for one of my posts inviting to the Automated CEO.