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Understanding Facebook Ads Costs operates on a blind auction system that sees thousands of advertisers compete to bid for the same ad space. When determining the winning bid, the Facebook algorithm looks at an ad’s quality (including previous feedback), the estimated action rate – how many people are likely to like or comment on the ad – and the campaign’s overall value to reach the desired audience. The highest-value campaigns win the ad auction.

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The choice of ad objectives also has an impact on costs. Selecting an ad objective such as ‘website traffic’ versus ‘mobile app installs’ can lead to significantly different cost per click rates. According to AdEspresso, choosing the wrong objective can even affect your audience’s likelihood of clicking ads.

Seasonal events, such as Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day and Black Friday can make your Facebook ad costs more competitive due to increased competition in the ad auction.

Regularly analyzing and optimizing your existing Facebook campaigns can help you lower your CPCs. By looking at the quality scores of your ad groups, ad sets and individual ads, you can determine whether there’s room for improvement. The goal should be to improve your quality score so you’re ranked high enough that Facebook doesn’t automatically charge you more than the top bidder. This can be achieved by consistently checking your ad groups, ad set and individual ads to ensure they’re delivering on the metrics you’ve selected. Hootsuite Social Advertising can help you plan, edit, and monitor all your Facebook campaigns in one place.