Are you an advertiser seeking to remove Ad Account Restrictions on Facebook?
But, get frustrated when Facebook ad support hides the answer or takes a long time getting back to you? And their delay in answering is angering your clients and you, as all you want is a straight answer.
Why won’t Facebook just tell you what you did wrong and how to fix it?
1. Outsourcing labor for Facebook ad support.
2. Overload of spammers with fake accounts.
Meta is busy removing fake accounts from China trying to manipulate the next US Election so your ad bans won’t get a attention right away or a straight answer. I’ve worked in ads at Facebook and will help you get answers on avoiding ad account restrictions.
Just like I provided solutions for Boomerang, a marketing research firm, you’ll learn how to avoid the land mines that shut down millions of businesses a year on Facebook.
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If I decide you’re a good fit, we can work together and I’ll reveal why FB shut you down and how to get compliant again. (In a rush? Skip the line with prepaid funnel audits with VIP Access).
Your Facebook Advertising Got Restricted…Now What?
If you’ve been restricted from advertising on Facebook all your active ads will be paused and you won’t be able to create new ads. Often you’ll see “ad error” next to the ads that used to be live.
Maybe you’re using the bully method with high manual bidding as Michael A. Stelzner talks about when scaling ads in Social Media Examiner. If one ad gets flagged, but 20 more have the same flag, you’ll be hit for 21 times and with no gun salute.
After reading my Facebook Ad Policies Checklist you may have started to see which ad policy applied to your Campaigns.
Now, the reason why you got shut down will be one of many. Each scenario is different. Why is that? Well, there are different types of Facebook ads and Facebook’s ad policies apply differently to each industry.
And I’m not even talking about Special Ad Categories (real estate, social issues, employment, loans etc).
How Facebook’s machines apply their striking automation really does depend on a number of factors which I’ll get into next.
As Liana Lang, CEO of Power Up Strategy Inc. said, “Please meet Trevor, my ‘secret weapon’ for all things Facebook compliance. I highly recommend hiring him to help you out especially if you plan to be running ads.”
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Ad Account Restrictions: How did I get myself restricted from advertising on Facebook?
You’d be surprised how many businesses are running ads based on what worked 5 years ago. Just like advances in technology rapidly change the social landscape, so do changes in Facebook’s ad policies.
What was allowed last year may not be compliant this year. And if you’re still running ads that used to be compliant, Facebook will show no mercy in shutting you down ASAP. And even retroactively punishing your ad account by flagging old ads that aren’t even active, if they violate new current ad policies.
Also a good roadmap: What to Do After Violating Facebook’s Ad Policies
Now, for those who are fatalists and doomscrollers – it’s still worth it to invest in Facebook ads despite the red tape BS. As of today, 57.53% of the world’s active internet users access Facebook every month.
You can get your ads rejected for violating the spam flags, the Personal Attributes policies, or Facebook could have flagged you as an MLM.
Your eyes would pop out if you knew the list of banned words Facebook has that associate you with a pyramid scheme. If you accidentally used one of these words, even 1 word would be enough to get you shut down.
Ideally, you’d have your ads prescreened for Facebook ad policy compliance before going live.
How can I tell if my ad account was restricted?
While Facebook is supposed to send you an email, you may not always get an email telling you that your account is restricted. But, going to Ads Manager, or Business Manager you’ll see this warning when your account is restricted:
And obviously, not being able to run ads and having all your live ads shut down is a pretty clear indicator your account is restricted on Facebook.
If you haven’t read it, check out:Navigating Facebook’s Advertising Policies as a Business
Facebook Ad Account Restrictions Guide
I know sometimes it feels like there is too much to read about Facebook bans, so I created an easy-to-read infographic on resolving ad account restrictions:
how to remove restriction on facebook ad account guide What does having my ad account restricted mean?
If you have a restricted Facebook account, you are banned from using Facebook Ads, Facebook Pixel, Facebook Business Manager, and more. BUT there are many factors for why you may be banned.
This Is Why You’re Losing Money With Facebook Ad Account Restrictions:
The severity of your account restriction depends on:
• Your Type of Business
• The Ad Account History
• The Type of Ban
• The Number of Bans in the Past 3 months
• The Amount of Approved Ads
And a few other factors. Not all bans are the same, and not all Facebook restricted accounts have the same recovery process – or relaunching method.
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If you’ve been shutdown a lot but never got answers, you’re like one of my clients, Steve Martinez, Vice President of Apollidon Learning.
“Trevor took us through the process of getting one of our University of Texas ad accounts reinstated (within minutes). He offered some critical insights to why our Facebook Ad Account was disabled and shared options to reduce our chances of future issues. We have a better understand of how the algorithm works and know exactly what to do and say if our account gets disabled again.”
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Ad Account Restrictions: Next Steps
If your ad account restrictions have just started, make sure to do this one thing before taking the next step:
What do I do if my Facebook account is restricted from advertising?
Ad Account Restrictions: Resolution Steps