How do I turn an existing Facebook or Instagram post into an ad without recreating everything?

The beauty of creating your organic posts first is that you can then go into your ads manager, select the post you’ve already published, and simply turn it into an ad. You don’t have to upload images again, rewrite text, or reformat everything. The post is already done and published to your page. Just go into ads manager, find that post, choose your targeting (your warm audiences), set your budget, and launch. This approach significantly speeds up execution and keeps the process less confusing, especially for beginners.

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Asked by general audience · Answered by Patrick Shanahan · art-marketing-podcast · 2018-09-25