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Recently, Facebook out an updated version of their policies and guidelines.

I took the liberty of going through them with a fine tooth comb, so you don’t have to.

In this article I will point out some of the clauses that could cost you your account, if you overlook. So, ignore at your own peril.

I’ve personally been bitten badly by not carefully scrutinising these, and being an online marketer, that was a near unforgiveable mistake. Fortunately, the Facebook staff understood that I was not out to break the rules, merely ignorant. For a few months, I had hired a virtual staff member to basically, be me.

He did many things for me, including accepting friend requests, writing personal messages for me upon request acceptance, birthdays and other occasions, spying on competitors and other tasks. Not long after my account was suspended and I went into salvage mode. In the consequent months I heard of 4 separate well known internet personalities getting shut down and also going into salvage mode, some starting petitions and big online pleas to get back on Facebook.

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