See below for how I spent $976 but set a budget of only $290 on a boosted post.

You can promote a post from Ads Manager or Power Editor, and also boost the post right there from Insights or the timeline. 90% of the time, I’m lazy and will boost right there, since I can easily see organic engagement, comments, and other bits that you don’t get in Ads Manager.

But if I want to add another audience to run alongside this boost, I can’t. With a boosted post, I can only change that single audience and budget– not have multiple ad sets.

So that’s why a STACKED boost is when you let the original boost run, but also promote that post in Ads Manager– so you have multiple audiences running at the same time.

The minor downside is that it looks as if you overspent the budget– not a bug. The $290 is for the boost, not the other ad sets in Ads Manager promoting that same post.

That’s why sometimes you might see a post that has an orange bar (meaning there is ad spend on it) but still have the option to boost. It’s already being promoted somewhere else, but just not boosted from the timeline.

Clear as mud?

Dennis Yu

Dennis Yu is a former search engine engineer who has spent a billion dollars on Google and Facebook ads for Nike, Quiznos, Ashley Furniture, Red Bull, State Farm, and other organizations that have many locations. He has achieved 25% of his goal of creating a million digital marketing jobs because of his partnership with universities, professional organizations, and agencies. Companies like GoDaddy, Fiverr, onlinejobs.ph, 7 Figure Agency, and Vendasta partner with him to create training and certifications. Dennis created the Dollar a Day Strategy for local service businesses to enhance their existing local reputation and make the phone ring. He's coaching young adult agency owners who serve plumbers, AC technicians, landscapers, roofers, electricians in conjunction with leaders in these industries. Mr. Yu believes that there should be a standard in measuring local marketing efforts, much like doctors and plumbers need to be certified and licensed. His Content Factory training and dashboards are used by thousands of practitioners.

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