| Anyone who spends any period of time on | | | | that a stray animal has wandered onto your farm. |
| FarmVille knows how many chances there are to | | | | You should always choose to help the animal find |
| post announcements to your profile. Any small | | | | a home, but the only way to do this is to tell all |
| accomplishment in the game will prompt you to | | | | of your friends that this animal is available for |
| announce your progress to all of your friends. It's | | | | adoption. Most of them will be happy to have the |
| easy to see how this can fast become annoying, | | | | opportunity to adopt the animals too, because |
| both to friends who play the game and to those | | | | they essentially get a money-maker for free. |
| that do not. | | | | Most of the animals available this way are rare |
| However, there are times when it's important to | | | | too, so these adoption messages may be the |
| post announcements to your wall in order to help | | | | only way for your friends to get one. |
| out fellow players. Only posting the helpful | | | | Perfect Bunches |
| messages also will make it easier for your friends | | | | As you start to pick flowers, you'll start to collect |
| who are playing to find the bonuses you're trying | | | | perfect bunches that you can then give to your |
| to share with them. But which messages should | | | | friends. Of course, you only have a limited |
| you post? It's actually easier to figure out than | | | | number each time, so you'll have to post this |
| you may think. | | | | type of announcement as well in order to enable |
| Sharing the Wealth | | | | your friends to collect your perfect bunches. |
| There are several times when you'll be asked if | | | | Along these same lines, when you harvest eggs |
| you'd like to Share the Wealth. You'll typically get | | | | from your chicken coop, you'll occasionally find |
| this type of message when you earn a ribbon, | | | | some mystery eggs to share with friends. The |
| although there are some other occasions as well. | | | | only way to share them, though, is to post the |
| Any time you get this message though, you'll | | | | announcement, so this is one you should post also. |
| want to post to your wall and your friends' | | | | Posts to Avoid |
| profiles. That's because your friends will only be | | | | Now that you have some idea of which |
| able to get the bonus celebrating your ribbon if | | | | announcements it's good to post, you can |
| they can see it and click on the link on their | | | | probably guess which types of posts are not |
| profile. Also, it doesn't actually cost you anything | | | | particularly wise or welcome. Posting status |
| to do this, so it's a good idea to always give all | | | | updates whenever you reach a new level, for |
| your friends the opportunity to share in your | | | | example, is not really a good idea. It does not |
| success. | | | | benefit anyone, but merely takes up space on |
| Help a Stray | | | | your friends' profiles. And essentially, that's the |
| Another time it's good to post an announcement | | | | best rule to follow - if your friends get something |
| on your wall is when you receive the message | | | | out of it, post it. If they don't, keep it to yourself. |