I really hate Facebook… but
I hate Facebook. I really do. OK, well, I love it too, but I think I hate it more than I love it. Maybe. Sure it’s fun, and it keeps me in touch with a bajillion people that I would otherwise never hear from, including my own family. But as a service, it sucks. Just look at the facts: The …
Timeline Tip: BONUS TIP – Likes App includes stats
This is the eighth and final tip in my series of blogs that discuss the new Facebook Timeline for Business Pages. To read the previous tips, click on “Timeline Series” in the Categories listing on the right. Under the giant “Cover” photo on any Facebook Business page using the new Timeline, you’ll see some thumbnail images that lead to additional …
Timeline Tip #7: Stars are born!
When you look at the new Facebook Timeline for Business Pages, you’ll notice that it’s laid out in two columns. The top of the right hand column is reserved for a few special functions (like “Friends who like this page” and “Pages that are Liked by this page”), but the rest of both columns are used to display the most …
Timeline Tip #6: Tabs and Apps
We used to have custom tabs on our Facebook Pages, where we could post custom content, sort of like a mini website. Well, those custom tabs still exist, but Facebook now refers to them as Apps. (To be fair, they always were apps, or at least that’s how they were created, but I digress.) In the photo above, you can …
Timeline Tip #4: Think Branding
This is the fourth in a series of blogs that discuss the new Facebook Timeline for Business Pages. Subscribe today (by clicking the Subscribe button at the top of the page) to assure you get all the posts when they are published. To read the previous tips, click on “Timeline Series” in the Categories listing on the right. With the …
Timeline Tip #3: Pin it on Top
This is the third in a series of blogs that discuss the new Facebook Timeline for Business Pages. Subscribe today (by clicking the Subscribe button at the top of the page) to assure you get all the posts when they are published. To read the previous tips, click on “Timeline Series” in the Categories listing on the right. Each time …
Timeline Tip #2: Messaging for Businesses
This is the second in a series of blogs that discuss the new Facebook Timeline for Business Pages. Subscribe today (by clicking the Subscribe button at the top of the page) to assure you get all the posts when they are published. Click here to see Tip #1, about the new Facebook Timeline Cover. I know that Facebook seems to …
Timeline Tip #1: Cover Story
This is the first in a series of blogs that discuss the new Facebook Timeline for Business Pages. Subscribe today (by clicking the Subscribe button at the top of the page) to assure you get all the posts when they are published. Facebook calls the giant banner across the top of the new Timeline your “Cover”, and that’s in keeping …
Facebook Timeline Series Announced
On March 30, 2012, Facebook will move all Business Pages onto a brand new format, and will implement some broad revisions in the way we use Pages. This is the largest, most sweeping change Facebook has ever implemented, and I want you to be prepared. It’s definitely not just a change in the look and feel. These are real, …
Facebook for Business – Is it time to give up?
This week, Facebook announced some very sweeping changes in the way businesses will (and won’t) be able to interact with their customers on Facebook. The new changes mean that much of what we’ve been telling you about building and promoting your Business Page is going to be obsolete. No more Welcome pages, for example. No more Photostrip, for example. But …
