There are two ways to share a Fan page from the Fan Page itself

#1 At the top left hand side of the Fan Page it says “Suggest to Friends” (see image to the left). By clicking this, the page can be shared with specific Facebook friends, this will send a message to your friends’ emails saying that you suggest they “Like” the page.

#2 Way down on the left hand side of the page there is a “Share” button (see image to the right),this will send the page to your personal profile wall or feed for your friends to see. Using the share button is a less “Spammy” way to share a page. When it gets posted to your wall and it appears in the feed of your friends, they may see the post and then they can choose to “Like” the page. Nothing is sent to friends’ emails. Less intrusive.

Do you know of other ways to Share Facebook Fan Pages? I would like to hear your ideas! Leave a comment below.

Today I have been doing some research on ways to get more Facebook Fans. I came across a few good blog posts with some great ideas. One idea that stuck out to me is to have your fans tag themselves in photos they take of themselves and add to your fan page. In the link below, there are tons more ideas. Try some and let me know how they work!  I would love to hear your ideas!

15 Ways to Get More Facebook Fans (really good ideas!)

5 Tips for Optimizing Your Brand’s Facebook Presense ( from a great resource, Mashable.com)

How to Develop a Facebook Page that Attracts Millions of Fans

Looking for another way for people to opt into your newsletter emailing list? If you already use Constant Contact to keep in touch with your customers, you can add a Constant Contact tab at the top of a business fan page.  The tab will say, “Join my Mailing List”. The tab that is created will link directly to your Constant Contact newsletter sign up.

Here is an Example: Page with Constant Contact Tab.

The tab is simple to add:

1. Click Edit Page on the Facebook Fan Page.
2. Scroll down all the way to the bottom where it says, More Applications > click Browse More
3. Type in “Constant Contact” in the Search or click  the Constant Contact Facebook Page here.
4. Then click “Add to My Page”.
5. Constant Contact will then take you through the process. You will need to enter your Constant Contact user name and password.
6. Once  the tab is configured, a “Join My List” tab will appear under the + sign at the top of your Fan Page. Click  and hold onto the tab and drag it to where you want it to appear in your tab bar, then let go. It should appear in your tab choices. Voila your done, now fans can click the tab and sign up for your newsletters.
7. Any questions, leave a comment below.

To add some extra information to a Facebook personal profile, use a fun, social widget by Gigya.com called “My Stuff”.  This widget will create a box that can be added to the boxes tab on the top of a profile or it can be placed in the side boxes on a profile. For instance, items that can be added in this box include, a newsletter from your website, a twitter button, a You Tube video or any item that can be backed by HTML code.

To add the Gigya My Stuff Widget…….

1. Click on applications on  home page
2. In the search bar, type “My Stuff”
3. Click “Go to Application” located on the left hand side
4. The application will appear with a box that says “Add Code”, inside this box simply paste the code for your desired object to appear. For example, if you would like a You Tube video to appear, grab the embed code from the You Tube video and paste it in this box
5. Next, the  “My Stuff” box will appear in the boxes tab on your profile
6. Click the boxes tab at the top of the profile page, find the My Stuff Box, click on the small pencil icon on the upper right hand corner, click move to wall tab
7. Voila, your My Stuff box should now appear on the side of  your profile

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In your Social Media “arsenal”, it is  important to have a Facebook Fan page for your business. CNBC recently took a poll that said  47% of shoppers use Facebook or Twitter in some way to make a shopping decisions. So you better have a page for your business.

One very important Facebook application that allows a Fan Page to be customized is a Static FBML box. When you create a Static FBML box on your Facebook page, you can simply copy and paste  HTML code into the Static FBML box. If you do not know how to create HTML code, you can create it in a blog post on your WordPress blog.  Simply click on the HTML tab where you created the  blog post, this will create code that can be copied and pasted into the Static FBML Box.

I have used the Static FBML boxes to create links to newletter sign-ups, twitter and websites. The Static FBML box is a good way to create as many links as possible on your Facebook Page to allow your fans to “opt-in” to your site.

If you are in need of help to create a Facebook Fan Page, please see my Social Media Services in the navigation bar.

For directions on how to add a Static FBML Box to your Page click on the video below or visit this You Tube link

I am often told that doing Social Media takes too much time. Well here is a little tip that will help save you some time while doing Social Media for your business.

Did you know when you create a Facebook Fan/Business page, you can link the Facebook business page to Twitter?

When you create a page, you will automatically be prompted as to if you would like to connect your fan page to your twitter account. This is great because it can save you time and you can post to two social media platforms at one TIME!

When you make an update in the status bar of your Facebook Fan page, that update is automatically sent to Twitter for Twitter update! COOL!

So if you make a Facebook Fan page make sure you add this feature! It is easy to do!

Hmmm…. have you created a Facebook group and changed your mind? Don’t want it out there anymore?

There seems to be no simple way to delete a Facebook group so here  is how to do it…..

First send a message to everyone in your group about closing the group. Then remove everyone from the group so you’re the only member, then click on leave group. When the last member leaves it gets deleted.

That’s it!

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I recently found a fun facebook application called Hot Book created by HotPrints. This application allows you to create a personalized photo album using your facebook photos and your friends’ facebook photos.  The photo album can be  viewed through a PDF or HotPrints will create a high quality paper copy of the photo album and send it  to you and your friends  directly to the door!  I just created an album of a family trip.  The application was easy to use and fun to share with my friends. I thought was such a great idea and I am on facebook quite often anyway, why not have my photos turned into an album from facebook as well! I can even create a photo album for my not-so-technically savy parents who can just receive a photo album in the mail- (they are old school) HotBookd are available for a very reasonable price of $2.99 plus shipping. The album I created turned out to cost $5.98!

I suggest you give this a try, talk about another way technology can save you time!

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More Information about HotBook by HotPrints…..

HotPrints enables you to bring your facebook and bebo photos to life.

Creating a HotBook is fun and easy, allowing you to share your photographs in a high quality printed photo book. You can share your book online and for the same price as a greeting card you will get a 16 page glossy book sent to any address in the world.

With HotPrints the possibilities are endless! Sign up now and your first book is free!

I came across this article, thought it was good to share. It answers some basic questions I hear all the time about Facebook. It is worth reading.

Three Ways to Market Your Business Using Facebook

Often times I have been asked about the difference between a Facebook Group and a Facebook Fan page. Facebook can be confusing when you first join. So without going into too much detail, I will explain the difference between the 3 different types of presences on Facebook.

A user profile is a place on Facebook for your personal information. The place where you can engage with your friends and keep things casual. You can add as much personal information as you’d like. There is a place for pictures, links and other random fun ways to engage with your friends.

A Facebook Group can be created or joined. Groups are formed by Facebook users around a common interest. For instance, Mile High Mamas, which is a website dedicated to Moms in Colorado, has a Facebook group to let members know about recent updates on their website. A group can be created by going to the Groups application and clicking “Create a Group” in the upper right corner of the page. All groups require a group name, description and group type. Groups are not circulated into the members’ feed on their user profile. Therefore if you want to see group updates, you need to go to the group page.

A Facebook Page or also called a Fan page, is meant for businesses, public figures or a brand. Facebook users can become a “fan” of your page/business where they can then interact with your business. A fan page is good because updates made on the fan page are circulated into the home feed of the users. When someone becomes a “fan” of your page, friends of the person who fanned the page can then see that their friend fanned the page, and they then can also fan your  page. I manage a Fan Page for BornFit. I happen to like the Fan page because we can post updates about BornFit events, sales as well as recent blog posts from the BornFit Blog. The Facebook fan page is a great place to gain more traffic for your website and exposure for your business.

Do you have a Fan Page for your business. What sorts of things do you post on there? How do you like having a Fan Page?

Should you ever decide you would like to create a Fan Page for your business, contact me at techtalkformoms@yahoo.com, I have a Facebook Business Page set-up service.