The blogsphere is completely full of buzz now-a-days because Facebook, the social media behemoth used by many online marketers, has radically altered its Fan pages. What used to be an easy “wall” would now get transformed into a “timeline view”.
This new timeline view design of the Facebook fan pages not just looks more engaging, but can frequently be used to your advantage for drawing more people to the message you have to convey. Let’s understand these changes better so that you know the way to best use them to your benefit!
Cover photograph
The Facebook fan page now has a huge cover photograph at its top. It measures 851 px x 315 px, so it can be employed quite imaginatively!
Landing on custom tabs
Landing on custom tabs has been disallowed in the new Facebook fan pages with timeline view.
Profile picture
You could have a large, vertical profile photo earlier with a marketing message. Now, the profile photo is a way smaller 125 pixels by 125 pixels image.
Messaging system
Now, there’s a way for your viewers to contact you! They can use the messaging feature on your Facebook fan page to get in touch with you if you have enabled it (it is enabled by default).
Making a post notable
On the new timeline view based Facebook fan pages, you may either pin a vital post to the top so that it stays at the very top for a considerable time without getting buried under other posts, or you may star it so it becomes wide and gets more attention.
Admin panel
In the new Facebook fan pages with a timeline view, you can manage everything through the administration panel if you are the admin of that page.
Conclusion
As is obvious, the new timeline view based Facebook fan pages present a great opportunity. Know them better so that you can utilize them to their total potential!
RaagVamdatt writes about getting more traffic to your blog, earning money from blogging, WordPress theme & pluginreviews, and more at The WordPress HowTo Blog.