Facebook Tips: How to create lists on Facebook

HOW TO CREATE LISTS

ON FACEBOOKT I P S T O U S E F A C E B O O K M O R E

S T R A T E G I C A L LY

WHY YOU NEED LISTS ON FACEBOOK

• You don’t see everything your Friends Posts• You don’t see every post by Pages you Liked

Facebook applies an Algorithm to decide what you see…

FACEBOOK’S ALGORITHM IS CALLED EDGERANK

• Based on the recency of the Post• Your relationship with that Friend or Page • The popularity of the post

USE LISTS TO• Choose whose updates

you want to see more or less often• Choose who sees your

updates• Filter your news feed• Collect useful information

to share on your Facebook Page

HOW DO YOU CREATE LISTS ON FACEBOOK?

1.Go to your Home Page on your Profile

2.On the Left hand side column, look for the word “FRIENDS”

3.Click on “Friends”

FACEBOOK HAS ALREADY CREATED SOME LISTS FOR YOU

CLOSE FRIENDS• Add people into this list if you

want to see all their posts• If you are a short of time : Click

on this list to view the news and updates of people you really care about

• You can choose to publish certain information to this group only

DON’T MISS IMPORTANT NEWS FROM YOUR REAL FRIENDS

AND FAMILY!

ACQUAINTANCES• Add people to this list if you want to

see less of their posts• For people you didn’t want to insult by

not accepting them as friends• For people you know through

networking and business connections• For friends who seem to spend every

minute of their day posting to Facebook

DO YOU WANT YOUR BUSINESS COLLEAGUES TO KNOW ALL

ABOUT YOUR WEEKEND?

RESTRICTED• You don’t want to unfriend

someone, but you don’t want them see what you are up to

• They will only be able see posts marked as Public.

NOBODY KNOWS WHICH LIST THEY’RE ON

IT IS EASY TO ADD FRIENDS TO EXISTING LISTS OR CREATE A NEW LIST

DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE

• Switch Notification on or off

• Choose Updates types

• HINT: You can deselect Games if you are tired of seeing Farmville

BE SELECTIVE ABOUT WHO SEES YOUR POSTS

SHARE RELEVANT INFORMATION TO INTEREST

GROUPS

CREATE A LIST OF USEFUL RESOURCES FOR YOUR

FACEBOOK PAGE

There are always useful Friends and Pages for sourcing content to share on your Facebook Business Page. A list makes it easy to find the right information quickly.

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