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Presented by Donna Newman, Social Media Trainer 1 1 NEW TIMELINE FOR FACEBOOK BUSINESS PAGES What yit looks like and how the Updated Design & Tools benefit our Business and Brand

Curious how the new Facebook Timeline affects your Business?

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http://www.Facebook.com/Wbysm Get the full details on the NEW Timeline for your Facebook Business Page. Donna Newman shows you what it looks like and how the Updated Design & Tools benefit our Business and Brand. *Cover Photo ... Facebook's official Cover Photo guidelines: http://on.fb.me/CoverPhotoGuidelines.*Facebook Tabs ... BEST TIP: Since Timeline only displays your first 3 Tabs, make sure to arrange your Tabs by priority. *Highlighting & Pinning & Adding Milestones. Best TIP: When you post an important Video, Photo, Event, etc., Highlight that update on your Timeline to make it more prominent. *Page Messaging ... BEST TIP: Exchanging messages with your fans can be a great way to answer questions and strengthen your relationship with them individually.*Admin Panel ... BEST TIP: Access Insights from this panel to learn more about how effective your fan engagement is on your Page.

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Page 1: Curious how the new Facebook Timeline affects your Business?

Presented by Donna Newman, Social Media Trainer

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NEW TIMELINE FOR FACEBOOK BUSINESS PAGES

What  yit  looks  like  and  how  the  Updated  Design  &  Tools  benefit  our  Business  and  Brand  

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FACEBOOK TIMELINE – WHAT IS IT? Facebook  Timeline  is  the  new  layout  for  Pages.    It  will  be  rolled  out  to  all  Pages  on  March  30th.  

Timeline  is  more  visual.  Fans  can  s;ll  look  at  your  Custom  Landing  Page  as  well  as  through  your  Wall  Posts  with  a  few  clicks,  seeing  your  memorable  

moments,  photos,  &  events.    Now,  the  features  are  more  

visually  engaging!  

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FACEBOOK TIMELINE FOR PAGES

Cover  &  Profile  Photos      Pg.  4  Facebook  Tabs          Pg.  5-­‐7  Fan  Engagement        Pg.  8  Tell  Your  Story          Pg.  9  Highlight,  Pin,  Add  Milestones    Pg.  10-­‐11  Messaging          Pg.  12  Custom  Landing  Page  w/  Timeline  Pg.  13  Easy  Access  to  Admin  Panel    Pg.  14  Ac;vity  Log          Pg.  15  Build  an  Audience        Pg.  16  Fans  engage  in  newsfeed      Pg.  17    

Here’s  the  inside  scoop  &  how  your  business  can  benefit  from  the  Timeline  design  

 Table  of  Contents:  

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TIMELINE – COVER & PROFILE PHOTOS

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•  Your  Cover  Photo  is  seen  by  Fans  &  is  your  first  impression  to  new  visitors;  change  out  to  showcase  your  most  important  news.  

 •  Size:  851px  wide  by  315px  high    •  Cover  Photos  are  not  linkable  banners.  

They  are  just  sta;c  photos.  Facebook’s  official  Cover  Photo  guidelines:  hYp://on.Z.me/CoverPhotoGuidelines  

 •  Profile  Photo  –  choose  a  logo;  this  

represents  your  page  all  over  Facebook  

•  Use  a  high  quality  image  that  scales  from  180px  by  180px  to  32px  by  32px    

You  can  prominently  display  Cover  &  Profile  

Photos  at  the  top  of  page.  

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TIP:  Choose  a  photos  that  exemplify  your  Brand’s  personality  and  style.  

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TIMELINE – TABS

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Your  page  tabs  are  now  displayed  as  boxes  below  the  Cover  Photo.    You  can  customize  the  images  for  APPS  under  ‘Manage’  in  ‘Edit  Page’  in  the  Admin  Panel.  It’s  

111  x  74  pixels.      

Tabs  can  be  reordered  by  Page  Admins,  but  only  4  will  be  visable  while  others  will  appear  in  dropdown  #.      

                 

The  photo  box  is  set  by  Facebook  and  can  not  be  

moved.    

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1.  Expand  the  Tabs  sec;on  to  display  all  tabs  

2.    To  Edit,  click  on  the  above  Tabs  sec;on.    Hover  over  your  Custom  Landing  Page  tab,  click  the  Pencil  icon,  then  choose  the  Tab  that  you’d  like  your  Custom  Landing  Page  tab  to  “swap”  posi;ons.  

BEST  PRACTICES:  Since  Timeline  only  displays  your  first  3  Tabs,  make  sure  to  

arrange  your  Tabs  by  priority.  

HOW TO: REPOSITION TAB BOX ORDER

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TIMELINE – DEFAULT TABS

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Admins  can  no  longer  set  a  Default  Landing  Tab.  

   

New  Visitors  will  land  on  your  Timeline  when  they  go  to  your  Facebook  page.  So,  you’ll  want  to  use  your  short  URL  that  links  directly  to  your  Custom  

Landing  Page.  

 To  shorten  your  Custom  Landing  Page’s  URL,  goto  Bitly.com    Enter  URL    Click  Shorten    Save  it  to  monitor  Clicks        Copy  to  About  

TIP:  Put  your  Bitly  URL  in  your  page’s  About  Sec;on.    

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TIMELINE: WHAT FANS SEE

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Status  Updates,  Photos,  Videos,  and  Milestones  are  

displayed  on  Timeline  

All  Page  updates  are  in  chronological  order  and  easily  accessible  to  Fans.  

At  the  top  of  every  Timeline,  Fans  will  see  their  friends’  ac;vity  with  your  Page.    

That’s  ‘social  proof’  because  friends  influence  buying.  

TIP:  Ask  Fans  to  tag  your  page  in  posts  to  help  spread  the  word  about  your  Brand.  

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TIMELINE: TELL YOUR STORY

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Add  important  events  in  your  Brand’s  career  to  your  

Timeline:  music  tours,  new  videos,  product  releases,  etc.    

To  update  your  Status,  click  on  your  Timeline  and  select  your  update  type:  Text  Status,  

Photo,  Ques;on  or  Milestone  .  

TIP:  Take  advantage  of  the  increased  visual  space  on  your  Timeline  and  use  Rich  Media  (pics,  videos,  links)  in  your  Timeline  posts  to  drive  

engagement.  

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TIMELINE: VISUALLY ENGAGING DESIGN

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Add,  Delete,  Highlight,  Pin  

Anchor  or  ‘pin’  your  most  important  story  to  the  top  of  your  page  for  up  to  7  days  by  clicking  on  pencil  icon.    Change  out  each  

week  so  Fans  no;ce  what's  important.  

To  Highlight  a  post  and  make  it  widescreen,  click  the  Star  

icon  on  a  post.  

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TIMELINE: VISUALLY ENGAGING DESIGN

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Add  a  Milestone  Event  

Set  Milestones  to  define  your  key  moments  &  make  

prominent.    Example:  reaching  new  Fan  base,  opening  a  new  store,  tour  date,  or  winning  an  award.    This  tells  your  unique  story  

on  Facebook.    

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TIMELINE: FAN MESSAGING

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Fans  can  now  Message  you  in  private  

TIP:  Reach  &  Respond  to  your  Fans  in  a  quick,  more  personal  way.    Exchanging  messages  with  Fans  can  be  a  great  way  to  answer  ques;ons  and  

strengthen  your  rela;onship  with  them  1-­‐on-­‐1.  

Messages  are  received  in  the  Admin  Panel,  and  you  can  turn  them  off  in  your  Page’s  

Admin  Sepngs.  

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TIMELINE – CUSTOM LANDING PAGE

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Your  Custom  Landing  Page  will  have  the  ‘Like’  bu^on  at  the  

top  right  of  the  page.    

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TIP:    Now  the  visual  width  of  your  page  can  be  adjusted  from  the  standard  520px  up  to  810px.  Your  Page  s;ll  has  a  

unique  URL.    Add  your  shortened,  customized  Bitly  link  for  this  page  to  your  About  sec;on  &  add  a  

custom  cover  to  your  APP  box  to  drive  engagement.  BEST  CHANGE:  single-­‐focus  layout  without  compe;ng  visuals  to  right  &  leq  of  

Landing  Page.  

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TIMELINE – ADMIN PANEL

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Your  Page  now  has  an  Admin  Panel  at  the  top  of  your  Timeline  

TIP:  Access  above  your  Cover  Photo  or  Hide  Panel.  Respond  to  messages  &  new  ‘likes’  within  24  hrs.  Click  on  Insights  for  analy;cs  on  how  effec;ve  your  fan  engagement  is.  

Messages  No;fica;ons  

Insights  New  Likes  

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TIMELINE – ADMIN PANEL

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Ac;vity  Log  

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Ac_vity  Log  lets  you  easily  see  all  of  your  updates  without  having  to  scroll  through  your  en_re  Timeline;  access  under  ‘Manage’  dropdown.  

Edit  Page  

Or,  Edit  Your  Page’s  content  by  clicking  ‘Manage’  in  your  Admin  panel.  

TIP:  Delete,  highlight,  and  pin  posts  quickly  using  the  Ac;vity  Log  editor.  

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TIMELINE – ADMIN PANEL

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Share  Page  on  your  personal  ;meline  

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Your  Admin  Panel  offers  you  a  quick  snapshot  of  who  you  should  respond  to  and  helps  you  build  your  audience.  

Invite  Friends  from  your  personal  profile,  including  

all,  lists,  or  recent  interac;ons    

TIP:  When  you  ‘use  Facebook  as  Page’,  you  can  only  access  ‘create  an  ad’  under  ‘Build  Audience’.  Click  on  ‘Manage’    ‘use  Facebook  as  yourself’  so  you  can  ‘Invite  Friends’  &  ‘Share  Page’.  BIG  addi;on:  ‘Request  a  name  change  for  your  Page’;  access  under  ‘Help’.          

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FANS DON’T COME BACK TO TIMELINE

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 Here’s  your  takeaway:  Look  COOL  with  the  new  Timeline,  but  be  real.  More  traffic,  interac;on  and  sales  will  result  from  consistent  posts  –  NOT  

because  you  have  a  cool  Timeline.    

OBJECTIVE:  Work  hard  on  making  your  posts  interes;ng  &  relevant  so  your  page  gets  more  likes  and  comments.    

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Your  brand’s  Timeline  needs  to  look  its  best,  but  99%  of  Fans  see  your  posts  in  their  newsfeeds,  not  on  your  Timeline.  

   OUTCOME:    If  you  don’t  get  responses,  you  become  invisible.  

 

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THANK YOU FOR WATCHING!

To  Preview  Timeline  and  for  Facebook’s  Page  tutorial,  go  here:    §  learnfacebookpages.com  

§  facebook.com/about/pages  

Ques_ons,  Comments,  Ideas,  Thoughts?  We’d  love  to  hear  them!  

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