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Fan Pages

Facebook Fan Page Monitoring: A Necessary Daily Task

Do you regularly monitor your fan page even if you have nothing to post?  I’ve found that it’s a good idea to check it daily if possible or at least several times a week.  What you are looking for is the following:

Comments from fans that need to be responded to or acknowledged
Questions from fans that [...]

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NEW: Unlink Facebook Fan Page From Personal Profile (Remove Creator From Admin)

You can now unlink a Facebook Fan Page from your personal account!!  This feature has been requested by many users and is finally here!  You can now easily remove the creator of a Facebook Fan Page from the admin by following the steps below:

While logged in go to the fan page you want to [...]

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Top 10 FAQ’s About Facebook Fan Pages

Below are the Top 10 Recurring Questions I’ve been asked about Facebook For Business and Fan Pages.   You’ll notice that almost all of the answers below contain a link to a blog post I wrote previously where the question was answered.  I wrote this particular blog to make it easier for you to get all [...]

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WARNING: New Facebook Promotions Guidelines May Get Your Account or Fan Page Disabled

Do you run contests, competitions or sweepstakes from your Facebook profile or fan page?  If you do, you’d better read this!  If you violate Facebook’s Promotions Guidelines, you run the risk of having your Facebook account or Fan Pages disabled.
I’ve gone over Facebook’s Promotions Guidelines (revised November 4, 2009) several times trying to decipher [...]

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Facebook Fan Pages Now Integrated With Hootsuite!

I can’t even explain how happy I am about this!  Just this morning Hootsuite announced that they added Facebook Fan Page integration.
I have been using Hootsuite, a web-based tool, for managing my Twitter activity.  In the last week or so, Hootsuite added integration with LinkedIn and Facebook Personal Profiles.  This made it possible for you [...]

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How To Migrate Fans From Old Fan Page To New Fan Page

Have you ever started a new Facebook Fan Page and wanted to migrate Fans from your old fan page to your new fan page?  Unfortunately there is no automatic way to do this.  BUT, here are my recommendations for what you can do to get some of your old fans to become a fan of [...]

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How To Target Fan Page Status Updates By Country, State or City

New feature added to Fan Pages that allows you to target an individual Status Update so only specific fans see the update.  If you have a drop-down menu next to your Status Update “Share” button, click the arrow, select Custom and then enter the area you want to target.  Only fans in your specified geographic [...]

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Facebook’s Guidelines On Promoting Your Fan Page Outside Of Facebook

Facebook has published guidelines that you must follow when promoting your Facebook Fan Page outside of Facebook.  The guidelines cover:

Use of the Facebook name
Use of Facebook icons, logos, visuals, screen shots, badges, etc…
Use of the registered trademark symbol (and legal copy to use)
When a Trademark License Agreement is necessary

As stated in Facebook’s guidelines, “Please note [...]

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Unlink A Facebook Fan Page From Your Personal Account

UPDATE 6/14/10:  Facebook finally allows a fan page creator to be removed as an admin. See Unlink Fan Page / Remove Creator for instructions.
Based on what I’ve heard and seen in forums and Facebook help sections, many people want to know how to remove themselves as a Fan Page Administrator so that the Fan Page [...]

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Is Your Facebook Fan Page Giving Your Target Market What They Want?

I was recently asked if I knew of an “automated” tool for getting a lot of Fans for a Facebook Fan Page quickly and easily.  The answer is “no, I don’t”.  And if there was one I’m not sure that I would even use it.
I truly believe that for a Fan Page to be effective, [...]

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