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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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Use Facebook For Business In 10-20 Minutes Per Day!

If you are going to use Facebook for Business, you need to establish some guidelines to maximize your efficiency.  Answering questions like the ones below will help you establish a plan for using Facebook for business:

What do you want to accomplish with your Facebook Fan Page?
Will you maintain your Fan Page & Facebook Profile or [...]

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New Facebook Home Page: Better For Businesses!

Starting today, Facebook will begin rolling out changes to the home page which they feel will simplify your experience by giving you two different ways to view your Home Page News Feed.   You’ll be able to switch between a summary view (News Feed) and a real-time view (Live Feed). The links will show up just [...]

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8 Ways To Use Facebook Search For Business

Facebook has expanded their search results which now include Posts By Friends and Posts By Everyone (if allowed by the users privacy settings).  These new options are very useful and I find them intriguing!  In the screen shot below you’ll see the various categories that you can use to filter or fine tune your search [...]

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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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Mixing Clients, Facebook Friends and Real Friends – Oh My!

There are numerous Facebook Privacy Settings that you can adjust to customize who you interact with and who sees your profile & wall posts on Facebook.  Before jumping to the settings, determine how you want to use Facebook:

Do you want to use Facebook for business or just for personal use?
Do you want to have [...]

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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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Facebook @tagging Is Good For Fan Pages!

The new tagging feature recently announced by Facebook looks pretty awesome!  Here are a few things I learned by using it.
Does the new Facebook tagging feature work from a Fan Page or a Group?
It works from personal profiles AND fan pages.  It does not appear to work from a group at this time.
How does it [...]

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Facebook Breaking News: TAG, You’re It!

Facebook just announced that they are adding a new way for you to tag friends, groups, events, applications and fan pages directly in your Status Updates.  This is another way you can let the Facebook community know who you are talking about and what you are saying about them.
So how does this affect a business [...]

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