(TheNicheReport) 3/3/2012 - With so many Realtors and Loan Officers using Facebook to generate business, there are some very big changes coming down the pipeline that you MUST know about! Facebook Pages will automatically get upgraded on March 30, 2012. If you want to preview what your page will look like, just go to your page and click on the “preview” button to see it. I don’t suggest you publish it now, because there is a lot of prep work that needs to be taken care of first.
Cover photo – This is very important real estate on your page. All of your visitors will see it, so make sure that it’s branded and professionally looking. Make sure to include your marketing message in it as well. That’s like having your own billboard right there in Facebook! Your cover photo should be at least 399 pixels wide. The only downside to this change is that Facebook is being very strict to what you can and can’t put in this space. For instance, your cover image can’t include any of the following:
Messages - People now can send you a private message, just like they do in your personal timeline. That’s a great way for your clients and Fans to interact directly with you, facilitating more direct interaction between you and your fans. The only catch is that you can only send messages to users who have messaged you first.
Admin panel - Now you can see all of your Fan’s interactions with your page and see a list of people who just ‘liked’ your page. You can also see your page’s ‘insights’ and ‘messages’ all from one panel.
Reach Generator - We all know how difficult it is to get your page’s updates to show in your Fan’s newsfeeds. Actually, only 16% of your fans really ever see your posts. Well, Facebook launched a new products called, “Reach Generator” that will allow pages to reach a minimum of 75% of their fans each month. Businesses will be paying Facebook for this product, but the benefits of having your posts seen by your fans and therefore creating fan engagement, which will lead to more exposure to your Fan’s friends, will be well worth it!
The default tabs are gone now. Up until now, you could still direct your page’s new visitors to a tab of your choice, for example a ‘Welcome Tab’. Now, with the new pages, all visitors will be landing on your timeline. With the timeline you can educate your fans about your history when you just started in the real estate or mortgage business. You can go back to your closings and post pictures or videos. You can put testimonials from your clients or referral partners. The best thing about this feature is that you control what you put in your timeline for people to see. I like what the New York Times did with their timeline. You can go back in time and see all of the events with images and descriptions.
The new custom tabs have upgraded from 520 pixels to 810 pixels. That is extra space that you can use for more branding.
Another cool thing that I really love about the new pages is that you can pick any post or story, hover over it and make it wider by clicking on the ‘star’ icon or you can pin it to the top of the page by clicking on the ‘pencil’ icon.
Please feel free to share what you think about the new changes.
Cover photo – This is very important real estate on your page. All of your visitors will see it, so make sure that it’s branded and professionally looking. Make sure to include your marketing message in it as well. That’s like having your own billboard right there in Facebook! Your cover photo should be at least 399 pixels wide. The only downside to this change is that Facebook is being very strict to what you can and can’t put in this space. For instance, your cover image can’t include any of the following:
- Prices
- Discounts
- Website Addresses
- Contact Information
Messages - People now can send you a private message, just like they do in your personal timeline. That’s a great way for your clients and Fans to interact directly with you, facilitating more direct interaction between you and your fans. The only catch is that you can only send messages to users who have messaged you first.
Admin panel - Now you can see all of your Fan’s interactions with your page and see a list of people who just ‘liked’ your page. You can also see your page’s ‘insights’ and ‘messages’ all from one panel.
Reach Generator - We all know how difficult it is to get your page’s updates to show in your Fan’s newsfeeds. Actually, only 16% of your fans really ever see your posts. Well, Facebook launched a new products called, “Reach Generator” that will allow pages to reach a minimum of 75% of their fans each month. Businesses will be paying Facebook for this product, but the benefits of having your posts seen by your fans and therefore creating fan engagement, which will lead to more exposure to your Fan’s friends, will be well worth it!
The default tabs are gone now. Up until now, you could still direct your page’s new visitors to a tab of your choice, for example a ‘Welcome Tab’. Now, with the new pages, all visitors will be landing on your timeline. With the timeline you can educate your fans about your history when you just started in the real estate or mortgage business. You can go back to your closings and post pictures or videos. You can put testimonials from your clients or referral partners. The best thing about this feature is that you control what you put in your timeline for people to see. I like what the New York Times did with their timeline. You can go back in time and see all of the events with images and descriptions.
The new custom tabs have upgraded from 520 pixels to 810 pixels. That is extra space that you can use for more branding.
Another cool thing that I really love about the new pages is that you can pick any post or story, hover over it and make it wider by clicking on the ‘star’ icon or you can pin it to the top of the page by clicking on the ‘pencil’ icon.
Please feel free to share what you think about the new changes.
