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How to Publish Your Blog to Your Facebook Fan Page

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

If you have a blog and Facebook, you’ve probably already wondered how to publish your recent blog post to your Facebook wall. This is an easy process that you can actually do in Facebook and only takes a few minutes to complete. Follow our step-by-step process and you will sync the two up in no time.

Log into Facebook
In the top right corner of the page, click Account > Manage Pages
Select the business Facebook page you want to add your blog posts to.
In your tabs (Wall, Info, etc) you will see Notes, click it. (you may have to click the plus sign to see it)
In the Notes tab, on the left navigation you will see Edit Import Settings under the Subscribe heading.
Insert your blogs RSS feed url in the box, check off the box below and click Start Importing.
Check everything to be sure it is working correctly.

Thats it! From now on when you publish a new post, it should populate on your Facebook fan page wall for your fans and friends to see. Don’t get discouraged if you do not immediately see your post on our wall right after publishing, it can often take hours before it updates your wall.

Tags: Blogging, Facebook
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7 Ways to Use Facebook for Business Right Now

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

Do you have a Facebook Page for your business but not exactly sure what to do with it? Below are 7 ways to use Facebook for your business, RIGHT NOW.

Facebook Ads – Instantly increase your brands exposure by getting thousands of impressions on Facebook. You can set-up a campaign similar to how you might with Adwords, only much easier. You simply create your Ad headline, copy and image. There are impressive demographic targeting options as well that can put your ad in front of the most appropriate and targeted audience. Good news is, you only pay for clicks.
Create a Facebook App – Apps are a great way to add a level of interaction with your brand. You can have one custom built or use semi-automatic services that can have you an app in minutes.
Start a Contest - Facebook is an ideal platform for contests. Make Facebook your main hub for the contest. Giveaways work well. People love getting something for free. Make it fun and interactive. You can have folks “Like” your page to enter, upload a photo, share an idea, etc. Facebook has some tools that help as well.
Events – Promote upcoming events through the events interface. You could promote upcoming trade shows you will be at, seminars, etc.
Surveys – Want to know what your customers are thinking? Why not ask them? Facebook has some great polling and survey apps that make it easy to get feedback and ideas. Who knew market research was this easy?
Feature Recent Blog Posts – Facebook is a great platform to syndicate your blog content through your network. There are lots of ways that automate this process.
Post Links to Recent Press Releases – Keep you customers up-to-date with recent news about your business. Don’t over do this part. Facebook is a great tool to promote your business, but no one wants to feel like they are being advertised to on Facebook.

If I’ve sparked some ideas for you, put them in action and share them in the comments section below. If you have tried some of these ideas or have some of your own, share your experiences. What worked, what didn’t? What would you change?

Tags: Facebook, Social Media
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