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Online Marketing - Facebook
An edited compendium of the best Facebook resources that I know of — and there's a lot!
Best Resources about Facebook & Social Media
GETTING STARTED IN FACEBOOK & SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING
- FACEBOOK
- Ready to take the plunge and create a fan page for your business? Create your account here!
- Facebook Fan Pages vs. Facebook Group Pages
- But wait! What type of Facebook page should you create? You've heard people talk about joining a Fan page for a business. You might've joined one yourself. You're also hearing something about some Facebook Group pages? This post should help you sort it out. You rather hear from people in the trenches. No problem; Facebook users posts answers to these questions.
- Facebook Help Center
- Five million Facebook users can't be wrong. I'm referring to the almost 6 million users who've Liked the help center. Think of this page as a browswer within Facebook itself. You may enter a search term or click on one of the many links you'll find on the landing page.
- Facebook Apps. Directory
- The name of this resource says it all. This is one-stop shopping for overwhelming number of applications that can be used with your Facebook page.
- Facebook Fan Page Templates
- Yes, we saw the "do they have templates for Fan Pages" question coming. And yes, they do. And yes, some are free, while others require that you pony up some cash for someone's design efforts. The link above will take you to the free page; however, this link will lead to a customizable (fee-based) pages.
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Best Ways to Get Help from Other Facebook Users
Best Facebook Online/Video Training
Lynda.com's Facebook Lessons:
I'm featuring tutorials from lynda.com because it is assembling a nice collection of tutorials on social media. Members have the option of viewing each of the series mentioned below and exploring the other 57,000 tutorials in the library. A basic subscription
will set you back $25 a month, but you may cancel it at almost any time.
- Facebook Essential Training
 If you're new to Facebook or a seasonsed veteran who's ready to move beyond basic profile activities and Farmville, Facebook Essential Training might be worth a viewing. You'll find three hours of tutorials which will help you better understand and manage profiles, Groups, applications, status udpates, photosharing and New Feeds. You'll discover new ways of protecting your privacy with privacy settings, chat and content that appears on your wall.
- Social Media Marketing with Facebook and Twitter
- Weighing in at four hours, this tutorial will help you market your business with social media. I provide step-by-step instructions beginning with the basics that some established users take forgranted — creating accounts and profiles. I walk you through ways of marketing your business with Twitter. I'll show you the many ways that you can set up, maintain and promote a Facebook page to keep your Fans engaged. Finally, I show you how you can measure the impact of all your efforts. Check out this sample video in which I delve into the Facebooks vs. Twitter debate.
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- Mashable.com/category/facebook/
- An extensive website with posts by guest writers who resport on current and emerging trends. You'll find goo-gobs of posts which offer lins to free resources that will help your Facebook page standout. You'll also find a good amount of How-To posts, interviews with social media VIPS, news items and more.
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Other Facebook-centric Web Pages with Good Stuff
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