Facebook Fan Pages can help grow your business tremendously…if you use them the right way. Many people don’t know how customizable fan pages can be. There is so much you can do with them…you just need to be creative.
Today I’m going to show you an application that you can use to set up a customizable “Welcome” tab and an “About Me” tab. These are just two of the possibilities that you can do with this application. You can make other tabs that are related to your niche, company, product, etc. The possibilities are endless with this application!
To get an idea of what I mean Click Here For My Facebook Welcome Tab.
This application is called Static FBML.
Most web pages are built with HTML code which stands for Hyper Text Markup Language. Facebook has its own version of HTML called FBML (FaceBook Markup Language). Most of the code is the same but there is some specific code changes when it comes to showing a YouTube video.
A normal YouTube embedded with HTML code would look like this….
<object width=”425″ height=”344″><param name=”movie” value=”http://www.youtube.com/v/BIX13I9uHi8&hl=en_US&fs=1&”></param><param name=”allowFullScreen” value=”true”></param><param name=”allowscriptaccess” value=”always”></param><embed src=”http://www.youtube.com/v/BIX13I9uHi8&hl=en_US&fs=1&” type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” allowscriptaccess=”always” allowfullscreen=”true” width=”425″ height=”344″></embed></object>
A video that a is going to go into a tab that is created with Static FBML will look like this…
<center><p align=”center”><fb:swf swfbgcolor=”000000″ imgstyle=”border-width:3px; border-color:white;”
swfsrc=’http://www.youtube.com/v/5JAIhNszaeE‘
imgsrc=’http://img.youtube.com/vi/5JAIhNszaeE/1.jpg’
width=’340′ height=’270′ /></p></center>
When building your Static FBML page and inserting a YouTube video you can use the above code but just take out the red text and put in your link to your video.
Most of the other code is standard HTML code. If you are not sure about how to build a page using html code you can use Windows Live Writer which is a free program that you can use to convert WYSIWYG to HTML.
If you’re interested in learning more about HTML and building web pages I use a great program that is very easy to use called XSite Pro and you can get more information about it at http://www.xisteprolearning.com.
Check out this video that will walk you through getting Static FBML up and running on your Fan Page…
If you are still clueless how to make a custom tab on your Fanpage after reading this post and viewing the video then you’re not the sharpest tool in the shed!
Awww, I’m just kiddin’! This is actually really technical stuff and some very advanced Facebook techniques so if you are really having problems with this I can custom make one for you.
Click Here For Details!
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23 Comments and Pings on Making A Custom Tab For Your Facebook Fan Page
Hey Mike! Thanks for sharing these great tips! Adding an “About Me” page and a “Welcome” page can make a huge difference on a Facebook Fan page. I never realized that you could do this type of customization in Facebook. I am so glad that I met someone who understands all of this technical stuff, especially since you do such a great job of explaining it to us newbies!
Thanks for sharing your incredible knowledge!
Melissa
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Thanks Mike, this is great information,
I didn’t know you could do this on facebook.
you have done a brilliant job of explaining how this is done.
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Thanks Mike,
I have been looking for a way to optimize my facebook fan page and every bit of information helps. You really know your facebook, thanks for the info!
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Wow, this is awesome I really needed this.
Thanks!
Thanks for the great information Mike, this really helps. I’m going to be setting up a business page next week…perfect timing and great info!
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Great Phil!
Let me know if you need any help!
Hey Michael
This is a great find that you have found here. This is something that I feel is very powerful and I will be putting onto my fan page really soon.
Thanks
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This is a great strategy and I feel it’s something anyone can implement into their game plan!
I usually do not do commenting. but thanks for this great post and looking forward to more.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hey Michael, Nice work! Thanks for sharing specific information on creating a fan page welcome page! The timing is great, as I am in the process of creating my fan page and welcome messages. Super post! Laura
Great post Mike!
This is one of those little golden
nuggets that will make all the difference
in someone’s fan page.
Thanks for all the VALUE you offer:)
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I am definitely going to do this right away!
Thanks for helping me learn how to put this
together. It’s going to be very powerful to
be able to format my page like this!
You rock buddy!
Kary
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Great post! To be honest SEO, marketing and online business in general as is important as it’s ever been. How can I subscribe?
Hi, would you know of any similar resources which could help me in my internet marketing? Also, do you offer a subscription service?
This is a great video Mike,
A lot of people don’t realize all of the
features of fan pages. They are a great
resource and can help you instantly
brand yourself online
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Mike,
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I find your content very valuable – I don’t have a facebook fan page and it si time I create one. Your post prompts me to action and I am ready to go build one.
Thank you for sharing and the video that shows exactly how to do it. I am not into technical stuff so this is very valuable to me.
Gratefully,
Venus
Venus
Hey Mike,
You are truly amazing with the knowledge you share for all of us. This stuff is really so valuable to me in being a successful brander and marketer.
Thank you for all you do.
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