Giovanni Angioni
Italian Journalist living in Estonia
Help. Friends. Inside Facebook. 5 Elements of a Successful Facebook Fan Page. Samir Balwani is an emerging technology strategist at Morpheus Media, a firm specializing in Social Marketing, SEM, and SEO. You can follow him on Twitter @leftthebox and get his newsletter. For many companies a Facebook fan page is an integral part of their social media campaign. But, what elements help fan pages build up large followings and what can brands do to emulate the success of others?
I've put together a list of specific elements that I believe have helped create fan pages with large, engaged, followings. This post is part of Mashable’s Facebook Week. To discuss everything Facebook, join our authors and community at Mashable's Facebook Page. 1. Building a large following requires a network of other platforms, working in conjunction to drive visitors to your fan page. As you can see, on their PINK landing page they have a link to their Facebook fan page and their MySpace profile. When is the last time you went looking for a brand's Facebook fan page? 2. 3. 4. 5. 30+ Apps for Doing Business on Facebook. Josh Peters is a freelance social media consultant from Salt Lake City, Utah.
He authors a blog at Shuaism.com. Think LinkedIn is the only place for business? Facebook is growing rapidly and it's becoming a destination for businesses and business professionals alike to establish a presence. Here are over 30 Facebook applications to help promote, network, communicate, collaborate and accomplish more with your business. Which apps do you use? Blog Promotion Networked Blogs app – This app shows up on your profile or in your boxes tab and displays your blog and any of the blogs you like to read. Notes (Default App) - Default App found on the right side of your profile. Social RSS – This one can be in either a box on your profile or even better, its own tab on your profile.
Simplaris BlogCast - Quick and simple way to put the title of your blog post and a link to it in your feed. Business / Self Promotion Define Me – Displays a cloud of words others use to describe your business. Communication. Estonian Free Press. Surchur – The Dashboard to Right Now. Real Time Search and Real.