How to Construct a Facebook Page Like Box
Sunday, June 13th, 2010You can promotes your Facebook Page from your website or blog. The tool is called a Facebook Like Box. (Not to be confused with a Like Button). How does installing a Like Box promote your Facebook Page?
Like Box Promoting Your Fan Page
1. When a person sees your Like Box and likes what they see on your website or blog, they may want to become a fan of your Facebook Page. With a simple click, they immediately are added to your Fan Page. This action also goes into their newsfeed, letting their friends know they have now become a Fan of your Facebook Page. Instant viral effect. No need to leave your website or blog to become a fan.
2. The Like Box allows a stream of your Page Updates and actions to appear within this Like Box. From your website or blog, a visitor can see the current stream of Updates and other activities you have on your Facebook Page. No need to leave the your website or blog to see them.
3. At the bottom of your Facebook Like Box, you can show pictures of your Facebook Fans. Think of the added credibility someone will have when they see 49 fans that have already made that decision? They do this without leaving your website or blog.
Installing a Like Box
It’s very simple to install a Facebook Like Box. Go to your Facebook Page and click on the Edit Page Link under the Page Photo. When the new screen comes up, on the right side you will see several options to promote your Facebook Page. Choose “Promote with a Like Box.
The Like Box Screen will appear:
!. Change the Facebook Page ID to match your Facebook Address (copy the numbers from your browser bar)
2. You can change the width to match a side bar on your webpage or blog.
3. Identify how many Fans you want to display (up to 49 and Facebook randomly chooses which Fans)
4. In the preview screen on the right, you will see how it is going to look. Feel free to experiment with it.
5. When finished, you can click on the link to get the html code. Copy this code and paste it into your website or into your blog.
Now you have a Facebook Box on your website or blog that people can use and click to become immediate fans of your business.
To be continued, your comments are welcomed…
Al Hanzal
