Facebook Fan Pages Move to Timeline Format

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On March 30th Facebook will be rolling out the new Pages layout. You can preview the new changes now by heading to your page and clicking the Preview option at the top.

Cover Photos

You will be able to create a Cover Photo at the top of your Fan page just like you would with your personal page.
Cover photos are 851 pixels wide and 315 pixels tall. If you upload an image that’s smaller than these dimensions, it will get stretched to this larger size. The image you upload must be at least 399 pixels wide.

Cannot include:

  • Price or purchase information, such as “40% off” or “Download it at our website”
  • Contact information, such as web address, email, mailing address or other information intended for your Page’s About section
  • References to user interface elements, such as Like or Share, or any other Facebook site features
  • Calls to action, such as “Get it now” or “Tell your friends”
All cover images are public, which means anyone visiting your Page will be able to see the image you choose. Covers must not be false, deceptive or misleading, and must not infringe on third parties’ intellectual property. You may not encourage or incentivize people to upload your cover image to their personal timelines.

Apps / Tabs

You can highlight what is important at the top of the page now. Right under the Cover Photo you will find your Apps / Tabs. You’ll have a maximum of 12 apps and you can rearrange them in the order that you want to appear.

Review your Page timeline

Hover over a story and click on the star icon to make it wider, or on the pencil icon to pin it to the top of your Page, hide or delete it entirely. This will give you the ability to highlight stories on your Page’s Timeline.
For Example: If you have a Giveaway going on this week, you would want to feature that post at the top of your Fan page so that when people visit it’s the first post they see. Use the Pencil Icon and select Pin Post to Top. After the giveaway is complete simple un-pin the post for it to fall back into the Timeline.

Admin Panel

This I’m most excited about. There is a Messages section now available in Facebook Fan Pages. This will allow fans or others that are not your personal friends to message you from your page. Notifications about new messages will appear right in your admin panel. Everything will be laid out on this page for Admins. Notifications, Insights, New Likes
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  1. Thanks for this quick intro to the new Facebook!

  2. I know that this can make the Facebook world trends into.

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