Why Facebook page is important for business?
Creating a Facebook Page allows more than 2 billion people on Facebook to discover your business. As pages are public. Google may index your Page, making it easier for people to find you.
Pages are a free product to build and grow your social media presence. Use Pages to reach new audiences and communicate with fans or customers who care about your products, services or community. With Pages, you can also advertise and achieve business goals.
Benefits of Facebook Pages
1: Free and simple
Pages are free. It takes only minutes to create a Page, and offer several features to manage it.
2: Versatile
Your Page comes with many free tools that help you achieve specific goals based on your business model.
3: Connect with customers
Billions of people use Facebook to communicate with businesses. Use your Page to build loyalty with existing and new customers.
4: Advertise with your Page
Ads can help you grow your brand and audience. If you want to advertise on Facebook, you need a Page. You can use Facebook’s advertising tools to create ads, set your budget and plan your strategy.
Top features of Facebook Pages
1: Business information
Pages show information about your business, such as your address, phone number, hours, categories, unique username and more.
2: Posting
The fastest way to share information on your Page is to post. You can add a call-to-action (CTA) button to encourage people to take specific actions. Use our publishing tools to manage your posting schedule.
3: Messaging
Page comes with Inbox, which lets you communicate with people on Facebook, Instagram and Messenger. You can also use tools to organize your messages and automate responses.
4: Tools
You can use free Page tools to connect with customers and expand business. Tools such as Events and Appointments can help you grow your customer base, while Jobs can help you find qualified candidates.
5: Insights
Insights can help you find customers who care about what you offer. You can understand actions that people take on your Page, such as how often they like, comment on or share posts. You can also see insights about your competitors’ Pages to learn about your industry and audience.
Difference between Pages & Profile & Groups?
About Facebook Profiles
Facebook profiles are intended for personal use and to help you connect with friends, family and your community. Your profile can include photos, stories, posts and more that tell your story. With a profile, you can:
1 : Create, like and follow Pages and groups with your personal profile.
2 : Communicate privately with friends and family through posts, photos, videos, stories and Messenger.
Profiles are best for personal use, not for businesses or organisations.
About Facebook Groups
Groups provide a space to communicate about shared interests with approved members. You can create a group for fans of your business or local enthusiasts with similar interests. With a group, you can:
1 : Connect and share information in discussion forums with small, select groups of people.
2 : Add events and set up a calendar for members to stay organised.
3 : Manage and control member access to keep your group as private as you like.
4 : Join or create a group as a Page member to increase awareness of your brand and build community.
Importance of Facebook Profile Image & Cover Image
Applications to create Profile & Cover picture
Importance of profile picture
1 : It represents our business
2 : Appears in news feed of our followers
3 : Appears in Post’s on page’s timeline
4 : Appears while we replies on comments
5 : Appears on comments & posts we make on other pages while using our page
Dimensions's of profile picture
1 : It displays at 170 X 170 pixels on computer & 128 X 128 pixels on smartphones
2 : Profile picture can give better results by using PNG (portable network graphics) format
3 : We need to keep in mind that profile picture will be cropped to a circular shape in ads and posts, but will remain the same square shape when we click on image. We can see an example from below image
Importance of Cover picture
1 : Great way to icrease the brand awareness
2 : We can publish different designs like : Photos, Videos & Slideshow
Dimensions's of Cover picture
The dimensions of cover photo is 820 x 312 pixels or 11.4 x 4.3 inches. And On smartphones it displays at 640 X 360 pixels.
Different B\W Facebook Like and Follow
Like a Page (Becoming a fan)
When people like the page on Facebook, they automatically follow your page as well, this means that your page will be listed in their ‘liked’ directory and your post will be seen in their feed.
Follow a Page (Becoming a follower)
Facebook users also have the option to follow a page without clicking the like button. This category of followers will still see your posts in their news feed, but they won’t be considered a like on your page. This option was set up for people who didn’t want to be friend of someone on Facebook but still wanted to see their posts.
