October 13th, 2009
by Lorrie Thomas
Q. I finally created a fan page for my company on Facebook, but now I need a little bit of marketing advice -Is there a quick and easy way to invite all my friend to be fans instead of selecting them just one at a time? Thanks for your help.
A. Great question, and thanks for reaching out. Admitting you need marketing help is always the first step to recovery. You can message your friends off your personal contacts and send them your fan page link (Example: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Web-Marketing-Therapy/48899841647) then invite them via a personal message to join….
Want to Pimp Your Fan Page? Suggest it to your Friends!
OR
You can go to the left area of your fan page navigation (see picture to the left) and Suggest to Friends. If you do not see this link, hit “More Options” on your Facebook fan page navigation area.
Thanks for the great question, I hope you enjoyed your healthy dose of web marketing advice.
If you have more questions, feel free to contact us, follow us on twitter @WildWebWomen and @WebTherapist and ask questions at @WebMarketing_RX.
Web Marketing Therapy Related Links:
- Ask the Marketing Therapist: Fear of Facebook Liking
- Facebook Marketing Tips on the Marketing Therapist and Wild Web Women Blog Talk Radio Show
- Ask the Marketing Therapist – How To Max Your Social Media
- Ask the Marketing Therapist – Small Business Owners and Marketing Mistakes
VP
(October 13th, 2009 at 1:25 pm)
That’s my girl. Always up to the task. Way to get up and out. Thanks for all you do to provide marketing support.
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Michael Neville
(October 13th, 2009 at 4:44 pm)
Lorrie,
Thank you so much for your prompt response. You are always there for me. Your ability to find the correct answer or at least lead me down the right path is much apreciated. Thank you.
Lorrie Thomas
(October 13th, 2009 at 6:38 pm)
this is what marketing therapy is all about Michael
Happy to help!
Virtual Marketing Hugs,
Lorrie
Coach Johnson
(October 14th, 2009 at 10:43 pm)
Hi Lorrie! Question on FB business pages.
So of course I have a FB page with 1400+ friends. Problem is, some of my friends aren’t as…..oh lets say…MATURE, lol. From time to time I’ll end up with a comment on my page or a video on my page that I may find funny, but worry a potential client might see.
How do you recommend separating your personal FB account from your business page? Should I create a separate account for my business and create a Fan Page under that account?
What’s the diagnosis doc?
Coach Johnson
Style Maniac
(November 16th, 2009 at 3:01 pm)
Hi–Thanks for the info. I am curious what the automated “Send to Friends” invite says/looks like. If you have a screenshot of that I’d love to see it.
Also I noticed that when I click on the “Send to Friends” option, friends who are currently fans of my page are grayed out on the list, which makes sense. But now a few other friends–who are NOT Fans of the Page–are also appearing grayed out. Any idea why this is so?
Lorrie Thomas
(November 16th, 2009 at 3:49 pm)
Hi Ms. Style Maniac!
Happy to post this info. I will email you a screen shot to show you what it looks like.
I consulted with Nicki Gauthier, our Data Diva (and guru of all things techy-social) and she was stumped on why NON fans of the page were greyed out
But my idea (advice from the Marketing Therapist) is that contacts who have “do not message me” privacy settings are greyed out so you do not solicit them.
Off to email you the screen shot! LOVE your blog – keep reading, great to know you cyber sister!
-The Marketing Therapist
Nicki Gauthier
(November 16th, 2009 at 4:08 pm)
Hi Style Maniac! other tip: also try “refreshing” your page before you send invite. – Data Diva
Style Maniac
(November 18th, 2009 at 10:18 pm)
Lorrie & Nicki –Thanks so much, girls, for the reply, the personal email, the encouraging words and the assistance to all of us wading through the social media landscape. Refreshing the screen did not change anything so the theory about the grayed-out photos seems like the logical answer. I’ll ask the friends showing up that way about their settings and let you all know.
(Oh, and Data Diva that name is just too perfect!)
Lorrie Thomas
(November 19th, 2009 at 4:25 pm)
Happy to Help, we are all in this wild web world together!
Virtual Marketing Hugs,
The Marketing Therapist
PS Data Diva is a rocking job title indeed!