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Facebook The Final Frontier
By TheAngelForever | April 8, 2011
Several years ago, I started working on a Facebook page for my blog. For some reason, I never pushed the publish button. At the time, I was more focused on other ends of the Social Media spectrum. The reality is that not everyone likes Twitter. A lot of people prefer to use Facebook. By not pushing that button and setting up the Facebook page, I was only hurting myself.
While at the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration, one of the guest speakers was Matt Jacobson.
Jacobson is the head of market development for Facebook. While listening to everything that he told us, I knew that I was going to have to go home and finish working on my Facebook page. One of Jacobson’s biggest points that hit home is separating your personal and professional Facebook identities. He showed us an example using Mark Zuckerberg’s two profiles. He also talked about Building your brand on Facebook.
Yes, I knew it was time to get to work on Facebook. There was a need not only to publish a public page for The Angel Forever, but to have my own personal profile for family and friends.
Later in the day, Chris Brogan took the stage.
One of the many items that Chris talked about was using different forms of social media as outposts to get people to your blog or home base. Yes, I was utilizing Twitter in many ways, but Facebook was something that I foolishly ignored for too long. I will be sharing more from DisneySMMoms in the upcoming weeks – there is a lot to process.
While home with a sick kiddo this week, I finally tweaked my Facebook page for this blog. Over on the left, I even put a way to head there if you would like to.
See, I even took time to get a button for the side of my blog like the one above. It is a work in progress, but so is everything else in life.
This week my question to you is:
Do you have a Facebook page for your blog? Any input on whether having one or not having one has made a difference from your experience. If you do have a Facebook page, I would love to know so I can stop by visit and say hello.
If you feel a little bit of love in your heart, I would love for you to like The Angel Forever on Facebook as well. Thanks so much!
Disclosure: Although we paid for our own trip to Disney World, we were given an incredible deal thanks to Disney. The sweet conference fee included 3 nights at the Grand Floridian, several meals for the entire family, 7 day park hoppers for everyone, conference/meals for me and some other items to take home. Also note that Disney never asked us to blog about this event. As a long time Disney fan, it is my pleasure to share my experiences from the event.
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Thanks to Kailani at An Island Life for starting this fun for Friday. Please be sure to head over to her blog to say hello and sign the linky there if you are participating.
Aloha #146
Topics: Aloha Friday, Blogging Conference, Conference, DisneySMMoms, looking back, me moments, photos | 11 Comments »
April 8th, 2011 at 2:45 am
I like you … I really like you!! ;D
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April 8th, 2011 at 3:50 pm
Yes, I have a facebook page…you can check it out here:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Scribbleprints-by-Gale/66746475590
I was on facebook before I started my Facebook Page for my shop, and it was a great way to share my site with my friends. I like being able to share the Scribbleprints stuff with friends who are interested, and not annoy the friends that aren’t.
I’ve got a lot of other sign up. It’s hard to track where sales come from because I use a third party site to sell my items, but I will say I’ve gotten a lot of people signing up just from putting up a button on my blog. I’m not sure if that translates to sales or not. I’m sure I could do more with it than I already do.
April 8th, 2011 at 4:05 pm
I have a regular Facebook page as well as a Networked Blogs (through Facebook) and a Fan page – though my Fan page is still under my Stacy’s Random Thoughts previous name, since they don’t let you change it and I didn’t want to start all over with followers.
I’m still trying to figure out how in depth I want to get in the social networking aspect of things, since I’m clueless most of the time! 
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April 8th, 2011 at 4:09 pm
I have a personal FB account I use to keep in touch with family. Then I have my FB for my blog which I love.. I’m able to connect with my readers betters b/c as my site grows it’s hard to visit all the blogs.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Momma-In-Flip-Flops2/109898018067#!/pages/Momma-In-Flip-Flops2/109898018067
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April 8th, 2011 at 4:55 pm
I have a FB page and Fan page… I already stopped by to like yours : ) I enjoy having the fan page and have been contacted several times thru it!!
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April 8th, 2011 at 5:02 pm
just liked your facebook page!
i used to have myspace..
then that died down and i got facebook
now, i have a facebook personal and a facebook blog
love to have you “like” me back! lol
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jumpin-Beans-Blog/150331861650690
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April 8th, 2011 at 7:52 pm
No I don’t, and I won’t…not something I care to do.
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April 8th, 2011 at 9:02 pm
It’s taking some time to build the Facebook Page into the community that I would like it to be, but it’s worth it!
Here it is: http://www.facebook.com/AlbanyKid
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April 9th, 2011 at 1:33 am
I too do have a facebook page but am not really that active promoting it and interacting with my fans.. have a lot to learn.
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April 10th, 2011 at 1:17 am
I do have a FB page. I like being able to promote giveaways on there without feeling like I am spamming my friends. I figure if you Like my page, you want to know what is going on.
P.S. I just “liked’ you too!
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April 11th, 2011 at 9:07 pm
I have a FB Profile/Wall but no FB Page for my site. I don’t see the need to have FB Page, when I can share my blog posts in my FB Wall.
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