This is a quick reference guide on how to post on Facebook for business pages. You will learn how to post a status, link, photo, video and question.

1. Basic steps and things to know when using a
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Facebook Business page. Jan 2012
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2. This part of the publication will focus
on posting to your Business page.
on posting to your Business page
Status
Photo
Link
Video
Vid
Questions

3. Main Screen Points of Interest
When you see your
When you see your
business name here
it means that you are
speaking as the
business page.
business page.
You will also notice that
is says “Use Facebook as
_____”. This is where
you click to switch from
you click to switch from
your personal profile to
your business page and
back again.

4. Posting a Status Update
By default or when you
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click “Status” you will be
able to talk to your
audience by using this
field.
Status is only text and
can hold over 400
characters but you want
to keep the message
short and sweet.
*Status is not the
best method to say y
something.
When you can,
always post a photo
and a comment. We
will talk about this on
the next page. *
Once your done with your message and its spell checked, click “Share” and your done.

5. Posting a Photo, Part I
When you click “Photo”
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you will see the area
change a little.
If you can attach a file to
an email you can post a
an email you can post a
photo on Facebook!
Here you can attach a
Here you can attach a
photo that is on your
hard drive, take a photo
with your Webcam (if
you have one) and even
create an entire photo
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album.
We are only going to
focus on the main
usage, “Upload a photo”

6. Posting a Photo, Part II
When you click “Photo”
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you will see the area
change a little.
Click “Choose file”. This
will open a pop up
will open a pop up
window that will ask you
“Where is the file you
want to upload”. Find it
and upload it.
Here you can attach a
photo that is on your
hard drive, take a photo
with your Webcam (if
you have one) and even
create an entire photo
create an entire photo
album.
We are only going to
focus on the main
usage, “Upload a photo”

7. Posting a Photo, Part III
Now that you have the
file you want to upload
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you will see the file
name here.
Next step is to “Say
Something about the
photo and hit “Share”
That’s it!
IMPORTANT INFO:
IMPORTANT INFO:
Photos get more
interaction then a
simple status update.
Use photos as often as
possible when posting.
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See next slide.

8. Posting a Photo, Part IV
This is a post with an
image attached.
See how much real
estate the photo and
the message take up.
This little tip will help
you gain more screen
you gain more screen
real estate over your
competition and help be
seen more effectively
ALSO
Photos generate more
“Shares”, Comments and
Likes then just a simple
Likes then just a simple
status update. Use
photos whenever
possible.

9. Posting a Link , Part I
Links are the BEST way
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to share a hyperlink or
URL from another place.
And yes there is a right
way and a wrong way to
way and a wrong way to
post it.
Step 1. Copy the URL you
want to show everyone.
Step 2. Click ‘Link”
Step 3. Paste the link in the
box .
box
See next slide

10. Posting a Link , Part II
Once the link is pasted
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and you click “attach”
you will see this box.
This is a “screen grab” of the
URL you are suggesting to
people. If there are other
thumbnails that you want
the audience to see, click the
arrows till you find the one
you want to show everyone.
Next step is to say something
about the link.
Once your done click “Post”

11. Posting a Video
This works just the same
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as posting a photo.
If you have a YouTube or
Vimeo channel USE IT to
post videos, it helps
post videos it helps
with SEO.
Videos are great for
interaction.
You can either post a
video from your
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Webcam or from your
hard drive by clicking on
one of these boxes.

12. Posting a Question, Part I
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Questions are great for
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fun posts, variables,
quizzes, etc.
Click on “Question” and
this box will appear.
this box will appear
In the top row is where
you ask the question to
the audience.
Next Slide

13. Posting a Question, Part II
This is where the magic
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happens.
You can make it so that
only you can post
choices they have to
choices they have to
choose from.
OR
When you ask questions
you can have the
audience “fill in
answers”
Questions get a lot of
response (if done well)
and have a great viral
nature to them which
will help generate
awareness to your page.
Once your done with
y
filling this out click “Ask
Question”

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