We're giving you everything you need to know to create a Facebook landing page on your own! In Part One of this Facebook mini-series, I talked about how important it is to make your Facebook Page stand out through customization. We stressed the importance of having a landing tab to welcome new visitors to your Page and encouraging them to ‘Like’ it. In the past, many landing tabs used FBML, which was Facebook’s own version of HTML. If you have worked with FBML in the past, you may be su ...
Creating a Facebook Fan Page That Rocks
If you haven’t noticed, Facebook Pages (also referred to as “fan” pages) are beginning to rival websites as the go-to destination for people looking to connect with brands. Most people check Facebook everyday — they don’t look at individual websites nearly as often. Not sure if you need to have a Facebook Page for your brand? Check this out: Facebook fan pages have created more than 5.3 billion fans. This translates into additional traffic to your website and more people buying into your brand. ...
Learn How To Customize Your Domain Name
Do you remember the post I wrote last month here on SITS? It covered how not to design your blog and even included a fab makeover for one lucky blogger. Turns out that lucky winner was Jean from Mommy To Two Boys. Not only did I give her a brand new look, but I also helped her to change her URL to a custom domain name. In other words, what started out as http://www.mommytotwoboys.blogspot.com became http://www.mommytotwoboys.com. Jean's site is hosted Blogger, so her goal was to remove t ...
What to Wear: A Blog Conference Guide
Our 2011 Bloggy Boot Camp tour kicks off this weekend in San Diego. We're out of our minds excited! The chance to meet our community in person, exchange hugs, and have some fun in the sun is wonderful. One of the most common questions we receive prior to any conference is, What should I wear? Is the attire business casual? Are jeans OK? What about the cocktail party? How formal is that? Rather than continuing to answer this question in e-mail, we'd thought we'd ask our resident design a ...
How Not to Design Your Blog
You've heard everybody say it: content is king. And yes, you do need to have great content, as well as SEO and a social media presence to have a blog that people come back to day after day. But the first impression a new blog visitor gets comes from what a blog looks like. And if your blog doesn't look good or is confusing to navigate, your audience won't stay and continue reading. A well-dressed blog can maximize your assets and show off your personal style. This makes viewers want to get to ...