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TIMELINE FOR FACEBOOK PAGES

By BandPage

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FACEBOOK TIMELINE – WHAT IS IT?Facebook Timeline is the new layout for Pages.

It will be rolled out to all Pages on March 30th.

Timeline is very visual. Fans can now look through your posts with

a few clicks, viewing all of your memorable moments, photos,

and events over the years.

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FACEBOOK TIMELINE FOR PAGES

Cover Photo Pg. 4Facebook Tabs Pg. 5-7Fan Engagement Pg. 8Adding Milestones Pg. 9Highlighting & Pinning Pg. 10Messaging Pg. 11BandPage with Timeline Pg. 12Admin Panel Pg. 13Activity Log Pg. 14

What’s new about Timeline and what can I do with it?

Table of Contents:

TIMELINE – COVER PHOTO

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• Size: 851px wide by 315px high

• Cover Photos are not linkable banners. They are just static photos.

• Your Cover Photo is seen by all fans and will be your first impression to new visitors.

• Facebook’s official Cover Photo guidelines: http://on.fb.me/CoverPhotoGuidelines

You can prominently display a Cover Photo at

the top of the page for all Facebook users.

TIP: Choose a photo that exemplifies your musical

personality and style.

TIMELINE – TABS

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Your page tabsare now displayed with boxes

below the Cover Photo.

Tabs can be reordered by Page Admins.

The photo box is set by Facebook and can not be

moved.

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1. Expand the Tabs section to display all tabs

2. Hover over your BandPage tab, click the Pencil icon, then choose the Tab that you’d like BandPage to “swap” position with.

BEST PRACTICES: Since Timeline only displays your first 3 Tabs, make sure to

arrange your Tabs by priority.

HOW TO: REPOSITION YOUR BOX ORDER

TIMELINE – DEFAULT TABS

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Admins can no longer set a Default Landing Tab.

Visitors will land on your Timeline when they go to your Facebook page. So

instead, you’ll want to use your short URL that links directly to your

BandPage.

To find your short Listn.to URL, go to the

BandPage editor Page you want to edit Settings Listn.to

TIP: Put your Listn.to URL in your page’s About Section, share it on your websites,

fliers, etc.

TIMELINE: WHAT FANS SEE

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Status Updates, Photos, Videos, and Milestones are

displayed on Timeline

All Page updates are in chronological order and

easily accessible.

At the top of every Timeline, fans will see their friends’

activity with your Page, listening activity, and recent

mentions.

TIP: Ask fans to tag you in posts when they want to spread the

word about your music.

TIMELINE: TELL YOUR STORY

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Add past events in your music career to your Timeline: record

& single releases, shows and tours, new videos, etc.

To add an Event, click on your Timeline and select your

update type.

TIP: Take advantage of the increased visual space on

your Timeline and use Rich Media (pics, videos, etc) in

your Timeline posts

TIMELINE: CURATE YOUR CONTENT

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Add, Delete, Highlight, Pin

Any story on a Timeline can be Pinned to the top of the

Timeline for up to 7 days at a time.

TIP: When you post a new Track, Video, Photo, Tour Date, etc – Highlight that update on your Timeline to make it more

prominent.

To Highlight a post and make it widescreen, click the Star

icon on a post.

TIMELINE: FAN MESSAGING

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Fans can now Message you in private

TIP: Exchanging messages with your fans can be a great way

to answer questions and strengthen your relationship

with them individually.

Messages are received in the Admin Panel, and you can

turn them off in your Page’s Admin Settings.

TIMELINE – BANDPAGE

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Your BandPage will have the ‘Like’ button at the top right of

the page.

Timeline creates a lot of new opportunities for BandPage, and we are very excited to bring you new features and additions that will make BandPage even more useful for musicians and fans.

TIMELINE – ADMIN PANEL

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Your Page now has an Admin Panel at the top of your Timeline

TIP: Access Insights from this panel to learn more about how effective your fan engagement is on your Page.

MessagesNotifications

InsightsNew Likes

EDIT ALL YOUR UPDATES WITH ACTIVITY LOGActivity Log lets you easily see all of your updates without having to

scroll through your entire Timeline.

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TIP: Delete, highlight, and pin posts quickly using the Activity Log editor

Access your Activity Log by clicking ‘Manage’ in your Admin panel.

THANK YOU FOR READING!To Preview Timeline and for Facebook’s Page documentation, go here:

learnfacebookpages.comfacebook.com/about/pages

Questions, Comments, Ideas, Thoughts? We’d love to hear them!

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