Guest Blog by Rebecca Buscemi
Wow! How quickly things are changing on Facebook! Last night, Facebook rolled out the new Pages for people to try 
out if they are up for the challenge. For many it really is a challenge; the layout and features have changed quite a bit. Feel free to try the new layout at your leisure, you have the ability to take it for a test-drive up until March 1. After March 1 the changes are permanent and the old pages will be a thing of the past.
We wanted to take a few moments and update you on the changes that have happened to try and lessen some confusion. So here we go!
- Take the time to ‘Take a Tour” that Facebook is offering at the top of your business Page. You will see this option at the top of the Page as soon as
you get there. - Another thing you will notice is that, very similar to the way personal profiles are set up, you now have a photo strip at the top of the page that you can adjust. You can use this photo strip to showcase your awesome team members, fantastic smiles that you have created, the options are endless!
- Ready to make some adjustments to the settings of your page? Click on ‘Edit’ which is now found in the upper right hand corner of your Pa
ge. Here is a biggie! Go to ‘Your Settings’ and make sure you have your Page set up to email you when someone posts on your Business Page. - Here is another neat feature: Under the ‘Edit’ option, check out ‘Featured.’ Under this option, you can add up to five additional pages that you ‘like’ that will rotate and also you can ‘Feature’ the page owners (who are usually the business owners.)
- You can also now ‘Login as Page’ which gives you the ability to comment on other pages as the PAGE instead of yourself. You can find this option in the top right hand corner of the actual page, under the ‘admin’ images. But, you can not interact with personal profiles as your Business Page, only Pages!
- When you are using Facebook as your Page, the notifications in the upper left hand corner will reflect things happening on your page, such as someone new that ‘likes’ your Page or comments received on your Page.
- You can also now post on your Facebook Page as yourself, not just your Page. You can do this by going to ‘edit,’ ‘Your settings’ and then ‘Posting preferences.’
- Be aware that the navigation has moved from the top to left side of the Page in the column underneath your Page profile picture. And where did that little box go that was under your Page image? It now will appear in the Info tab.
- When people visit your Page, they will be able to mutual friends who also like your Page, as well as mutual Pages you share.
- There is also a pretty powerful spam filter which includes a moderation (you pick the words you don’t want to show up on your Page) and a profanity blocker.
I hope this provides you with some clarification on the changes on the Pages. If you have any questions or can’t locate something, feel free to post on our Page. We are always happy to help!
