How to get a custom welcome page for Facebook
Getting a custom welcome landing page (aka welcome tab) to invite someone to Like a Facebook Page has become a popular tactic for businesses and organizations to build its audience. While there is Facebook Developer documentation online that has a Page Tab tutorial, I don’t find it plain and simple to use. Here are template-driven web apps for generating a custom welcome page (and asterisked ones have additional apps that integrate into Facebook page tabs):
- http://www.pagemodo.com
- http://www.shortstack.com
- http://northsocial.com
- http://fanpageengine.com
- http://hostfb.com/
- http://socialstage.com
- http://socialdragonflys.com
- http://wp4fb.com
- http://www.faceitpages.com * [ed.note: this app calls it a “fan gate”]
- http://iframes.wildfireapp.com
- http://www.tabsite.com
- http://apps.tradablebits.com *
- http://www.socialappshq.com *
- Static HTML: iframe tabs
- http://pages.wix.com/ppcfpa/fb_102
- other apps listed in socialmediaexaminer.com, another list
- + Steve Fogg’s step-by-step guide to build one for free http://www.stevefogg.com/2011/10/09/how-i-created-a-facebook-landing-page-for-free-and-you-can-too/
Of course, growing audience engagement takes more than a welcome page, but sometimes non-techie decision-makers aren’t aware of the total cost of effort to keep fresh content flowing consistently. (cf. When A Welcome Tab Isn’t Enough: Use Custom Facebook Tabs To Give Fans More)
[* Unfortunately, much of this info is obsolete, since Facebook changed the rules of the game, and Facebook pages use that timeline format since February 2012]
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Excellent resource. Thank you!!!
thx for tips, I now built my page using iFrame Tab Plus from HostFB Apps
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Excellent post DJ…was looking for a list like this 🙂 Which one is your favorite?
I’ve only used a few, and I like the simplicity of Static HTML: iframe tabs
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