Social Media Examiner | How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? | Topic Replies http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/feed/ How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? - Forum Topic in the Group Facebook Thu, 23 May 2013 17:49:29 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5 en http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-14124<![CDATA[Corey Buller replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-14124 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:21:25 +0000 Corey Buller replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook Personally, I love a good landing page. Its kind of like a first impression when you meet someone. It gives you the chance to show your personality, be fun, and maybe create a connection. This is why I despise […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-14063<![CDATA[Don Alf Delli Fiori replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-14063 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:59:22 +0000 Don Alf Delli Fiori replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook I agree with all the great comments  @francinebishop! @mtheory @gabrielMy experience A fan gate is a common tool used to drive up fan count. If you aren’t familiar with fan gates, the premise is simple: serve […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-14009<![CDATA[That Social Dude replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-14009 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:30:28 +0000 That Social Dude replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook
Hey @ijazrafi,

I completely agree with  @francinebishop!

12 year olds have figured out how to make Facebook Pages, so the credibility of a "Business Page" isn't what it used to be.  You need to take it to the […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-14008<![CDATA[Francine Bishop replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-14008 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:21:54 +0000 Francine Bishop replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook I think a Welcome page separates a business page from all the other "stuff" we are bombarded by on a daily basis. Like everything in business we need to stand out, be memorable and make it very clear what the […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13618<![CDATA[Mark Johnson replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13618 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:26:06 +0000 Mark Johnson replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook A nice Welcome page sets the tone for your users visit and can present your page in an optimal way. Fan-gating should not be an ultimatum. You should have content initially available with deeper content that can […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13609<![CDATA[Naurene (Bree) replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13609 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:49:32 +0000 Naurene (Bree) replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook @richardmclaughlin @jfouts  Yes FB is first and foremost SOCIAL media - a chance for people to get to "know, like & trust" you.  Really like the old-fashioned days when you didn't go to CVS, you went to the […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13594<![CDATA[Ijaz Rafi replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13594 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:52:01 +0000 Ijaz Rafi replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook Input from all of you making it really interesting for me and my clients. love to read more about it....Thank you alll  @moinshaikh @jfouts @richardmclaughlin @einsley @ndonelly

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13593<![CDATA[Ijaz Rafi replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13593 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:50:34 +0000 Ijaz Rafi replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook Input from all of you making it really interesting for me and my clients. love to read more about it....Thank you alll  @moinshaikh @jfouts @richardmclaughlin @einsley @ndonelly

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13543<![CDATA[Moin Shaikh replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13543 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:52:57 +0000 Moin Shaikh replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook @ijazrafi it depends upon nature of your business but i feel that whatever type your business is, a beautifully designed landing page will really make a lasting impression on the fans and will give you lots of […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13479<![CDATA[Janet Fouts replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13479 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:14:20 +0000 Janet Fouts replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook @richardmclaughlin People say I say "That depends" a lot when I'm talking about social media, but it's true. Every case is different, and how each client wants to use social media for their business needs a […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13477<![CDATA[Richard McLaughlin replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13477 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:09:26 +0000 Richard McLaughlin replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook it's like @jfouts says, it depends on the objectives. I've been reading that people consider FB a marketing place without the intention of direct sales. If this is true (you'll have to test) then you have the […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13472<![CDATA[Janet Fouts replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13472 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:29:31 +0000 Janet Fouts replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook It depends on the goals of the page. If you want them to opt into something, cool, put up a landing page, maybe with a fan gate to get them to opt in. After all, once they've fanned your page they'll probably […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13453<![CDATA[erica insley replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13453 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:18:54 +0000 erica insley replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook I agree with many of the comments here.  Try it out for a while and see what results you get.  I believe its different for every product or service and industry.  Forcing someone to "like" the page is not worth […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13445<![CDATA[Ijaz Rafi replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13445 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:02:38 +0000 Ijaz Rafi replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook @ndonelly @gabriel @donpurdum 
its great to know all the opinions...thank you alll...
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13370<![CDATA[Naurene (Bree) replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13370 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:00:56 +0000 Naurene (Bree) replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook testing is key as pointed out by 
@donpurdum, but IF you're there for business, I think you're missing a big opportunity .  I also think it's nice if you offer something in exchange for the LIKE.  To pick up […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13367<![CDATA[Gabriel Marinescu replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13367 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:38:47 +0000 Gabriel Marinescu replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook @donpurdum Well said

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13352<![CDATA[Don Purdum replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13352 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:24:47 +0000 Don Purdum replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook @ijazrafi @paceyHere is my opinion. Test and measure. For one month, put up a landing page. Change it's message every once in a while. Take it down for a month. Alternate it for a few months and see how your […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13344<![CDATA[Ian Pace replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13344 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:50:15 +0000 Ian Pace replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook @gabriel I would much prefer people forget to like my page than feel forces to like it for access to the content ;)

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13334<![CDATA[Gabriel Marinescu replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13334 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:58:14 +0000 Gabriel Marinescu replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook @pacey I want to add another thing. I understand what you are saying. It happend to me once to go to a page, find a fangate and feel disappointed. So why is that? I went to that page because I wanted to find out […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13331<![CDATA[Gabriel Marinescu replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-to-have-landingwelcome-tab-on-facebook/#post-13331 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:19:24 +0000 Gabriel Marinescu replied to the forum topic How Important is to have Landing/Welcome Tab on Facebook? in the club Facebook @pacey I agree one risk of a fangate is making people feel like they have to click in order to get what they want. And I also find more disadvantages to it (like, if done wrong, it inflates your fan count but does […]

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