@andrea-vahl — my favorite by far – https://www.facebook.com/pages/Apple/126799710677776  – what can I say, I’m devoted to Apple <3 

I just ran across this one today and I just love how bright it is! Also, the tabs caught my attention so I printed a coupon and entered their sweepstakes.

I just thought it was a great use of their cover photo and how it coordinates with their tabs.

https://www.facebook.com/LipSmackerBrand
@andrea-vahl

i sure like seeing  all these  good pages…..  and i  see most of  them have kept their  like  numbers in the  tabs, my  question a few  days ago…….i. love the puppy  one, it  jjust  says it all…

heres are my 2 favorites so far…they would make me  want to  take the trip….  bella chic is my  daughter… both pages  work   very well  for the owners…    http://www.facebook.com/texastrashandtreasures 

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bella-Chic-Interiors/144176565163#

@andrea-vahl

I’ve been having fun finding rule breakers. LOL The TV show “The Voice” had a Like us on their cover photo the other day. Today, it’s gone.

I have to get busy on my pages – I’m almost done with the main one, but I still have a few more to convert.

Here’s a few more.

I really like DirecTV’s page: https://www.facebook.com/directv
Gap’s is pretty awesome, as expected: https://www.facebook.com/gap
Gatorade: https://www.facebook.com/Gatorade
I am Second – love the profile pic: https://www.facebook.com/iam2nd

I created a collage of products for our cover page. And when I publish it, we’ll be running a contest for members to find those products on our site.

@jasonreilly Oh, I didn’t even look at the comments!

@scottmadden It looks great!

I just published our page: https://www.facebook.com/TJFormalDresses

@marylarson …wow  mary,  very nice…..  it  shows  so much in  just the  cover…. 

can  you   tell  how  you  got your website  link live on  your  about   part?   i  think we are  still having  trouble with that….

@dianebianchi Thank you!

@annfurnivall Thank you! Yes, I had noticed that a lot of pages don’t have their website showing under the profile pic. The only thing I see is that I have my website as the very first thing in my About description – I did not update our About section for the new Timeline, I just left it as I had it with the old page look. Let me know if that works for you.

@scottmadden Thank you Scott! I’m getting ready to do a new contest with the wider tab option, so it will be interesting. Our products change with the season (at least most of them do), so keeping the cover photo, profile pic, and tab images updated will keep me busy.

 

I know a couple are personal profiles, but they’re very creative.

https://www.facebook.com/designmodo

https://www.facebook.com/DCD.Diva

https://www.facebook.com/animalhumanesociety

https://www.facebook.com/giuseppe.draicchio

http://www.webanddesigners.com/35-facebook-timeline-cover-creative-and-funny/

https://www.facebook.com/agentsofchangecon

I just have to add my own into the mix right!?!
https://www.facebook.com/ProckStarSocial

I had to fight the urge to list all my services and benefits in the timeline, then I realized, that’s what the tabs can be used for. I still need to complete my welcome tab, it looks a little empty.

Enjoy … Scott

Here is my Local Business Page on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/bakersfieldweddings Let me know what you think.  I even added a tab (app) to promote the local members of the Association.
Thanks for your feed back

@annfurnivall (Since you asked for my favorites in the cover photo thread I wanted to tag you in my reply)

 I really like the page Hotel Del Coronado created on Timeline: http://www.facebook.com/delcoronado The way they are populating photographs from the past to fill in their timeline is neat and gives a lot of things to look at! Their cover photo is sweet and they have a nice app on the bar to “Book a Stay”

I am also a fan of what @andrea-vahl did with her Grandma Mary page at http://www.facebook.com/GrandmaMaryShow. I think the Cover Photo is awesome

Obviously I don’t contribute on either of these so can’t take credit for their greatness but I didn’t feel it right to post links to the pages I manage.

@scottprock Thanks for all the examples of the Timeline Cover Photos – they are awesome and yours is great!  Gives me some inspiration for future creations.  Here’s mine: http://www.facebook.com/tricountychemdry

@scottprock @djkyle

I left my image at 300dpi instead of compressing for web (since FB is going to do that anyway), then just uploaded it to FB. Also make sure the image size is 851×315 as I’ve seen it posted some places as 850×315 and that 1 pixel does make a difference in quality when you upload.

@marylarson @scottprock
Ok So I Redid the cover photo at 300 dpi and saved it as a JPG and it still looks the same to me (not great) and suggestions http://www.facebook.com/bakersfieldweddings
Thanks

@vincentedward  Than you Vincent it looks a little better.
http://www.facebook.com/bakersfieldweddings

Great examples everyone!  Loving going through all these!  And @scottprock @alexandrabriggs – thanks for the shout out!  

Great topic!

This is my sort-of personal page, that I use as an artist: https://www.facebook.com/ReStPeter. I’m still having trouble with the tabs though; I’d like to have a tab for my gallery site, https://www.facebook.com/PaintedHillStudio – is this where Short Stack and Wildfire etc come in?

@marylarson Thanks for the tip, I really like how she did that! Also found her artist page and gave her a “Like”…

@dianebianchi Thank you so much! Can you tell I love horses?

Here’s a cover we designed for one of our clients: Everett Area Real Estate

And here’s the cover for my business, Blogging Bistro

I’ve looked at all the samples you’re sharing and am loving them!

One thing I did notice in a couple, however, is that they include the address of your website. According to Facebook’s Terms of Service, you cannot include your web address in the cover. I wrote a blog article that explains what you can and can’t do:
Everything you need to know about how to create your Facebook fan page’s timeline cover photo

Hi everyone…
Here are my own timeline concoctions.

My personal profile https://www.facebook.com/steve.stevegriffin

My Page https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Healthier-You/371984029503096 

Still learning all the things you can do. 

@reneestpeter Don’t feel bad about the tabs. FB seemed to have an issue a few weeks ago where all mine suddenly changed to other things. It took forever for me to get them to reload properly. 

I uploaded a new cover photo last evening and implemented the timeline. Friends can you PLEASE check here http://www.facebook.com/buzzintown and tell hoz my photo?

@Jules Webb

 Thanks a lot!

@marylarson Do you think Directv is violating the facebook cover photo guidelines? I personally don’t mind but I just read from different articles all over the web not to place a call to action in a cover photo.
What do you think?

I have really enjoyed catching up by seeing all the amazing timelines here.  Thank you for sharing and all the inspiration!

This is mine  How to Market Your Horse Business

We are working on the app thumbnails and they will match the colors.

A few creative examples of personal profiles that can inspire you: http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/creative-facebook-timeline-covers/

@marylarson

@passportvisas

Directv is still violating with calls to action…
However if they are paying FB for loads of advertising they probably won’t be penalized.

As easy as it is to break the rules and want to… the truth of the matter is that Facebook is free and if you were offering free services would you want to be taken advantage of?  I know for a fact that when I offer free services and products that people do not value them as if it cost something… We all probably break the FB rules b/c they are difficult to find and understand – but the ones that are obviously broken are shameful.

Thanks for responding @melissaholmes @marylarson – Glad to know I’m understanding the FB guidelines correctly.
I’m not even close to being finished with my two pages but here is what they look like right now: http://www.facebook.com/passportvisaguide http://www.facebook.com/bidtravelers

@adegbengaagoro – the cover is a great graphic – my only suggestion is that at some point to make your cover and profile different.  The cover graphic is the best opportunity with facebook to showcase and create a feel for the page

@passportvisas- what else are you planning for your pages?  the key to getting your cover graphic looking good is having the width correct… 851 pixels which should be easy to find for your niche/page.  the cover can be adjusted up/down but not side to side.

Thank you @martynmcdermott  I have liked that page. Love all those pretty colors…

My designer did this one for my main biz fan site. He modified it today to take in 3 levels of app icon customisation

I love it personally. Keen to hear your thoughts

https://www.facebook.com/JustSocialMedia

@marylarson that’s it isn’t it? Others are breaking the rules and I wish I could too but I just know it would backfire on me if I did. That’s how it works. lol

@scottlinklater I think your designer is a genius and I wish I had that kind of talent. Do you know what app he used to create the tabs? I ‘liked’ you from my page http://www.facebook.com/techeditz. I just hope all my clients don’t jump my ship and head to you…hhhmm I think I will tell them you only work with people that tattoo their fingers.

After creating many different pages, I just designed a cover / profile set that interact with each other… I know there will be more like this coming!
https://www.facebook.com/ProspectorsRun
and if you like Frogs and want to help save them… we will be changing the image at top each week.
https://www.facebook.com/frogsaregreen
Susan (now will look at all other links, phew!)

@scolleague I really like your visual layout for your timeline cover as well as twitter background.  Love the dude icon.  

I would suggest that you put your website link within the first line of your about section on fb. I see that you don’t use the www on your site, but for this link you should because fb will automatically create a link out of http://www.socialcolleague.com and not socialcolleague.com. 

Cheers!
Jules

@juleswebb Thanks, well spotted. Changes made.

Thanks for the feedback about the design, we’ve added it to our G+ page also, let me know what you think. http://www.gplus.to/socialcolleague

Good stuff on this thread! Wanted to point a social media account I help manage that has been recognized by FanBridge (an online music marketing platform). It’s a band (friends, not my own) called Jimkata, and we were recognized for our awesome Timeline photo! http://www.fanbridge.com/blog/our-top-facebook-timeline-cover-photos

I’m proud They have been killing it recently!

@melissaholmes The tabs are nice, but the welcome page doesn’t load currently. What app did you use?

Ok… I am working on my Cover.. not real tech saavy… this is my first shot at it using GIMP software… Any feedback would be great.

https://www.facebook.com/Elementsmtg#

Pic quality is not looking so good right? Tried to stay within the parameters and then flatten image…

Yea you need a better quality picture and the sun rays and aura around the arms are not helping the cause as they sort of create a blur anyway.

Your icons though are excellent! I’d give that picture away and start again with a new idea. You aren’t far away. Keep at it!
@tiffanyclark

The other day I got an email from someone with a link to Pizza Hut’s timeline on Facebook. They said it was a great example of how to use the new timeline. But they didn’t really explain WHY it is such a great example. I looked at it and tried to figure it out, but I must be dense or something. I didn’t quite “get it.”

Can anyone give me a clue?

Thanks.

Suzanne

@mambamedia I love it!

@dianebianchi thanks!

@jasonreilly – as long as its not me looking like a safari prostitute LOL!

@mambamedia I honestly think that the banner looks great. It is creative, and gives a chuckle to the reader. The playfulness of it is disarming and puts the viewer into a better frame of mind as well.

Great pages and valuable information on this page.  I have liked so many of your pages as I was going through checking them out.  I am inspired now.

PS. My page is at http://www.facebook.com/jfriesler.

@mgoes i really like it! cover is great yes action and gets your attention and nice curve in pic and love the thumbnails (just need to make the rest white so you dont have grey) but apart from that I think they are great! If you want me to put them white I would be happy to just message me and email pics will only take a few mins.

@mgoes the white seems to show behind image but rest of the app thumbnail is a bluish grey colour (images need to be 111px by 74px)

To keep a particular photo as the default you need to do the following – http://ustandout.com/facebook/how-to-change-the-fan-page-tab-image-of-facebooks-photos-app

if you direct message me on here then i will send you email