@lauraringer

We will be using a custom app.

It will provide a SSL hosted environment ware any one can set up an account and be able create there own fanpage and manage it.

A basic account will be free

Something I noticed when watching a ShortStack webinar … you can have up to 10 that will be viewable with two of them picked by FB … photos as @lauraringer and likes that gives you 8 more. You access the rest by clicking on the little triangle to the right of the app boxes.

The interesting thing … you can place even more apps but only the first 10 will show to your visitors. You could create an app that can be used as a semi-private app. Semi-private because visitors can still access the app if you give them the URL.

Some uses for semi-private apps …

• Run a subscriber only special where you give your newsletter subscribers the url to the app.
• Put the app URL into a QR code that you only use for that QR code allowing for annalytics/tracking
• Anything you want to create as an exclusive limited access app.

Some good app ideas could include a staff app where you showcase the people who handle your FB page if there are multiple admins. Sort of like a bio page. I’ve seen a Fan of the day/week/month app. An events app. If a business has multiple locations, you could use a locations app.

… Scott

@vincentedwards – I subscribe to iwipa – now that my old layout is completely wiped away, are there instructions somewhere for how I totally rebuild with the Timeline?

@denisedorman what is your plan?  You can use iwipa to build a custom website.  Once you start you can then choose a template etc, then create a nice button for it.

A new feature coming on iwipa, is the ability to create a “form gate”.  Im not sure if you’re familiar with “fan gate” (fan gate, you ask people to like your page before you show them content)… well, a “form gate” is you get people to fill out a form…. before you show them content.

So, to start with, build a landing home page and make a nice slideshow if you want to do that.

but, Im assuming you want to create a page to showcase your products or services? what is the plan…

@lauraringer

We are considering a few different apps that coincide with the ones you have listed.  For sure, we want the welcome page and email sign-up (mailchimp).  We run a weekly newsletter, so this will come in handy.

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