I use Woobox, saw you mentioned it in the webinar. It is so easy to use. But would love to learn about others so I will be checking out the list of apps you mentioned.

Also just wanted to add a couple links here on Facebook Apps

Here’s the post I mentioned in the webinar on Apps to create welcome pages:  http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/top-10-facebook-apps-for-building-custom-pages-tabs/

Also here’s another post on finding apps:  http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-find-and-add-facebook-apps-to-your-facebook-page/

I’ve only used the FBML app at this point for a page that I haven’t yet launched while we build the sites that go along with all that. 
I’ve also added the “Poll” app again for future use.. but haven’t had the opportunity to use it yet.

Hey @andrea-vahl , thanks for the link, I was searching for that. 

I have a question about these apps. Is there an app that is free for creating a fan gate? I know a lot of people that have one page where they mostly interact with people but not too much in a business way. They still want to grab emails or something (example a lady that makes custom dog collars) and she doesn’t want to pay for apps just to create a fan gate. 

Any of those you would recommend. I believe Woobox does it, but I never got deep into the issue. 

@timsouthernwood I thought they removed FBML as an option on Facebook?

I really like Shortstack for custom tabs, its is very flexible. @brankiaunderwood Shortstack has a pretty good free option. 

Guess it’s time to review and change my app then..
I don’t want to be stuck scrambling to fix things when the page is open for business.
Thanks @brankicaunderwood

I love the flexibility of  TabPress and TabSite for creating custom tabs, which is really the most powerful feature of FB pages, in my opinion. You can do so much with them.

Have to remind some of our older clients that have old FBML that it will no longer be supported. Also that if they created any tabs that pull photos or content from their own website, they’ll need a SSL to stay visible. Oh well…

@aprylparcher  More good points! This really gets to be an issue for me with Facebook.. making so many changes that forces all of us owning pages to make adjustments.
Reminds me of running a Wordpress blog with all the updates to the blog and plugins…. only worse!

@aprylparcher, I’ve used TabSite application and found it very good, but every business likes to see its own tab icon, which is available on TabSite but through paid plans.

We used Fotobabble for the first time this year.  It was free at first, but now there is a low monthly cost.  It is an interesting way to engage people and worth the cost.  They worked with us to get it set up.  You can see an example on our Facebook page.

@bradfordshimp and @andrea-vahl It’s great to hear about all of the free options out there. As an employee of a PBS station that doesn’t have much in the budget for FB marketing, it’s nice to know we have a chance to stay in the game! 

Is ShortStack simple in regards to set-up or is it majorly technical?

I would agree with @rich-brooks on Networked Blogs but another great app, and this is for contests is Wildfire. It’s easy to use, cheaper than most, and helps you implement Facebook contests within the FB guidelines.

This discussion is incredibly helpful.  Thanks to everyone who posted.  @asearfoss I can see why you like Fotobabble.  Your page is beautiful.

Thank you, @swrightboucher.    We really had fun setting up this campaign this year.  If you ever want a contact there, please let me know.  It’s amazing the different ways that other organizations have used this app on their Facebook page.

Thanks for the great suggestions.  Love this forum.

I’ve learned about a lot of cool apps from this site some of which have already been mentioned here. I love BandPage by Rootmusic. Although they position themselves toward musicians, the Pro App they have has some amazing features. It’s paid upgrade is only $20 for a year regardless of how many fans you have.Features anyone can use - - Reveal Tab - Player that doubles as audio and/or video player - Require people to like the page or provide email before they can stream or download from the player. - Export emails - Easy GUI - Display Twitter Feed on the one tab - Photo and Video Galleries on the same tab - Rename the tab - No coding

I love Shortstack for building custom tabs.  I built a custom welcome tab today for a client’s Business page using Shortstack.  He is thrilled.  I’ve used many Facebook apps for customizing pages and Shortstack is my fav..

I’m a huge fan of customized hand coded pages that rise above the cookie cutter solutions you run across Facebook. 
If you are looking for an out of the box solution, I would have to recommend TabPress.

I hope this isn’t spammy but my business partner has written a few apps that I like very much. I’m using them on my fanpage and also had a hand in creating them… We made free and paid versions.Each one is different than others in the same category and I would love to get feedback from the community so we can make them better or to even create new ones that you all think are missing from the landscape…We currently have a Twitter App, Contact Form App and Fangate App. We also have a YouTube App that isn’t publicly available and are working on a Sweepstakes App.My page is http://Facebook.com/Miguel.CurreyI didn’t really have any good ideas for the welcome/Fangate page so don’t judge me too harshly

I recently started using Top Fans. I like that you can recognize people that contribute through posts, comments and likes on your Page. Nice concept.

@charlynshelton-socialmediainterpreter I have had real problems getting the twitter app to work on my page. It is maybe just one of these things I will just have to persevere with. Anyone else had a similar problem?

This app is focused towards businesses that experience high foot traffic and do business in person face to face.http://apps.facebook.com/localpromos/?ref=tsIf you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask.

What a wonderful group of brilliant masterminds!!  Thanks for sharing…all very helpful!

@andrea-vahl My apps for my page are: Payvment for the store, Shortstack for the Welcome page, Reviews for the reviews of our comic book/game, Forum for Pages for our story forum tab we just started. It’s going to be for fans to talk about the story of our comic book.We also used Shortstack for our Shadowlines Wiki page

As a nonprofit I really appreciate the Causes App, which integrates our various causes with our Facebook pages; and Networked Blogs.

Thanks for all the resources. There are resources here that people have verified, so helpful for we newbies.

@juliadoherty That Fan of the Week app is awesome! Thanks so much for sharing that one!