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Dear Facebook... I know you're listening...

By Michael Fontana

Home Stager with Round Rock Home Stager Austin Home Staging

February 23, 2011 02:40 AM

Dear Facebook...

I know you're listening... every time I write a Blog about a Feature Request for Business Pages, it turns up in the next installment. Even my Fellow Home Stager Kevin Htain recently commented this to me after the previous roll out of changes to Business Pages.

You are finally allowing Admins to interact on our Business Pages as people, instead of companies. This is wonderful! It amplifies the human connection on our pages, and this is fundamental to Social Media Marketing. So, Thank you for this. I Love It!

I also think the new format and banner photos are a good idea. It's a great addition to the Business Page, giving it an updated and dynamic look.

But, like Bad MLS Photos, the banner images do not really tell you much about the page your visiting. By merely looking at today's banner images on The Stage Coach's FB Page, it's impossible to understand what is going on... A 5 1/4" Floppy? What does that have to do with Home Staging? Actually, Everything! When it comes to the strange clutter you will find in peoples' homes when they are receiving a "Sweep it Clean" service. This can't be gleaned from the photo. So - I want it off. Or, in other words, I would like Control.

The Stage Coach - Austin's Home Staging Handy Man!

Here is what I am looking for: it would be great if you were to allow Page Admins to decide what images were displayed here. It would not be very difficult to do, IMHO. I would suggest a Folder/Photo Album called "Banners" or "The Stage Coach Banners", dependent upon the Page name. In this folder, we could put the images we would like to show. Additionally, we could then have 6-12 photos we would like to show. Perhaps you could add some arrows to the left and right, allowing our visitors to scroll through our selected photos?

I have blogged previously on why I like Facebook Pages more than Twitter - I'm a visual person who Markets visually. It is fundamental to Home Staging. This small tweak to the existing changes would make a wonderful addition for those of us actively using Facebook Business Pages.

Thanks for your time, Facebook - I look forward to seeing these changes rolled out this summer.

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Mike Jones

SUNSTREET MORTGAGE, LLC (BK-0907366, NMLS 145171) - Tucson, AZ

Mike Jones NMLS 223495

Michael,

To your fine post, I add a hearty "AMEN!" I've figured out how to delete photos in the banner, but not how to add them.

Mike in Tucson

Feb 23, 2011 02:52 AM

SarahGray Lamm

Allen Tate Realtors Chapel Hill, NC 919-819-8199 - Chapel Hill, NC

Realtor - 100K Hours of NC Real Estate Experience

Michael, you can have an admin hide photos you don't want in the photo banner. They have to switch to being the admin from their profile page and then hover over the pic you don't want and an x appears in the upper right corner. Click it to hide the pic from the banner but not remove it from the album!

As to the scroll idea...bring it on!

Feb 23, 2011 02:55 AM

Michael Fontana

Round Rock Home Stager Austin Home Staging - Round Rock, TX

@ The Stage Coach

Sarah/Mike: Thanks for pointing out the "X"/Delete feature. That's 1/2 the battle!

Feb 23, 2011 03:27 AM

Darin Clark

Clark Financial Group - Grand Rapids, MI

We couldn't agree more Michael! What a great post!

In our industry pictures are what the customers are looking for - if we can't show the pictures we want shown - whats the point!?!

Feb 23, 2011 03:40 AM

Heather Cook

Beyond the Stage Homes - Kitchener, ON

Delivering beautifully staged spaces

Michael - great post and I really hope FB listens! I too would like the ability to control which pictures are cycled through the fan page banner as some are not as good representations of what the page is about as others are. As you said, the admins want control over this feature.

Feb 23, 2011 08:19 AM

Kathy Streib

Cypress, TX

Home Stager/Redesign

Michael- I don't spend as much time on FB as I should. I'll check out what you're talking about on my FB but in the meantime, thank you for sharing this info with us.

Feb 23, 2011 12:59 PM

@CFG: Agreed - don't get me wrong: I don't care what pics they show at the top of my personal page. Random is good. But for business pages, we should be able to select them according to what we are marketing/advertising at the time... The next logical step is my point...

@Heather: Thanks, Heather! Wouldn't it be neat to have the most recent project pics on display?

@Kathy: Thanks for stopping! I choose to have FB as part of my marketing plan... Nothing wrong if you don't use it... as long as you're sticking to your plan!

Feb 23, 2011 11:56 PM

Tessa Skeens

Hampton ReDesign, Home Staging and Redesign - Grand Junction, CO

Staging For Realtors, Builders & Investors

Hi Michael! I have to admit I am not a fan of Facebook. I don't find it intuitive at all and the crossover between personal and business is awkward. At least for me.

I prefer Linkedin and Twitter for business. That said, whichever method you can stay with consistently is what's going to get results.

Thanks for posting!

Feb 24, 2011 02:01 AM

@Tessa: Did you see the recent update that you can add your Company to LinkedIn? I added The Stage Coach and several available services... It's a good start...

Feb 24, 2011 02:39 AM

Thanks for the heads up! I'll check it out :)

Feb 24, 2011 03:40 AM

Laura Sargent

Carolina One Real Estate - Mount Pleasant, SC

I think the banner is great! And the option to delete them is nice. The scroll would be great.

Feb 24, 2011 11:03 PM

@Laura: I'll post a follow up blog just as soon as they steal implement my idea...

Feb 25, 2011 02:19 AM

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