by Diana Urban on April 2, 2012
Reveal tabs, also known as fan-gated content, allow you to add custom app tabs to your Facebook Fan Page that show content to the viewer depending on whether or not they’ve liked your page.
Your non-fan content should encourage viewers to “like” the page to see the exclusive, fan only content. Upon liking the page, it will refresh to reveal the fan-only content.
A U Stand Out reader emailed to ask if it’s possible to create multiple reveal tabs. This way, in addition to having a primary reveal tab, you could make other custom tab content such as forums, photos, and videos only visible to fans.
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by Diana Urban on March 30, 2012
It’s March 30th, the day that all Facebook fan pages will be automatically upgraded to Timeline pages. This means that while your fan page can still have custom tabs and reveal tabs, these tabs can no longer be set as your default landing pages. All Facebook users, whether they’ve “Liked” your page or not, will see your page’s Timeline by default.
However, you can still effectively promote the offerings of your reveal tab on your fan page. Here’s how you can make use of the other aspects of your Facebook fan page’s layout.
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by Diana Urban on March 29, 2012
On the new Facebook Timeline Fan Pages, tabs are now called app tabs, and are displayed as images above your page’s Timeline. In addition to being able to change the app tab image, you can also customize the name of an app tab (except for the standard Facebook apps, such as Photos or Notes). This is a great way to call attention to any reveal tabs or tabs containing promotions or offers.
Here’s a step-by-step tutorial on how to change the name of one of your custom app tabs.
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by Diana Urban on March 27, 2012
You can now pin your most important posts to the top of the Timeline on your Facebook fan page. It will be the first update that users see at the top of the page.
This feature gives you the opportunity to customize the experience of your fan page visitors. Here are a few ideas of posts you can pin to the top of your Timeline:
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