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Tell first-time visitors who you are
If you have set up a Facebook page for your business and stopped there, you’re missing out on a big opportunity. You can – and should – create a landing page for first-time visitors to your company’s Facebook page. That landing page is a chance to welcome new people with an introduction to your business, and possibly even display a special offer that will turn them into fans.
Without a landing page, first-time visitors to your company’s page will likely see your wall first, with your latest status updates and fans’ comments. That's not the easiest place for someone who doesn't know your company to figure out who you are and what you do. Remember, engaging people on Facebook isn't just about accumulating followers - it's about becoming more visible on the Web and making more people aware of your brand.
Below you'll find some examples of great Facebook landing pages. When you're ready to make a landing page for your company's first-time visitors, get step-by-step instructions from our companion article, How To Create a Facebook Landing Page.
Turn First-Time Visitors into Fans
Some companies use their Facebook landing page to entice new visitors into "liking" the company's page. (Clicking "like" on a page has replaced becoming a "fan" of a page.) Once someone has "liked" a page, they'll get notifications in their news feed whenever the company updates its status, enticing them to keep coming back.
It only gets better. Friends of someone who has "liked" a company's page will see the "like," and at least a few of them will be curious enough to check the page out.
The screenshots below show Red Bull’s Facebook landing page and its wall. Notice the custom design on the landing page, and how effectively it creates an alluring invitation for new visitors.
You can start brainstorming a good landing page for your business by checking out these examples of fantastic landing pages:
1. Heinz Ketchup communicates a great deal of information on its landing page, titled “Ketchup Love.” The page introduces visitors to the company's latest packaging innovation, invites them to sign up for an e-mail newsletter, and displays customer comments.
First-time visitors get a great introduction to the Heinz Ketchup brand, along with several invitations to engage more deeply by clicking for more information or to sign up. Notice the abundant images on the page that draw the eye to different types of information.
2. Starbucks uses its Facebook landing page to promote its gift cards by showing Facebook members how easily they can give their friends the gift of Starbucks credit through Facebook itself. First-time visitors to the Starbucks page are invited to purchase a gift card or manage a card they already own.
This landing page is a great example of how to promote a specific offer on a Facebook landing page. It's also a great example of how to sell on Facebook. By promoting the idea of prepaid cards as gifts, Starbucks is pulling people into making impulse purchases while they're catching up with their friends on Facebook.
3. Toyota’s Facebook landing page is all about brand image. Toyota launched its "Auto-Biography" campaign on Facebook in July 2010. The campaign seems designed to counter the blow to Toyota's reputation after the carmaker recalled more 8 million vehicles in 2009 and 2010.
This Facebook landing page highlights personal stories contributed by loyal Toyota owners, and encourages more people to share their own stories of how their Toyota vehicles fit into their lives. The Auto-Biography campaign is clearly intended to create a warm sense of community among loyal Toyota owner, and re-create positive associations with the Toyota brand.
Now that you've seen a few great examples of Facebook landing pages, you've probably got a good idea of what you could do for your own company's page. Our step-by-step guide, How To Create a Facebook Landing Page, will help you set up a page that will entice more visitors to "like" and follow your company on Facebook, and drive more visitors to your website.
Note: This only works for people who don't like your page already and see this for a non-html solution.