The new FB page still has landing pages, just no default landing tab. That absolutely blows and is intended for additional advertising. Can we say public launch?

I wanted to post some links to resources, but my post count isn't high enough.

Instead, here's something useful:

The cover photo can't contain:

• Price or purchase information, such as "40% off" or "Download it at our website"
• Contact information, such as web address, email, mailing address or other information intended for your Page's About section
• References to user interface elements, such as Like or Share, or any other Facebook site features
• Calls to action, such as "Get it now" or "Tell your friends"

This is what happens when a site gets 800 million accounts. Now what needs to happen is the next social media needs to pop up and make facebook irrelevant, just like friendster and myspace before it.

They have simply controlled what the pages look like.....

There were certainly some dodgey default landing pages and some apps which were ruining the customer experience for Facebook.

I personally think its a move in the right direction!

Regards

Chris

Facebook really seems to be clamping down on us internet marketers, I wonder what they have got planned...

Something huge I bet.

Facebook is ow public and needs be able generate income. Clamping down on free advertising like free fan pages is just a step toward generating higher ad revenues.

Facebook is really sneaky. I think they want us to advertise more with them. I just changed one of my fan page and I hated it as it made my landing page Video hidden and cant seem to get it back. OH I hate it.

I guess I will have to hold on (Not Update) for the others as Long as I can.

don't you think facebook is killing their own business ? i mean if we can't have welcome tabs then why the hell people will buy facebook ads ???

Well, I went ahead and went to the new format because I liked it and the tab I created using some software I got on the forum still works and as a matter of fact, is more prominent now in the new layout.

I think it might actually improve things.

I suppose there are ways to make it work.

Such as having the facebook timeline cover photo (the photo on top of your page) to be the welcome photo. Also don't forget that you can advertise on your own page to make it more relevant. Of course fb is trying to squeeze some money out of users, but they are a business and so are internet marketers in this amazing forum

Timeline Cover Photo Rules

Before you get too excited about all of the wonderful promotional opportunities that the Timeline cover photo has to offer, be sure to get acquainted with the rules. When you go to upload your new Timeline cover photo, you will be greeted with the general guidelines as follows.

“This space is not meant for promotions, coupons, or advertisements. Your cover photo should not be primarily text-based or infringe on anyone else’s copyright. Learn More about choosing a cover photo.”
On the Learn More page, you will find the main three “don’ts” of what cover images cannot contain.

Price or purchase information, such as “40% off” or “Download it at our website”
Contact information, such as web address, email, mailing address or other information intended for your Page’s About section
References to user interface elements, such as Like or Share, or any other Facebook site features
Calls to action, such as “Get it now” or “Tell your friends”
As you can see, the restrictions on the Timeline cover prevent you from turning it into a fan-gate, promotional billboard, or other marketing tool. Additional rules for the Timeline cover include:

Covers must not be false, deceptive or misleading, and must not infringe on third parties’ intellectual property.
You may not encourage or incentivize people to upload your cover image to their personal timelines.

Got this from kissmetrics.com

Fine, means I don't need to bother with creating a landing page, a well designed cover photo will pull people in even without a call to action.

This new design really blows, timeline design is not good for user interaction

They are really mixing things up from an advertising perspective. Every time you get one system down they change it.

I wouldn't mind if they kick us internet marketers out of FaceBook. There are a lot of marketers abusing FaceBook by buying likes, etc... That is not the intention of FaceBook at all. I use FaceBook to connect with friends and do not use it right now for business at all.

I have recently got into using facebook and twitter. It rocks for networking and communicating. They should be in your arsenal.

Wow, I knew about Timeline but did not hear about this forced change for fanpages to timeline until today.

Facebook can do what they want, it's their site.

But they have just made the power of free Facebook fan pages far less powerful for businesses. They want Facebook to be "cool and laid back" is what I am thinking, with no "in your face" direct marketing allowed. That and I'm sure they want businesses to spend more money on Facebook ads.

These are huge changes for all those people into Facebook, for sure.

This change is freaking me anyway, I still love the old fb fanpage interface.

Why FB is always changing their site. I been crazy following their track.

The new face of facebook fan page is made for a huge purpose, we might not like its look since we get to used the simpler one. Even myself, I admitted the first time I saw it, it really makes me wonder how to add some captivated details to get more fans easily. But, I guess Facebook won't allow online marketers to be left behind, for sure they will provide innovative ideas how to make the most of the new look.

Thanks,

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