Greet your Facebook Fans with a Gorgeous Welcome Page
In today’s online marketing game, a Facebook fan page is for businesses what a display window is for a store. It’s the first thing people see, and the one that determines whether or not they will go in.
Facebook is an amazing social platform, with incredible reach, but it cannot substitute for a website. What smart businesses are focusing on today is setting up their fan pages in ways that will attract people to visit their website. The more appealing your fan page, the better the chances people will visit your website.
This is why Wix recently launched the new Welcome Facebook Pages - a one-page mini site that integrates with your fan page and acts as a beautiful gateway from Facebook to your full website.
What to Put on your Welcome Page?
The Welcome Page is the very landing page for you Facebook Fan Page. It should be an eye-catcher with striking visuals, large images and big fonts. A “Visit My Website” button should be located in a central and intuitive spot.
If you have a video demonstration of your products or a slideshow of your works you can upload them to the page and allow visitors to get a glimpse of what awaits them on your website. In other words – tease!
Another important thing to add to your Welcome Page is your contact information and relevant links to social profiles. In addition to the “Visit My Website” button, add your website’s address to this section as well.
How to Create a Facebook Welcome Page
Easy as pie!
- First of all – do you already have a Facebook Fan Page? If not, go ahead and create one.
- Log into your Wix account and visit this link.
- In the Facebook Welcome Page section, you will see a selection of templates that were especially designed for Welcome Pages. Browse and choose your favorite one.
- Click “Edit” on the template you chose, and start customizing the page in the Wix editor.
- Once you’re ready, publish your Welcome Page. Then follow these steps to integrate your design into your Facebook fan page.
If you already have a Welcome Facebook Page, we’d love to see it! Share the link in the comments and we might feature your fan page on our next Welcome Page showcase!
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Thanks for the article, but how do you use that as your default landing page. I can’t seem to set that up correctly.
Thanks
December 28, 2011Hi Dana,
This is done on your Facebook page:
December 28, 2011Under your Page title, click ‘Edit Info’. On the page that opens, from the list on the left, click ‘Manage Permissions’. Under ‘Default Landing Tab’, select your Wix FB site from the drop-down menu.
gente, increible nota, y blog no paro de leeerlo, me encantaria que cuando la gente abra mi pagina lo primero que aparesca seria esa plantilla( la de wix) alguien sabe como??
January 4, 2012seria genial y la gente se impactaria
Thanks! You guys are awesome!
January 5, 2012Hola Bor,
January 11, 2012Te refieres a tu página de fan de Facebook? Si es así, tienes que setear la página de Wix como página de aterrizaje de tus visitantes nuevos: http://support.wix.com/index.php/Wixpedia_Spanish/Usando_Plantillas_para_Facebook#Preguntas_Frecuentes
Saludos!
Is this available if you sign up the for Wix free account?
January 11, 2012Creating a Facebook page with Wix is totally free :)
January 12, 2012how do i customize the preview like page without the Fb thumbs up? Example is above “mis lilly Bee” ? she has that little creature holding a balloon ..how do I add my own image?
May 6, 2012Hi Nelson,
This is a unique feature for Wix Pages called the Like Booster. Learn more about it right here:
http://www.wix.com/support/main/flash/facebook/using-facebook-templates
Cheers!
May 6, 2012