15 applications, making your Facebook fan page more attractive

Did you know that every day more than 20 million people become fans of a Facebook Page? If you manage to attract even microscopic fraction of these people to your page, the effect is significant. So, it's time to increase the popularity of your fan page with the help of applications.

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File sharing and participation of fans

1. Extended information (Extended Info) - Have you ever felt like you is not enough space on the fan page for the placement of personal information, information about the company, services? Extended application information allows you to post videos on the page, images, tags, categories, the FBML block using the links or not. Add them to the table, blocks or even in the self-transformation to your fan page.

2. Poll (Poll) - a fun and easy way to engage all the fans. Put on a customizable page questionnaire and give fans the opportunity to select the answer. Informing about changes in the survey will increase the interest (not broadcast messages too frequently). Write about it on Twitter, to disseminate information. This app is a wonderful way to collect information and track responses. Inform fans about the results and ask their opinion.

3. Reviews (Reviews) - Reviews - something like the reviews. To establish to you over the trust of your fans ask them to evaluate your blog service or product. Tell us a little about your branding new visitors. However, by posting app review be prepared as positive and negative comments.

4. SlideShare - One of the must-have app if you are working with a slide presentation. Do not limit the placement of your slides only on SlideShare, integrate your account with Facebook fan page (limit: one account per fan page). Import all existing or selected presentation in accordance with their importance to you and your fans will love you for it.

5. NutShellMail - The program is designed to gather information about all your activities in social networks, and send it by e-mail. Integration of this application allows the owner to update the status page, to respond to comments by email.

Also recently it appeared NutShellMail option to create automatic messages notifying fans of subscription options. Now fans can set the time and the distribution parameters according to which will receive notifications about the latest updates. This program allows busy fans follow the updates and comment on posts on a wall directly by email. (Note: Does not support app updates Discussion Board)

6. RSS Graffiti - is updated almost instantly. You can specify a prefix to your last blog displayed with thumbnails and a brief content of the post.

7. Static FBML (Static FBML) - To set up a blog you need to know HTML. Using static FBML (Facebook Markup Language - Facebook Markup Language), you can set any tab on your fan page according to your preferences. This application allows administrators to pages using HTML, or the FBML, alter or add additional information to the fan page. For example, using a markup language, you can customize the landing page that displays profiles in social networks, etc.

8. Discussions board (DiscussionBoard) - This application is the default when you create a fan page on Facebook. It is a kind of mini-forum for you and your fans, where you can chat with each other about anything. Remind them about this app frequently to maintain an active discussion and help to establish contacts between fans themselves.

9. Remember web address (Memorable Web Address) - A lot of people either do not know about this application, or just forget about it. But with his help, you can make your web address is memorable and legkonahodimym. And do not forget to tell your fans about the new designated URL.

10. YouTube Video Box - Their most easy way to share videos on Facebook fan pages. With this application, you can, for example, placed on the fan page of your own training video from YouTube, which can be useful for your fans and to your reputation. Or you can put your favorite videos on any other topic and share it with the fans. Sometimes humor can be an effective tool for establishing contact between people.

Tip: If you want to download video from other sites, you can copy and paste the URL of the video using the application Link. Or you can record your own video and upload it directly to Facebook using Video applications.

11. Notes (Notes) - Another popular app for Facebook, which appears by default on your page during registration. Most people use Notes to import posts on the fan page, while using Social RSS NetworkedBlogs or for the same purpose. In fact, this application can be used to send specific notifications. In the appendix there is a button 'Share' (Share), by clicking on which you can send information about the message. Do not limit the spread of the good news only because of its fan page. Allow your fans to share with other users useful notes.

Applications for Facebook, allowing to display the profiles on other social networks to your fan page

12. WebProfiles - If you need to link your Facebook page with profiles for other services, this app will help you. Web Profiles makes it possible to include more than a hundred of these profiles, you need only enter a user name (username) and you're done! Now in your Facebook has its own icon / link for each service.

13. LinkedIn Profile - This application will integrate your LinkedIn profile on the Facebook page. In it you will find icons of all sizes. You never know who you can meet and what the odds are. Someone admires your talent and insanely wants to cooperate with you. Why waste the opportunity to make contact? Indeed, thanks to the successful co-operation in your fan page may appear even more followers.

14. My Account (is @Twitter) - Presentation of your Twitter account on fan-page. It is possible to find out who else is on Facebook using this application at the same time with you. Set with him or her contact list, and expand the network through Twitter. Create a list of contacts, and view it from time to time.

And another nice thing about using this app - Twitter icon in the sidebar of your Facebook page.

15. SkypeMe - If you prefer to communicate in real time, Skype Me application will be useful for you. It will allow you to stay connected. You can easily communicate with their fans or organize a group chat on the network.

View and change your fan page as necessary, learn from their fans that they want to see her. Continue to promote your fan-page and off-network.

And what Facebook applications would you add to this list? Do you have any experience of fan pages in Facebook? If you do not have such, what's stopping you make it? We will be glad to know your opinion.