Comments on: Why You Need a Facebook Author Fan Page, and How To Create One

By: mikemueller

mikemueller — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:51:58 +0000

Technically I have over 300+ (that I've built for clients)
But here's my main Page http://www.facebook.com/MikeMuellerConsulting

By: Lourdes

Lourdes — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 21:39:54 +0000

Thanks for this tips, Kristen!

By: joeyclarke

joeyclarke — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:14:14 +0000

Thanks for the advice. Here's my page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Joey-Clarkes-book...

By: paulswansen

paulswansen — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:39:28 +0000

Random Access Radio...randomaccessradio.com

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/pages/Rando...

By: Warren Whitlock

Warren Whitlock — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:48:53 +0000

thanks for the examples. I was surprised we haven't seen more good examples shared here. (there are some)

By: Dan York

Dan York — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:59:02 +0000

Good to see this topic being raised here. I set up a Facebook Page for my book shortly after setting up the website and intend to ramp up the usage as the book nears launch.

One note about your Step 3 - the number of fans to get a vanity URL *was* 100, but was changed some time ago to only be 25. Getting http://www.facebook.com/7ducattacks was a HUGE improvement over the long hideous URL that Facebook gives by default.

Two examples of book Facebook pages I like are:

http://www.facebook.com/getseen (Steve Garfield's book about video - he does a nice job linking to content about his book and providing resources)
http://www.facebook.com/trustagents (Chris Brogan and Julien Smith - look at the level of interaction they get)

Regards,
Dan

By: Flora

Flora — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 05:35:08 +0000

Very good content. I like the step-by-step instructions for creating a fanpage on Facebook. Giving the reasons why to perform each step is an added bonus.

My book was published in late March of this year. I'm discovering that marketing of a book is almost as difficult as writing the book. I wrote about a difficult subject, Biblical financial principles. The subject is difficult to explain because we are conditioned to be consumers.

Title of book: Prosperity Renewal: 14 Biblical Principles for True Financial Freedom.

Thank you for your helpful tips of creating a fanpage on Facebook.

By: Best New Ideas for Author Facebook Pages | Best Seller

Best New Ideas for Author Facebook Pages | Best Seller — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 19:49:09 +0000

[...] posting Kristen Eckstein’s article on Why You Need a Facebook Page, we got requests for more information on exactly how to create a page and what to put on [...]

By: Warren Whitlock

Warren Whitlock — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 09:28:01 +0000

You can find a video that walks you through it.. or just set one up in about five minutes.

I'll be adding some expert help on using the fan page, but do this and it's set up.. and that's the step we're suggesting here.

By: Batman

Batman — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 09:13:10 +0000

Was looking for something a bit more in depth.

By: Warren Whitlock

Warren Whitlock — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 09:09:58 +0000

Did you try going to the link?

It's really that simple.. you just click on create a page and type the title you want to give it.

By: Batman

Batman — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:52:21 +0000

The title is slightly misleading, as you don't really explain how to create a fan page, you simply say, “Goto Facebook, and create a fan page….”

By: Geoff Hoff

Geoff Hoff — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 05:36:02 +0000

I have facebook fan pages for the webshow I write and for the theatre review site I edit, but never thought to have on for our book! D'oh! Thanks! I will get that up forthwith.

By: Warren Whitlock

Warren Whitlock — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 01:06:53 +0000

NO NO NO!!!!

Don't stop using your blog. Only use Facebook if you want to reach the 400,000,000 people there

By: Blaine Millet

Blaine Millet — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 21:25:07 +0000

So are you recommending promoting your book through a facebook fanpage over that of a blog? Would you create a blog for the book as well if you really wanted to promote it and share stories and interviews and speeches and such? Blogs have a much greater ability to create a dialog than a fan page - curious to how you use both of them because they are completely different tools. Thanks.

Blaine
www.wom10.com