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New Facebook Group Banner Dimensions? Uses? Advantages

[ 4 ] February 23, 2012 |

Facebook Group Banner–How to make it Fit? Dimensions and Customizing

Facebook group Banner Dimensions

Facebook group Banner Dimensions

UPDATED APRIL 16, 2012 : Dimensions for new Facebook Group Banner are 802  x 255.  It will look like there is white space when you upload but there is not..this is where facebook inserts the tabs for the group.

How to Make a Custom Facebook Banner?

In any Graphics Program, make a picture that is 802 x 255.  I used PAINT, the super simple, been around forever program that comes with your computer.  Pasted in some images.  BINGO!  Done.

Using the Facebook Banner to Your Advantage!

Think of the Uses of the Banner:

  • You can change everyday!
  • You can make Group Announcements!
  • You can feature products or group Members!
  • You can combine Graphics and Text!
  • Always wanted to have something Stickied at the TOP of the Group???  Now you can!

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Rafflecopter Data: Helping PR firms to Justify giveaways and reviews!

[ 22 ] September 23, 2011 |

Rafflecopter DATA helps Public Relations Firms Jusitify Giveaways on Blogs

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USE YOUR RAFFLECOPETR DATA WISELY

Rafflecopter Data can be your friend! When letting your Sponsor know the winners of your Rafflecopter giveaway, many bloggers just remind the sponsor of their obligations and where to ship the winner the prize they won.

HOLD ON!  Why not use your Rafflecopter Data to show PR companies what you, as a blog and blogger,  did for them and the company they represent! This is a great way to endear yourself to them. USE YOUR RAFFLECOPTER DATA TO REPORT GREAT FACTS derived from the Rafflecopter Data List data list and then use your social icon info to supplement:

Our entries indicate 750  people entered your giveway that we achieved 55 (Fig. 5)  new fans for xxx on Facebook and 55 (fig.5)  new fans on Twitter. The Giveaway was tweeted 102 times (Fig. 6), Shared on FB 102 times (Fig. 6)  , and liked on Facebook 53 times (Fig. 6). There were 93 comments in the comment section on my post that detailed what aspects the fans liked about xxxx.

So how did I come up with that Data?  Can’t you imagine PR firms just being estatic with this data? Okay, here goes.  I’ll show you how it’s done.

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Fig. 1Moderate Button on Rafflecopter

Sign into Rafflecopter.  Go to “Your Giveaways” tab.  Choose the Giveaway that you want to get Data from, and click “Moderate”. (Fig. 1)

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Fig. 2 Show List

Choose “Show List” on the Moderate Entries Page (Fig. 2)

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Fig. 3 Options

On the “List”, You will see a box that says Options.

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Fig. 4  Sort for the Option

If you want to find out a certain piece of Data, type it into the “Option” box.  In Fig. 4, above I typed in (or you can “Copy” and Crt V to paste in the entry)  “Like” stillblondeaferalltheseyears on Facebook.    You can now see all the entries  for that response.  How many are there?

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Fig. 5 Response count

Look in the lower right hand portion of the page and you will see the number of responses to the query “Like” stillblondeaferalltheseyears on Facebook”.  55!  Gather other data from the Rafflecopter form in a similar manner.

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Fig. 6 Sharebar

You can also find other relevant data to report to Public Relation firms via your social Icons.  I have a tool which is called Sharebar, which is a plug-in for WordPress.  It appends off the left side of my blog and provides a lot of goodies that Public Relations firms and Companies would love to know.  You can see the Sharebar on Still Blonde after all these YEARS.  From the Sharebar I can provide data like Facebook Shares and Likes, Tweets, Stumbles, and Google +1. Tell me that Companies and PR firms won’t love this Data! It helps them to validate the Value of blog giveaways and reviews!

What do you think?  Was this helpful to you?  Will it help you provide better data to Companies and PR firms?

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Blog Note: This Post was provided to the Readers of Still Blonde after all these Years as an editorial by the Chief Blonde.

 

Problems Posting Links In Facebook? Why Won’t my URLS post on Facebook?

[ 5 ] September 15, 2011 |

Are you having Problems Posting Links in Facebook?  URLS just won’t work?

Problems-posting-links-in-facebookWhat I do when I have Problems Posting links in Facebook

Quick Tip to TRY to fix your Problems Posting Links in Facebook!

1) Paste the link into your comment or status

2.)  Put the link into  brackets or parenthesis  like this <link>

3.  Hit Enter.  Refresh to make sure it posts

4.  Viola!  90% of the time, this will fix your Problems Posting Links in Facebook!

I have had problems posting links in Facebook.  It won’t post my links unless I put my words inside of brackets, or parenthesis or arrows.  See picture above.   I like to use the arrows as I imagine in my mind that people like to find out where arrows are pointing.  I know there is probably some REALLY big techie explanation for why this solves the Facebook problem.  WHO CARES?  It solves my problems posting links in Facebook and gets me on my merry little way! Actually, Pat Flynn over at Smart Passive Income suggested this to me in a Facebook post and I have used it ever since.  Thanks Pat!

WAHHHH!  My Link still won’t post!!!  Sometimes URLs just won’t post to Facebook.  Why?

1.)  You have posted a link too many times in too short of a timeframe

2.)  You are in Facebook “Prison” because for some reason Facebook thinks you are spammy.  If offered Captcha–make sure to complete

3)   It’s not you, it’s Facebook.  I have found that sometimes just waiting  few days or hours clears up a lot of Facebook problems.

4.)  As a last resort, you may need to follow through with Facebook to discover the problem.  Good luck, they are notoriously hard to get in touch with!

Oh, if you have other Facebook problems you may want to check out my other simple Facebook tips!

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Negative Product Reviews: As a Blogger, How Do I Handle?

[ 63 ] September 7, 2011 |

Why You Rarely see Negative Product Reviews on our Blog

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Negative Product Reviews can severely impact a company, yet as a blogger, you want to be honest with your readers and the company that wants a review.  What’s a blogger to do?

Considerations in regards to a Negative Product Review:

  • No review should ever be done without a sample.

  • I think WAAAAAYYYY to many bloggers make the error of going by a picture to say something is cute, and that you’d love to wear it/eat it/use it.  But really, anything would look cute on some of those models?  Any food item would look like it tastes great when a master photographer takes the pictures.   You really must experience a line to comment on it, I believe.   Also,  don’t accept a review from a company, if you already KNOW you aren’t really that interested in the product.
  • It’s quite alright to dislike and EVEN HATE a product that you have been sent.

  • 9 times out of 10, I like the products I get to review.  Usually, that’s because I don’t accept reviews for products that I don’t think I will like.  I just reject them right up front.  Still…sometimes I get a product for review, that either doesn’t fit my quality standards or isn’t what I expected.  If I don’t like a product, I don’t do the review.  PERIOD! My policy on my blog is that I only do positive reviews.  My readers know that,  that means that  I won’t even give blog time to those products that don’t meet my standards.
  • Let a company know how you handle negative product reviews.

  • In my initial pitch letter, when I give my address and other particulars…I actually state this in the finer print (which I doubt is rarely read).  I indicate that “samples are not returned” and that  “if for any reason a review product will incur a negative review, I will contact you to determine the best approach”.  In response to a company when I do not do a review, I very simply outline WHY I didn’t care for their product, tell them that I will NOT be posting a negative review (as on my blog I only do positive reviews), and seeing if we can work out anything such that their company CAN get a positive review from me.  I NEVER return a sample.  I never apologize.  That’s what a review really means..you are looking at it to see if YOU would recommend that others buy it.  If you can’t, you shouldn’t.

Here’s a perfect example.  When accepting a review opportunity for clothing, I clearly specify size and preferred products.  I even link them with my outfit posts such that they can see what I look like.  Sometimes I’ll even highlight certain aspects like…”I’d rather not have anything too short as I am  a women over 45″…”I’d rather not have sleeveless tops as my arms are not an aspect that I like to features”..etc.    Well, this one company sent me a really long tunic top (even though I am 5′ 4″)  which could have easily have been a short summer dress.  They also sent me Capris to wear with it.  Well you can imagine how silly I looked, even in the highest shoes, with that great big top, and capris cutting off my not-too-long legs .  I specified a Small or size 4 top..they sent me a medium.  It was just terrible.  So I emailed them and said, “I can’t review or photograph myself in this top.  I am swimming in it.”  They were so great.  They agreed and sent me another top and jacket (didn’t have to return the first) and all went well.

As a reader, is this a review Policy that you can appreciate?

As a Blogger, how do you handle negative reviews?

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