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No! If you do your business or fan page on Facebook will turn into a sad little page without a cover picture. It’s like being an egg on twitter and no one pays attention to an egg.
If you don’t do it yourself, it will be done for you on March 30, 2012. Use this link to learn more, see examples and turn on the preview for your existing pages: http://www.facebook.com/about/pages/
facebook timeline deadline
The most important things you have to do now are:
- Add a cover picture.
- Make sure your profile picture compliments the cover picture.
- Rearrange your applications to keep the important ones visible.
The cover picture can be clever or simple, but you need something. This would be a good time to start using a logo for a profile picture. You can have twelve apps, but only four are always visible and the first one has to be photos.
Other things you can do to take advantage of the new format for your brand.
- Add milestones with or without pictures.
- Change dates of existing posts and photos.
- Feature older stories to make them stand out.
- Pin a status to keep it near the top of the page.
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Reblogged this on Whitfield Consulting and commented:
Can’t emphasize it enough! You’ve only got 5 more days to make your changes – otherwise, it’ll be done for you. Here’s a great reminder post…
Thanks! I hope it helps someone.
My thoughts exactly
I am still struggling with this and hope one day will come to like it, but right now it is a like/unlike relationship – ha!
It’s not so great for large brands that had landing pages and apps and such, but I think it’s great for authors and musicians and other small brands. Books and albums look great on the timeline when done properly with cover art and dates.
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Well, it’s over 25th of March, and nothing has been done to my old-fashioned profile. When will it be changed autimatically? Can I keep this?
The March 30th deadline was for pages, not profiles. All pages have been converted. The last deadline I heard for profiles was April 18th, but it keeps getting postponed.