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With help from several kind folk, I've now got myself an author page on Facebook. Am hoping to build up my likes, as someone told me that something magic happens when you reach a certain number (I've no idea what, or how many...). But I live in hope.
If you'd like to visit, I'm at
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rosalie-Warren-Author/137864232999132
And if you felt like liking, that would be fantastic. I'll happily return the favour.
And if anyone can explain the magic thing to me, that would be good, too.
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http://www.facebook.com/pages/Steven-Chapman-writer/157007607685869
This is mine :D
The only magic number I know is that when you get to 25 you can register the user name so that the url is shorter -
http://www.facebook.com/Treespeaker
I made the mistake when I started of having a book page rather than an author page and registering the user name. When I tried to change it, I could make the name of the page 'Katie W Stewart Author' but I couldn't change the user name. So it's forever 'Treespeaker'. I suppose I could have started another page, but I couldn't see the point.
To invite people to like your new page, go to the page and look on the right top corner - you should be able to see a button saying 'invite friends' (there's five or six things like
'Use this page as Liz Brownlee Poet'. The one you want is at the bottom). It will show you all your friends and you can select the ones you want it to send invites to).
There's a whole load of stuff you can do if you're clever - but I'm not! :(
I did get that offer to tell friends, Nena, but it only gave me a few I'd recently interacted with, but I did send off to all of them and some have liked already. I'll try it all when my brain isn't sated with the loveliness of having my daughter here this morning.
This is the link to my bare page... if anyone else has the patience to like, I would be very happy, thank you!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Liz-Brownlee-poetauthor/316683971706563
I was trying to work out the link button thingy this morning. Got completely confused and gave up.
Blackfeather, your 'page' is totally separate from your personal page, so no one who likes your author page can see anything on your personal page.
Kateyanne - Scroll down to the bottom of your home page and you'll find the 'create page' tag. Just follow the instructions from there. It's quite easy to get a simple page going.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shirley-Elmokadem/314606705243462
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Manchester-Series-by-Col-Bury/236941263032722
;)
Ps. Think you'll have to cut 'n' paste mine (has an 's' after the 'http' - summat to do with security I think).
25 likes and you can have a custom URL
Am off to investigate this custom URL thing now...
Can't see how to do it, though. Can anyone tell me, please?
ditto, but I'm lost, so ...... have given up :(
How do I untell my mum I'm on there? Don't like her seeing my friends.
Do you REALLY want to?
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Red-Morgan-Author/358119710883889
May attempt the author page in the near future.
Perhaps in the meantime you could all just tell me you like me on here to boost my momentum this morning !
(have already anticipated the comments on "boosting my momentum ! ;) )
Ooohhhhhhhhhhhh noooooooooooo Liz! !
My brain needs a good hour of TB to get it into the right mode for writing. It's all happening in mi 'ed ! ;)
I find I get into a sort of rota rut - TB, Facebook, dog forum... then think must start writing. Then I think - just see what going on, on the one I looked at first. Then do the other two. Then again. I HAVE NO CONTROL!!! HELP! Help me someone...
Have 'liked' your page, Susie.
Like you, Lexia :)
Right - I'm off to do some work :)
spent the day yesterday creating an author page on facebook, am quite pleased with it so far, apart from the fact that I've been forced to use the new timeline and I can't find anything and half the things don't seem to work right.
anyway, here is the link http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nel-Ashley-Author/105440296251114
if you wouldn't mind having a look and maybe liking it if you feel you can,. Any suggestions are welcome.
I've been through everyone's links above and liked them all
There is also a link to my blog on there (I was very busy yesterday lol) so feel free to check that out too.
http://nelashley.blogspot.com
thank you
I've been fiddling around with the new timeline but not very comfortable with it yet.
I'm not liking the timeline much either webbo, have liked your link too though
does anyone know how you add tabs to the timeline version of your page. I can't find anywhere that tells you how to add ones of your own, just the ones for videos, notes etc that are fb's own tabs? I noticed some other authors have tabs with their own faqs and for goodreads etc