Timeline for Facebook Fanpages

OK, I am jumping on the bandwagon here...

The announcement this morning that Facebook would launch timeline for pages has sent 1000s of people into a panic. Some of the feedback coming through thus far has been interesting to say the least.

I have read a number of articles on it this morning and to say that there is some confusion is an understatement. Ryan Lee has a pretty bold article on timeline for facebook fanpages and what he has to say is quite true. People are going to have to relay on old fashion relationship building and transparency to engage with customers. Not a bad things really.

It is safe to say that there are people that this will effect more than others, it is also safe to say that there is no use in crying about it... it is happening, there is not much you or I can do about it, so you should just suck it up and get on with it.

Does this effect me? You bet, one of the things I do for people is create tab applications... so that is now gone... boohoo... next. I just spent a day or so building a new tab for my own page... now I could say, well I have thirty days to 'exploit' what is available to me right now... or I could simply get on with the inevitable and embrace the change... guess what... I am doing the latter, yes timeline for facebook pages is coming, you might as well get used to it!

There are a number of business that have already embraced timeline for facebook pages, and what do you know,  they are well known brands who like to stay ahead of the game, here are a couple that you can check out, Nike, Tiffiny's, Old Spice, Red Bull, Coca Cola so from those you should be able to get a feel for what is happening...

So what is different with Timeline for Facebook Pages?

It is a fair question... well from the brief look, and I do mean brief, the applications, or tabs as most people know them now have much more space, instead of the 520px width that was set due to the facebook layout, you know have a huge 810px, so there is the possibility to make that tab look more like a webpage than ever before. Good right? I think so, and from what I can see so far, you can still link directly to that page/tab so if you wanted to use that page as you are now, then you can... sort of... You can no longer have someone default to land there, however I am sure that we will see in the coming weeks that when using facebook advertising that you will be able to direct people to an offer or what ever you have, even if it is getting someone to like your page... again I will go back to what Ryan Lee said and that was if you are engaging your customers you will not have any trouble at any rate.

You now will have the ability to display a banner at the top of your page just like you do with your personal timeline, so this can, and absolutely should be an idea place to help engage your customers, and that is not with any incentive to 'like' your page as that is apparently not allowed under their TOS.

So there  it is Timeline for Facebook Pages. There are going to be some new things to get to know... to learn... that is what makes it so great, it means that we must challenge ourselves and that is what keeps us on the top of our game.

Its here, embrace it or don't... love to hear your thoughts and feelings, leave them below.

NAMASTE

About the Author

Andrew Hawkes is an Entrepreneur that has had good times and bad, he draws on all the experiences that he has had, military and in business, to provide solid information that anyone can use and understand to improve the results in thier own life and therefore show others to imrpove thiers. He believes that anyone can make a difference in the world and that ultimately anything is possible.

Well it has been an exciting start to the new year, and 2012 is definitely shaping up to a defining year for me, my family and my business. I find myself totally ecstatic about the things that are going on. My children are growing in independence and knowledge, my love for my wife continues to grow daily, and day after day I rediscover the power that lies within me, that lies within us all.

Look what I wanted to mention in this post is a meeting I had with a gentleman by the name of Simon Treselyan, you can read more about him at his website. It is a meeting that will stay with me for a very long time, and that is due to the vision that Simon has, and the content that he intends to deliver at an up coming event called The Summit of Ultimate Marketing Success, this is going to be a 'must see event' and it is initially going to be held on the Gold Coast of Australia. I have been confirmed as one of the keynote speakers at the event and will be talking about Web Marketing strategies for small to medium businesses.

We are still waiting for the final dates of the event, so right now that is about all the information I can give you, I can let you know that I, personally, will be sharing some pretty cool (and easy to implement) ideas on how you can increase your lead generation for your business, and also how you can generate more from your database.

So stay posted, I will be providing updates here on the SUMS and what other speakers you can expect to see and how this event can launch your business powerfully into the stratosphere.

Look forward to seeing you there and share more with you about it.

About the Author

Andrew Hawkes is an Entrepreneur that has had good times and bad, he draws on all the experiences that he has had, military and in business, to provide solid information that anyone can use and understand to improve the results in thier own life and therefore show others to imrpove thiers. He believes that anyone can make a difference in the world and that ultimately anything is possible.

A little while I ago I happened to be in my car and listening to the radio (one of the few occasions where I am not listening to good brain food) and there was a debate going on as to whether or not Ronald McDonald was to blame for obesity in children... what I heard shocked me. There were all sorts of people ringing in about it, including Doctors, and I would have to say that 95% of them said that yes, Ronald McDonald was to blame.. WTF? Seriously?

It is this sort of thinking that is causing the decay of mankind, not some organised religion or something even less understood like climate change.

So then if regulation is not the answer (as I still firmly believe that I am responsible for myself, not anyone else), and people already know that to weigh less they need to eat appropriately and exercise more and the clearly makes no difference at all... then what do we do? Or rather what can be done?

Well let me answer that with first addressing another issue... all to often I hear that healthy food is too expensive, and that it is just easier and cheaper to grab some maccas or BK (Hungries in Australia), or even a Sub, I mean they're healthy right? They are endorsed by Doctors Inc (in case you don't already know that is the name of the company that own them, not necessarily doctors). So its just easier to get the cheap and easy stuff.
And while on this tangent lets also look at the health system, people are crying because they are being taxed to pay for health care, and believe me it will get to the point in the not too distant future where your government will no longer be able to offer health care as it is too expensive because of the ever growing obesity epidemic.

So back to the original question 'what can be done? Well here is a thought, now it is a little radical, and of course it would be meet with all sorts of friction and opposition, yet if the government really wanted to do something to stop the ever growing obesity rate they would implement this right away, and that is this; put a junk food tax on all junk food, yup I said it (and trust me I eat my share of junk food so it would effect me too) tax ALL junk food. I mean imagine ordering your Big Mac value meal, 'yes sir/madam, that will be $7.95 for your meal and a further $5.00 (each meal) for your junk food tax. (I would love to be a fly on the wall for that!)
Now for anyone out there that has read anything that I have put out you would know that I am not a big supporter of tax of any kind... I firmly believe that the government should be run like a business and if it was then there would be no need to tax the people of their country, yet this one makes sense, as it would be beneficial two fold... it would not only make junk food more expensive (therefore more of a luxury than an everyday event) and with the tax, it would NOT go into the government coffers it would be used directly as a subsidy for healthy organic food (or as our grandparents used to call it, food) therefore making it more affordable for even the people on benefits.

It just makes sense, unfortunately due to the fact that apparently to be considered in politics you need not have a spine (this is how politics occur for me, well at least for 95% of the politicians) it would prove to unpopular and cost to many votes, although that being said it could prove more popular than Julia Gillard's carbon tax.

So as I said, a little radical, maybe even a little controversial, its just that if nothing gets done then the scene from the movie WallE where all the fat people are flying around on hover scooters as their bones can no longer support their own body weight does not seem too far fetched at all.

That is my two cents, would love to hear your thoughts here, remember to share this with your friends, perhaps we can start a revolution, who knows.

Until then, make it a most outstanding day and tell the special people in your life that you love them.

About the Author

Andrew Hawkes is an Entrepreneur that has had good times and bad, he draws on all the experiences that he has had, military and in business, to provide solid information that anyone can use and understand to improve the results in thier own life and therefore show others to imrpove thiers. He believes that anyone can make a difference in the world and that ultimately anything is possible.

Wait, I am not a catholic... therefore I don't actually do confessions right? Ah well, since my last rambling.

So I have been doing some thinking, about life, about how things are, and about the books that I have read and am reading that ultimately expand my mind. I also had a great thought about a great post to write... but I couldn't remember what it was, so you are getting this one instead.

Now the subject would suggest something about shoes and the filling thereof, now my close friends and family know that my boys are named after famous people that changed the world and it often leads to the discussion as to whether or not we place to much expectation on our children, and whether or not we are setting them up for failure (which of course is part of life and ultimately part of winning), of course that conversation can go one of two ways.

Now it is no secret that I do not put much into the victim mentality that there is about in the society we live in these days, and in fact that we have lived in for thousands of years, I mean really what have we learned in the last 4000 years? The Egyptians were struggling with the same problems that still exist today, so apparently nothing.

My boys will grow up with the freedom to choose what they would like to do with their lives and the choice will be what I tell them.... OK so I am kidding, they will be free do do what they think is right for them, that does not mean to say that I should not provide them with everything they need, and every encouragement, verbal or physical, that is warranted to help them do exactly that.

I am of the opinion that we create our world from what we continually think and speak about the world that we are living in, and I think that was summed up beautifully by Helen Keller when she said got words, she got the world. So by naming my sons in the manner that they are named it actually provides them with a new possibility to live into, and as they become more and more aware of what is being said to them and start to understand contextual concepts then they will know who it is they are named after and what it was those people did to change the world.

So why is it that I am going on about all of this then? Well, I guess it is because that I finally understand the importance of naming my sons they way Sarah and I chose to, I finally understand that the only reality there is, is the one that we speak, we create our reality simply by the thoughts we have and the words we speak. And when you truly get that, then wonderful new possibilities open up that would more than likely have been missed before. It really can be as simple as saying something different.

Well that is about it really... would love to know your thoughts, so please leave them here, if you have any questions ask them and I will be glad to chat with you.

NAMASTE

About the Author

Andrew Hawkes is an Entrepreneur that has had good times and bad, he draws on all the experiences that he has had, military and in business, to provide solid information that anyone can use and understand to improve the results in thier own life and therefore show others to imrpove thiers. He believes that anyone can make a difference in the world and that ultimately anything is possible.