I first met my friend Dinell, who I affectionately refer to by her blogging handle of Mommy D (she edits Mommy Ds Kitchen and indulges her “dark side” on the Weekly Spectre), on Twitter. She immediately caught my attention because she’s two things I admire and highly regard in friends:
- She’s extremely personable
- She’s super savvy (especially when it comes to social media use)
She’s taught me quite a few Twitter tricks over this past year, but recently she taught me a slick new Facebook trick.
I knew that if I put an “@” before a friend’s name on my personal Facebook page it would bounce over to them and let them know I’d tagged them. I didn’t know, until Mommy D educated me, that I could do the same via Fan Pages like the ones I keep for Haunt Jaunts or Maggie’s Station.
That is an absolutely powerful tool to utilize.
It’s also why I had been preferring Twitter over Facebook. Facebook seemed like such a one-dimensional form of interacting with others. I could always go to their page and leave a note or link saying, “Hey, btw, I wrote about you|you inspired|etc this…”
That was okay, but I always kind of felt like I was saying, “Hey, please give me credit for doing this….”
However, using the Mommy D approach…WOW! Now, as long as I’ve got their page as one of my faves, I can “@” mention them and it’ll just show up right on their page.
It not only lets them know I’ve mentioned them, but it lets all their fans see it too. Which can translate into more exposure for my page and possibly making new fans. Wonderful!
PUT IT IN PRACTICE
Do you have a Facebook Fan Page? Have you added other pages that you do business with or have daily dealings with to your page’s favorites?
If not, hop on it. Then start harnessing the power of this powerful social networking tool by mentioning them in your page’s wall posts!
