A reader asked me to tell him how he can post text on a fan page. The same way that you can decide if your Facebook friends are allowed to post comments on your wall, the owner of a fan page can define their wall settings. In short, a fan can post text, photos, videos and links on a fan page if the page owner has granted permissions to their fans.
To not allow your fans to write or post content on the fan wall is a big no-no on my book. I will go as far as saying that if this is your philosophy, your brand is not ready to be on Facebook. I encourage your brand to go over its fear since you are missing out a big opportunity.
Encourage Participation with the right Wall Settings on your Fan Page
Web 2.0 is based on interactions. The value of a fan page is to have a true dialogue with your fans. For that to happen, they need the power to express themselves. I advise any brand or blogger to use the above settings for their fan page.
There are two elements that you can customize. The first are the View Settings. To not miss any intervention by your fans, set the Default view for wall at “Post by Page and Fans”. For the Fan Permissions, I allow my fans to post anything on my page fans. As the fan page administrator, know that you can always delete inappropriate or unsolicited marketing (spam) material.
July 24th, 2009 at 13:35
I just wrote 2 posts on Facebook fan page. The 1st is about properly setting up the Fan permissions http://bit.ly/sWMcG
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July 24th, 2009 at 14:22
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August 22nd, 2009 at 16:19
Thank you for guidance on Facebook fan page settings. Still working on details of my Prescott AZ Events page, and hopefully it will be ready soon to publish. Now I will read your other related content. Thanks again, Scott