In our previous blog post, we shared with you five Facebook plug-ins which you can easily incorporate into your own website. Today, we are adding five more of those Facebook plug-ins.
Facebook may be facing significant competition from Google+ and there are still criticisms on the changes that it recently rolled out but the fact remains that it is still an indispensible part of any online marketing campaign. Any Internet marketing expert in their right mind will tell you that.
So call your own Internet marketing expert and read on to find out how you can maximize Facebook’s social media powers on your website through this plug-ins.
1. Like Box. This plug-in lets site visitors “Like” your Facebook page and view its activity stream directly from your website. This plug-in also lets you show a more detailed version of your stream when they “Like” your page. Word of caution, though. Keep the stream in the box only if you or your Internet marketing expert is actively updating your account with interesting content. Otherwise, use the Like Box settings to omit it from view because this can be a major turn-off for your website visitors. Plus, it can also hinder them from becoming a fan of your Facebook page if they see there isn’t anything interesting going on in your account.
2. Login Button. This button shows profile photos of your site visitor’s friends who already signed up to your site. The Login button should be complemented by a Registration function so you can come up with a community of site users logged on to your site via Facebook. Another great thing about this button is that is gives you and your Internet marketing expert a wealth of information about your site visitors because it gives you access to data they have shared on Facebook.
3. Registration. Like we said earlier, this plug-in should go hand-in-hand with the Login button because it lets users sign up for your website using their Facebook accounts. The upside to this is that it makes registration very easy for users because most of the input fields are already pre-filled with the user’s personal data if they are also on Facebook at the same time. If your website requires a login for visitors to be able to fully maximize it, this is a great alternative or even an addition to the traditional sign-up options.
4. Facepile. Facepile shows the Facebook profile photos of users who have “Liked” your page or have signed up to your site. Note, however, that this plug-in only displays photos of the user’s Facebook friends. So if the user has no friends who have “Liked” your page, then there will be no photos displayed. The main benefit of this plug-in is that it is a great way to encourage users to be part of your community.
5. Live Stream. This plug-in allows your site visitors to share Facebook activity and comments in real time. It’s a lot like the Comments plug-in except with Live Stream, the comments don’t remain permanently and the displayed comments depend on the height allotted for the plug-in. If you and your Internet marketing expert host live online events such as webinars and video presentations, this is a handy tool to have on your website. Another word of caution: as moderator, you cannot edit or remove comments but you can ban users from the live feed is they start typing in inappropriate comments.
Given these plug-ins, it is now up to you and your Internet marketing expert to determine which one best fits the kind of website that you have. Which ones have you used? Did they work out well for you? Let us know!