As part of this next article, I wanted to introduce you to some wonderful people who also have a lot to say about Facebook. Why just take my word for it? Facebook is a great thing. So I dug around and found you some links and sites that teach you more about using Facebook for businesses. While you are at it, be sure and visit our Cirkla Page and become a fan! As you can see, it is a pretty new page... I am learning this stuff right along with you! I just think that it is just too cool to keep in my head, though, so I am sharing it with the world! I will be posting mini-updates on there about things that I am learning and writing about, as well as sharing information about stuff that is not yet in article form!

Mari Smith is a woman I connected with on Twitter, I believe. She is also a "friend" on Facebook. She is pretty amazing. She has actually produced a whole multimedia kit called Facebook for Professionals! How fun! (Great holiday gift idea for that internet junkie in your life!) Even if you don't buy the whole media kit, she has tons of great information to get you started. Here is her video! Make sure you check out her great blog called Why Facebook?

After seeing Mari's fabulous work, anything else that I may say about Facebook Pages may seem redundant or simpleton, but nonetheless I would also like to offer you some other great sites that I found regarding Facebook Pages --

Facebook Pages (from Facebook's Business Solutions) - A general page describing Facebook Pages and what you can do with them. (There is a link on this page to create an actual Facebook Page if you haven't already done so.)

David Lee King - What Can You Do with a Facebook Page? This is a great blog post regarding the features of Facebook Pages. David works with a library, but you can certainly use some of his ideas to enhance your own Facebook Pages.

Streema Radio Tuner for Facebook Pages - How fun to add an actual radio player to your page? One cool thing about Facebook Pages, as opposed to Facebook Groups is that you can actually add applications if you want to...

For no nonsense instructions on creating a Facebook Page, check out this page. Be careful now...if you haven't done so already, you can get snagged on one of these pages and never come back! Make sure and open these in a separate page so you can find you way back here to finish reading the other cool stuff!

If you are still unsure about the difference between Facebook Groups and Facebook Pages, read this article. Facebook Groups vs. Facebook Pages

I know that this is an article on Facebook Pages, but a little SEO  (Search Engine Optimization) can't hurt! This article talks about how Facebook recently (this month) made their pages SEO compatible. Facebook Steps Up SEO for Brand Pages with Millions of New Indexable Links

So... let me ask you...did you create your Facebook Page for your business yet?

Quick Exercise:

1. Become a Fan of the Cirkla Page.
2. Create your own Facebook Page for your business and invite me to become a fan.

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