Here's one....
I have a Page on Facebook with 3000 fans of common interest. I'm creating an extension of this page to concentrate on Events & Club Nights.
Should I create a GROUP instead? I don't want to answer my question but If I create a Group I will be able to contact all the fans/members directly unlike a Page where you can not contact fans directly. (pages are only through newsfeeds/update).
Here's the Pro's & Cons:
Page Pro's
More flexible in terms of development
Add in lots of cool tabs
create a friendly url > www.faceboook.com/yoursitename
Have nice fan badge
Facebook connect added to your website
Page Con's
Members can NOT be contacted directly via Facebook/personal mail
Group Pro's
Members CAN be contacted through Facebook/personal mail
You can create events for members of the group
Target driven
Group Con's
No friendly url
No plug in
I think, no facebook connect fro your website.
I think pages are the future for facebook.
Here's another issue - I don't like the way everyone is "page crazy" lately including Facebook - is there some sort of secret we don't know about? What's Facebook's plans for groups & pages. Faze groups out & just have pages? honestly pages are becoming so mainstream now there almost like website.. If I was able to contact my 3K fans I 100% would have created a revenue stream from it..
Pages are only extensions of a websites.
"Group are groups" & are self contained in terms of communicating with your fans.
After reading over this I think I'll create a group.. solely based on being able to contact my members.
Any input would be appreciated, thanks.
I have a Page on Facebook with 3000 fans of common interest. I'm creating an extension of this page to concentrate on Events & Club Nights.
Should I create a GROUP instead? I don't want to answer my question but If I create a Group I will be able to contact all the fans/members directly unlike a Page where you can not contact fans directly. (pages are only through newsfeeds/update).
Here's the Pro's & Cons:
Page Pro's
More flexible in terms of development
Add in lots of cool tabs
create a friendly url > www.faceboook.com/yoursitename
Have nice fan badge
Facebook connect added to your website
Page Con's
Members can NOT be contacted directly via Facebook/personal mail
Group Pro's
Members CAN be contacted through Facebook/personal mail
You can create events for members of the group
Target driven
Group Con's
No friendly url
No plug in
I think, no facebook connect fro your website.
I think pages are the future for facebook.
Here's another issue - I don't like the way everyone is "page crazy" lately including Facebook - is there some sort of secret we don't know about? What's Facebook's plans for groups & pages. Faze groups out & just have pages? honestly pages are becoming so mainstream now there almost like website.. If I was able to contact my 3K fans I 100% would have created a revenue stream from it..
Pages are only extensions of a websites.
"Group are groups" & are self contained in terms of communicating with your fans.
After reading over this I think I'll create a group.. solely based on being able to contact my members.
Any input would be appreciated, thanks.