Following on from my last post about how to set up a Facebook Fan Page, this post assumes you have set up your fan page and you want to add extra functionality to your page. Fortunately there are lots of free and paid apps that you can use to really pimp out your page.
Facebook Static Fan Pages
For static pages you can use the Static HTML: iframe app. It’s pretty simple to use and I have written about this app in a previous post called how to add a Facebook Fan Page.
Facebook Fan Gate
Want a Fan Gate? Maybe you aren’t sure what that is. A fan gate is a system that asks you to hit the link button before the content on the Fan Page is revealed (a reveal tab). Typically there will be some link bait that arouses your curiosity or offers a special deal if you opt-in. The iframes for pages app by Wildfire will throw in a FanGate for free if you use their app. Be warned the app is free until 7th June so I recommend grabbing it now.
Facebook WordPress Pages
Similiar to the other two plugins above, the FanPage Connect plugin allows you to set up a fan page that actually shows a page that is on your WordPress powered blog. This means you can give your Fan Page the look and functionality that WordPress offers without all the coding! The Networked Blogs app also helps bring your blog to Facebook but it connects to Facebook via Networked Blogs.
The Facebook Tab Manager is a wordpress plugin allows you to create landing pages and other types of content to be displayed within Facebook. This provides a way of putting more interesting layouts and functionality into your Facebook pages, without the need to get too deep into fancy programming.
Mini Website In Facebook
The iwipa app allows to you to set up a mini website inside your page page. It means have a mini website that requires content added to it but if you are smart, you can link some of the pages to your main website.
You Tube, Twitter, Photogallery and Flickr Apps
Some other great apps that are available include those that allow you to add YouTube Videos, your Twitter stream and so forth. Currently, Involver have a large selection of apps available. There are about 7 different applications but you can choose two for free. Available applications include Static HTML, You Tube, Twitter, Flickr, RSS Feed, Photogallery and Scribd. Whilst most people would be aware of Twitter, You Tube and Flicker, many may not be aware of Scribd or RSS. The Scribd app enables you to showcase PDFs, Spreadsheets, Documents and Powerpoint files. The RSS Feed enables you syndicate the content on your blog to the news tab so you leverage existing content to widen your reach and encourage people to join your conversation.
Facebook RSS Apps
Speaking of RSS, another useful application is RSS Graffiti. This nifty little application periodically checks the RSS feeds that you specify and posts any new entries it finds to the Facebook Walls that you specify. This means you can post to multiple walls. A huge time saver.
Facebook Tab Apps
If you want to include tabs at the top of your Fan Page, you can can check out TabSite. Otherwise, the team at North Social have a whole suite of apps worth considering but these are not free.
If you feel overwhelmed and feel that setting up a Fanpage is too technical, you can try Lujure which enables you to drag and drop elements into your Fan Page.
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