How to Download Facebook Videos In Four Easy Steps!

Have you ever come across a video on Facebook that you wanted to download to view later on?

One way that you can save a copy of the video on Facebook is to use the save on Facebook feature.

But that only let’s you bookmark the video to view later on.

What if you lost your original video file and you want to upload it to another social network such as Instagram or YouTube?

Instead of spending hours re-creating your video, you can download a copy from Facebook.

This article is going to teach you how to download Facebook videos in just a few steps.

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How to see Facebook Page unlikes in Facebook Insights

How to see Facebook Page unlikesAre you seeing a drop in Facebook Page likes?

Do you know why this is happening and where they are coming from?

This article will teach you how to use Facebook Insights to see Facebook Page unlikes.

This way you can better understand why your Facebook Page likes are dropping and make adjustments to keep it from happening.

The Problem

You’ve built up your likes / fans on your Facebook Page, but you’re noticing your page likes are dropping.

This can happen for a number of reasons:

  • Underage users
  • No longer a fan of your page
  • No longer interested in your content
  • And so on

Instead of guessing that it’s because of a change to Facebook’s algorithm, you can look at the data.

This way you get a true picture on why you were seeing unlikes on your Facebook Page.

Here’s how to use Facebook Insights to see your Facebook Page unlikes.

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Facebook Page Call to Action Buttons – The Ultimate Guide

How to use Facebook Page Call to Action buttons
Would you like to drive fans on your Facebook Page to take a specific action?

For example, to sign-up for your email newsletter, book an appointment, or shop on your website?

What if you could include specific call to action buttons on your Facebook Page to help reach your overall business goals?

Instead of burying a link to your website in your cover photo, relying on users to click into your photo, Facebook rolled out a way to do this on Facebook Pages with Facebook Page call to action buttons.

This article is going to teach you how to use Facebook Page Call to Action Buttons.

What are Facebook Page Call to Action buttons?

Call to action buttons are a way to specify a single action for your Facebook fans (page likes) to take from your timeline cover photo.

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You can use Facebook Page Call to Action buttons to drive email newsletter sign-ups

Depending on what action you want your fans to take, you can choose to have a button appear on your page that when clicked, keeps a user inside of Facebook.

Alternatively, you can also send users off of Facebook to your website or anywhere you like.

You can even use the new Facebook Page call to action buttons with a landing page for a more complete solution.

According to Facebook:

Page admins can select from a group of call-to-action buttons — like Shop Now or Sign Up — to add to the top of their Page.

Types of call to action buttons

There are seven types of call to action buttons you can select from.

  1. Book Now – coaching or booking appointments
  2. Contact Us – provide a way for fans to contact you quickly
  3. Use App – drive fans to download your app
  4. Play Game – direct fans to your app or even a contest
  5. Shop Now – drive traffic to your online store
  6. Sign Up – grow your email list
  7. Watch Video – drive fans to a welcome video

I’ve had the chance to use the new Facebook Page Call to Action buttons and they’re amazing!

Let’s take a look at Facebook’s Call to Action buttons and how you add them to your Facebook Page.

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How to use Facebook Video Cards to say thanks

Did you receive a gift?

Did a client do great work?

Would you like to say thanks?

This article is going to teach you how to use Facebook Video Cards to send someone a thank you.

What are Facebook Video Cards?

Facebook Video Cards are a way to create a personalized video on Facebook to send to your friends.

To date, 200 million video cards have been sent.

Instead of sending someone a private email or handwritten thank you note which only reaches the recipient.

You can send a personalized thank you also called Facebook Videos Cards or a “Say thanks” video in just a few steps.

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5 Ways to rename a Facebook Page

Has your business gone through a rebranding?

Do you have a typo in your Facebook Page name?

Maybe you have more than 200 likes on your Facebook Page and want to rename your page.

This article is going to teach you five ways to rename a Facebook Page.

The problem with renaming a Facebook Page

I mentioned a few of the reasons why you may want to rename your Facebook Page.

While these are just some of the reasons why you need to rename your page, I’m sure there are plenty of other reasons.

The problem with renaming a page is that there are a lot of different ways to do it.

Some of the solutions work on some pages but not on all of them.

As a result, it can be frustrating to use Facebook to grow your business when you’re constantly running into roadblocks to rename your page.

The solution

Renaming a Facebook Page is a question I get a lot.

I’ve compiled some of the ways you can rename your Facebook Page.

Remember, depending on the size of your Facebook audience, some options will work for your page but not others you manage.

Let’s look at some ways you can rename your Facebook Page.

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How to request the desktop site in Safari for Facebook

Have you ever had clients need help and all you had with your mobile device?

Are there Facebook features you can’t access from your mobile device?

In this article, I’ll show you how to request the desktop site in Safari for Facebook.

Facebook mobile frustrations

Have you ever tried to access a website from your mobile device only to be directed to a mobile-friendly version?

Often times, mobile-friendly means limited.

According to The Next Web, 30% of Facebook’s active user base are mobile-only.

I’m expecting those numbers to continue to increase as more and more people go completely mobile.

In the meantime, while Facebook has some great mobile apps by way of the Facebook mobile app and Facebook Page Manager, sometimes it can be frustrating to switch back and forth between apps.

Fortunately, there’s a hidden shortcut that will let you switch to the desktop version of Facebook.

To use the request desktop site feature, you will need to be running iOS 8 on an Apple device.

Follow these instructions to request the desktop site for Facebook.

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Cleaning up Power Editor: How to delete a Facebook unpublished post or dark post

Did you create too many Facebook unpublished posts in Power Editor?

Do you find it difficult to locate ads in Facebook Power Editor?

In this article I’ll show you how to delete a Facebook unpublished post or dark post.

This way you can spend more time creating Facebook Ads instead of scrolling through ones you no longer need!

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How to unblock Facebook Pages and rebuild the relationship with a brand

Was there a Facebook Page you blocked because they were posting too much?

Maybe they were spamming your Facebook Page with unnecessary comments.

The good news is that if you ever have a change of heart, you can unblock Facebook Pages.

In this article you’ll learn how to unblock Facebook Pages so you can start interacting with a Facebook Page again through the news feed, wall posts, comments, and messages.

Why unblock a Facebook Page?

A lot of times, we block Facebook Pages because we are receiving unwanted comments, messages, or wall posts.

For some pages, you absolutely need to block them because they are out to cause your page harm.

This can include:

  • Spamming your page with unnecessary links
  • Posting inappropriate comments
  • Sending too many messages

Other times, you may come across a situation where you need to temporarily block a Facebook Page.

This typically happens if you have a page that may not understand the rules of engagement on Facebook.

If this happens, you may want to temporarily block them and then reach out to the owner of the page through their Facebook Profile.

This way you can go over the situation with them and in most cases, give them a warning.

A good way to do this is to let them know while you appreciate their interactions on your Facebook Page, you will unblock them if they tone things down.

I recommend setting the expectations for them and provide examples of what you would like them to tone down.

This way you can feel comfortable knowing they know what they need to do in order for you to unblock their Facebook Page.

If you have reached this point with a Facebook Page where you want to unblock them, follow these instructions.

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How to block Facebook Pages to limit engagement

Is there a Facebook Page you need to block because they post too much?

Maybe they are engaging in a negative manner through comments?

In this article you’ll learn how to block Facebook Pages so that they can’t interact with your Facebook Profile anymore.

Why block a Facebook Page

One of the main reasons to block a page is because the Facebook Page is being abusive with their posting.

This could be due to sharing unwanted posts, posting excessive commenting, and so on.

Sometimes you also come across a Facebook Page that won’t stop messaging you.

Previously, you spent time removing these unnecessary conversations or messages.

While this only took a short amount of time to do, it adds up quickly.

What gets blocked on a Facebook Page

When you block Facebook Pages, the Facebook Page will not be able to:

  • Interact with your posts

  • Like or reply to your comments

  • Send your page messages

It is important to note that when you block a Facebook Page, you will be unable to post to their Facebook Page or message them.

When you block a Facebook Page, you automatically unlike and unfollow their page.

To learn how to block a Facebook Page, follow these instructions.

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How Feedly can help create a better Facebook news feed organizer

[Update: As of June 23, 2015 Facebook has deprecated its RSS service. For the time being, there is no available RSS feed from Facebook. If anything changes, I’ll be sure to update this blog post with any new developments.]

Do you find yourself missing updates in your Facebook news feed?

Instead of a limited view, how would you like to organize your news feed and have convenient sharing options for other social networks?

Did you know you can create a Facebook news feed organizer using Feedly to help organize your news feed better.

An unorganized news feed

One of the biggest complaints about using Facebook is that you don’t always see all of the updates from friends or Facebook Pages you like.

How many times have you missed out on a conversation on Facebook because you didn’t see it until a few days later?

This can make using Facebook unreliable not to mention frustrating.

While it isn’t a perfect system, there are steps you can take to organize your news feed.

Organizing Facebook using add interest lists

One of the easiest ways to organize your news feed is to use Facebook add interest lists.

This let’s you create customized lists for friends and pages.

Here is an example of add interest lists on a mobile device.

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Organize your Facebook news feed using add interest lists

While I’m a fan of add interest lists because you can combine profiles and pages and share them publicly, you can’t combine them with other websites you read.

This means you have to manage two different sites to see updates.

Tools to help create a Facebook news feed organizer

Some of my favorite tools for organizing my Facebook news feed used to be Google Reader and Hyper Alerts.

Unfortunately, Google Reader shut down and so did Hyper Alerts.

This meant I needed to find alternative tools to organize my news feed better.

I wrote about some alternatives.

Out of these alternatives, one of the tools I find myself using the most is Feedly.

Here are some of the things Feedly does well:

  • Create a Facebook news feed organizer
  • Pull in content from your favorite websites
  • Feedly for iOS and Android
  • Make it easy to share with other services like Evernote, Pocket, HootsuiteBuffer and more

Today I’m going to show you how you can use your Facebook RSS feed to organize your Facebook news feed with Feedly.

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