19 December 2012

IFTTT Automation For Your Facebook Page [Weekly Facebook Tips]



ifttt automationFacebook Page administrators realise that it takes time and effort to create a vibrant, useful page for fans to enjoy. While some administrators are paid for their efforts, many more are merely volunteering their time for a cause they believe in – their band, a local club or a cause. For these page admins especially, it’s incredibly useful to be able to automate as many of their tasks as possible.


Now, when it comes to automating social media tasks, the best place to turn is IFTTT. This is because you can take material from a huge number of sources and send it to somewhere else online, while sticking to some pre-determined rules and custom formatting. This can be invaluable when ensuring your Facebook page always contains relevant, regular information.


So, check out some of these great IFTTT automation ideas for Facebook Pages!


Facebook Pages & Twitter


Now, before you rush off to use IFTTT for this one, please note that Twitter/Facebook integration works very well directly. You can easily set up a Twitter account to post to your Facebook page or vice-versa. However, you may well know this and still need another way to customise these posts or post to another account.


There are dozens of options ready-made for Facebook Pages and Twitter, plus it’s possible to create your own recipe. Here’s a few you might like:



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Facebook Pages & LinkedIn


Being business-oriented is normal for a Facebook Page, which is why integration with LinkedIn makes sense. Here’s some recipes which will make that link easier:



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Facebook Pages & Blogs


Any Facebook Page owner with a blog knows that it’s irritating to have to post things in multiple places. Here’s some quick automation for RSS and WordPress:



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Facebook Pages & Tumblr


Many people use Tumblr in order to share quick, colourful blog posts with the world. So, it’s great to see that there’s an easy way to get that Tumblr content to post directly into your Facebook page.



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Facebook Pages & Instagram


Instagram is a very popular way to share photos, so it’s no surprise that Facebook Page administrators might want to bring in content from Instagram. Here’s a few neat ways to do so:



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Facebook Pages & Flickr


Very few people have the patience to upload photos multiple times. It’s fantastic to be able to simply upload once and see the photo automatically copied to another service for you. Here’s some useful Flickr and Facebook Page recipes:



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Facebook Pages & Other Services


There are several other services which are easy to import into Facebook Pages. Here’s a few you might like:



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More Reading For Page Admins


There’s a lot of great advice available for administrators of Facebook Pages. Here are a few articles you might learn a trick or two from:



What’s your favourite hack for automating your Facebook Page?


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