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It took me forever to figure this out, so I thought I'd write a post about it, in case anyone else needs some help. Yes, you can just do a screenshot of the Facebook logo and link it to your page, but this is the official way. Plus, it's the fancy "find us on Facebook" badge. My badge is at the top of the lefthand column.
Finding the badge
First of all, you need a Facebook (FB) page for your business. When you're logged into FB and on your business page, click on "Edit Page." It's located right below your profile pic, top of the left column. Then look for the Communication section, towards the bottom of the righthand column. Click on "Promotion Guidelines." This page gives you all the information about how your can reference FB and link to them. About halfway down is the actual badge, including a hi-res version. If you're posting it on your blog, you don't need the hi-res one... just right-click on the badge and save it somewhere on your computer.
Adding the badge to your blog
(For blogger) If you're looking at your actual blog and you're signed in, click "Customize" at the top. If you're on the Dashboard, click "Layout." Then click "Add a Gadget" and select "Picture." You can enter a title and/or caption, or just leave it blank (mine says "Become a fan on Facebook!"). Copy and paste the link to your FB business page into the "link" section. Upload the badge picture from wherever you saved it on your computer. Click "save" and rearrange the gadgets so the badge is where you want it in your layout.
Any questions?
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Add a Facebook button to your blog
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Thanks! This was helpful! I will try it when I get a chance!
Thanks so much! How did you figure that out anyway? I have been searching for this for awhile. Thanks again!
Thanks, thanks, thanks!! Took me 2 minutes thanks to you! Could have taken hours.
Thanks for the walk through! Adding it to my blog now!
www.cupcakecuppy.blogspot.com
Thanks!
Thank you this was way easier than trying to find how to do it on facebook. For something that is so widely used FB doesn't have the best user interface! Thanks for the help!
Thanks a MILLION!!!!! I couldn't figure that out for the life of me!
Thanks! Worked like a charm ... like everything with Facebook it was quite the ordeal!!
Best to you,
Scott
Thank you so much! I searched Facebook and Google and just couldn't find it.
Thanks for the clear, simple explanation. I did it and it worked perfectly!
So good thanks!
Hi there,
Just wondering whether I can do the same if I created a Group instead of a Business Page (or Fan Page) ? Can't seem to find out how to link the Group Page! Am totally lost. Hope you can help?
Thanks so much!
@Kimz: Yes! You can totally do that. In the instructions for adding the badge to your blog, just link to your group page instead of a business page. As for finding the button, you just need a low resolution version so google images for "facebook button" and you should find one. Or if you're creative, you can make your own.
Good luck!
Thank you so much!!! Owe you big time! It works!!
Thank you very much for this information!...
Your items are lovely too...
Thanks so much for the info. Next step: Any suggestions on how to create a vivid link on the facebook page back to the blog?
@StorySaver: I use the "Write something about (page name)" link. It's not exactly that prominent, but at least it's a live link and it's permanently near the top of the right column. I've never tried putting any HTML in there - I wonder if you could have a linked photo.
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Blogwalking....
Thanks for saving me a lot of time!
Thank you for this - so simple and easy :)
Thank you! This is just what I needed to know...worked like a charm.
This is what i was looking for.thank you
Thank you!
thanks a ton, this helped me out a lot.
Thanks! I'm just starting a blog, and I couldn't figure this out!
I "googled" "become a facebook fan button," and your blog was a couple links down, but it was the one that explained exactly what to do in an understandable way!
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Thanks for making it simple Kelly!
Thank you thank you for your how-to! You save me a lot of advils....
Thank You so much for this information...I have had quite a time finding the official facebook button. I've had a fake on my page for about 3 months.
Thank you. I don't know why this was so hard to find in the facebook interface and I searched. You and google saved me. :)
thank you! Thank you! Thank you! This was exactly what I was looking for.
Thanks!
Thanks- I needed this, and you were the only place online I could find it!
Thanks for this. Spent ages on Facebook trying to find out how to get hold of a badge so was very glad to have found your instructions.
It worked like a charm. Thanks so much
http://pr-insights.blogspot.com
Wonderful...Thanks a lot. It was helpful :)
Oh thank you so much!!!!!
Thanks heaps! I was looking for this!
Thanks so much! Just what I was looking for.
http://www.lunchsaks.com
So helpful - thanks! If only Facebook and Blogger were as straightforward. Awesome :)
Thanks! These are the only instructions I've been able to find that made any sense, and that includes the not-very-helpful facebook instructions.
THANK YOU!!! I followed your steps exactly and successfully added the facebook button to our website in minutes! woohoo!
Thanks - just wat I was looking for!
Thanks for the help! I thought I'd never figure it out!!!
Thanks, I thought I'd never find it!
Thank You!!!
You rock! Thanks!
Thank you for your help. I have been trying to figure this out for so long. I don't know why they make it so hard.
familyvolley.blogspot.com
I agree with you but from my personal experience, it bought 4000 Facebook fans from www.socialkik.com and they added them to my page in a little over 1 month. All the fans appeared to be real and some of them turned out to be great customers.
You should use www.socialkik.com to buy Facebook fans... we purchased 10,000 Facebook fans and we're quite satisfied with the results. It's completely legal because the fans are real and they don't join your page until they check it and find it interestings. Socialkik.com keeps sending suggestions to become a fan until the order is fulfilled.
I am having troubles. It doesn't give me an option to edit page for the group I created and I don't know why. I created the group under the profile I created, but no where on that profile does it show that I created that group. But on the group page it acknowledges that I'm the administrator. I need help!
iv just found this now, by far the most simple way to do it thank you :)
Thank you. I had been looking for how to do that!
This post was very useful! Finding information on the simple facebook icon, so ubiquitous, was one of those strange google black holes.
Although the facebook profile interface has changed, and the instructions no longer work, they do get you close enough to fine the motherlode:
http://www.facebook.com/brandpermissions/logos.php
One can note from the actual usage guidelines that everyone is breaking the rules!
thank you! just the info i was looking for.
sarah
www.melondot.etsy.com
Thanks!!! I couldn't get the facebook 'create a badge' thingy to make a badge for my group! It was making me crazy and this saved the day!!!
Oh I love you
www.rawfashionmagazine.com
Thank you, this was very helpful. I'm not sure why Facebook buried the badges so deeply.
Oh and good luck with your final semester.
Thanks for sharing the instructions for a very unintuitive technique!
thank you
http://pro-bit.blogspot.com
Thank you so much for this info!! I have been trying to do this for hours :) And it was so darn easy with your instructions.
Thank you so much for that clear explanation!
great explaining there! thanks heaps, just what i was looking for :)
OMG! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! Your instructions are so clear and easy and made the most sense out of probably 12 try's through google searchs on how to do this!
Sending a virtual hug..you've made my day! :)
I'll look forward to reading more of your simple wise advice!
with much gratitude!
Diana Doyle x
OMG THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart and brain!!! Your instructions on this post has made my day!
Ater searching google and pulling my hair out I found this post! Wow, so easy under your simple steps!
with a huge gratitude hug!
Diana Doyle x
Thank you so much, such a simple work around, very elegant! I have been searching how to do this, my God they try and make it so hard, lol. Thanks again.
very helpful
Thanks for this, however, when I went to my business page I couldn't find the 'edit page' under my profile pic. My fan page is only new, would this be the reason why I can't find it?
THANX ALOT NW I FIND IT OUT I WILL TRY IT U CAN SEE ON
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Kelly..thank you soo very much for the tutorial..newbie here and i've been searching high and low for adding social network icons on my page..but ur steps were real simple and just took less than 5 min to get my personalized FB-Icon on my blog(baby):o) Merci beaucoup.
I did put ur link on my page(useful link) Check it out.
http://craftysideup.blogspot.com/
Thank you for this post. I found it very helpful!
Thanks a ton! I didn't know adding that facebook button was so simple! I now have it on the my page www.culturecurry-india.blogspot.com
Awesome! thanks for the informative post! :D
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I have been searching for days for tips on how to do this. I've tried everything, but nothing worked. This was the easiest thing & best of all...IT WORKS!!!
Yay! I have been trying to figure this stuff out--so nice of you to share :)
thank you for saving my time. i searched it for several days on youtube and google. finally it will be on my blogger info-recipe-images.blogspot.com. thanks again
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