Well, we are just a couple of days away from the official roll-out of the new Facebook design. The biggest change by far is how pages will look and this all revolves around the piece de resistance – the Facebook cover photo.
If you’re feeling really overwhelmed at the idea of a cover photo, don’t sweat it. The easiest option is simply to put up an image. An image is worth a thousand words and for many small businesses is a perfectly acceptable (and lovely!) option.
Don’t be afraid to give yourself the time to think it through a bit more. Notice what other pages are doing and brainstorm ideas. No sense in getting a designer involved, or putting in the work yourself, until you’re sure what you want up there. Check out this post for some great ideas for how you can use the cover image to your best advantage. And remember, Facebook has some very specific rules for what can go in a cover photo!
The world is not going to end if you don’t get a killer cover photo up right away. I myself really haven’t had the time to think it through yet, so I’ve just grabbed an image off my homepage for now.
On to the inspiration! Get those creative juices flowing and check out what other small business owners are doing on their Facebook pages.
As you’ll see, the cover photo doesn’t have to be complicated to look fantastic!
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If you’re like me – lack artistic abilities and shudder whenever you hear the word Photoshop 🙂 – let someone else step in to help. My friend Karen Gunton is offering Facebook cover photo designs for $30 – a steal! Click here to get all the details.
How have you dealt with this whole Facebook cover photo image? Leave a link to your Facebook page in the comments so we can check out what you’ve done.
Comments, likes and tweets are always appreciated! Did I mention that I LOVE your feedback?
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Thanks Martina for including the TrashN2Tees Facebook page! I love that fb is now giving us so much ground to work with now. My tip for everyone is take advantage of the real estate & try to integrate your logo/slogan/sample of your product!
Great tip Jenelle! Thanks 🙂
Thanks for including us Martina!
My pleasure Derek!
I love the examples, but some of the cover photos above violate Facebook’s T&C’s… just FYI
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Thanks Megan! If you could elaborate on the T&C’s in question, that would be great.
Thanks, Martina. Just worked on mine this morning.
Awesome! Looking good 🙂