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You are here: Home / Blog / How to Set Up A Facebook Page Call-to-Action Button

How to Set Up A Facebook Page Call-to-Action Button

April 9, 2015 by Louisa Chan 2 Comments

Facebook-Call-to-Action
A call-to-action is a marketing term for an invitation to take a specific action. It is usually given in a straight-forward and direct manner, like “sign up now” or “buy now”.

But why do you need a call-to-action?

If you explain a concept well, wouldn’t your readers understand you and know what to do next already?

Why the need for an obvious call-to-action?

A Specific Instruction Directs Desired Action

Think of an everyday situation. A group of friends is having an enjoyable conversation when they began to feel hungry. Unless someone speaks up and say “let’s go get some food”, most people would go with the flow. They’d continue to hang around.

It takes vision and a lot of energy to overcome inertia and move against the current state. An external impetus helps to initiate the pattern interrupt and cause a desired action.

People read. They think and they understand.

Yet they put off making decisions or taking actions.

No Action No Results

A call-to-action gently (but firmly) sends out the invitation to take the next desired step. There is no results without actions. The best strategy will not bring any results without people taking action.

The success of your business (and life) depends on you and others taking very specific actions in a timely manner. That is why there is often a sense of urgency conveyed in call-to-actions.

Every Piece of Marketing Content Serves A Purpose 

What sets a business blog post apart from a personal journal? A personal journal does not require the reader to do anything apart from enjoying the writing. But every piece of marketing copy needs to make a specific call-to-action or it will not serve any purpose.

Even teachers end their lesson with a call-to-action; with an instruction to do some exercises.

Facebook Is Rolling Out Call-To-Action Buttons

When I saw the option to create a call-to-action button on my Facebook page, I immediately tested it out. It’s very easy to set up and you can do this in a couple of minutes.

Don’t worry if you don’t see one for your page yet. Facebook is rolling this out, just wait. But once you have the option, I would encourage you (here’s a call-to-action) to use it.

Here’s a 2-minute video tutorial that shows you how this can be done.


You can see the video tutorial here on YouTube
Pretty easy huh?

Challenges and Limitations
The challenge here is in deciding which type of action you want your audience to take – and that depends on the the goal you want to achieve.

The other things to note are that

  • it only works for Facebook pages and not profiles
  • you can’t change the text used for any of the call-to-actions and
  • you can’t add any custom ones either. You’ll just need to work with what you have now

Let’s see what Amazon has on their Facebook page.

Amazon Call to action
It is hardly surprising that Amazon would invite you to “Buy Now”. But let’s see what the New York Times has for the call-to-action on their Facebook Page.

New York Times Call to action
Expecting  a “read more” for a publisher? They’ve decided to go with “watch video” because “read more” is not an option. Is Facebook subtly showing us their emphasis on video?

What would you choose for your call-to-action?

What would be your most desired action from your readers?

Leave me a note in the comment section below or join me in a discussion here on Google Plus.

Filed Under: Blog, Facebook Marketing, Tutorial Tagged With: Call to action, facebook marketing, facebook page, Video Tutorial

Comments

  1. Karen says

    April 25, 2015 at 8:22 pm

    I’m wondering how to get people to use it. Seems a bit passive to me.

    Reply
    • Louisa Chan says

      April 27, 2015 at 9:16 am

      Hi Karen, This is a valid question. The Facebook page Call to Action is on prime location although we can’t use our own text on the button. Choosing an appropriate landing page with powerful copy would facilitate the buyer’s journey.
      The other thing you can try is to have an additional tab on Facebook with your own text for a call to action like so, https://www.facebook.com/LouisaChanYS. You’ll see that I have a “Free eGuide Here” right underneath the “Sign Up” Facebook Page call to action button.
      Without this button, visitors may not be reminded to check out your site and they would need to check out your About section for any additional information. What are your thoughts about this?

      Reply

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