{"id":3782,"date":"2015-09-17T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.tlsrv.net\/using-thinglink-and-facebook-apps-to-promote-your-music\/"},"modified":"2022-12-01T08:20:37","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T12:20:37","slug":"using-thinglink-and-facebook-apps-to-promote-your-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/using-thinglink-and-facebook-apps-to-promote-your-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Using ThingLink and Facebook Apps to Promote Your Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr>\n<p>Just about every artist out there uses\u00a0Facebook in some capacity to spread their music and their brand. While we all want our fans to connect with us on social media, it can be downright challenging\u00a0making a Facebook page that stands\u00a0out from every other artist or band. Adding a ThingLink tab to your Facebook page can be just the boost you need to separate your page from the rest of the pack.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>While timeline posts can be both attention grabbing and engaging, they are quickly\u00a0replaced by newer, fresher content on your followers\u2019 timelines. <strong>With a ThingLink tab on your Facebook page, your content is always easily available!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>A Great\u00a0Use Case: Boh Doran artist page<\/h2>\n<p>Check out this excellent use of ThingLink on Facebook by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Bohdoran\/app_122951281158671?ref=page_internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boh Doran<\/a>, an American singer\/songwriter:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hubfs\/603436\/Screen_Shot_2015-09-15_at_10.18.01_AM.png\" width=\"790\" height=\"591\"><\/p>\n<p>With incredible ease,\u00a0Boh&#8217;s ThingLink\u00a0tab lets her fans watch videos, buy music, and connect with her on all social media platforms. All they have to do is hover over the tags and they can engage and keep in touch with her across the web. Instead of posting individual links to her Instagram or SoundCloud on the timeline, Boh\u00a0has them readily available all together within the ThingLink tab.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Try it for yourself by interacting with\u00a0the live version below:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.thinglink.com\/card\/695674339852288000\" width=\"750\" height=\"580\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h1>How-to Create Your Own ThingLink\u00a0Tab on Facebook<\/h1>\n<p>While\u00a0the ThingLink tab is a high impact, seamless tool, it is also super easy to create and add to your page.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 1:\u00a0Create the Image<\/h3>\n<p>First, create the image that you wish to act as the tab for you page. Do this just like you would with a normal image on ThingLink.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hubfs\/603436\/Screen_Shot_2015-09-15_at_9.52.03_AM.png\" width=\"790\" height=\"443\"><\/p>\n<h3>Step 2:\u00a0Share your Image<\/h3>\n<p>When your image is ready, click the share button and select the second (grey)\u00a0Facebook icon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hubfs\/603436\/Screen_Shot_2015-09-15_at_9.52.40_AM.png\" width=\"608\" height=\"444\"><\/p>\n<h3>Step 3:\u00a0Follow the Facebook Prompts<\/h3>\n<p>A popup will appear that guides you through adding your image to your page. You\u2019ll log in to Facebook, select a page that you manage, name the Facebook tab, and then publish! <strong>No coding or programming is necessary.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hubfs\/603436\/Screen_Shot_2015-09-15_at_9.58.52_AM.png\" width=\"790\" height=\"447\"><\/p>\n<h3>Step 4: Your Tab is Live!<\/h3>\n<p>Head to your Facebook page to check it out.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hubfs\/603436\/Screen_Shot_2015-09-15_at_10.00.53_AM.png\" width=\"790\" height=\"560\"><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>That&#8217;s all there is to it! If you can create a basic ThingLink image then you can create an engaging one-stop-shop for your fans to keep in touch on Facebook. If you haven&#8217;t used ThingLink yet and are interested in implementing it for your work, click below to <strong>request\u00a0a\u00a0free demo<\/strong> with us and we&#8217;ll get you started!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>{{cta(&#8216;bb2f294e-4189-49cf-b4c3-b531b06a73ba&#8217;,&#8217;justifycenter&#8217;)}}<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just about every artist out there uses\u00a0Facebook in some capacity to spread their music and their brand. 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