Facebook is as powerful and wide-reaching as it is frustrating. With frequent changes to the user experience, many users and developers quickly become annoyed and lost on how to navigate and best use Facebook for businesses.

Well, prepare to be frustrated again.

Facebook is changing their page layout the week of August 23rd. One of the major changes is that custom tabs will be resized to 520 pixels. This means that those pretty landing pages like the ones we’ve made for the Great Outdoor Store or Jayne Erickson Photography have to be 520 pixels wide. (Fortunately we already made them to fit the changes!)

The second major change is that Facebook is eliminating the boxes tab. This means that the sidebar boxes on the left will no longer be visible. This information will have to be added to custom tab or the information tab. That’s right, those informational boxes running down the left column will soon be a thing of the past.

With these changes, power of the custom tab has increased dramatically. To provide important information about your organization or business, custom pages like the page for Hechler Orthodontics, are essential. You can create photo sliders, videos and information pages that your customers and members will see when they first land on the page. This can help increase email newsletter signups, likes on the Facebook page and sales in the store.

If you have any questions about the changes or are interested in creating your own Facebook page, let us know.

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