Do you already use the Facebook call to action button?
Facebook is one of the leading platforms for social media marketing. It’s getting harder to reach the audience with the neverending changes or Facebook algorithm. However, it also brings some useful tools too, such its call to action button.
It gives you the possibilities to drive traffic to your website, encourage to buy something or convert them to your subscribers.
Where to use Facebook call to action button
Using Facebook call to action button, you can direct people to any online pages: your website, landing page or another social media profile. It works on a business page or Facebook ads and has seven text options:
- Book Now
- Contact Us
- Use App
- Play Game
- Shop Now
- Sign Up
- Watch Video
The research shows that the posts and ads with the call to action are more effective than the simple text.
Deciding which call to action button to choose, think about what outcome you want to get. Some options include:
- When you want people to book an appointment for your service, reserve the spot on your event, get a place on your workshop, etc. use ‘Book now’ option.
- Use ‘Contact Us’ call to action button to let them get in touch with you fast.
- ‘Use App’ button is the direct call to use your app. Send people to the page where they can download the app or the landing page where they choose the purchase option before downloading.
- ‘Play Game’ button speaks for itself. It draws people to get involved in the games. Perfect for the gaming industry.
- Showcase your product or inform visitors about the sales. Use ‘Shop Now’ button to encourage them to purchase from you. It’s a good solution for Etsy and Shopify shops or similar services.
- ‘Sign up’ is the best when you want people to subscribe to your email.
- Add ‘Watch Video’ buttons to refer people to the video content. Videos are usually more engaged than the text posts. Share the videos about your business or products, show how it will look like or include testimonials.
To create the button on the page open your page and click on ‘Create Call-to-Action’ button. Next, pick the most relevant text for your button and enter the URL.
Creating ads with Facebook call to action button
As you know Facebook is very picky to what content to show to your followers and with the ads, you can make sure that more people will see it. Creating the ads lets you reach the wider audience. Here the call to action button makes it more efficient. Take a look at the difference between the regular post and the ad post.
The ad appears in the normal people’s news feed and will have next format on different devices:
Source: facebook.com
After you create the ad, selected call to action button will be at the bottom of the post. Keep it more simple and don’t overload with the text.
Source: facebook.com
To make sure the post looks good, write the text about 90 characters and keep your link title under 25 characters. The best image size recommended by Facebook is 1200 pixels x 627 pixels.
Conclusion
Facebook call to action button is a powerful way to drive people from the page to your site. Track the performance of the call to action promotions on Insights section of your Facebook page and monitor traffic which goes from Facebook via Google Analytics.
Do you have any questions about using the Facebook call to action button? Let me know in the comments, and I’ll clear things up.
Marina Barayeva is an international speaker and a host of the popular podcast Marketing for Creatives. She is known authority in helping entrepreneurs become influencers in their niche. She is a TEDx speaker, has presented to audiences in Asia and North America, and has been featured in such media as ArtPeople, CCTV, China Radio International, and others.