{"id":40726,"date":"2022-07-30T15:34:51","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=40726"},"modified":"2022-07-30T15:34:56","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:34:56","slug":"activating-your-facebook-timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/activating-your-facebook-timeline","title":{"rendered":"Activating Your Facebook Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a024bcbd3602\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a024bcbd3602\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a024bcbd3602\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/activating-your-facebook-timeline\/#Activating_Your_Facebook_Timeline\" title=\"Activating Your Facebook Timeline\">Activating Your Facebook Timeline<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/activating-your-facebook-timeline\/#Features\" title=\"Features\">Features<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/activating-your-facebook-timeline\/#Privacy_options\" title=\"Privacy options\">Privacy options<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/activating-your-facebook-timeline\/#How_to_get_started\" title=\"How to get started\">How to get started<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/activating-your-facebook-timeline\/#Activating_a_timeline\" title=\"Activating a timeline\">Activating a timeline<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/activating-your-facebook-timeline\/#Viewing_it_as_a_specific_person\" title=\"Viewing it as a specific person\">Viewing it as a specific person<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Activating_Your_Facebook_Timeline\"><\/span>Activating Your Facebook Timeline<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/1qYDQw5.png\" alt=\"what is facebook timeline\" align=\"right\" style=\"max-height:315px; max-width:43% height:auto; margin:0px 10px; width:auto;\"> <\/p>\n<p>When you&#8217;re ready to activate your timeline, here&#8217;s how. Read this article to learn the features of Facebook Timeline, as well as its privacy options. Then, get started! Then, read our guide to Activating your timeline. There are many benefits to utilizing Facebook Timeline for your business. The following are just a few of the many benefits. After you&#8217;ve activated your timeline, make sure to check out these other great features and options.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Features\"><\/span>Features<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With the release of Facebook&#8217;s new Timeline format, brands can focus on their visual presence in this space. While there are many creative ways to use Timeline in the months ahead, many will also misunderstand the new features. Brands should be prepared by preparing their visual presence well in advance of the timeline&#8217;s launch. That way, they&#8217;ll be sure to provide a great user experience to their fans and remain one step ahead of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>The new Timeline design allows you to highlight your most recent and relevant activities. Previously, these were displayed as tabs on the left side of the Page. To make the timeline more attractive, Facebook admins can choose which applications to highlight and which ones to hide. They can also customize the images for each application, which is especially helpful for branding and promoting an individual. Once your profile is designed, you&#8217;ll be able to choose the best way to showcase it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Privacy_options\"><\/span>Privacy options<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Fortunately, Facebook provides users with the ability to hide their Timeline from the public. By clicking the gear icon and selecting View As, you can change the privacy settings of your Timeline so that only specific friends can view your posts. You can also choose to make all of your posts friend-only, so that only people you specifically invite to your profile can see them. This is a convenient and effective way to hide some of your personal information without losing anyone&#8217;s ability to find you.<\/p>\n<p>There are many ways to customize your timeline&#8217;s privacy. The About section is a great place to start. Here, you can adjust who can see your posts, including who you allow to view them. By default, everyone in your friend list can post to your timeline, but you can control the visibility of certain categories. In addition, you can control whether people can search for you by name or phone number. Finally, you can decide whether or not you want search engines outside of Facebook to link to your profile.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_get_started\"><\/span>How to get started<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a newcomer to Facebook marketing and have been trying to figure out how to use the Timeline for your business page, there are 6 easy steps to follow that will quickly get you up and running. These tutorials break down each element of your Facebook Timeline page and give you some tips to use it effectively. They also point out the importance of visually-stunning content and when to post it to your audience&#8217;s timeline.<\/p>\n<p>First, you&#8217;ll want to activate the Timeline feature. Click the &#8220;Get Timeline&#8221; button at the top of your home page. After you&#8217;ve done that, follow the flow of the page to set up your timeline. Remember that your Timeline profile won&#8217;t go live for seven days, so you&#8217;ll want to take this time to make the necessary adjustments before posting it. Otherwise, you may not want to post your Timeline until after a few days, so make sure you have the right images and a catchy title.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Activating_a_timeline\"><\/span>Activating a timeline<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After a long development cycle, Facebook has finally released Timeline, a new user interface that helps you to remember what was most important to you throughout your life. It allows you to see all of your most important moments, as well as rediscover old posts. To get started, Facebook is giving you a free seven-day trial. Read on to learn more about the Timeline feature and how to activate it.<\/p>\n<p>If you are an open-graph developer, you can try Timeline first. This is a great way to learn more about the new feature without impacting your Facebook account. The first few days of your timeline will be visible only to developers, but you can make it public after a few days. However, you must be sure to have a verified account, so that you can receive the benefits of the beta version.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Viewing_it_as_a_specific_person\"><\/span>Viewing it as a specific person<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One way to view your Timeline as someone else is to click the &#8220;View As&#8221; button. By doing this, you can see your Timeline as someone else would see it. Simply type in the person&#8217;s name and click the &#8220;View As&#8221; button. You&#8217;ll see their Timeline Cover and all of their posts as if you were them. 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