Facebook has a handy notification feature for your personal profile but currently, there is no way to get notified when someone posts something on your business Page. That burns my bunions. You want to know when someone is responding to your post or posting something directly on your wall so you don’t have to keep checking back all day long.
Here are four ways you can get a notification so you don’t miss anything.
1. Page Notifier – a free Facebook application that sends you an e-mail when people respond to your Facebook wall post or post something directly on your wall. It’s free when you choose the once a day scan which may not be enough for you. You may want an update sooner than that in which case you can upgrade to the paid version.
I like it because it shows comments from older wall posts that you may not scroll down to see. Someone might comment on something from 3 days ago and you don’t notice it. You will get an e-mail notifying you of that.
2. Fan Page Notifier. This is a free application that will notify you when anyone posts directly on the wall of your Page. But you won’t get notified if they comment on a post you put on your wall.
The nice thing about this application is that the free version notifies you of posts as they happen.
3. Like your post. This is a handy trick you can use. When you post something as your Page, just click the Like. If someone responds to your wall post, you will get the Facebook notification to your personal Facebook account. So you can use this trick in tandem with option #2 to have all your bases covered.
4. Google Alerts. You can use this to alert you of wall posts as well. You can sign up for a Google alert with the URL of your page and the term “ago” to show you any new wall postings. Select “as they happen” to get an immediate alert. Watch the video for more explanation.
Hope that helps, come say hello on my Facebook Page www.Facebook.com/GrandmaMaryShow and I will be alerted 🙂
That Google alert is dead handy! Thanks so much, you are just brilliant. 🙂
That Google alert is dead handy! Thanks so much, you are just brilliant. 🙂
Grandma:
Have you tried the google alert method yourself? Because the way you enter the search terms, http://www.facebook.com/GrandmaMaryShow ago, you would not get any results.
You need to type in the site qualifier, I think:
ago site:http://www.facebook.com/GrandmaMaryShow
But even with that search string, I get no results for your page or mine. Whaddya think?
I know about the other three methods and was using the free once a day service for now. (My page is not nearly as popular as yours – YET.)
🙂
Grandma:
Have you tried the google alert method yourself? Because the way you enter the search terms, http://www.facebook.com/GrandmaMaryShow ago, you would not get any results.
You need to type in the site qualifier, I think:
ago site:http://www.facebook.com/GrandmaMaryShow
But even with that search string, I get no results for your page or mine. Whaddya think?
I know about the other three methods and was using the free once a day service for now. (My page is not nearly as popular as yours – YET.)
🙂
Great suggestions. I was just reviewing this topic yesterday, and settled upon http://NutshellMail.com, which sends an email digest of activity on the FB pages you administer, and you can add other services like Twitter and LinkedIn, too. So far, I like it pretty well for keeping up on things.
Great suggestions. I was just reviewing this topic yesterday, and settled upon http://NutshellMail.com, which sends an email digest of activity on the FB pages you administer, and you can add other services like Twitter and LinkedIn, too. So far, I like it pretty well for keeping up on things.
I only knew of the “like your own post” — which always looks lame. Great to know about these alternatives. Thanks, Granny!
I only knew of the “like your own post” — which always looks lame. Great to know about these alternatives. Thanks, Granny!
Glad to help Lisa – I know, I had mixed feeling about Liking every post I put up too.
Glad to help Lisa – I know, I had mixed feeling about Liking every post I put up too.
Hi Jessa!
The Google alert method worked for me. I didn’t use the caps in the URL but that shouldn’t make a difference. Hmmmm. Did you try quotes around “ago”? Either way worked for me. Not sure….
Hi Jessa!
The Google alert method worked for me. I didn’t use the caps in the URL but that shouldn’t make a difference. Hmmmm. Did you try quotes around “ago”? Either way worked for me. Not sure….
I need to make a correction to your post. I’m the developer of an app named “Page Notifier”, but it’s not the one you referenced. My app can be found at http://facebook.com/pagenotifier
I’m making this correction because I don’t want my app’s reputation tarnished by an app that doesn’t have the same notification capabilities.
Thanks,
Brandon Zundel
Developer
Page Notifier
I need to make a correction to your post. I’m the developer of an app named “Page Notifier”, but it’s not the one you referenced. My app can be found at http://facebook.com/pagenotifier
I’m making this correction because I don’t want my app’s reputation tarnished by an app that doesn’t have the same notification capabilities.
Thanks,
Brandon Zundel
Developer
Page Notifier
Thank you so much Brandon! I was confused by that other app – I use yours. I will make this correction in the post. So sorry about that!
Thank you so much Brandon! I was confused by that other app – I use yours. I will make this correction in the post. So sorry about that!
I like Nutshell’s services as well since I usually forget to check my YouTube activity.
I like Nutshell’s services as well since I usually forget to check my YouTube activity.
Kris – NutshellMail is also very good – I haven’t tried it myself but have seen it used and people seem happy with it. I’ll have to give it a try! Thanks
Kris – NutshellMail is also very good – I haven’t tried it myself but have seen it used and people seem happy with it. I’ll have to give it a try! Thanks
and this new one! http://alerts.hyperinteraktiv.no/ Trying it out – looks FAB. Won’t make you cranky.
and this new one! http://alerts.hyperinteraktiv.no/ Trying it out – looks FAB. Won’t make you cranky.
That does look Fab! Thanks Phyllis, as always you are a wealth of info!
That does look Fab! Thanks Phyllis, as always you are a wealth of info!
thx this is great.. I will try all of them out! The “Like” trick doesn’t work for some reason.. I always click like on every post on my fan pages, but never get notified if anyone comments. Am I doing something wrong? – or maybe facebook just doesn’t “Like” me…
btw you might be happy to know that you are the first /top Google entry when one enters “get notified facebook pages” in the search box:)
thx this is great.. I will try all of them out! The “Like” trick doesn’t work for some reason.. I always click like on every post on my fan pages, but never get notified if anyone comments. Am I doing something wrong? – or maybe facebook just doesn’t “Like” me…
btw you might be happy to know that you are the first /top Google entry when one enters “get notified facebook pages” in the search box:)
Thanks Sharron! Glad it helped. I have found the Like getting spotty with how much it notifies you on follow up posts – they could be changing the algorithm which I never “like” – just when we get something figured out, they change it LOL! Thanks for stopping by and so fun that I’m the top entry 🙂
Thanks Sharron! Glad it helped. I have found the Like getting spotty with how much it notifies you on follow up posts – they could be changing the algorithm which I never “like” – just when we get something figured out, they change it LOL! Thanks for stopping by and so fun that I’m the top entry 🙂
Is there a way to get notifies when someone “Likes” your page?
Yes, you can set up the notifications on Your Settings in the Edit Page area. Make sure the box is checked on the Notifications
Plz how can i insert a notification button on my website to tell visitors that i’m online?
Well see but I face another problem. When my page leaves a comment on other pages’ walls or wall posts and someone say likes/replies my pages’ comment I do not get notified and can not follow up..anyone knows why it is so ?
I run a business page and when our brands @ us in their posts we never see a notification. I’ve checked and it seems like all the correct notification boxes are checked so not sure if this is just a Facebook issue they need to get worked out or not. Really frustrating for businesses!
Hi Bre
Have you had any resolution with this?
I’m still having the same issue.
Notifications are definitely flaky! I do like Hyperalerts.no as a backup solution and often they are more reliable!