There are a few ways to automate status updates to your Facebook Fan Pages. Doing just this used to be incredibly problematic and one reason why we had really stayed away from Facebook Fan Page management services. Now however there are a few pretty good applications that allow you to automate your status updates on a schedule. Here are a few of my personal favorites.
HootSuite
I like this online application, but it can be flaky about getting your Facebook Fan Page integrated. It is no problem to integrate with your Facebook profile, but the Fan Page – hmm get ready to be annoyed. What worked for me finally was trying from a different computer that did not have Vista and I tried at night as well. That may be the ticket for you as well. Once you’re set up, you can post and schedule for future dates status updates to your Fan Page with just about one click. The great thing is that this application is free! If you upgrade to a Pro account after clicking my HootSuite links, they will pay me a small commission.
SocialOomph.com
If you want to update Facebook Fan page or just your profile, you need to upgrade to the Professional version. Click my link and they’ll pay me a small commission if you buy. I like SocialOomph, and it will allow you with the Pro version to not only schedule future status updates to your Fan page, but you can even upload bulk tweets to Twitter in a text file format. I use the free version and am happy with it for now. One thing that I really like is the RSS feed that you can create and post tweets to although this is not a Facebook Fan page attribute, it is one of the reasons that I really like Social Oomph.
Sendible
I just found this online application this last week and I think it is a cool application. If you have trouble integrating your Facebook Fan page in HootSuite, then check out www.Sendible.com for sure as it worked for me. With Sendible you can post status updates on a schedule easily. You can also post to other social networks as well. Now there is one catch you get 100 free credits a month. If you start really using this application for more than Facebook Fan page status updates you will most likely end up buying credits, so check out HootSuite first.
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