By: Kelly Ann Carpentier

The presence of facebook in Social Media is growing daily, which means that the number of prospective fans for you and your business is growing just as fast. But how do you keep up? One of the hottest things going in marketing right now is a Facebook Page. Here are 10 different methods you can use to promote and grow your Facebook community:

1. Promote your page with a widget

It sounds easy enough but I can’t tell you how many people still don’t do this. You can integrate facebook with your site using the “Like” widget. People who visit your blog won’t know that you have a fan page until you tell. Don’t miss out on this prime opportunity to convert your blog readers into facebook fans!

2. Put up a featured discussion in your LinkedIn group

If you don’t have a LinkedIn group for your industry, make one. It’s your way to demonstrate your expertise, thereby driving business to your company.

This discussion can lead to opening the doors to a higher level of customer service that you might not have otherwise had.

3. Link to your Facebook page on your LinkedIn profile

One of the best places to promote your facebook page do that is in the description of your current position. When you describe your position and the company, put a hyperlink to the fan page at the bottom of the description.

If you don’t have a LinkedIn profile, you should get one. Linkedin is one of the best ways to network on a global basis and draw business to your company.

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By: Garin Kilpatrick

I recently discovered the Profile HTML Application when I noticed one of my friends had a “Subscribe by E-Mail” form on their Profile page.  I thought this was a great idea, so I decided to put the application to work for myself as well.  Although the name of this Application is “Profile HTML” it also allows custom HTML to be inserted onto Facebook pages.

In what seemed like no time at all I had copied my Feedburner e-mail subscribe form into my Facebook profile sidebar, and now my friends can easily subscribe to my blog right on my Facebook profile!

Now I am using this App to insert buttons linking my different profiles around the web.

I used the Profile Tab to insert my FriendFeed lifestream.

Profile HTML gives you the power to create the equivalent of a permanent ad on your profile, or Facebook page.   Profile HTML worked great for me, and I am curious to hear about how others are using it as well!