Facebook – How to Tag or Mention People, Pages or Groups
Referrals are one of the best sources of business and Facebook has recognized this by providing a system where you can refer other people, their Pages or Groups to your friends.
What is the purpose?
Referrals, as mentioned above, are a great source of testimonials and praise for your business, your ideas, etc. Instead of praising himself and selling his products and services, he often feels better if it comes from another person, client, or friend of his. It’s the ‘tall poppy’ syndrome: don’t rave about yourself, go ahead and rave about others. That is exactly what you can do with this function.
What is tagging in a post?
By tagging, you mention someone, write something about their product, idea, send them a public compliment, or simply make a reference to someone or something, be it a positive or negative statement. Let’s assume here that we will use it with a positive purpose in mind.
How is it done?
Tagging is done in your status update. On Facebook, this box is also called the “editor box” and is located at the top of your home page or profile page. To find it, look for the box that says: ‘What’s on your mind?’
What or who can I tag?
You can tag anything and anyone from a friend, page, group, event, or app. Remember that it must be connected to what you want to tag. You can tag multiple different items in a single post, six at most.
Step by step guide:
1. Write in the editor box what you want to say about the person or thing you want to mention. When it comes to mentioning your name, page, or group, simply type the @ symbol, followed directly by your name, the name of the page, or the group. Be sure to leave a space before the @ but no space between the @ symbol and the name.
2. A dropdown menu will appear with matching entries. You can finish typing the name yourself or something from the menu.
3. The name will appear as a blue link in your post, so that people looking at your post can click the link and go directly to the page or person mentioned.
If you’ve been tagged, you’ll get a notification and you’ll also see the post appear on your wall with a paperclip symbol at the beginning of the post. This way you can keep track of when someone mentions you and what comments people add.