- Web Design & Development
- Social Media Commerce
- Run a Poll on Facebook for Your Business
Facebook has so many valuable tools for business. One easy-to-use social media commerce tool is polling, or in Facebook parlance, Ask a Question.
At a very basic level, Facebook is the most popular application ever. With a billion people who know how to use it, the ability to access information is much better because it’s easier to get to it.
As a small business, use your agility as an advantage; you can act on these opportunities without being weighed down by big business restrictions. Your social media network should consist of current customers, prospects, and industry influencers.
To initiate a poll on your Facebook page, do the following:
-
Sign in to your Facebook business page.
-
In the Update Status box, click the plus sign (+) next to Event, Milestone.
The screen shown in the figure appears.
-
Select Question, and type your (brief) question in the box that appears.
-
Select Add Poll Options, in the lower-left corner.
-
Select Add an Option, and type an answer to your polling question. Repeat as necessary.
For example, you see two answers for the question.
-
Select or deselect the Allow Anyone to Add Options check box.
You might get some interesting suggestions if you select this option.
-
(Optional) To promote the poll, select Promote.
-
Select Post to launch your question.
The poll appears on your page as a status update. As people vote, the votes for each option tally instantly within the post.