Send Blog Post to Facebook (tutorial from hotwoinblogger.com

Send Blog Post to Facebook

There are several stages for your blog posts can be automatically send to the facebook wall, here are the steps you should prepare.

Prepare the RSS address/  Blog Feed

The first step must be prepared is the RSS address/ Feed. To know the RSS address has been discussed on Submit Blog Sitemap To Google Webmaster Tool article. And the Format for the RSS address/ Feed are:
  • http://example.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
  • http://yourdomain.com /feeds/posts/default
Or
  • http://example.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default ?alt=rss
  • http://yourdomain.com /feeds/posts/default?alt=rss
Or if the feed has been burned with feedburner, the feed address could be:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/feed_name
example:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/howtoinblogger

Setting RSS Graffiti

The next step is setting the RSS Graffiti application on facebook. Here are the steps:
  1. Please to visit http://apps.facebook.com/rssgraffiti
  2. Continue to login to your facebook
  3. Click on Click Here to authorize RSS Graffiti
    rss graffiti authorization required
  4. Click the Allow button to allow the RSS Graffiti application to post on your facebook wall.
  5. Continue by click Add New Feed
  6. Here you will see several tabs that you have to fill it:
  7. Basic Tab :
    1. Feed URL: fill with your blog feed address. Example:http://feeds.feedburner.com/howtoinblogger
    2. Source name: fill with source article name, e.g: How To In Blogger
    3. Source URL: fill with the blog address, e.g:  http://www.howtoinblogger.com
    4. Style: chose your desired style.
  8. Filter Tab :
    1. Cut-off date/time: to change the articles delivery time, click the change button
    2. Eligibility Age : if you want an interval between your blog posts and facebook wall post, insert the time (in minute).
  9. Transform Tab:
    1. Message: chose as your desired
  10. Schedule Tab :
    1. Update frequency: You can chose the postal delivery Schedule.
    2. Posts per cycle: you can limit the number of posts, but leave it empty if you don’t want.
    3. Precedence: chose as your desired
  11. Tab More :
    1. Publish on behalf of: chose as your desired
    2. Twitter Account: select the twitter account (but this need to be set first in profile setting menu)
    3. Bit.ly Account: select the Bit.ly Account (but this need to be set first in profile setting menu)
  12. Divert attention to the top and click Click here to generate a preview to view the feed you just entered.
  13. If it been as your desired, click Save
  14. Done
The next time you update your blog (new post), it will be automatically posted on your facebook wall by RSS application Graffiti. This method is as an effective way to promote your blog to your facebook friends without having to spend a lot of energy.
This method is not only for your blog on blogger, but can also to other flatform like WordPress, Drupal and others, which important is to have blog feed address to inserted into the RSS Graffiti application.
For the example, you can see on http://www.facebook.com/pages/How-To-In-Blogger/1667292733615
0 Notes
Monday, May 9, 2011