Sams Teach Yourself Facebook (R) for Business in 10 Minutes gives you straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. By working through its 10-minute lessons, you'll learn how to profit from Facebook's powerful new business tools: Facebook Pages, Places, Deals, Ads, and more! Tips point out shortcuts and solutions; Cautions help you avoid common pitfalls; Notes provide additional information. 10 minutes is all you need to learn how to... Define your Facebook-centric online business strategy Plan and create your "business-friendly" personal Facebook page Create a Facebook Page, also known as a "fan page," for your business Build your Wall with customer-focused status updates Create more effective Info, Photos, and Discussions tabs Find and install Apps that can help your business Claim and edit your Facebook Places page, and get customers to "check in" Plan, target, write, and design low-cost Facebook Ads that work Promote your Facebook presence and track its impact Offer Facebook Deals that attract new customers Avoid common Facebook business mistakes

Author Biography

Bud Smith is one of the leading computer book authors working today. He began writing computer books back in 1984, the year of the iconic 1984 television commercial for the Macintosh. Bud has written and edited guides to buying computers, books about using all kinds of software, and doing almost anything you can think of online. His books have sold more than a million copies. One noteworthy recent title is Sams Teach Yourself Google Places in 10 Minutes, a detailed description of how to use the new, free Google advertising service. Bud has written extensively about online business and new mobile devices, with titles including Sams Teach Yourself Apple iPad in 10 Minutes, WordPress in Depth, and Internet Marketing For Dummies. Bud continues to work as a writer, project manager, and marketer to help people get the most out of advancing technology. He currently lives in the San Francisco Bay area, participating in environmental causes when he's not working on technology-related projects.