by Zac
10. September 2009 21:20
What's the point in having a great email newsletter and nobody to send it to? That's just like being all dressed up for a party and have nowhere to go. So why not take your email newsletter campaign to where the best parties are going down, on Facebook? All you need is your own Facebook Fan page and the GraphicMail subscription form code.
STEP 1 – Make sure your subscription from is properly customized.
Once you’ve customized it and are happy then go to the Embed Form menu and copy the non-javascript code into NotePad or a TextEdit.
STEP 2 - Adding the FBML application to your Facebook account
Facebook has it’s own code called FBML (Facebook Markup Language). You’ll need to have the Facebook FBML application if you want to add widgets to your Fan Page. To add it, simply search for Static FBML and then click on Add to my page.
STEP 3 – Creating the Facebook Subscription page
When you have added the app, go to your Facebook page and click on Edit Page. Find FBML in your list of applications and click on the pencil icon. In Box Title give your tab its name like “Email signup” or “Email updates.” In the FBML section simply copy and paste the HTML non-javascript code that you get from the Embed Form section of GraphicMail.
STEP 4 – Adding the Subscription Tab to your Facebook Navigation
Under the Add a New Tab dropdown in the FBML application you will see the custom name you just gave to the subscription page you created in Step 2.
STEP 5 – Try it out.
Go to your Facebook Fan Page and do a test subscription to make sure it’s all working.