New Timeline Covers, What Is and Isn’t Allowed?
According to Facebook, Timelines can NOT contain:
- Sale or price ( 10% off or BOGO)
- Contact information,address or web address
- Call to actions like “sign up today”
- They must also represent the page and not be misleading, deceptive or infringe on someone else’s copyright.
So What Should The Timeline Have?
Well, the timeline should be visually appealing, eye catching and branded to your business. Although it is easy to upload any old image as a header, it is worth every cent to have a custom design created to flow with your other branding.
What Content Can You Include In Your Timeline?
- Business name
- Tag line
- Company logo (this could be in your profile image or timeline cover)
- Images (your most popular products, store front, staff image)
What Size Is The Cover Image?
An ideal timeline image is 851 pixels wide, 315 pixels tall and less than 100 kilobytes. Your profile picture which is 133 pixels wide by 74 pixels tall, spaced 24 pixels from the left edge of the cover photo, which means your timeline image must be designed to allow for this break.
How Do You Upload The Timeline Cover?
- Log into your page
- Mouse over your existing timeline image, click on “Change Cover” on the lower right side of image
- Select “Upload Image”, browse to where you have saved the image on your computer
- Save changes
(If you do not have a timeline yet, click the timeline preview button at the top of your page to activate)
How Often Should You Change Your Timeline Cover Image?
When in business, the goal is to create a strong image that works with your brand and then keep it as long as possible. The only time I would change the image is if the branding changes, people in the photo have changed their look, it features a product or service you no longer provide.
Thank you so much for explaining this! I’m looking to change mine, ASAP. This makes alot of sense, nice to see it in one professional post, not just hearsay around the social media circles!
This is very well put together and full of good information. When they first came out with timeline for brands, I had a really hard time finding the information and rules about it. This should be really helpful for others as well.
-Sarah
http://www.familybugs.net
So helpful! I recently put out some cash for a custom professional logo. I was so pleased with the design, I went ahead to have a custom header made. I believe you only get one chance to make a first impression. Very informative. I like how you specify the size it needs to be. I constantly have struggled with sizes uploading to Facebook. Thanks
Great information, I had no idea there were rules!! lol luckily you are here!! lol