Updating Your Facebook Timeline Cover Photo

A recently added feature on Social Media Borg social media management dashboard is the ability to update the cover photo of your Facebook page from within the management console. In this post, we’ll take you step by step through the process of setting up and then updating the page’s cover photo.

This is a really useful function if you are running specific marketing to your Facebook page, either via emai, Pay Per Click advertising or a 'like' campaign from the practice, as it allows you to schedule cover photo updates for specific days in the campaign - you might want a:

1. Campaign Ready Photo
2. Campaign underway photo
3. Campaign almost finished photo
4. Campaign done and dusted photo 

 To get started, log in to the Social Media Borg Software

 Step 1: Add your Facebook Cover Photo service
a) Open the Add/Edit Services tab, and from within the Add Service pane, open the Photos tab.
b) Next, choose Facebook Cover Photo by clicking Add. If you’re not already logged into Facebook, you’ll be given the opportunity to.
c) Now, choose the Facebook Page you want to use from the list of those you administer and click Save Settings.
d) Click OK when the pop up shows.
e) You should now see the new service in My Services.

 Step 2: Update your Cover Photo
a) With the service now configured, simply go to Message Box to compose a new message. Choose the Facebook Cover Photo from the list of message types.
b) Click Photo or File.
c) Choose the image for your cover photo.
 d) Click Subject or Title and enter a name for your photo.
 e) Finally, Hit Send.

Step 3. Check your Facebook page (optional) a) Your Facebook Cover Photo should now be updated!