Make your Facebook Profile Picture Full-size
Did you realize your Facebook Fan Page profile picture can be as big as this?
Very generous of Facebook to give us all this valuable space on their site – the second most popular site on the globe! (Alexa)
A picture is worth a thousand words! And all this space is free!
How to Make the Best Use of this Free Space
1. Do this first – upload your full-size profile picture – 600 pixels high and 200 pixels wide. Grab your designer or Photoshop friend!
2. Keep your branding consistent. On your Fan Page, Facebook allows you to promote your products or services – so go for it!
3. Include a photo of you in your profile picture – its about connecting with people.
4. Include your core offering so your visitors can see immediately how you can help them.
Some Great Facebook Profile Pictures to Inspire You!
Mitch Meyerson’s Facebook Fan Page
Fabienne Fredrickson’s Facebook Fan Page
Dan Weik’s Facebook Fan Page
Dubli Facebook Fan Page
NightLife @ the California Academy of Sciences Facebook Fan Page
Have you a great Profile Picture on your Fan Page? Feel free to add your link in the comments below. If you found this post helpful, please share with your friends.
© 2010, TinaCook. All rights reserved.
Great article. Love the graphics of what others are doing for profile pics.
However…you might want to add an addendum. Facebook is changing their picture sizes limits; it’s increasing for uploaded photos, but for profile pix, it’s getting smaller. For instance, profile pics will be 180×540. While it is 600×200 now, I’d advise people to plan for that shrinkage.
No word on when this will take place, but if one’s going to put in that effort now…
(I may have some of these numbers wrong, but here’s where I got them)
http://m.mashable.com/1806/show/8fddb6fec8d339ed7a7787e747c2f2bc&t=22d850a95632d4fb04b5c22af46778e3
Thanks,
Vickie
Twitter: TinaCook
says:
Thanks Vickie, yes will update. Thanks a million for your comment – the great part about Social Media – ever evolving and we can connect so easily. So new post on its way!
@Visualalliance also sent me a tweet –
http://twitter.com/visualalliance/statuses/8556403322
The time frame is “in the next few weeks”. The aspect ratio will be the same so the pictures will just be a bit smaller. 180 x 540 px is still generous and I’ll keep with my intention of encouraging more peeps to max this free space on Facebook!
Thanks for your heads up Vickie and your compliment – yes – lots of brilliant graphics to inspire! Wishing you an wonderful week.
Best, Tina
Twitter: geoffreygordon
says:
I didn’t know you could use so much of space I will consider that when i have finished setting up my own page, is it better to have a face group group or page?
Twitter: ronaldskelton
says:
I’ve been doing this for a while now at: http://www.facebook.com/ronaldskelton and get a great response back from it. I use the same strategy on my fan pages.
You use to have to go about it a different way…If you tried to upload a 200×600 picture straight to the profile it would make you crop it, but if you loaded it as a photo album photo then made it the default you could use the entire 200×600.
I’m glad its easy for anybody to do now. If your not using this… Your wasting very valuable marketing space.
I was informed that it might violate Facebooks terms of use… anyone else worried about this? Someone said something about not being able to directly advertise and make it seem as though you as selling services through Facebook. Am I just being paranoid?
Twitter: beyondalchemy
says:
Hi Tina,
Thanks for this excellent advice. Have just implemented it and it really helps explain what the fan page is for!
http://www.facebook.com/beyondalchemy
Will keep it updated, as the page grows.
Thank you for sharing!
Clare
Twitter: TinaCook
says:
Hi Steve,
Facebook encourages us to use our Fan Pages to promote our services or products.
Best, Tina
I am not sure if I am doing this right, however when i upload an image full size, my posts image (the small icon next to each post)tries to show the full image instead of just the top. I hope this made sense. Any help would be appreciated.
thanks
Twitter: TinaCook
says:
Hi Lisa,
Can take a look for you if you send me a link to your fan page.
You can select your thumbnail (the small image next to your post). If you move your mouse over your new full size profile picture, you will see “change picture”, click on that and you’ll see the drop down menu. Go to “Edit Thumbnail”.
Hope that helps you Lisa
Quick question!
How do you adjust the thumbnail image on the Fan page? Can I select a specific section of my full size picture to be displayed as my thumbnail?
Twitter: TinaCook
says:
Hi Nanu,
If you follow the way to access “Edit Thumbnail” in my reply to Lisa, then as you move your mouse over the thumbnail, your cursor will change and you will be able to move your visual to the section you want to show as your thumbnail.
Hi Tina,
Many thanks for posting this useful info. I followed your instructions and completely changed my business profile page. It looks lovely and I’ve received lots of compliments.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Instead-of-You/64835931956
Thanks again!
–Maxine Andrew
Hi Tina,
I tried to use your technique (and Ronald Skelton’s too) but FB keeps giving me the error message: The photo was either too tall or too skinny.
(my photo size is 600×200 with 72ppi)
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