This seems like a very simple topic, but I have been surprised as I have been helping others with their Social Media how many don’t know they can do this or even why they should!
For example, maybe you want to update your status with something that you don’t want EVERYONE who is your friend on Facebook to read.
This might be when you want to just announce something to your clients or team about your product or business and don’t want to be constantly bombarding your friends and family with what you are doing.
For example, here’s some lists I have created:
- Family
- School Friends
- Local Friends
- Church Friends
- Business Team
- Networking Friends
- Mentoring Friends (Friends who I learn lots from their post)
and many more! You can create any kind of list.
Now, say I want to make a status update about a Team Dinner that we are having but I don’t necessarily want to have every friend on Facebook read it. Then I can create the status update and then exclude some of these lists.
Let me walk you though the process.
How to Create New List
- Click on “Account” in upper right hand side of your FB page. Now select “Edit Friends” from the drop down menu.
- Now select “Create New List” at the top of the screen
- Enter a name for your list
- Select which FB friends you want in this list and click the blue “create list” button
Now if you have a ton of FB friends already, it might take you a while to sort through all of them, but do a little bit everyday and you will realize down the road, what a great tool this is.
How to Update Status and Exclude a List
- Type in a Status Update on your Profile Page
- Click on the little black “Lock” icon in the bottom right of your status bar.
- Select “Custom” from the drop down menu
- Now start typing the name of the list you want to exclude in the “Hide this from these people” box.
You can also do the opposite with a certain post and share the post with “Everyone” or “Friends of Friends” so more people could see a post!
This is a really handy tool if used with the right intentions and without wanting to bombard or spam others!
Here’s another great tip! When you click on your “Home” page, now your lists are on the left hand side of your page and if you click on a List, you can just see that lists’ status updates! It sorts them for you. So if I want to just see what’s going on with my family, now I can read all their status updates fast!
Try it out today and let me know how you like it and also what types of creative “lists” you have made. Just drop me a note below!