The Facebook Polls App

Do you  wish to promote your brand via a Facebook voting campaign? Have you ever participated in a voting campaign on Facebook? I bet it was fun! Now did you like it enough to want to create your own voting experience but do not know how to go about it? What ever your purpose, for wanting to orchestrate a voting campaign, stay tuned to learn how to cook up one.

Basic Things You Need to Know to Run An Accomplished Voting Campaign

1. Be sure to go about it in a way which will ensure that your goals are achieved.
2. If possible offer prizes to boost number of participants.
3. Make it accessible to mobile users.
4. Ensure frauds are kept in check

How to do Facebook Polls

These process comprises three stages including Setting up the poll, Designing questions and Posting the poll. The steps to accomplish these three stages are given below.

Stage One: Set Up the Poll

• Visit the Facebook website via https://www.facebook.com and enter your login details to log in
• Go to the Facebook Polls page
• Click the Get Started Now button in the middle of the page
• Type in your poll's title. Make the title as concise as possible
• Click the Continue button below the title text field
• Click "Continue as (Your Name)" when prompted

This will give the Poll application access to your Facebook page.

Also see: How to Delete A Facebook Group and How to Leave A Group on Facebook

Stage Two: Design Your Questions

• Click the +Add Question in the centre of the page, in between "Back: Configure" and "Next: Preview" buttons
• Type your question into the text field at the top of the page
• Select the question type. To do so, click the bar below the "Question Type" heading, then click one of the following options:

1. Text Box: Poll participants will manually type in an answer.
2. Multiple Choice - One answer: Poll participants will select one answer from a list of multiple answers.
3. Multiple Choice: Multiple answers - Poll participants will select one or more answers from a list of multiple answers.
4. Drop-down list: Poll participants will click a box and then select one answer from a list.
5. Ranking:  Poll participants will select each item in order of how items apply to them or the question.
6. Scale of 1 to 5:  Poll participants will choose a number from 1 through 5 ("poor" through "excellent", by default).

• Provide an answer. The format of your answer will depend on the question type you chose:

1. Text Box: Click the box under "Data type" to select the type of input you'll accept, from a single line of text to email addresses and phone numbers.
2. Multiple Choice/Drop-down list/Ranking: Enter the text to display next to a checkbox in the field below the "Answers" heading. Click Add Answer to add another option, or click Add "Other" to add a text field.
3. Scale of 1 to 5: Select a scale ranking by clicking the box next to "1" or "5" and then typing in a label.
4. You can also click the red circle to the right of some answers to delete them.

• Customize the question's Advanced Options. To do so, click the box to the left of one or both of the following options if necessary:

1. This is a mandatory question: Poll participants will not be able to proceed with the poll until they answer this question.
2. Randomize answers order: Changes the order of questions each time the poll is taken. Doesn't apply to certain answer types (e.g., scale of 1 to 5).

• Click the Save button on the bottom right corner of the window
• Wrap up the Poll questions design. You can add more questions by clicking the +Add Question button and filling out another form, or you can edit the existing questions by using the buttons above each question:

1. Click the pencil icon to edit an existing question.
2. Click the two papers icon to copy the question.
3. Click the up or down arrows to move the question up or down in the poll order.
4. Click the red circle to delete the question.

Stage Three: Post the Poll

• Click the Next: Preview button which is to the right of the + Add Question button.

Note: You can review every input you've made up till this point. To do so, execute the next step below. If you do not wish to make any reviews, skip this next step.

• Click the Back: Edit Questions button in the top-left side of the poll box.
• Click the Next: Publish button on the top right side of the poll box
• Click the Post on Timeline button
• Click the Post to Facebook button on the bottom right corner of the post window

This will post your poll to your Facebook Page.