Category: Daycare Websites

Using your personal Facebook account as your business page? Don’t!

A high percentage of our clients utilize Facebook to promote their business by keeping their current customers informed about their business and also to attract new customers.  It has effectively replaced blogging for a lot of my clients and it also is the place where a lot of my clients publish their latest news and updates, rather than their website.

Many of these clients however are utilizing their personal Facebook’s page for the business, which I highly advise against for the following 4 reasons:

1. Facebook tells you not to at the risk of having your personal page deleted.

2. You can’t use the Facebook Like Box widget on your website because that application only recognizes true Facebook Page links. You won’t be able to add that neat little widget on your website that lets people “like” your business right on your website.

3. People can’t “Like” your personal page.  They have to try to “friend” you.  A person who is interested in your business and wants to stay connected to your business may get confused when they can’t just “like” your page like a standard business page.  You may end up losing connections and detracting visitors because it’s obvious you don’t have your page properly setup.

4. Converting your personal page to a business page is easy! Follow Facebook’s steps for converting your page and you won’t lose your “friends”.

Should you have any questions or need assistance friends, please contact me. I’m here to help you and as always, I would love to hear from you!

How to add a Facebook Like widget to your child care website

You have your Facebook page for your child care business created – but how do you let everyone who visits your website know that you have it and how do you get them to connect with it? Add a Facebook “Like” widget to your website!

A Facebook Like widget allows a business to feature their Facebook link, “Like” button and live feed on their own business website.  This means that someone can “Like” your Facebook business page directly on your business website, without having to leave your website.  It will increase exposure for your Facebook page and allow your site visitors to easily and quickly connect with your Facebook page. Once they’ve “Liked” your business page, they will then see your Facebook posts on their news feed – an excellent way to keep your business in front of your customers!

Here’s how you go about adding the widget to your website…

Facebook has recently updated their “Like Box” social plugin.  The newest scripts are HTML5 friendly – which means that any browser that supports it (desktops, mobile devices, tablets, etc) will be able to see this feature. You would start by going to this link:
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/like-box-for-pages

Next, type in your Facebook Page link into the first box and if you have any specific height or width specifications, fill those in.  (I find the widget works best when you leave the defaults sizes.)  You can check/uncheck the boxes to add your live news feed, faces of people who like your page, etc. When you have your widget looking the way you want it, click on the “Get Code” button and make sure the HTML5 link is highlighted in the upper left corner of the pop-up window.  Now, what to do with those 2 pieces of code…

The first piece of code needs to be inserted into the HTML code of every page that you want the widget to appear on, right after the opening <body> tag.  If you don’t have access to this area via your website content management system, copy and paste this code into a .txt file and send it to your web developer to add.

The second piece of code should be pasted into the HTML code exactly where you want it to appear on your website.  Most popular website content management systems allow you to access the HTML code for your content area but again, if you aren’t comfortable doing this yourself, just send this code in another .txt file to your web developer and let them know where you would like it to appear.

Once it’s installed you should test on your desktop, smart phone and tablets to make sure it appears the way you want.  Then just sit back and watch your “Likes” increase on Facebook!

Our Latest Child Care Logo Designs

Custom logo design for day care / child care businesses are among our specialties at Websites for Daycares.  These 2 designs were created recently for 2 clients who needed a professional new identity for their business.  We created multiple concepts to choose from and then offered them unlimited revisions until they were completely satisfied with the final result.  New websites coming soon!

Four Seasons Childcare – Custom Website Design

Our daycare client in Gambrills, Maryland wanted a unique style and design, rather than a template, for her new child care website.  Her established theme, colors and brand included the four seasons, trees, leaves, and an outdoors feel.  We created a custom design for this client that included a sleek homepage animation, incorporation of elements like trees and leaves, and a beautifully-styled navigation bar.

You can view their site at: http://www.fourseasonschildcare.net.

Custom Child Care Website Design

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Version 3.0 of WebsitesForDaycares.com Coming Soon!

We’ve been working on our new website for the past several weeks.  Will be unveiling a new design for our site, a new price structure to accommodate more child care businesses,  a new blog which will be updated with our latest projects, and an overall improved site experience.

We will be unveiling the new site very soon – thanks for staying connected with us!