Posts Tagged ‘link preview’

Tip: How to generate a Facebook link preview using a photo from your computer

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

Here is a handy tip that explains how you can upload a photo to Sendible and then convert it into a link preview to be posted onto Facebook or other social media sites:

1. Go to your Sendible Message Box, Click Photo or File and upload an image to Sendible.

2. Once uploaded, you’ll see your image with 3 little icons at the top right. Click the middle icon (a link).

3. You’ll be able to enter a URL and convert the image to a link preview.

 

How to post Facebook link previews using Sendible

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

With Sendible social media management software, you have full control over the link previews that you post to Facebook. A Facebook link preview is the thumbnail image and title, caption and description that appears below a link you post on Facebook.

You can use the following technique when attaching links – this will give you complete control over Facebook link previews:

  1.  From Message Box > Compose, click the URL button.
  2. Enter the URL (e.g. http://www.facebook.com/snowball.studios) and click Attach.
  3. Select the image preview to use and click Attach Link Preview.
  4. Then, you can edit the message content and click Send.

Attaching Facebook link previews using Sendible

Monday, March 21st, 2011

We’ve recently added a new way for you to attach URL’s and customize their thumbnail previews when posting to sites like Facebook and LinkedIn.

You can choose the thumbnail at the time you attach the link as follows:

1. Compose a new message in the Message Box. 
2. Click URL and enter the URL in the box. E.g. http://www.cookie.com/dealn/25-for-a-50-gift-card-to-toys-r-us—fo…
3. Click Attach. 
4. Select the image you’d like to attach with your link and click “Attach Link Preview”.

You can then compose your message.