Posted by MatthewNeer on Apr 9, 2011 in Facebook, Social Media | 13 comments

How To Make A Free Facebook Banner

Top of the afternoon ladies and gentlemen,

In this short blog post, I’m going to show you how to make a free Facebook banner and put that sucker on your profile in less than 5 minutes.

As you may or may not know, Facebook has recently been undergoing some major changes lately, and among those was their UI (user interface) which was completely redesigned from the ground up. As a result of this new update has come some new and really cool things that you can do with your profile, including adding a brand new Facebook banner to the top of your profile.

If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you just probably just skip to the video below to see exactly what I mean. But in case you wanna read about, I’m talking about the 5 boxes that now appear at the top of your Facebook profile. By default, these photos get updated when people tag you in them, but if you wanna do something REALLY cool, you can actually make an image collage, if you will, meaning that all 5 images go together to create on image that flows together.

You may have seen this kind of banner art on other peoples Facebook peoples profile and wondered how they did it. Well I’m about to show you and I’m going to make it EXTREMELY easy to do. However, you will need one very important resource before we start.

• Photoshop – If you don’t have Photoshop or don’t feel like paying for it, then you can download the GIMP, which is essentially an open sourced version of Photoshop that does virtually everything Photoshop can do. I highly recommend it if you don’t have PS.

Once you either have Photoshop or the GIMP installed, it’s time to watch the video below so you can follow along as I create an awesome Facebook banner right in front of your eyes in less than 5 minutes.

As you can see, that was DEAD simple. I suggest you get one implemented right away. This will help you with brand recognition tremendously, every little thing matters online to make you look as professional as possible.

Now I know that I didnt go over how to use Photoshop in this quick video so if you wanna get a sick banner setup on your profile but dunno the first thing about image editing and Photoshop, then just let me know and I’ll hook you up with a top notch, professional banner for only $25 bucks.

Hopefully you were able to get it all figured out without having to fork over some money to me or another graphic designer, but just in case you didn’t, you can always contact me by leaving a comment on this post. Simply let me know that you want to get a banner designed and I’ll reply back with more info.

Also, if you enjoyed this video then please share it with your friends and anyone else you think would get some real value out of it.

You’re awesome and thank you for reading…

Talk soon,
Matthew

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  • Johan

    This is one of those times that being a “techie guy” actually pays off :D . Thanks for your tips man, you are Powered by Awesomeness™

  • http://MatthewNeer.com MatthewNeer

    Thanks Johan, glad this one helped ya out! Now go implement and “PIMP YO PROFILE!”

  • http://raenalynn.com Raena Lynn

    Gee Matthew,
    I’ve asked about a “gazillion” people how to do this and everyone has told me that it cannot be done in FB fan page, only the profile page. I’m in Facebook Mastery Summit and David Foster showed his FB page with a beautiful tiger with green eyes all intact all in a row without the annoying randomness and ads. He did it and I wanted to do it, but finally you cracked the code! Thanks a lot! I may bug you in the future for a cool banner, but I’m working on my own at this time. If anything, it would be really great if you can see what I’m doing because I think I like my work but it’s not super pro…like your stuff. We’ll see. I’ll let you know. Your are a neat guy. I think Dave Cook is AWESOME too. He has helped me out A LOT! Later, Raena Lynn.
    PS I live in Oakhurst–sort of close to your part of the country:)

  • http://www.tnetteamlegacy.com Brian

    Great video Matthew. Last time I made a banner I had to crop each section and upload each picture, it was a pain in the butt. Great find with that site. By the way, can I ask what screen capture software you use for your tutorials?

  • http://MatthewNeer.com MatthewNeer

    Thanks Raena, I’m glad you were able to figure it out with my quick little video! Thats AWESOME! Let me know if you need any more help and I’ll totally hook ya up.

  • http://MatthewNeer.com MatthewNeer

    OH MAN! That must have been painful! That’s what I did first time around. Great to see that you’ve now got an easier way. For my screen capture software, I use ScreenFlow. I believe its WAY better than camtasia, because its native to the Mac, making it super sleek and sexy. But if you don’t have the Mac, then Camtasia is your best option.

  • http://www.tylerfred.com Tyler

    Hey thanks a lot! I looked all over trying to find out how to create a Facebook banner and your video was the quickest and easiest way!

    Blessings to you..
    -Tyler

  • http://www.yolandieolech.com Yolandie Olech

    Hey Matthew! Thank you so much for the info on the Facebook banner! Ganna try it out right now :)

    Make it an awesome day!
    Yolandie Olech

    ps looking forward to learning more from you!

  • http://MatthewNeer.com MatthewNeer

    Your welcome! Glad it helped ya out, lemme know how it goes, k?

  • Sergio

    Greetings from Japan,
    Thanks, that was easy and painless… and under 5 minutes as you promised! Thanks for a great video!

    ありがとう!

  • jos

    Hello Mathew it doen’t work.

    http://fbannerusers.com/

    what do I wrong?

  • http://facebook.com Zizo

    This its cool article !

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