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Facebook Video Live Poll

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Facebook Video Live Poll

How to create a Facebook Live poll video in 15 minutes without programming

Greetings my dear friends! A warm welcome to my blog on Facebook and Instagram marketing! For those who don’t know me, my name is Katia. I’m a Facebook & Instagram expert living in Finland — a beautiful Nordic country. My blog is visited by some 10 000 unique visitors daily and is well-known for its clarity — I always go straight to the point.

Today I would love to share with you a detailed instruction on how to create a Facebook Live poll video with Video React.

You probably have noticed that Facebook Live poll videos are the hottest trend right now; you could say that they have swept through the social media marketing community like a tidal wave. I know that many marketers would love to try this new format on their pages but don’t know how to create it.

You might already have seen a bunch of complicated tutorials on the internet that perhaps pushed you off from even trying. But no need to despair! In this article, I will show you how to create a Facebook Live poll video in just about 15 minutes without any programming skills or special technical knowledge.

LATEST UPDATE Dear friends, the service I mention in this article doesn’t work anymore. I recommend you to use GoUpLIVE instead. It is even easier to use and they have more interesting interactive video templates. On top of that, they stream your live polls from their servers, so you don’t need to do it from your computer anymore.

If you would like to learn more about the templates offered by UpLIVE, check out this article.

Happy polling!
Facebook Live poll: what is this?

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A short introduction for those of you, who haven’t heard about Facebook Live polls before.

Basically, Facebook Live poll is a simple video consisting of the following elements: 1) a question, 2) two or four images representing answer options, 3) the reactions a user is supposed to use and 4) vote counters that are updated in real time.

This is the Live poll from where it all started: Clinton vs Trump. It got more than 19 million views, 437,000+ reactions and more than 15,000 shares.
Why are Facebook Live poll videos more efficient than normal page posts?

The answer to this question is very simple. There are at least two reasons for that:
First of all, Facebook tends to push Live videos higher in the Newsfeed. Live videos get an extra organic boost from the algorithm while they are live. After that, a live video is treated as a normal video post which also gets a good organic reach. In case you didn’t know, Facebook spent hundreds of millions of dollars to promote Live events. So, it goes without saying, that Facebook is right now trying to encourage people to use this feature.
Secondly, Facebook live polls are a new cool feature and people love all things shiny and new. Live polls stand out in people’s feeds and attract more attention. For this reason, now is the best time to jump on the live poll train. You want to be one of the first ones, rather than last, to use this new feature. This way you get the best results.
How to create a Facebook Live poll video in 5 easy steps

UPDATE: Hey guys! I have recently found a new cool tool called UpLive. They have some unique Facebook LIVE video templates that I haven’t seen any other services offering. I personally love their Reveal template as it works just great. If you are interested, check them out. I also have a new article with in-depth description of all their templates and how you can use them to promote your Facebook page. The article is here.

Happy LIVE polling!

— Ekaterina Frolova

In this tutorial we will create a quick and easy live poll with the help of a service called Video React. Note: this isn’t a free service but it is definitely worth every cent. It will save you a lot of precious time and, most importantly, your nerves.

I have already created several Facebook Live polls with Video React and I absolutely love it. It took me literally some 15 minutes to create my first poll and even less for the next ones. You don’t have to deal with any HTML-templates. You won’t even need to create a Live event on Facebook; Video React will do the whole job for you.

You will be able to create four types of Facebook live polls with the help of Video React:
a poll with two photos (for example, cats vs dogs) and reactions and
a poll with one photo and the same two reactions ( & ). You might want to use this one if you want to create your own image with special fonts or your branding. I use Canva to create an image for this type of poll.
a poll with four photos and four different reactions.
NEW FEATURE: a poll with a question and four horizontal lines where the amount of votes is displayed. I really love this poll type. I have seen one major Facebook page using a poll like this to compare footballers (the European kind ). I think this template is great for encouraging audience to vote for their favourite celebrities, foods, drinks, flavours, clothing items and so on.

You can see each type displayed in the picture below.

In a nutshell, all you need to do is follow these five steps:
sign up for Video React;
download a free software for broadcasts called OBS Studio (works with Windows OS, Mac OS and Linux OS);
in Video React, create your Facebook Live poll post (upload your images and write the post text);
copy and paste the key and link (generated for you in Video React) into the OBS Studio software;
click the «Start streaming» button.

That’s it! It’s that simple! No programming or technical knowledge needed!
Step-by-step tutorial: how to create a Facebook Live poll
1. Sign up for Video React.
Go to Video React’s website.

Click on the red button «Create Facebook Live Voting».
A pop up window will appear and ask you to sign in. Sign in to your personal Facebook profile and click on «Continue as [your name].»
Give the application permission to have access to your Facebook pages and to post on them.Click «OK». Don’t switch off any of the permissions because otherwise the app won’t be able to do the job for you. It needs access to your pages and the permission to post since it will actually post your Live poll to your page in one click.
2. Create your Facebook Live Poll post

In this step we will work on the Facebook post that your audience will see.
First, from the dropdown list, select the page on which your poll will be posted.
Next, choose the poll format you want to use: 1 or 2 images with two Facebook reactions or 4 photos with four different reactions.
If you decided to use the 2 photos option, add a title to each photo. Also, you can choose either «or» or «vs». This will be displayed between titles.
If you wish, you can add a color background (optional) that will appear behind the two photos.
Upload the photos.
Select the Facebook reactions that you would like to use in your poll. These are trackable reactions and their count will be displayed on the video in real time.
And finally, write your post caption. Remember to include the question you want to ask your audience; they should have a clear call-to-action to act upon. Don’t make the caption too long. This will only distract your audience from the poll.
Save your poll post to continue.

Click to enlarge the image.
3. Choose your payment plan

When you click on the «Save» button, you will be asked to choose a payment plan.

You have two options here:
a one month subscription for unlimited polls for unlimited Facebook pages;
or a life time subscription for unlimited polls for unlimited Facebook pages.

For the time being you can only pay with PayPal. However, I believe that there will be more payment options in the future.

Once you have paid for the service, you will get back to the post design page. Click on the «Save» button once again.
4. Automatically generate «Stream Key» and «Stream URL»

Now we have come to an important step. Video React will automatically generate a «Stream Key» and «Stream URL» for you. You will need to enter the key and the URL into the OBS Studio software. I will show you how to do it in the following steps.

IMPORTANT! Keep the Stream Key a secret. Anyone who gets access to your key will be able to stream video to your post. The stream key is valid for 7 days.
5. Download and configure OBS Studio

Open a new browser tab. Download and install OBS Studio. OBS Studio is a free open source software for video recording and live streaming. We need it in order to be able to show the reactions vote count in real time in our Facebook Live video.

Now, let’s set up your streaming software. It is very easy to do, just follow my step-by-step instructions below and you will be set for success

1. Open the program.
2. Go to the program «Preferences», then choose the «Stream» tab as shown on the screenshot below. Then, choose «Facebook Live» in the field called «Stream».

3. Go to your Video React tab. There you should see a field called «Stream key». Copy the key and paste it into OBS Studio, in the field (that also is) named «Stream key».

4. Next, in OBS Studio, go to the «Video» tab and set the video resolution to 768×768. Do it in both fields: «Base Resolution» and «Output Resolution». Save the changes by clicking «OK».

IMPORTANT! Type in the resolution numbers manually, don’t copy and paste. When I first tried to copy/paste the numbers, my computer couldn’t save them. This resulted in an incorrect video output, so, please, pay attention to this step.

5. Now, go to the «Audio» tab and make sure that you have totally disabled all the audio output. See the example below. Save the changes by clicking «OK».

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Poll Facebook Fan Page

4 Facebook Poll Tools for Your Social Media Strategy

If you have a business and an audience on Facebook, you probably understand the importance of engaging your fan base.
An effective social media strategy should include different ways to interact with your customers and prospects.

But here’s a question for you – are you utilizing your social media presence to its fullest potential?
Well, chances are you’re missing the mark by underutilizing at least one tool at your disposal – Facebook polls.

But you may be wondering why should you bother spending time doing all the work that comes along with polling your audience?
Why you should use polls in your social media strategy

Well, consider this:
Successful Facebook pages incorporate polls and contest into their overall social strategy. According to Econsultancy, the social teams behind Coca-Cola and Starbucks frequency pose questions to their audiences. According to newBrandAnalytics, “some companies have already ditched surveys” and are now turning to social feedback to in an effort to understand customer experience.
Reaching your business goals hinges on a deep understanding of your customers and prospects. And through Facebook, you have access to a large massive audience of individuals who might not usually complete “traditional” surveys that pop up on websites or that are sent through email.
There’s no use in worrying about “bothering” your fans – they’ve already demonstrated their interest by “liking” your page. So why not give them an opportunity to get involved and give you feedback on existing products or planned product feature releases, the types of content and service they’d like to see on your page as well as monitor customer satisfaction and gather information on other topics relevant for your business?

Now that you understand the arguments in favor of polling your audience, let’s get into the HOW-TO and explore the tools available for the task, from the most basic to those with a wider range of features.

Before we dive into the list, I want to point out that you can always choose to “poll” your audience by posting a question as a status update as depicted below.

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But if you plan to perform more thorough research it’s recommended that you use one of the tools specifically developed for the job.

Here’s the first tool in the list:
Tool #1. Poll

Poll claims to be “most widely used” polling app and, overall, it has a nice feature set, which includes the ability to create an ad-supported poll for free, feature a poll as a tab on your profile and access data about your respondents. Some of the premium features include the option of removing ads on the app’s page and allowing respondents to add comments while answering your questions.

This app also saves your polls and lets you view them at a later time and, if you wish, to poll your audience once again. Two other interesting premium features are advertising the poll through its own system and requiring poll participants to “like” your page before voting. Premium features can be unlocked for $19 per poll or for an annual payment of $99.
Tool #2. Polls for Facebook

Polls for Facebook is another simple poll app that also claims to be the “the most popular.”

Among other things, the poll creator can choose the question format (multiple-choice, text, only one correct answer, multiple correct, add drop-down answers etc.), modify their appearance (e.g. by adding images), and send personalized thank-you notes to the poll’s participants (available only in the premium version).

Unlike the first app in the list, one minor drawback is a lack of extensive a documentation and instructions, so to get a real feel for the app, it’s best to just give it a trial.
Tool #3. Polldaddy

The creators of Polldaddy are the same folks who are behind WordPress, so you can rest assured of its technical quality and data security. The app has rich functionality and lets its users create polls, surveys and quizzes which can then be shared on websites and through email, Facebook, and Twitter.

Polldaddy allows its users to customize the look and feel of their polls (e.g. by adding an image or video, customizing CS), modify question format (choosing from 14 question types, specifying a set of possible answers), set privacy options, and analyze response data with the help of its powerful filter and reporting capabilities (e.g. exporting raw data into Excel, PDF, CSV, Google Docs, and XML format).
Tool #4. Cup.li

The Cup.li app is both comprehensive in its design and user-friendly at the same time.

Engineered for “deep marketing analysis”, it matches the functionality of others apps, but also lets you create a private interview, select question format (one answer, some answers, matrix), target respondents by age, gender, marital status, and education, and sort respondents into groups, and enable sharing.

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Add a Poll to Your Next Facebook Post, Including Pictures and GIFs

Use pictures and GIFs to add some fun to your Facebook polls Highways England/Flickr Facebook has added a new picture polling feature that you can add to your posts, including wacky pictures or hilarious GIFs, so all your followers can join in on the fun. The new poll option is available on your desktop browser, Android, or iOS.

Text-only polls have been an option on Facebook Pages for quite some time, but now you can add them to your regular posts and use images for your answers.

To create a Facebook poll, click on the “Poll” option in the lower right. For each option, hover over the GIF option and choose the one you want. You can also upload your own photos to add a personal touch to your question. There are only two possible poll answers, so choose wisely.

Add the poll question and specify long you’d like the poll to run for, and you’re set to begin bugging your friends for votes. Your question can be as long as you’d like, but the answer field is limited to 25 characters. Responses to Facebook polls are not anonymous — the poster will be able to see how everyone voted in response to the question.

Facebook Questions, a poll-based application, was launched in 2011 to little fanfare and shut down in 2012, but polls are apparently the next big thing at Facebook. The social network has been testing this new polling feature since last September, and Instagram included similar picture polls to Stories a short time ago. Facebook added polls to its Messenger chat appmore than a year ago, and it recently acquired the anonymous polling apptbh.

“Whether it’s comparing two of your favorite movies, asking for opinions on which outfit to wear, or polling friends on what photo to use for your next profile pic, the ways you can use polls to gather opinions are endless,” a Facebook representative explained to PCMag.

For its part, Twitter has had a polling option for several years, with four possible responses rather than two.

So, is this new feature a hit or a miss? Break out some of the best GIFs from your favorite TV shows and movies and pose the question to all your loyal Facebook followers.

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