Facebook polls can be entertaining and informative. A Facebook poll provides quick access to information, whether you’re asking how your followers feel about Apple’s decision to remove Fortnite from the App Store, or which features your brand’s fans want you to build next. This can be both entertaining for your audience and informative for you or your business.
On Facebook, you can create a poll to ask a question, customize the responses, and allow users to vote for their favorite. You can make a Facebook poll quickly and easily whenever you think about what other people might think. This example will demonstrate how to make a poll on your Facebook Page. If you want to create a poll in a Facebook group or a story, you can do so.It’s important to know that you will need to be an administrator or editor to create a Facebook page poll.
How to Create a Poll on Facebook
Brands can benefit significantly from Facebook Groups, which are among the best tools on the social media platform. Facebook Groups allow you to build a community and enhance customer engagement. You can no longer create a Facebook poll from your Newsfeed or timeline. For now, you can only share a poll in a Facebook Group, a story, an event page, or on Messenger.
A Facebook Group gets an organic reach well above 5%, whereas Business Pages struggle. You get a higher organic reach without paying for ads because the algorithm pushes group posts to newsfeeds.We’ve provided an example of how to create a poll within your group, along with a profile and business page.
- Let’s Go Your Group
Select the group for your Poll by clicking on the “Groups” icon on your Facebook Newsfeed, either on your desktop or mobile device.
- Create Your Facebook Poll
A new screen will appear with options for adding to your post. Choose “Poll” from the list. This will take you back to the “Create post” pop-up, where you can add your poll options in the “Write something” section.
- Post Your Facebook Poll
If you have added all your options, click on “Poll Options.” Here you can choose whether people can add options and if they can vote for more than one.After you are finished, click “Post.”
How To Create AFacebook Poll From Your Mobile Device?
Thanks to the above screenshots and directions, hopefully, you could create an awesome Facebook poll.Please follow the steps below if you’re using a mobile device or if you’re adding a poll to a Facebook story or a Facebook group.
Create A Facebook Poll on A Mobile Device
- In the bottom-right corner of Facebook, click the three stacked vertical lines.
- Tap Pages, then choose your Page.
- To publish your Page, tap “Publish.”
- Tap the Poll button.
- Enter the question you would like to ask.
- Enter the options for your Poll in the boxes with “Option 1” and “Option 2”. Each option can have up to 25 characters.
- Tap the drop-down next to Poll Ends to specify when your Poll should end (example: 1 day, 1 week, Custom).
- Share the Poll.
Create A Facebook Poll in A Mobile Group
- Tap the three stacked vertical lines in the bottom right of Facebook.
- Select a group from the list.
- You can create a poll by clicking the three dots next to “Write something…”.
- You can type in your question by tapping “Ask something…”.
- Enter poll options for group members to select by tapping + Add a poll option…
- Choose whether you want to allow members to add options or enable people to choose multiple options by tapping the gear icon.
- Click “Post.”