Do you wish to create a video that your followers can react to, share, and comment on during the process of the recording? If yes, then the Facebook Live feature was made just for you.
Meaning of Facebook Live
Live on Facebook, is a feature used to broadcast real-time video on Facebook where your friends can see while you record. This article will teach you how to go live on Facebook with your Facebook app and browser, keep scrolling.
How to Go Live on Facebook App
Going live on Facebook is an exciting experience, here is how to go live on Facebook using your Facebook app:
- The first thing is to do its for you to open your Facebook App on mobile.
- On the Facebook app, click on “What is on your mind?”.
- From the options presented to you, select and click on “Live video”.
- The second thing is to begin your settings.
- Start by selecting whom you wish to share your live video with before you go live.
- To do this, you will be presented with a list of options for whom can see your live video.
- Select and click on your choice, it could be public or only you or any of the others.
- If you desire to, put up a description of what your video is all about.
- You can also tag friends at this point if you so wish.
- Now that you are done with your settings.
- You can go ahead to click on “Start live” to begin your live recording.
- At this point, Facebook asks for access to your camera and microphone.
- Now that you have started your live recording, you will get live comments as you record. And also see the number of viewers as this information will appear on your screen.
- When you have come to the end of your live record, you can click on “finish” or “end live video”
- Facebook will ask for your permission to save the video or to delete it, click on your choice.
How to Go Live on Facebook Web Browser
You will get one of the best experience when you go live on the Facebook platform, using your web browser. Below are the steps to follow:
- Open your Facebook homepage on your browser.
- Click on ‘’Live video”.
- From the next page, you will be shown “Go live’’ and ‘’Create live video event”.
- Under ‘Go live”, click on Select.
- If it is your first time going live on Facebook, Facebook will ask for your permission to gain access to your camera and microphone and also decide who can see your video.
- Facebook will ask you to select a video source, if you wish to record with an external camera, simply click on “webcam”.
- Once done, click on “Go live”.
- You can begin your video, and as you do so, Facebook allows you to view the number of viewers you have, their comments, and their reactions.
- To end the video, click on the red button that says “End live video”.
- To confirm this, click on “End”, on the next page.
- At this point, you can choose to delete or save the video.
Tools for Going Live on Facebook
Facebook offers amazing tools that help your video and draw more viewers to you, below are some of the tools:
Featured links:
This helps you to make your video accessible to other persons, much more than those who viewed it live, they can follow the link and have direct access to your video.
Live in stories:
This feature allows you to share your video on your story to reach more viewers.
Badges:
These are a sort of gift you can give to your most engaging fans who like, share and comment on your post.
In-stream Ad:
This is a means to make some money. Ads will be automatically added to your video.
Subscriptions:
Your viewers can subscribe to your videos and will be notified of your every post while they also get benefits.
This and many more are some of the tools that you can use for going live on Facebook.
FAQs
How do I Know if my Video is Okay?
The performance analytics for Facebook can be used to decide if the video is okay, the following are some of the analytics that can be used to find out:
Video performance: your video can be said to have done well if you have lots of engagements in terms of likes, shares, and comments.
Loyalty: your video can be said to have done well if you have a good number of returning viewers.
Earnings: your video can be said to have done well if you make good money from it in terms of the ads you get, your CPM, RPM, and others.
You can access more of these insights by visiting “creator studio”.
How do I Access my Video Analytics on Facebook?
You can access your video analytics on your business page, follow these steps on your Facebook page to access them:
- On your Facebook page, navigate your way to the meta business suite.
- Select insights.
- Scroll down to the video section.
- The video section has several options.
- To view the insights for your video, click on the video title in your list.
This way, you can see the analysis of your video and know how well your videos are doing.
What can I do to Improve the Quality of my Live Video?
There are so many you can do to improve the quality of your videos, below are some helpful tips:
- Test your live video before you broadcast live.
- Introduce yourself in every video.
- Encourage your viewers to share every video.
- Ensure your broadcast is subtitled.
- Solicit for subscriptions from your viewers.
- Respond to everyone who comments and try to have short conversations.
- Ask someone close to watch and respond to every comment from another device.
- Ensure you say goodbye before ending your videos.
- Ensure your content is engaging and interesting.
- Your video should not be too long.
- Add a link for future viewers.
Why can’t I go Live on Facebook?
If after following these procedures and processes, you still cannot access Facebook Live, then it could be:
- Your internet connection
- Your VPN to live stream is not disabled
- Your adblocker has not been disabled.
Can I Block Someone Who Comments Vulgar Words on My Live Video?
Yes, you can. The possibility of experiencing abusive or unwanted behavior in the comment section is quite high. To block them, simply click on the user’s profile picture and click on the block so they can leave the live video and never access it again.
How Many Followers Do I Need to Go Live on Facebook?
Facebook has no specific number of followers for you to get if you wish to engage in live videos.
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