The article below is a guide to creating a custom carousel for manually uploading creatives from your PC or alternative storage location.
You can create a swipe through carousel for Facebook in Properti for your listings, reviews or creating a manual carousel where you can upload images from your PC/Drive/Canva. This feature is available under the Creatives Tab > New Creative > Advanced.
Key Steps:
- Go to the Creative tab.
- Click on the orange "New Creative" button.
- Under the "Advanced" options, select "Manual" (options available for listing carousel or review carousel).
- Click on "Browse Images" and upload the relevant creatives for the carousel.
⚠️ You can only upload 3 images at a time, with a max. of 10 images in total ⚠️ - Once all of the relevant creatives have been uploaded, select all the images so they are ticked.
- Click on the first image and change any of the Title/Description or any other information in the side drawer that's relevant to this carousel
⚠️ The Title, Description, Call to Action button and landing page link will display on the carousel when published ⚠️ - Repeat step 6 for each image.
- Click Next
- Enter the creative name the same as the title of the images *displayed publicly
- Enter in the ad description *displayed publicly
- Enter in the link and caption link *displayed publicly
- Unselect "Optimise the order?" if you would like the carousel to be shown in the exact order you have selected.
- Create the carousel.
- Review in the Creatives Tab and schedule the carousel for posting.
Cautionary Notes:
- Ensure the correct images are selected.
- Double-check the templates and settings before creating the carousel.
- Avoid posting the carousel prematurely without proper review.
Tips for Efficiency:
- Utilise the guide provided for creating carousels.
- Organise images and templates in advance for quick selection.
- Review the carousel before scheduling it for posting.
- Use descriptive names for easy identification and management of carousels.