How to Add Polls to Facebook Videos and Live Streams

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Struggling to get engagement on your Facebook videos?

Want to make your Facebook videos more interactive?

In this article, I’m going to show you how to add a Facebook poll in your videos so you can really spark meaningful conversations with your fans.

How to CREATE FACEBOOK POLLS IN VIDEOS

STEP 1. Go to your Facebook video post on your Page and click the three dots on the upper right hand corner to select Edit Post in the dropdown menu.

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STEP 2. On the right-hand menu, click on Polls.

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STEP 3. Click on “Create Poll.”

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NOTE: The Facebook Video Poll feature is not enabled on cross-posted videos.

STEP 4. Add a question for your poll.

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STEP 5. Choose when you want your poll to appear in your video by adding a Start and End time (hh:mm:ss). Also select if you want viewers to see the results of the poll after they cast their vote.

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On the upper left hand side, click on the channels you want to livestream to.

STEP 6. Save your poll and changes then view your poll.

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STEP 7. Go to Publishing Tools > Video Library > Video Details to see Poll Results.

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How to Add Polls to Facebook Videos and Live Streams
— Stephanie Liu

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Stephanie Garcia

Stephanie Garcia is the founder of Captivate on Command™ and the host of Lights, Camera, Live® where she helps brands succeed on camera. As a Master Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioner, Trainer, and ad agency veteran, Stephanie combines her marketing experience to help individuals communicate with confidence so they can ignite their ideas and be brilliant for prospects and customers alike. Named as one of the Top 50 Digital Marketing Thought Leaders by University of Missouri St. Louis, her work has been recognized and awarded by Forbes, Online Marketing Media And Advertising, PR Daily, Forrester, and Gartner 1to1 Media.

Stephanie is the host of Lights, Camera, Live and the co-founder of Leap Into Live Streaming Bootcamp. She has spoken at Social Media Marketing World, VidCon, Podcast Movement, and many more. Stephanie is the co-author of the forthcoming book, The Ultimate Guide to Social Media, due out on bookshelves in August 2020 by Entrepreneur Press. She lives in San Diego, CA.