{"id":1018,"date":"2020-01-02T01:07:41","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T01:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getaudiogram.com\/blog\/?page_id=1018"},"modified":"2025-06-10T01:20:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T01:20:52","slug":"how-to-share-audio-on-facebook","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/getaudiogram.com\/blog\/how-to-share-audio-on-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"How to upload mp3 audio to Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/264810\/number-of-monthly-active-facebook-users-worldwide\/\">3 billion active users<\/a>, Facebook is the largest social network and one of the best channels for promoting content online. There&#8217;s just one problem, you won&#8217;t find any options to share audio like you do for photos and videos. So if you&#8217;re looking to promote audio mp3 on Facebook, what are your choices?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, we&#8217;ll explore two methods you can use to post your audio on Facebook, and explain the differences between them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"suggest-box internal\" style=\"margin-bottom:45px;\">\n  <div class=\"suggest-box-title\" style=\"min-width:238px;\"><div class=\"suggest-box-title-inner\">Methods for Sharing Audio<\/div><\/div>\n  <div class=\"suggest-list\">\n    <div class=\"suggest-item\">\n      <div class=\"suggest-logo text\">Upload to file sharing service<\/div>\n      <div class=\"suggest-text\">Best for sharing quickly<\/div>\n      <div class=\"suggest-link\"><a href=\"#file-hosting\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"suggest-item\">\n      <div class=\"suggest-logo text\">Convert audio to video<\/div>\n      <div class=\"suggest-text\">Best for engagement<\/div>\n      <div class=\"suggest-link\"><a href=\"#audio-to-video\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"file-hosting\">Uploading audio to file sharing services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The quickest way to share audio on Facebook is by uploading an audio file (wav, mp3, m4a) to a service that provides a shareable link. You can then post that link to a Facebook page, Facebook group or even Facebook Messenger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Google Drive, Dropbox, and Soundcloud are all services that you can use to share your audio on Facebook. For Google Drive and Dropbox, simply upload your file, get a sharable link, and you&#8217;re off to the races. If you&#8217;re uploading to Soundcloud, in addition to the audio clip, you can also add an image which will helps generate engagement (clicks, listens, likes and shares) on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-3 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-1 wp-block-column\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Audio shared from Dropbox<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\" style=\"margin-top:5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"514\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/getaudiogram.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fb-embed-dropbox-v2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getaudiogram.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fb-embed-dropbox-v2.png 514w, https:\/\/getaudiogram.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fb-embed-dropbox-v2-300x205.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/><figcaption>An MP3 shared to Facebook from Dropbox<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-2 wp-block-column\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Audio shared from Soundcloud<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\" style=\"margin-top:5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"514\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/getaudiogram.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fb-embed-soundcloud-v2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getaudiogram.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fb-embed-soundcloud-v2.png 514w, https:\/\/getaudiogram.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fb-embed-soundcloud-v2-289x300.png 289w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/><figcaption>How Soundcloud shares appear in Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>While this method is the quickest, you might find that it&#8217;s a struggle to get attention, especially with Google Drive or Dropbox links, as they don&#8217;t include imagery with your audio. Even on Soundcloud there&#8217;s no control over how your image appears in Facebook, so it might be cropped in an awkward way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you care about visual appearance and engagement, then be sure to read on for another method to share audio on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"audio-to-video\">Convert your audio into video<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want maximum attention on Facebook, it&#8217;s best to convert your audio into video using a service like <a href=\"http:\/\/getaudiogram.com\">Audiogram<\/a>. Over the years, it&#8217;s been clear that Facebook prefers to display video over all other types of media. Their algorithm is optimized to keep people inside Facebook for as long as possible, and studies have shown video gets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffbullas.com\/the-facts-and-figures-about-the-power-of-visual-content-infographic\/\">12x the amount of likes and shares<\/a> compared to text and images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Videos on Facebook auto-play and take up more space than a shared link, meaning your post gets more attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\">\ud83d\udc47 Compare the difference \ud83d\udc47<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-6 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-4 wp-block-column\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:15px;\">A video post<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\" style=\"margin-top:5px;\"><img data-dominant-color=\"7c6b67\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #7c6b67;\" data-dominant-color=\"7c6b67\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #7c6b67;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"529\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/getaudiogram.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/fb-native-video-jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"not-transparent not-transparent wp-image-1711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getaudiogram.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/fb-native-video-jpg.webp 529w, https:\/\/getaudiogram.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/fb-native-video-225x300-jpg.webp 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\"><figcaption>Video when uploaded directly to Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-5 wp-block-column\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:15px;\">A file sharing post<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\" style=\"margin-top:5px;\"><img data-dominant-color=\"73716e\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #73716e;\" data-dominant-color=\"73716e\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #73716e;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"514\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/getaudiogram.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/fb-embed-gdrive-v5-jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"not-transparent not-transparent wp-image-1712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getaudiogram.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/fb-embed-gdrive-v5-jpg.webp 514w, https:\/\/getaudiogram.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/fb-embed-gdrive-v5-218x300-jpg.webp 218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\"><figcaption>An MP3 shared to Facebook from Google Drive<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Creating an audiogram takes a bit more time than uploading a file and creating a share link, but if you want to get maximum engagement, video is always the way to go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>How to convert your audio to video using Audiogram<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/getaudiogram.com\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=how-to-upload-audio-to-facebook#signup\">getaudiogram.com<\/a> and sign up for a free account<\/li><li>Upload your audio file or use the Apple Podcasts importer to select a published episode:<br><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"335\" class=\"wp-image-1038\" style=\"width: 640px;\" src=\"https:\/\/getaudiogram.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/nhl.gif\" alt=\"Source Selection\"><\/li><li>Select a section of engaging audio to use:<br><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"323\" class=\"wp-image-1039\" style=\"width: 640px;\" src=\"https:\/\/getaudiogram.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/clip-select.gif\" alt=\"Clip Selection\"><\/li><li>Select a template and customize it&#8217;s appearance:<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"><video autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" muted=\"\" poster=\"https:\/\/audiogram-storage.s3.amazonaws.com\/assets\/video\/ag-templates-poster.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/audiogram-storage.s3.amazonaws.com\/assets\/video\/ag-templates-preview.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:30px;\">5. Download your video file and upload it directly to Facebook.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table table-compact\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Upload to file sharing service<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Convert audio<br>to video<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Auto-plays in feed<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">NO<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>YES<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Visual presence<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">SMALL<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>LARGE<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Engagement<br>(Listens, Likes, Comments)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1x<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>12x<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need to quickly share a link and don&#8217;t care about how it looks or engagement, then using a file sharing service will work just fine. However, if you&#8217;re looking to get the maximum amount of attention for your audio on social media, converting your audio to video is by far the best option. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter author-box\" style=\"color:#262626; padding-bottom:25px;\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:15px;font-size:1.3125em; font-weight:bold;\">Ready to try out Audiogram?<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/getaudiogram.com\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=how-to-upload-audio-to-facebook#signup\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color\" style=\"color:#FFF; font-weight:bold;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Get Started<\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With over 3 billion active users, Facebook is the largest social network and one of the best channels for promoting content online. 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