Creating a business page is very simple.
DO NOT create a business page via the main log-in on Facebook. You must create it from within your Facebook Profile account.
What if I have already created a Page outside of my Profile or don’t have a Personal Profile?
If you have created a page outside of your Facebook profile the easiest way to make your Page fully functional is to create a Personal Profile with a different email address then add this email address to your Pages admin area (so you are making yourself an admin of the Page from a Personal Profile). Now when you login to your new Personal Profile and visit your Page you should see all functions available to you. If this fails you may be able to claim it and merge with your new fully functional page.
Follow the instructions in the Facebook Help Centre.
- If you do not create a Page via your Profile you cannot search for other businesses to like
- You reduce the functionality of your page
- You won’t be able to add any other admins
- No one will know the Page belongs to you when you create it using your Profile (this is the biggest misunderstood part of Facebook Pages, fear of being “found” to be the owner of a Facebook Page)
- Login to Facebook
- Click here to create a page
- Chose your category (wisely) you can change it at a later date but it’s better to get them right first time.
- Fill in the details requested
- Follow the instructions on screen and have these things prepared: Profile Photo, Cover Photo Image
Profile images should be a minimum of 180x180px when you upload them and will display as 160x160px
Cover images should be 851 pixels wide, 315 pixels tall and not include more than 20% text.
Cover images are very important as with the new Facebook Newsfeed announced on the 7th March a portion of them will show in a new “likers” friends Newsfeed.
Now you are ready to market your Page! Good Luck!
Here are some simple tips:
8 Things you should Never Do to Your Business on Facebook
Switching your “Voice” on your Facebook Page and using it Effectively to Market your Business
Improve your Facebook Page Performance – 3 simple steps
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hi i have created a business page from fb login not my personal profile and need help fixing this as i am not getting full marketing benefits as i can’t like or search other businesses
i have a personal profile and have attempted to add my personal email to the business page and vice versa but fb says the email address is already in use
i have liked my business page but cant add me as admin!!!!
i have tried everything to fix but need some help please – confused…….
sooo frustrating
elisha lamb personal profile
pearlys express teeth whitening business page
cheers
HI Elisha, you need to create a Profile with a DIFFERENT email address, you cannot use the same one. 🙂
Hi Emma I have created a business page NOT via my personal profile and so very limited. I have since created another page under my personal profile and now want to merge the two. I have followed help centre and gone edit edit setting and down to merge and merge duplicate pages but it’s grey and wont let me click on it.
I have managed to get my personal email to manage both business pages so I should be able to merge shouldnt I?
Wendy.