What is a professional Facebook Page?

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kumartk
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What is a professional Facebook Page?

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A Facebook Business Page is a public Facebook account that can be used by a business, organization, or individual for promotional purposes.

Customers can follow (or “like”) a Facebook Business Page to see and interact with posts, photos, and videos from their favorite brands, businesses, and content creators.

You must have a Facebook Page for your business if you want to run Facebook ads, hungary phone number data open a Facebook Shop , and use other sales or promotional tools.


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How to Create a Professional Facebook Page in 11 Easy Steps
Step 1: Choose or create your personal Facebook account
A Facebook business Page is not the same as a Facebook profile or user. It's an asset managed by a personal account called the Page's administrator (or admin). A Page can have more than one admin, but we'll get to that later.

You can either use your personal Facebook account or create a new one with your work email address if you want to keep your work and personal lives clearly separate (remember last year's Christmas party? If the answer is no, you should REALLY have two separate accounts).

Log in to your chosen account, then click the Create Page link or go to the Pages menu via your Facebook account.

Facebook menu to create a page

When you are in the Pages menu, click Create Page .

Create a page button in the Facebook Pages menu

Step 2: Enter your business information
Now's the time to fill out your Facebook business Page with all the essential information. To get started, decide what you want to call your Page. This is probably your business name (let's say Couleur Café), but you could opt for something more specific. If you're creating a Facebook Page for a branch of your coffee empire, for example, you could call it Couleur Café Vieux-Port Marseille. Or, if you're creating a Page dedicated solely to news about Couleur Café's famous mascot, calling it "Caféolè announces its colors" would make more sense.

Next, you need to select the category your business falls into – Food & Beverage? Media? Shoe Store? It's up to you!

The Bio section is optional, but it's recommended that you fill it out as soon as possible. Consider including keywords to improve your SEO (or natural search engine optimization, for those in the know) on social media (for example, writing "The favorite cafe of regulars in the Old Port of Marseille" will likely give you more visibility than "A nice place to relax").

create a page for a cafe called Couleur Café

Click the blue Create Page button when you're ready to move on to the next step (you can edit this information later if needed, so don't worry too much).

Step 3: Add your contact details
When you create a Facebook Page for your business, the next step is to enter your contact information. Add your website, phone number, and email address (note that your contact information will be public—you just need to be sure you don't mind that).

You can enter your physical address (if you have one) at this step, as well as your business hours (if applicable). Remember: all of this information can be added, edited, or deleted later. Click Next when you're ready to continue the process.
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