Create a Facebook Page

Simple way to keep and share the things you find important.

But what is a Facebook Page?

Regular Facebook Account• You have this already• You share your photos, see what

your friends are up to, share what’s happening with you• Connections using “Add Friend”• You just have one Account

Facebook Page• Hooks to your Account• Share your photos and posts• People connect by clicking “Like”• You can have more than one

page• Lots of Apps available for

enhancing your page over time

Things you need before you start:

• A Facebook Account – of course• A name (title) for your page• A few photos for your new page – for sure you’ll need that little

square photo, and the long thin cover photo to start with

Note: It’s much easier to create your page from a computer than it is from a tablet or smart phone

Let’s get started…

• Login to your Facebook Account• Go ahead – scan your news feed – you know you want to • Ok – now – look up in the right hand corner, see that little black

triangle over there? Click it!

A little menu comes up – see that line that says Create Page – click that!

Create a Page screen

• Here you select what kind of page is best for you – depends on what you’re doing. This link will show you all the details for the pages: http://www.marketinggum.com/types-of-facebook-pages-for-business/ • You can change the type later if you pick the wrong

one here, but it’s best to pick the best fit at the start.• You can click each of the 6 types to see more

definition of each.

Choosing a type and naming your Page• When you click one – a drop down list of

choices and box to enter your page name is displayed• When you decide which kind of page best fits

your need, click it and the pick the best from the dropdown and enter your page name• In this example – we’re going to pick the

Cause or Community in the bottom, right corner – enter a Title “Cathy’s Cuisine”• Then click the Get Started button

What’s next…

• When you click that Get Started button, you get a new screen that will ask you a few questions. This is a kind of like a Wizard – you go through each question screen one at a time.• First – “About” – add some text to tell

people what your page is about• Type a name for your page in the box

at the bottom• Click the Save Info button to move on

to question 2

Add photos

• Click Upload from Computer• Your Explorer window will open• Locate your photo and highlight

it• Click open and your photo is

loaded

• Click the Next button

Add to Favorites

• Clicking the Add to Favorites button will make your new page show up in the Favorites area on your main Account page. This makes it easy to find later.• Then click the Next

button

Preferred Audience

• Helps people find your page – matches up with other “likes” they’ve made.• Click in the Search Interests box and

walk through the list to find the best entry• You can add more – just click the

Search Interests again• If you change your mind, just click the

item you want to remove and click the little “x”• Click the Save button when you’re

done.

Congratulations!

• Your page is created…

What else you’ll want to do…

• Click the Add a Cover button to put a cover photo on your page• Click Invite Friends to like this

Page – to let your Facebook friends know you built a page• Click the Like button yourself –

another way for your friends to see your new page

Don’t forget

• Give people a reason to come back after they Like your page• Post something every couple days• Invite people to share their own items• Update photos and status messages

• Just like food – keep your page fresh and folks will enjoy it more.

• There’s a whole lot of info out on the web about Pages and ways to use them – jump on Google or you favorite search tool and search for “Facebook Page Ideas” or something similar.• Enjoy! And have fun!

About the author

• Larry Thompson• Famous storyteller trapped in a computer

nerd’s body

www.texasstorytelling.com

@TexasTeller

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