Facebook Question...

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Permalink Reply by Soulful Engagements on January 10, 2010 at 4:36pm

I would completely separate the two. Create a fan page dedicated strictly to your business. You could still update your personal page with your business info so your friends are kept in the loop. But creating a separate fan page will allow people who don't know you or your business to learn what you have to offer without sorting through all your personal posts.

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Permalink Reply by Kirsten Juntunen on January 11, 2010 at 2:30am

I am pretty sure that you can do that. Also, with the fan page, you can choose to only display posts made by you on your main wall. The one downside to having a fan page is that you can't browse the network and invite people to become a fan (they would rather have you pay to advertise). The up side is that it looks more professional and you can add a facebook widget (icon) to the contact page on your website.

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Permalink Reply by Fannie Street Stationery on January 11, 2010 at 2:29pm

Thanks so much for the advice!

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Permalink Reply by Carolyn Burke on January 11, 2010 at 6:07pm

I agree with you wholeheartedly ! It is not easy to mix business with pleasure.

I think Facebook is great but I am not too happy with the way FAN PAGES work versus PROFILE PAGE.

I have three Fan Pages and one Group page for my many hats and activities.
When I see something on-line and I want to share it on Facebook, it only works with a Profile page, NOT a Fan page.

I recommend opening up a new Profile Page with your Stationary Company's name.
It will mean signing in and out to go from page to page, but it is worth it !!!

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Permalink Reply by Fannie Street Stationery on January 12, 2010 at 6:21am

Great input Carolyn, thanks so much!

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Permalink Reply by Ty on January 18, 2010 at 1:59pm

You can use hootsuite to help share what you find online, on fan pages, profiles, and twitter.

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Permalink Reply by Shiny Orb on January 20, 2010 at 4:56pm

Signing up for a Profile Page with as your company is against the terms of service of facebook. Only individuals are allowed to have profiles and companies can only exist as fan pages. Then again, if you look on facebook, lots of people make company profiles so it doesn't look like facebook is actively enforcing the rules. Just FYI since you will have to make a decision to purposely violate the terms of service if you follow this route.

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Permalink Reply by Tamara Heroff on January 24, 2010 at 10:16am

Shiny Orb is right and it's a hard decision to make. My business is on a fan page, but as mentioned above, its not good business (it's tied to your personal profile and you are not able to link it to other sites). As a wedding & event planner part of my job is to read contracts and make sure we are not violating any rules. By keeping my personal profile and opening a business account what kind of message I'm I sending to my client? I'm still on the fence for what to do, but I'm leaning towards closing my profile/fan page and opening a business account. To stay in touch with loved ones and friends, I'm thinking about asking them to "friend" my husband's account. I would be interested in hearing from those of you that have done this.

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Permalink Reply by Annette Aaron on February 9, 2010 at 1:22pm

This may sound really stupid. How does one go about getting a fan page on FB. FB people ask me all the time to be a fan.

Is it an intrusion on someone's privacy to ask them to become a friend.? Thanks Annette

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Permalink Reply by Jyl Walker on January 25, 2010 at 9:56am

As discussed, FB says it's against the rules, but when I created my business profile, they accepted it as a profile page. I also have a business Fan Page. I'm just waiting for the day they delete my business profile. Until then.... and definitely keep the 2 separate.

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Permalink Reply by Platinum Touch Events on February 15, 2010 at 1:16am

You can definitely create a fan page while keeping your current personal page...actually I think that would be best because it differentiaites your business from your personal life. As Soulful Engagements mentioned, the updates that are posted on your fan page can also be posted on your personal page to keep your friends and family updated on what's going on with your business.

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