How Do You Make A Fan Page On Facebook?

By: Karsun

Break Studios Contributing Writer

Fan pages on Facebook are excellent for bands, businesses, actors and more so if you have an interest in letting your fans know more about you or your product, you may want to learn about how do you make a fan page on Facebook? It is an excellent venue to share wall posts, photos and more with people that enjoy knowing more about what you have. The sky is the limit on what you can do with a fan page on Facebook so let's get started.

What you'll need:

  • A Facebook account (not a requirement but it can be helpful if you already know how Facebook works)
  • An internet connection
  1. Log into your account. Having a Facebook account isn't a must when creating a Facebook page but it can help you manage it. The difference is that if you have a Facebook fan page that you want others to manage as well, it may be better not to sign in and link the accounts. The choice is really up to personal preference.
  2. Find Facebook ads. This can be done a couple of ways. You can search for Facebook ads in the search bar or point your browser to http://www.facebook.com/pages/learn.php and go from there. 
  3. Navigate to "Create a Facebook Page." Once you are on the section to create a Facebook page, you will choose if your page will be about a business, company, brand, person or cause. You can choose among these depending on what type of page you want to create.
  4. Get started. You will now be able to fill out the information that is required such as hours of operation, name and location for a business. You can add as much or as little information as you want shown and add things such as links to a website or photos.
  5. Activate it. Once you have finished creating your page you will need to publish it by activating it. Then you can send it to everyone so that they can join or "like" your page. You can also use the link to advertise on different areas online.

Now you have learned that big question that you wanted answered - how do you make a fan page on Facebook. These Facebook fan pages are excellent sources of advertisement or just getting your name or cause out there for others to see. Best of all, it's free.

Posted on: Apr. 04, 2011