Comments on: Facebook fan pages: what, why, and how

By: C. Christine

C. Christine — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:23:14 +0000

I’d much prefer to have customers go to my fan page, but frequently they seem to find my personal page on their own and want to friend me through there. How do you politely redirect them to the fan page? Any suggestions?

By: JD

JD — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:30:24 +0000

Facebook fan pages are a good tool. With the recent Twitter intergration, it becomes increasingly useful.

I have have noticed that my fan page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pain-Inc/63816770375 has expanded beyond my friend base.

Also with it’s high landing on google searches, it helps direct traffic to the site.

By: Daniel Sroka

Daniel Sroka — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:59:10 +0000

I really agree that it is important to NOT use your Facebook page for your business contacts. Get a Facebook Fan page for that.

My regular Facebook page is only used for personal stuff, photos of the kids, anecotes with friends, etc. I only “friend” people I know personally: friends, old co-workers, etc. I do not want people I do not personally know seeing this stuff.

By: Outline a social media mission — Art Biz Blog

Outline a social media mission — Art Biz Blog — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:45:33 +0000

[...] Your Facebook profile is your chance to be as personal as you like. This is where you put the personal stuff that you might have previously posted to your blog. But remember not to add any information that you wouldn’t want a gallery dealer, art critic, or top collector to see. In contrast to the personal nature of your Facebook profile, your Facebook fan page is where you promote your art and business. I recently wrote a post about why you need the fan page, which includes how-to resources for setting it up. See it here. [...]

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Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:49:18 +0000

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By: Susan Fox

Susan Fox — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:20:48 +0000

Done. http://www.facebook.com/SusanFoxArt. Come on over and say “hi”. Even got it added to my email signature block.

By: Susan Fox

Susan Fox — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:45:16 +0000

Ok, that’s what I suspected. Thanks!

By: Zachary Brown

Zachary Brown — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:40:50 +0000

Susan, you’ll need to create a separate URL for your fan page. I have two, for instance:

My Fan Page: http://Facebook.com/ZacharyBrownArt

My personal profile: http://Facebook.com/ZSBrown

By: Susan Fox

Susan Fox — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:39:12 +0000

Wrong url form. Should have been: http://www.facebook.com/susanfox.artist

By: Susan Fox

Susan Fox — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:37:10 +0000

Ok, I do have http://www.facebook.susanfox.artist.com. But it currently goes to my Profile. So what I really need to do is either somehow get Facebook to re-direct the url to my fan page or create a second url. Suggestions?