If you’ve been around Facebook long enough, you might already be aware of Facebook pages. Our live feeds are strewn with updates telling us how some of our friends have a particular liking for something, be it a celebrity, restaurant, politician, or a movie. Some pages can be quite silly but entertaining as well.
In fact, I’ve noticed that creating Facebook Pages and “liking” them has become quite a trend lately. If you think like a businessman, then you’d know how you can take advantage of the surging popularity of Facebook pages.
Facebook, is quite simply, the best social networking site on the internet today. It’s second to Google as the most visited site, showcasing itself as an avenue by which people get to interact with their friends, relatives, colleagues, etc. Best of all, it’s where we can get to meet people who share the same interests as we do. Using a state-of-the-art and streamlined interface, Facebook is able to take networking to a whole new level.
If you have a business and want to promote it through Facebook, you can read the rest of this article in order to help you get started.
If you’ve been living under a rock and don’t have a Facebook profile yet, it’s about time you set one up. Just make sure that you represent yourself as a person. You’ll be given the option to provide information about yourself, such as your name, contact number, email address, education and work experience among others.
After you have set up a Facebook profile (and adding your friends, of course), you can easily set up a Facebook page by going to this url: www.facebook.com/pages/#/pages/create.php. All it takes is just following the instructions and selecting the options that apply to the purposes of your Facebook page.
It’s also important that you provide information about your business/product before you spread the word. Key information such as the history of your business, website, company overview and mission should be provided to give visitors an idea of what you’re offering them.
Once your Facebook page is all set, it’s time to convince people into joining. It’s a good idea to start with the people in your network. On the bottom left corner of the main page is the ‘Share’ option. Click on it, write a short but informative text that indicates what the page is about, and then submit. Having done this, the advertisement will show on the live feed of all those who are in your Friend List.
Those whose curiosity is picked are bound to click on “Like”. All people who do this will be included in the list of subscribers. As a result, the information that they “liked” the page will show up on their respective live feeds. This is where the viral effect of Facebook comes into play.
Through the power of networking, you can spread the word about your Facebook page, and in turn, promote your products and services.
Collecting a lot of subscribers is not enough, of course. You need to consistently provide them with updates, and possibly dish out promotions to gain more followers. Remember, every post made by you as an admin will show up on the live feeds of your subscribers.
