Get a shortened Facebook FB Address

Note: This is now an old post. Facebook now allows names instead of numbers in the FB address.

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Easy to Read, Easy to Remember FB Address.

We see a lot of Facebook FB addresses that are long, have the word “pages” included, and numbers and dashes between words. They look rather, well, BAD! I had to hunt down the information on Facebook, and it took a bit of time to find the answer as it was hard to find. I found useful information, and seems to be a common problem, so here it is for all of you …

Facebook Fan Pages versus Personal Pages

First of all, Fan Pages are not personal pages. In my case, I have a personal page under my name. (All friend “likes” are welcome, at http://www.facebook.com/nancy.starkman). That personal page is for friends and family, but also for some of our clients who are also friends. Star Print Brokers has its own Fan Page. (Please “like” it … http://www.facebook.com/StarPrintBrokers) To get a Facebook Web Address like http://www.facebook.com/StarPrintBrokers, with numbers, dashes and the word “pages”, this is what you need to do.

1. Create a Fan Page for your company, or a Fan Page for each of your book titles, or do BOTH … Fan Page for a publisher, and Fan Page(s) for your book(s). Be sure to “like” Star Print Brokers, so we can “like” you back. and link to your Facebook Fan Pages too.
2. Pages must have 25 likes to be eligible for a Facebook Web Address.
3. If you’re an admin of a Facebook Page, you’ll be able to choose your Facebook web address at http://www.facebook.com/username just like someone selecting a username for their profile (timeline). You can choose web addresses for each of the eligible Pages you manage.

I am in the USA, so I don’t know if your country code is included, but I think this information will get you started!