Convert Your Personal Account To A Facebook Page

A quick reminder to all Irish businesses out there who are using their personal accounts to represent their business…. YOU NEED TO STOP NOW!

You are risking permanently losing access to your account and all of its content, as you are violating Facebook’s terms and conditions.

We have witnessed this happening to a number of businesses and there is simply no recourse with Facebook. All the people connected with the page and everything you have posted on it will be gone forever.

Just because you may have not been completely aware about this policy, does not give you any leverage with Facebook. Their view is that ignorance is not an excuse and that must make yourself aware of their terms and conditions if you decide to use their social media platform.

The good news is that it is free to convert your personal page to a business page and Facebook even provide you with the information you need to do it.

What Happens when you start the process?

A business account is set up to manage your Facebook Page. Facebook will transfer your current profile picture and add all your friends and followers as people who like your Page.

Your account’s username will become the username for your Page and the name associated with your personal account will become your Page’s name. If you want your Page to have a different name you may want to consider creating a new Page.

http://www.facebook.com/help/116067818477568/

Download your Timeline Information

You can download your information from the Account Settings page.

1. Click at the top right of any Facebook page and select Account Settings
2. Click General in the left-hand column
3. Click on “Download a copy of your Facebook data”
4. Click Start My Archive

This is the information which is in the file you actually download.

• Your timeline information (ex: your contact information, interests, groups)
• Content that you and your friends have posted to your timeline
• Photos and videos that you have uploaded to your account
• Your friend list
• Notes you have created
• Events to which you have RSVP’d
• Your sent and received messages

Any comments that you and your friends have made on your timeline posts, photos, and other timeline content will be transferred.

Migrate Your Profile Page

When you have completed the above and are logged into Facebook you can start to migrate the content to your new page https://www.facebook.com/pages/create.php?migrate

Remember if you don’t do this, you risk losing everything on your Facebook timeline you have posted to date. So don’t put it off and start building your audience the right way on Facebook.

 

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