The Five Essential Skills » Facebook http://thefiveessentialskills.com You Need To Find Clients Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:28:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Facebook: Creating a page for your business http://thefiveessentialskills.com/facebook-creating-a-page-for-your-business/ http://thefiveessentialskills.com/facebook-creating-a-page-for-your-business/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:12:51 +0000 dhyan http://thefiveessentialskills.com/?p=640 Apparently this is not a very straightforward activity! I spent about 45 minutes trying to find the correct place to go on my (personal account)  facebook home page (or otherwise) and could find nothing but links to pages I have connected to with other people.

SO! I did a google search and once again Squidoo is coming through for us. Here is a link to their detailed instructions for creating a Facebook page where you can directly communicate about your business to people on Facebook.

http://www.squidoo.com/facebookpage

]]> http://thefiveessentialskills.com/facebook-creating-a-page-for-your-business/feed/ 0 Facebook: Business or Personal Account? http://thefiveessentialskills.com/facebook-business-or-personal-account/ http://thefiveessentialskills.com/facebook-business-or-personal-account/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:08:15 +0000 dhyan http://thefiveessentialskills.com/?p=636 Just a note:  Facebook only allows you to have ONE account. You have to decide whether you want a personal or a business account.

Here is what Facebook has to say about the difference between personal and business accounts:

  • What is the difference between a business account and a personal account?
    Business accounts are designed for individuals who only want to use the site to administer Pages and their ad campaigns. For this reason, business accounts do not have the same functionality as personal accounts. Business accounts have limited access to information on the site. An individual with a business account can view all the Pages and Social Ads that they have created, however they will not be able to view the profiles of users on the site or other content on the site that does not live on the Pages they administer. In addition, business accounts cannot be found in search and cannot send or receive friend requests.

RE:  Personal Accounts:

  • It sounds as if a personal account is the better option and has more functionality.
  • You can create a “page” on your personal account that gives information on your business.
  • You are free to post about your business and business related topics on your personal account.
]]> http://thefiveessentialskills.com/facebook-business-or-personal-account/feed/ 0 Facebook: Very Basic Getting Started Instructions http://thefiveessentialskills.com/facebook-very-basic-getting-started-instructions/ http://thefiveessentialskills.com/facebook-very-basic-getting-started-instructions/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:59:39 +0000 dhyan http://thefiveessentialskills.com/?p=632 The best place to start learning about Facebook and getting set up properly is on the “help” part of Facebook itself.

Here is the link: www.facebook.com/help/new_user_guide.php

On this page you can learn how to

  • Find friends
  • Set up a profile
  • Explore Facebook

Also note the link at the top to the help center: http://www.facebook.com/help.php

  • On the help list you can search for answers to your own questions
  • Or you can peruse the list for things you might need or want
  • Note especially information on: Applications and Features
  • Note especially information on: Ads and Business Solutions
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