Step 1 – Sign on to Facebook and go to the following link.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/create.php

You will need to select the category of your business from the lists below. Selecting the right category is extremely important since you cannot change it once you select one. In addition, selecting the right category is important for your to match your branding. You should browse (see step 2) some of the other Facebook pages first to find your competitors to ensure you are in the right category.

Facebook Local Page Categories
Automotive, Automotive Dealer / Vehicle Service, Banking and Financial, Bar, Cafe, Club, Convention Center and Sports Complex, Education, Event Planning Service, Grocery, Health and Beauty, Home Service, Hotel/Lodging, Libray / Public Building, Medical Service, Museum / Attraction, Park, Pets, Professional Service, Real Estate, Religious Center, Restaurant, Store, Technology and Communication Service, Travel Service.

Facebook Brand, Product, or Organizations Categories
Airline / Ship / Train Station, Communications, Consumer Product, Fashion, Film, Financial Service, Food and Beverage, Game, Government, Home Living, Hotel / Lodging, Non-Profit, Online Store, Pharmaceutical, Professional Service, Religious Organization, Rental Cars, Retail, Sports / Athletics, TV Show, Technology Product / Service, Travel, Website.

Faceboook Artist, Band, or Public Figure Categories
Other Public Figure, Actor, Athlete, Band, Comedian, Critic, Government Official, Model, Musician, Politician, Sports Team, Visual Artist, Writer

Facebook Browse Pages by Type or Keyword Search

Step 2 – Browse Other Facebook Pages

In the example to the right, I typed “Mansion Nightclub” a popular Miami night club that was listed under Local Page Categories – Club. Ogawa Design Agency is listed under Local Page Categories – Professional Service. A note that there are a few categories such as Politician that changes the default “Become a Fan” to “Become a Supporter”.  Again, there is no Facebook feature yet to change your Facebook Category so don’t skip this step.

Step 3 – Create New Facebook Page

Return to Create new Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/create.php and:

• Select your category
• Name of Page (limited to 75 characters and spaces, you can use spaces rather than hyphens “-” or underlines “_”. )
• Check Do not make Page publicly visible at this time if you want to publish it later.

Remember to read the disclaimer about creating unauthorized pages. If you violate the terms of service, you can be removed as an Administrator or even have your Facebook account disabled.

Step 4.

Your Facebook Page was sucessfully completed.

You should receive the page at the right if your page was successfully created.

You can go ahead and start adding content just like you add content to your current Facebook page.

Here are some general notes on Facebook Pages:

• You can assign more than one Admin for every Facebook Page you create so it doesn’t matter which Facebook user originally creates the page.  You can assign a Facebook Admin to your Facebook friend or if you are not friends, then by email address.
• You can administrate more than one Facebook page with your Facebook account. As a webmaster, I manage several Facebook pages using the website address: http://www.facebook.com/pages/manage


Customize your Facebook Business Page

• To Edit or page settings, in the left navigation click Edit Page.
• There are a number of options to customize your Facebook Page. The main options that I have used are: 1) Discussion Boards – the options to remove the Discussion Boards for clients that did not want any open discussions on their pages which also removes the item from your Facebook Page tabs; 2) The feature to Add Admins; 3) The Events Application for my client’s with Business Events.

Step 5.

Don’t forget to Publish your Page if you selected the option in Step 3 to not make it publicly visible.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at http://www.ogawadesign.com/ or at 786-220-1295.

Step 2 - Facebook Album Privacy Settings . settings. Here are instructions for doing so.

1. Step 1 – Assign each Facebook friend to a Facebook Friends List. From the Facebook main menu, click Friends, All Friends. I then created the following lists: a) Family, b) Close Friends, c) High School, d) College e) Family f) Business. The Limited Profile is automatically created for you. I only had a couple hundred friends but in my case, it took less than 15 minutes. You should note that your friends can belong to more than one list such as College and Close Friend. You should also note that Facebook considers everyone not in your Network a Friend.
2. Step 2 – Go to your Facebook Privacy Photos. From the Facebook Home page, click Profile, then in the left Navigation under Photos, click See All. Under Your Photos, click Album Privacy. You can also go directly to this page by going to: http://www.facebook.com/privacy/?view=photos For each album, you will need to to select Who can see each album. The default settings are: a) Everyone b) My Network and Friends c) Friends of Friends and d) Only Friends.
3. Sep 3 – For each Album you want to make private, click Edit Custom Settings. Then under Edit Photo Album Privacy, click Some Friends. If you click the + icon, you will see your the lists you created in Step 1 Above: a) Family b) Close Friends  c) High School d) College e) Family f) Business. Select one or more for each album or to keep your Album Public, select Everyone, My Network and Friends, Friends of Friends or Only Friends.


Facebook Edit Album Privacy settings - Some Friends

4. Step 4 – Test Your Settings – You will need a second Facebook account to test your settings. If you have a son or a daughter on Facebook that you have access to, then that would be a good account to use. Also, if you don’t have access to your son or daughter’s Facebook account and they are under age, this would be an excellent time to ask them for access rights. You can also use this opportunity to help them make the Album secure.
5. Step 5 – Test Your Wall – From the Facebook main menu, Click Profile and make sure with your test account you correctly test your Wall to see if your privacy photo album correctly displayed. You should also click on the Photos tab and scroll to your list of Albums and see if they are correctly displayed. If you make a Family Album Private for your Family List, the Album name will not be displayed to your other Friends.

The process of setting your Facebook Albums using this method make take more than a few minutes, but it is well worth the time!  You will also be able to keep selected Albums Public which may be important to your business.

Good luck!

From Facebook.com
Starting at 12:01 a.m. EDT on Saturday, June 13, you’ll be able to choose a username on a first-come, first-serve basis for your profile and the Facebook Pages that you administer by visiting www.facebook.com/username/. You’ll also see a notice on your home page with instructions for obtaining your username at that time.

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