Sometimes when you spend your whole days and week immersed in something you quickly forget that not all users are as fanatical about something as you are. Every now and again I get asked what I believe to be a super simple question, then I remember that I might know a lot about social media marketing, but I don’t know the first thing about fixing a car… So in the first of what I am going to call “Social Media Daily Tune Ups” because its like a tune up for your Social Media Marketing, I present: How to create a custom URL for your Facebook Page.
Things you need to know first…
You must have at least 25 people who have liked you page in order to give it a custom URL
Once you decide on your custom URL, that”s it. You cant change it. Sorry, their rules not mine.
Step 1. Log into your Facebook account.
Step 2. On the left hand menu click “adverts and pages”
Step 3: Click “pages” (orange flag icon)
Step 4: You will see your page listed, click “edit page”
Step 4: Click on the link below and type in your new name, Facebook will check if its available and attach it to your profile if its not already taken.Make sure you check for typos, etc. You only get one shot at it!
Voila! You are done! This change takes effect immediately and you can start promoting your Facebook page with its new user friendly URL to your customers (ie offline) pronto!
I can hear a few of you wondering why you would want a custom URL for your Facebook page… well, there are a couple of reasons I can think of, just off the top of my head…
1. To promote to your peeps offline (ie its easier tosay facebook.com/socialmediadaily rather than facebook.com/12uebsihgfewf right?
2. Branding. Your business has worked hard to create a brand. Do you want someone squatting on it and undoing all of your hard work? No, didnt think so.
So, what are you waiting for? I have just given you two compelling reasons to go and secure your Facebook URL before someone else does.
