Did you know that Facebook gets approximately the same amount of traffic as Google? Facebook is not just for teenagers, it's a great place to network with other entrepreneurs and begin building an online presence for their home based business.
It's also a great way to begin building your own personal and business brand.
Facebook has several great marketing tools available, to help you build your home based business.
Before you can use these tools, you will need to have a personal Facebook Profile setup.
It only takes a few minutes to setup your Facebook account! And after you have set up a profil you can make Facebook pages.
This method of marketing is more fun than work, but will benefit you substantially as you build your business.
Here are the differences between a Facebook Profile and a Facebook Business Page: Profile o A Facebook "Profile" is a personal page.
o You can have only one Facebook profile.
o Facebook Profiles do not show up in search engine results.
o Facebook Profiles have "Friends" o You can send friend requests.
Page o A Facebook "Page" is a business page (home based or not).
o You can have many Facebook Business Pages, linked to your personal profile.
o Facebook Business Pages DO show up in search engine results.
o Facebook Business Pages have "Fans" o You cannot send Fan requests.
Important notes o You can only have one Facebook account.
They are fairly strict about this.
o When adding friends, it's always wise to write a note to the person, mentioning how you know them.
o There are many "groups" you can join on Facebook.
Groups can be categorized by everything from former schools and towns, to business and social interests.
o You can start your own group! o You can always build your Facebook profile over time.
The most important thing is to get the ball rolling, and get your profile setup with some basic pictures.
o You can create separate photo albums on your Facebook profile.
o Your profile should be all about you, as a person.
o People will be more inclined to join as your friend, if your profile is personal.
If it's all about business only, they will be less inclined to add you as a friend.
However, be sure you add your business domain name, to the website section in your personal profile.
That's the only place in your profile that should have to do with business.
As Facebook now gets about the same amount of traffic as Google, and Facebook Business Pages DO rank in the search engines, it's a great place to begin building your home based business brand.
It's also a great way to begin building your own personal and business brand.
Facebook has several great marketing tools available, to help you build your home based business.
Before you can use these tools, you will need to have a personal Facebook Profile setup.
It only takes a few minutes to setup your Facebook account! And after you have set up a profil you can make Facebook pages.
This method of marketing is more fun than work, but will benefit you substantially as you build your business.
Here are the differences between a Facebook Profile and a Facebook Business Page: Profile o A Facebook "Profile" is a personal page.
o You can have only one Facebook profile.
o Facebook Profiles do not show up in search engine results.
o Facebook Profiles have "Friends" o You can send friend requests.
Page o A Facebook "Page" is a business page (home based or not).
o You can have many Facebook Business Pages, linked to your personal profile.
o Facebook Business Pages DO show up in search engine results.
o Facebook Business Pages have "Fans" o You cannot send Fan requests.
Important notes o You can only have one Facebook account.
They are fairly strict about this.
o When adding friends, it's always wise to write a note to the person, mentioning how you know them.
o There are many "groups" you can join on Facebook.
Groups can be categorized by everything from former schools and towns, to business and social interests.
o You can start your own group! o You can always build your Facebook profile over time.
The most important thing is to get the ball rolling, and get your profile setup with some basic pictures.
o You can create separate photo albums on your Facebook profile.
o Your profile should be all about you, as a person.
o People will be more inclined to join as your friend, if your profile is personal.
If it's all about business only, they will be less inclined to add you as a friend.
However, be sure you add your business domain name, to the website section in your personal profile.
That's the only place in your profile that should have to do with business.
As Facebook now gets about the same amount of traffic as Google, and Facebook Business Pages DO rank in the search engines, it's a great place to begin building your home based business brand.
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