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Instructions to be added as a Facebook admin

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If you are trying to add someone as an admin to your facebook page and having trouble try my post titled “I can’t  add and admin to my facebook page”

If you are still having trouble have your potential admin check their profile for the following:

Verify your email address on your account

  1. Log into your personal facebook profile.
  2. In the upper right corner is a gear icon.
  3. Click and choose “Account Settings” from the dropdown.
  4. Give your primary email address to the page admin to add you.

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Check who can look you up by email

  1. Follow 1 & 2 from above.
  2. Click and choose “Privacy Settings” from the dropdown.
  3. In the section that says “Who can look me up” choose “Everyone” for “email”

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Make sure your likes are visible

  1. Log into your personal facebook profile.
  2. In the upper right corner click on your name to show your profile.
  3. Under the header (mid-page) click on the “More” dropdown and choose “likes”
  4. On the right just under the “More” area will be an “add likes” with a pencil icon next to it.

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  1. Click on the pencil and choose “Edit Privacy” from the dropdown.
  2. Change, at the very least, “Other” to public.

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Check that your “like” on the page you want to admin is public

  1. Log into your personal facebook profile.
  2. In the upper right corner click on your name to show your profile.
  3. Under the header (mid-page) click on the “More”  dropdown and choose “likes” (fig. 1)

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  1. In the “Likes” section, on the right under the “More” select “other likes” (fig. 2).

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  1. Find the page you want to be admin of and make sure it is set to public (fig. 3).
  2. You should now be able to be added as an admin.

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Additional things to check

You can change any of these (including the above) temporarily and then change them back once you have become admin for the page.

  • In the “Account Settings” area check your “Blocking” for anything that may be preventing you from being added.
  • Check you “Privacy Settings”. The settings I have above work when I’m being added to a page.
  • If you’re not receiving notification that you have been added, check your “Notifications” section.

 

Still having trouble? For more thorough instruction and tips on using Facebook to market your business, contact Ed Booth.

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I can’t add an admin to my facebook page

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(see updates below)

Trouble adding and admin to a facebook page?

An interesting thing happened to me the other day. I was trying to help someone who couldn’t seem to add an admin to their page. They were following the instructions and facebook was telling them “You must be friends with the person” and “the person must like the page”.

In this case the person they were trying to make an admin had already liked page but the page was made without a personal account so they couldn’t be friends with them.

What to do?

Some will tell you that you have to create a personal account to go with the page, add the person as a friend and then you can add them as an admin. While this is one way to do it, it’s not necessary.

So how do you do it then?

This work around is so simple it’s going to blow your mind…  Are you ready….?  Use their email!

Anyone who wants to be an admin for a page must have an account with facebook. The account doesn’t have to have a visible profile though as I’ve show you in, Create a Facebook page without a personal Facebook account. Personal profile or no personal profile, ask the person you are adding what email address they have on their facebook account. They can find it by going to the little gear in the upper right corner and choosing “Account Settings” from the dropdown menu or simply choosing “Settings” in the upper right corner of a page with no personal account. Now just use their email address to add them as and admin or page manager. Don’t forget to confirm the change with your password.

Update – 10/28/2013

Thank you to the people who have reached out to me with their additional problem. It seems there are other items that can prevent you from adding an admin to your page. Have the person you are trying to add as an admin follow “Instructions to be added as a facebook admin”

 

Still having trouble? For more thorough instruction and tips on using Facebook to market your business, contact Ed Booth.

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Create a Facebook page without a personal Facebook account

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UPDATE: It seems that Facebook has changed this. You can no longer create a Facebook account without a personal profile. However, you can still make your “New” (hint hint) profile completely private and essentially invisible through privacy settings.

These days it’s important to manage your online business presence. What presence you ask? If you’re a traditional bricks and mortar business and you are listed in the yellow pages, chances are you have a presence on the internet. There is a good chance you have a page on Facebook as well. Data is shared on the internet and the search engine, Bing shares their business listings with Facebook. People may already be liking and commenting on your business.

When I’m working on a website for a client I also ask them if they have a Facebook page. I am almost always met with the question, “Don’t you have to have a Facebook account to do that?”. The answer is no. If you are reluctant to put your personal information on Facebook, create a Facebook page for your business without a personal account by following these instructions.

  1. Start by going to facebook.com
  2. On the welcome screen below the sign up box is an area to “Create a Page”
    Facebook Create a Page
  3. In the next step you need to select the type of page you would like to create and fill out the information. Select the type closest to your business but don’t worry, you can change it later.
    Facebook Page Type
  4. After clicking “Get Started” you will be asked to enter a small amount of personal information then hit “Sign Up Now“. This is not creating a personal account for you.
    Create Facebook Account
  5. Finally, check your email to confirm your new account. Facebook will walk you through the additional steps to customize your page.

 

For more thorough instruction and tips on using Facebook to market your business, contact Ed Booth.

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How can I create a separate admin account for my existing facebook page?

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UPDATE: It seems that Facebook has changed this. You can no longer create a Facebook account without a personal profile. However, you can still make your “New” (hint hint) profile completely private and essentially invisible through privacy settings.

The Problem:

You followed Facebook’s original rules and used your personal account to set up a Facebook page for your business. Now you want to create an Admin account just for your page that is separate from your personal Facebook page. There are a number of reasons you may want to do this such as:

  • Your selling your business and want to transfer the page to the new owner.
  • You want to give access to employees who don’t have personal Facebook accounts.
  • You want to be able to use your personal account to interact with pages you manage without worrying about changing to your personal profile first.

Whatever your reason, this can be done.

The Solution:

  1. Follow the steps you would normally use to create a new page without a personal Facebook account.
  2. Check your email and activate the new account.
  3. Log out of the new account and log into the account you are currently using as admin for your page.
  4. From the Admin Panel for your page select “Edit Page–>Admin Roles“.Facebook Admin Panel
  5. From the “Admin Roles” page, enter the email address for the new admin account and hit “Save“.
    Facebook add Admin
  6. A pop up should appear asking you to enter your password. Enter the password for the account you are currently in.
  7. You should now see the new account listed as an admin.
  8. Log out of your personal account and log into the new admin account which should now show the admin for the page.
  9. If you manage multiple pages repeat steps 4, 5 & 6 (before logging out of your personal account) for each page you want managed in the new account.

 

For more thorough instruction and tips on using facebook to market your business,contact Ed Booth.

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How do I Post a poll on facebook

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Update: Polls or the “Ask a Question” has been removed from facebook. If you would like to post a poll or are looking for additional options you can do so with the following facebook app. http://apps.facebook.com/my-polls/

****THIS FEATURE HAS BEEN REMOVED BY FACEBOOK****

Using facebook as the page you are managing, you will see the area you normally use to update your status.

Click on the “Event, Milestone +” portion and you will see an option to ask a question.

Choosing question, you will then see a box that says “Ask something” and “Add Poll Options”.

Click on “Add Poll Options” and enter your question in the box with your option choices below. You can also choose to allow responders to give their own option.

“Post” your poll and let people know about it. Be sure to comment as time goes on to keep it fresh in people’s minds and give it more exposure.

If you found this post helpful, please let us know by rating it below and for more thorough instruction and tips on using facebook to market your business, contact Ed Booth.

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