How do I create a Facebook fan page for my business?

Those Facebook fan pages look great, but how do I create a custom one for my business?

There’s been quite a shift recently in our business; obviously we’re still focusing on our core business of SEO, PPC management and conversion optimisation, etc. But we’re now getting more heavily involved in social media by creating and managing Facebook Ad’s and helping clients create Facebook fan pages.

Fan pages are quite nifty, because you can almost replicate a page from your own website within Facebook, where a lot of people just happen to spend their time these days.

So, here’s a ‘step-by-step‘ to show you how to create a Facebook fan page for your business.

1. Set up a fan page in Facebook.

You’ll need to link the fan page to your normal account (as someone needs to be an administrator and it might as well be you). Once you’re logged in, the biggest challenge you’ll face is how to accomplish this first step.

You’ll find the ‘fan page’ link conveniently located in THE MOST UNOBVIOUS PAGE LOCATION IN THE HISTORY OF WEB DESIGN! It’s hidden down in the bottom left hand corner of your screen:

2. Next, just fill in the details about your Fan Page, giving it a name, etc.

3. Having created the fan page, the next step is to perform a search for ‘FBML’ (Facebook Markup Language Application) as this will allow you much more flexibility for customisation when building your new fan page (as you’ll see a bit later):

4. Click on the Static FBML result:

5. Step 5 is just as easy; just add the Application to your fan page once you’re in the Static FBML App Page: