How to secure your vanity Facebook URL

Are you sending a consistant brand message?

It is just as important to keep your brand name consistent on Facebook and other social networking sites as it is for your business card and business signage.

Be sure to secure your Facebook vanity URL as soon as possible.

What is my Facebook vantity URL?

Your vanity URL is essentially your Facebook web address which includes your username, making it easy for people to find you directly. It also allows you to promote your Facebook page easily on promotional material.

Your Facebook vanity URL looks like www.facebook.com/yourbusinessname.

So how do I secure my Facebook vanity URL?

Follow these simple steps...

Go to your Facebook page
Check the URL. Do you see a) www.facebook.com/pages/28142109478/yourbusinessname or b) www.facebook.com/yourbusinessname?
If you see b), Congratulations! You already have secured your vanity Facebook URL. If you see a) continue to follow this step-by-step guide.
Go to http://www.facebook.com/username/
Select your Facebook page from the dropdown menu
Facebook will check if your page is eligible for a vanity Facebook URL. As of March 2011, Facebook require you to have 25 people who like your page before you can select a vanity Facebook URL.
If you are eligible, enter the new name you would like to have included in the vanity URL. For example 'yourbusinessname'.
BEFORE you click 'check availability' be very careful to check your spelling and that you are 100% happy with this name, as you are not given any second chances. Once you click 'check availability' your choice is permanent.
If your selected name is available you will get a confirmation box. If your slected name is not available, try a different one.
And complete! Congratulations, you have now secured your vanity Facebook URL.

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Note
In order to be eligible for a Facebook vanity URL, you need to have 25 people who like your Facebook page (as of March 2011). If you would like assistance in achieving your first 25 likers, please add this to your cart also.

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