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ByDaleC.Crow DSOCS@D8CR.

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HowToCreateAFacebook(Fan)Page
AFacebookPage,sometimesreferredtoasaFanPageisasinglepagethatyoucanusetospotlightyourFlotilla.Withit youcanpostphotosortogetoutinformationfast.YoucanalsolinkyourFacebookpagetoatwitteraccount.Whenyou posttoyourFacebookaccountitwillautomaticallyposttoyourtwitteraccount..ThinkofyourFacebookpageasa onepagemeetingplace,withinformation,links,amessageforumbox,RSSandanythingelseyouwant.Allyouneedis aFacebookaccount!

WhyHaveaFacebookPage?
AFacebookpageaddsonemorewaythatasearchenginecanindexandlistyourimportantinformation.Itisallabout gettingyourDivisionorFlotillaonthenet!Additionally,youcanaddaFacebookpagelinktoyourwebpage!Whatdoes thatdo?Youknowaboutallyourwebsitesbutyourfriendsmaynot.Withlinks,everyonewillhaveaccesstoallofwhat youwantthemtosee.YouwillfindthatyouwillstartgettingfreshhitsonyourFacebookandTwitteraccounts.

FacebookPagesvs.FacebookGroups
AFacebookPageissimilartoablog.Youupdateit,justlikeyouwouldawebsite.Youcanlockitsothatonlyoneperson canposttoitoropenittoall.Thisisagoodoptiontomakesureofthecontentposted. AFacebookGroupiskindoflikeaforum.Youmoderatedit,anditsfocusismoreabouttheconversationsthatare postedtoit.Itisbestusedforitsdiscussiongroups.Ifyouwanttobeabletocontrolcontentthisisnotwhatyouwant todo.

CreatingaFacebook(Fan)page.
YoumusthaveaFacebookaccounttobeabletocreateaFacebookPage.IfamembercreatestheFacebookpageand thengoesawaysodoesyourFacebookPage.ThebestprocedureistocreateaFacebookaccountforyourorganization andusethataccountONLYforyourDivisionorFlotillaPage. Afteryouhavecreatedyourfacebookaccountyoucanlogontoit.Scrolldowntotheverybottomofthepage.There, amongthefooterlinks,youwillseeonethatsaysAdvertising.Clickonit.

Onceyouhavedonethis,youwillseeanewpage.IntheDeepenYourRelationshipssectionclickonFacebookPage".

Once eyouhavedo onethis,atthetoprightof fthenewpag ge,youwillse eealargegre eenbuttonthatsaysCrea ateaPage. Clickonitandyou uwillaccessto t aform.

e,youhavetw wooptions:Official O Pageor o Communit tyPage.You wanttogot totheOfficialPagesitean nddothe Here follow wing: 1 1. ClickonBrand, B produc ct,ororganiza ation.2.Click konthescrol lbox,thense elect#3NonProfit.

PutinthenameofyourorganizationandChecktheboxon#2andthenclickonCreate.

Atthispointthepageisalreadycreated.Youwillbetheadministrator,butnotyetafan.Ifyouwanttobethefirstfanof yourownpage,clickonthelargebuttonthatsaysLike,atthetopofyournewpage.

LetsLockDownTheAccount!
Youwanttotalcontrolofwhatispostedtoyouraccount.Evenmoresoifyoulinkthisaccounttoatwitteraccount!

ClickonEditPage

ClickonWallSettinganduncheckthetopboxatthebottomandtheonecheckboxatthetop.Thiswilllockdownthe accountandonlythecreatorofthepagecanpost.Thisistoprotectyourorganization.

GototheDiscussionBoardsandyoucanREMOVEtheDiscussionTab.Youdonotneedtoremoveitbutyoucanifyou want.

HowdoyougetbacktoyourFacebookPagefromyourmasterFacebookaccount?ClickonAccountintheupperright cornerthenclickonManagePagesthenclickonGoToPages.

NowthatyouFacebookpageisupandrunningyouneedtobeabletotellothersaboutit.Theonebadthingaboutthe FacebookpageaccountistheCrazyLONGURL.Youcanshortentheurlbutyoumusthave25peoplelinkedorlike yourpagebeforeFacebookwillletyougetashortname. Thisiswhatthelongurlwilllooklike: http://www.facebook.com/pages/USCGAUXEighthDistrictCoastal Region/122413737795424?created#!/pages/USCGAUXEighthDistrictCoastalRegion/122413737795424?ref=sgm

Hereistheworkaroundbeforeyoucangetashortname.Youmaywanttodothisanyway topostonyourwebsite.HereishowtomakeashortcutlinktoyournewFacebookpage.
Onyourwebsiteyouneedtocreateadirectorycalledfacebook.Inthisdirectoryyouneedtocreateanindex.htm page.Youcandothisinawindowsnotepadoranytexteditor. Replacethetextinred!WhereitsaysTITLEyouneedtoPutthenameofyourwebsiteandwhereitsaysMETApaste theCrazyLONGURLofyourfacebookpage.
<!DOCTYPEHTMLPUBLIC"//W3C//DTDHTML4.0Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>Puntinthenameofyourwebpagehere</title> <metahttpequiv="REFRESH"content="0;url=http://PutintheLONGWebpageURL"></HEAD> <BODY> </BODY> </HTML>

Nowyoucantellpeopletogotohttp://YourWebSite/facebook
Soitshouldlooksomethinglikethis:
<!DOCTYPEHTMLPUBLIC"//W3C//DTDHTML4.0Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>USCGAUXEighthDistrictCoastalRegion</title> <metahttpequiv="REFRESH"content="0;url=http://www.facebook.com/pages/USCGAUXEighthDistrictCoastal Region/122413737795424?created#!/pages/USCGAUXEighthDistrictCoastalRegion/122413737795424?ref=sgm"> </HEAD> <BODY> </BODY> </HTML>

Afteryouget25fansormoreyoucanshortenyour fanpagesURLfromwithinFacebook!
AllPagesareeligibletoclaimusernamesiftheyhavemorethan25fans.Gotothepagesettingsandclickonthe UsernamesoverintheNEWSforPageAdmins.

ClickonSelectaUsername.

Selec ctthepageyo ouwanttosh hortenthenameandcheck ktheavailabiilityofyourn name.

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OneLastThing
Ifyou uwanttolink kyourFacebo ookpagetoaTwitteraccountthenyou ucangotohtt tp://www.fac cebook.com/t twitter/and follow wthebouncingball. Good dluckandenj joyyournewFacebookpa age.

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