A vanity Facebook username or URL can help you further your brand, make
the address easier for your clients and customers to remember, and help
you to remember it when linking it to your website or including it on
business cards and other correspondence. The service is free from
Facebook, and you can learn how to make a personalized Facebook URL to
use on both your personal profile and any fan pages you may be in
control of.
Steps 1
Log in to your Facebook account via your computer with the account that administers your Facebook Page.
Do not use any Facebook app for your mobile phone, as this will not
connect you to a browser where you can visit the URL required to set the
username.
Steps 2
Visit http://facebook.com/username in your browser.
Steps 3
Choose the fan page or profile you want to create the Facebook page URL for.
If you are naming a user profile, you will be eligible to create a
custom URL right away. If your page has less than 25 fans, it will not
be eligible for a custom Facebook page URL.
Steps 4
Type the name you want to use for the page, and click the "Check Availability" button. This will let you know whether or not the name has already been used by another Facebook member.
Steps 5
Check and double-check your name and spelling because you can only make your own Facebook URL once per profile or fan page. It cannot be changed unless you start over again with a brand-new profile or fan page.
Steps 6
Click the "Confirm" button when you are satisfied with the username.
Tips
- The Facebook help center states that generic words are not available
for use as a profile name. Users are encouraged to use a name that
closely matches their business name or brand to make it easier for
friends and fans to remember.
- You must be a page administrator to choose the Facebook page URL for
it. If you are not an administrator, you should speak to the current
administrator and either ask to be made one or suggest the name to him
or her.
- If your website is not ready yet or is undergoing a redesign, you
could always have your domain forwarded to your Facebook page to let
people know what's going on and keep them up-to-date about you or your
brand until the website is complete.
- Use your new custom Facebook URL everywhere to increase traffic to
your profile or fan page. Use it in email and forum signatures, print it
on your business cards, and include it in all your advertising and
marketing materials.
- When this feature first became available on Facebook, users needed
to have at least 1,000 fans to utilize it. If you have less than 1,000
fans and have yet to name your page, you can check your eligibility
again.
