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Your Facebook personal page

Your Facebook personal page

From the course: Social Media Promotion for Musicians, Artists, and Engineers

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Your Facebook personal page

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- [Instructor] There are two kinds of pages that you can have on Facebook: a personal page and a fan page. They're not interchangeable, and each has its own advantages and disadvantages. First of all, you can't administrate a fan page unless you have a personal page as well. So there's no getting around having one unless someone else is administrating your fan page for you. The next thing is that the personal page is the best place to stay in touch with family and friends. You can still have fans follow you, but it's best to segment them into a feature called lists. This will allow you to communicate just with the people you wish so you can keep things private if necessary. To do this, scroll down to the group or friend section on your homepage. Click on the Create List button. Then name the list and add the appropriate friends. Finally, hit the Create button in order to create your list. Perhaps the two biggest reasons why a personal page is no substitute for a fan page is the fact…

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