How do you turn a Facebook profile page into a Fan page?
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You can create a Facebook Page here:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/create.php
After creating it you can key in the details like a regular Facebook profile.
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http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/how-to-create-a-custom-facebook-fan-page/
basically it is saying that you may not want to turn your regular page into a fan page, even if you could because you are going to to have too much extra applications that will make your fan page look less professional.
there is a way to link your fan page and regular page though
http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/how-to-link-to-your-facebook-fan-page-from-your-profile-page/
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Facebook has not only become a place for young people to connect and network, but it has also become another avenue for businesses and organizations to connect, network and promote their organization. The main way to network on Facebook is of course by creating a profile or even a group, which can be a little more professional then just a profile. However, if you really want to network and promote yourself, business or organization, then creating a Facebook Fan Page is the best way to do this.
To create a Facebook page navigate to this page and click the big green button.
It can be a little difficult finding on Facebook where to begin a fan page, so you’ll have to go to the main page for creating a fan page. When beginning a fan page, you’re given the basics, which make it look like a glorified profile page. A raw fan page includes a wall, feed, photos, videos and list of fans. Although this can suffice, if you really want to attract fans who don’t justconsist of your circle of friends, you’ll want to make some upgrades to your page.
Making your fan page interactive and graphically appealing are two of the most important ways to attract new fans. Making it interactive can easily be done with Facebook’s Application Directory that has a wide-range of applications that can be added to your page with a couple clicks. If you have the resources (web developer/designer), or have some experience there yourself, it’s not too hard to develop a Facebook application. The advantage of this is that you can put your brand on the application and personalize it the way you want. I’ve seen people develop a facebook application in as quick as a few days. Putting interactive applications on your page gives users a reason to not just become fans, but to continually visit and interact on your page.
Along with making your fan page interactive, it’s important to give it some personality by making it look attractive. Facebook allows you to upload a logo or photo for your fan page, but that just isn’t enough. Give your page some flare. Put a sharp graphic linking to your website or a flashy banner along the side bar that promotes a contest. Doing something like this offers fans and potential fans a reason to not only visit your fan page often, but to also visit your company’s website or blog. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve visited a website, just to immediately leave because there was little effort put into the design of the site.
Take a stab at creating a Facebook fan page; it doesn’t cost anything and you can reap the benefits for yourself or business. Build off your page, keeping it fresh and new, so that your fans have a reason to come back to it.
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They also let you convert Facebook Groups into Pages.
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"They also let you convert Facebook Groups into Pages."
It seems that this is no longer possible:
"We're no longer able to convert Facebook Groups into Pages. You're welcome to create a Page and notify your Group members that you'll be using the Page instead of the Group going forward. If your Group has too many members to send them a message, we unfortunately aren't able to provide you with any other solutions for how you might contact them about this change." - http://www.facebook.com/help.php?page=906
I definitely know it can be done, as I've seen at least 3 profiles over the past few weeks go from a regular profile with friends, to being converted to fan pages, where friends were converted to fans, and the profile owners didn't have to start over ;)
Have you tried contacting Facebook? I didn't know this is so common, since I cannot find many references to this procedure on the internet.
Like I said most likely there isn't any way to do this. You can try contacting Facebook via this page:
http://www.facebook.com/help/contact_generic.php
Take note that the people at Facebook may take some time to entertain this kind of requests, so if you need your Facebook Page up and running as soon as possible, I suggest that you create a new page. After that, you may make your profile unreachable using the Privacy Settings.
Yeah, I definitely know I can create a fresh page and point current friends to it, but that's not what I'm looking to do. I know quite a few pages that used to be profile pages were converted to fan pages, and that's the process I'm looking for.