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Lose The Ugly URL On Your Facebook Page - Get A Username!

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Home Builder with Dry Rot and Water Damage www.tromlerconstruction.com Mobile - 916-765-5366 CSL#642819

Okay so you have a Facebook Page and you have some fans of that page. I believe the current minimum is 25 fansbefore you are eligible for a username. So when you first sign up for your Facebook page the url will look something like this one.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001371703680

 

This is not the most attractive looking URL to have, looking at it you have no idea who it belongs to. The short URL would be more appropriate for business cards, stationary, web site links, etc. This business appears to be qualified, and if so, the new URL could look like this one.

https://www.facebook.com/Sterling.Ranch

 

Much better!

How can you make this change? Click on the URL below to do just that.

https://www.facebook.com/username/

 

This is what the new window will show. You will need to do a couple of things here.

 

 

Here you can verify your personal username. Mine shows at the first arrow above. If you click the drop arrow where it says page name, you can add the name to your page. Click "Check Availability" to see if it is still available. If it is, you have your new name. If it is not available, pick another.

 

That's all there is to it. Feel free to check out my Facebook Page.

 

Personal Page - https://www.facebook.com/tom.arstingstall

Business Page - http://www.facebook.com/Tromler.Construction

 

Happy Facebooking!

 

 

Dan Edward Phillips
Dan Edward Phillips - Eureka, CA
Realtor and Broker/Owner

Good Morning Tom, a very important tip for facebook users.

Mar 26, 2011 09:37 PM
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Thank you for the post. I do not know much about facebook but will keep it in mind.

Mar 26, 2011 10:00 PM
Tom Arstingstall, General Contractor, Dry Rot, Water Damage Sacramento, El Dorado County - (916) 765-5366
Dry Rot and Water Damage www.tromlerconstruction.com Mobile - 916-765-5366 - Placerville, CA
General Contractor, Dry Rot and Water Damage

Thanks Dan, I think that a lot of Facebook users are unaware that this can be done.

Thanks Gita for the comment.

Mar 27, 2011 01:34 AM
Jerry Newman
Brown Realty, 210-789-4216, - San Antonio, TX
Texas REALTOR, San Antonio Military Relocation

Thanks Tom. I am working on increasing my fans so I can get that user name added to my fan page.

Mar 27, 2011 04:09 AM
Tom Arstingstall, General Contractor, Dry Rot, Water Damage Sacramento, El Dorado County - (916) 765-5366
Dry Rot and Water Damage www.tromlerconstruction.com Mobile - 916-765-5366 - Placerville, CA
General Contractor, Dry Rot and Water Damage

Thanks for the comment Jerry.

Sounds like you are welcoming the social media on many levels.

Mar 27, 2011 12:36 PM