Up until last year a person’s Facebook url was automatically set to a long line of of numbers and letters you would never remember and couldn’t be changed. However now Facebook has decided to let user’s choose their own url.
Facebook has become the largest and most addictive website in the world. Facebook has become an essential marketing, communication and networking tool in today’s society. Having a Facebook url makes it much easier for your friends and associates to find you or your fanpage. Facebook’s username is not always the name that appears on your profile home, it is often a variation.
You can get your facebook name using the following quick guide. You can also use these steps to claim a name for your fanpage (business).
First
Go to facebook & login
Second
Visit http://www.facebook.com/username. You will be shown a screen where you can choose your username.
*IMPORTANT* You must setup your personal name before you can claim a name for your business fan page. You must be the admin of a fanpage in order to claim its name and the page must have more than 25 fans.
Third – personal username
Facebook will suggest a few user names, most will be variations of your real name. You choose one of those or create your own. Every user’s username must be unique. Many popular usernames have been chosen by other users so you might have to get creative when choosing your usename. However, choose wisely as once you pick your name you cannot change it. Facebook encourage you to use your real name as often as possible however if privacy is a concern you might pick something random. When choosing a username you might need to consider one of the following variations: firstName_lastName / firstInitial.lastName or firstName.lastname or firstname.nickname etc etc You can use any username if nothing else is available, but it is probably best to have a part of your name somewhere.
Forth – fanpage username
Once you have chosen a personal facebook name you will see a drop down menu for any fanpages you are an administrator of. Again you will need to pick a unique username and it cannot be changed. Yep: it cannot be changed. Choose your name wisely!
Fith -Finally
When you have picked chosen a username, click on the Confirm button. You now have a unique and easy to remember Facebook username. People may now find you by simply typing your address in their browser: facebook.com/your_username.
The important thing to remember during the above processis that your username cannot be changed.
Put your facebook url on business cards, stationary your BLOG etc for MORE free exposure.and offline. Add it to your email , put it on your cv or add it to an online directory}