How To Create A Facebook Fan Page For Your Blog

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(https://www.facebook.com/share.php?
(https://plus.google.com/share?
(https://www.linkedin.com/cws/share?
Just a note to mention that my business broke up with Facebook
(https://www.nutsandboltsmedia.com/why-my-business-is-breaking-up-with-
facebook/) and no longer has a fan page. However, this tutorial still works and
you’re welcome to set up a Facebook page for your website or blog if you want!
Creating a Facebook fan page for your blog can be anxiety-inducing, especially if you’re
trying to keep your real identity separate from your blogging identity. However, it
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trying to keep your real identity separate from your blogging identity. However, it
doesn’t have to be complicated – once you see how easy it is, you’ll wonder why you
waited so long.
First of all, let me tell you that it’s okay to be logged into your personal Facebook
account when you create your fan page. When I made my rst one, I was terri ed that
my last name, personal pro le, or other information would be linked to it. After setting
it up and testing it from my son’s pro le, though, I learned that I was worried for
nothing. If you set it up with a different email address, it will be much more dif cult to
manage because of all the logging in and out.
Second, while some people like to set up a regular Facebook pro le with their blog
name, it’s better to set up a fan page. That way your fans can “like” your blog without
having to add you as a friend, and the page functions will be easier to control.
Okay, with those tidbits out of the way, here’s what you do:
How to Make a Facebook Fan Page for Your Blog

1. Go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/create.php
(http://www.facebook.com/pages/create.php) to get started. You’ll see a screen like
this (click any image to view larger):
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2. Click on Brand or Product in the upper right box. You’ll be prompted to choose a
category.
category.
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3. In the category dropdown, select Website.
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149x300.png)
4. Type in your blog name under the Category dropdown box, check the box to
agree to Facebook’s TOS, and click Get Started.
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5. You’ll be asked to provide some basic information about your page. Fill in a

description, your website URL if you have one, and choose a unique Facebook URL for
your fan page. You’ll also be asked if your page represents a real business, product, or
brand – no worries if yours doesn’t! It really depends on whether you consider your
brand – no worries if yours doesn’t! It really depends on whether you consider your
blog a business or brand, but answering “no” is ne if your blog is just a hobby.
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6. Next you’ll be prompted to upload a pro le picture. If you have a logo, this would
be a good time to upload it. If you don’t, feel free to skip this step – you can always add
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7. Add your page to your Favorites. This option will place a link to your fan page in the
left sidebar when you’re signed into Facebook. It’s totally optional but makes it really
easy to nd your page later!
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8. You’ll be taken to your page, which has the admin panel across the top. Feel free
to explore the various settings and options. There are all kinds of prompts to help you
understand what to do.
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9. You’re all done! There are some other things you’ll need to do, like mention your
Facebook fan page on your blog, with a link or button so people can go “like” it, but
other than that, your fan page is all set up and ready for you to post.
TWO MORE THINGS: When you visit Facebook from your personal pro le, your blog
page will now show up in the navigation on the left. All you have to do is click to view
your page and the noti cations speci c to the page.
Also, when you post something on the fan page, it will show up as your blog name, not
your real name. However, if you are going to visit another page or pro le and you want
to comment from your blog name instead of your personal pro le, you’ll need to go to
the top of the screen, click the little gear icon on the blue Facebook bar, and select “Use
Facebook as [blog name].” To switch back, go back to the blue bar, click the down
arrow on the far right, and choose “Use Facebook as [your name].”
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THE CANDY FAN SAYS

MARCH 16, 2012 AT 4:56 AM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-A-
FACEBOOK-FAN-PAGE-FOR-YOUR-BLOG/#COMMENT-2)
I blog anonymously and chose to create a separate Facebook to host my fan page. I still haven't
been able to successfully post directly from my blog to my fan page instead of the update
ending up on my dummy Facebook persona (though I also haven't tackled it lately), so I made
the right choice for the moment. Speaking of which, any tips on that?
ANDREA (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM) SAYS

MARCH 16, 2012 AT 5:51 PM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-
CREATE-A-FACEBOOK-FAN-PAGE-FOR-YOUR-BLOG/#COMMENT-5)
So when you go to your fan page and do "post status", it's posting as you instead of your
blog name?
FRUGALBEAUTIFUL SAYS
Loved this, I know Facebook can be really confusing when you switch from using it personally to
creating a fan page so this is totally helpful!
ANDREA WHITMER (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/ ) SAYS

@FrugalBeautiful (http://twitter.com/FrugalBeautiful) I'm glad your comment showed up since

none of the other ones are! This is driving me batty!!

MARCH 16, 2012 AT 5:52 PM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-A-
@the (http://twitter.com/the) candy fan I can't get your comment to show up to save my life. I
even replied to it from my dashboard and it still doesn't show here. Just wanted you to know I'm
not ignoring you!
RACHEL @ READ THAT R SAYS

Do you know if you can designate noti cation emails to go to another email address? I like to
keep all my blogging related email in 1 place and I don't want to clutter my personal email with
fb noti cations.

@Rachel (http://twitter.com/Rachel) @ Read That Reviews I'm not sure. I have email

noti cations for my fan pages turned off – I'll see it when I login to Facebook, so I usually don't
want to know. Too many blog-related accounts and pages to keep up with!

RACHEL @ READ THAT R SAYS

Seriously can't believe I'm trying to do this after midnight. I must be crazy. Well it's up for what
it's worth. Gonna go ahead and invite my RL friends from my FB page tomorrow. Somebody
send me a shamrock for luck.

@Rachel (http://twitter.com/Rachel) @ Read That Reviews This comment is useless without a

LINK!!! 🙂
JEFF SAYS
AUGUST 11, 2012 AT 10:54 AM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-A-
Thanks for breaking this down nice and easy. A face book fan page is an absolute MUST for
anyone who is looking to build a brand for them self or a product. Love the layout of your blog
as well, very clean and professional looking. Best of luck in everything you set out to achieve!
Better yourself, better your life

Jeff @ JeffMessier.com
JIMSGOTWEB (HTTP: //JIMSGOTWEB.COM) SAYS

AUGUST 31, 2012 AT 10:25 AM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-A-
Something that I think I gured out. I didn't want my posts on my FaceBook Blog page to show
up on my FaceBook personal page. At rst they did and then I realized it was because I "Liked"
my Blog page and that linked them. So, I "unliked" and that xed it. At least I hope so…..
JARED (HTTP: // WWW.NETPROFITMARKETING.COM) SAYS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012 AT 9:04 PM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-A-
Really great breakdown. I've recently been trying to create a Facebook page for my own blog.
BEING INSPIRED (HTTP: //BEINGINSPIRED-BLOG.BLOGSPOT.COM) SAYS

OCTOBER 5, 2012 AT 12:11 PM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-A-

Thanks for this, very easy to follow! I've just created my page. Not sure what to do with it
exactly yet though! 🙂 Check it out if you like – https://www.facebook.com/BeingInspiredBlog
(https://www.facebook.com/BeingInspiredBlog)
MICHELLE (HTTP: // WWW.MAKINGSENSEOFCENTS.COM) SAYS

NOVEMBER 3, 2012 AT 1:54 PM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-A-
This was PERFECT! I just made one 🙂
LIZ SAYS
Hi Andrea,
Thank you for posting this page. I created a business page and ended up having to delete it. I
found your post (thank God) and recreate it using your instructions above.
Quick question, is there any way to hide or prevent the fan page from displaying on my personal
page left Nav bar? I really want to keep my personal FB page separate from my website.
Thanks!
Liz
ANDREA SAYS
NOVEMBER 13, 2012 AT 12:28 PM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-

Unfortunately I can’t nd any way to hide it. The good news is that your FB friends won’t
see that in any way when they look at your pro le (unless you “like” your own page), but
I realize it could still be a problem if someone is sitting next to you while you’re logged in.
Facebook really hasn’t done a good job of working with people who want to separate
business (or blog) and personal. When I blogged semi-anonymously, I was terri ed of
accidentally posting something to the wrong account! And it happened quite a few times.
Sorry I can’t be more help!
ISAIAH SAYS
Andrea:
So your facebook friends will not be able to see you created this page if you create it in this
manner?
ANDREA SAYS
That’s correct. The only way your friends would see it is if you “like” the page – they
would see “Isaiah likes ___” in their newsfeeds.
IRIS (HTTP: // THEBLUEBIRDHOUSE.BLOGSPOT.DE / ) SAYS

DECEMBER 20, 2012 AT 7:36 AM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-A-
How can I “like” other pages?!!!! I just created a page…I don’t want my blog’s facebook
connected to my personal FB…any suggestions?
ANDREA (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM) SAYS

DECEMBER 20, 2012 AT 9:22 AM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-
Hi Iris,
If you click the dropdown in the upper right on Facebook and choose “use Facebook as
The Blue Birdhouse” you can like other pages as your blog page instead of your personal
pro le. Hope that helps!
TERESA SAYS
JANUARY 12, 2013 AT 10:23 AM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-A-
Thanks! Really helped!
EMMY SAYS
Thank you!!! You answered all my questions!
BERT R. SAYS
Great instructions.Thanks. The only question is why is it that each of my posts shows up twice
on my timeline. Any ideas?
ANDREA WHITMER (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM) SAYS

MARCH 10, 2013 AT 11:59 AM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-
Hmm… I’m not sure – I’ve never seen that before!
HANNAH@EASYREALFOOD SAYS
Thanks! This was de nitely helpful, followed it step by step, success! I got it up and running.
ANTONIA (HTTP: // WWW.INSPIRATIONALSWEETS.BLOGSPOT.COM) SAYS

MAY 14, 2013 AT 10:35 AM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-A-
Thanks so much for this! I am having one problem. When I post to my own page, it lists my
location. How do I turn that off?

MAY 14, 2013 AT 10:38 AM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-
A-FACEBOOK-FAN-PAGE-FOR-YOUR-BLOG/#COMMENT-28)
Hmm, sounds like that might be something in your general Facebook settings. I would
check your page settings as well as personal pro le settings to see if geolocation is
turned on. I think it’s called Facebook Places maybe?
ANTONIA (HTTP: // WWW.INSPIRATIONALSWEETS.BLOGSPOT.COM) SAYS

Thanks! I actually was able to turn this off during the post itself after many tries. Thanks for
your reply!
STACEY @CHASING CLOUD 9 SAYS

MAY 22, 2013 AT 7:56 PM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-A-
Thanks so much for this post! I have been hesitant about creating a FB page for my blog
because I’d like to keep everything separated.

Glad it helped! I wish Facebook was more clear about the way pages are separated from
pro les.
NICOLE SAYS
JUNE 11, 2013 AT 10:05 PM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-A-
Just wanted to say thank you for making this a little easier for me to get set up. The information
was wonderfully helpful.

JUNE 12, 2013 AT 12:02 AM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-
You’re welcome, Nicole! Glad it was helpful.
TAMMY (HTTP: // THECOLOREDDOOR.BLOGSPOT.COM) SAYS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 AT 9:47 PM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-A-
This was so helpful! Thanks so much for your help.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 AT 9:49 PM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-
No problem, Tammy! Glad you found the post useful. 🙂
DANIELLE SAYS
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013 AT 9:30 AM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-A-
I want to make a personal blog type of fan page but the selection of what kind of page I want to
make has nothing to do with it. Only business things. How can I put the page to say personal
blog. Not the name of the page but the discription of it.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013 AT 10:03 AM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-
Hi Danielle. It looks like Facebook has removed the more detailed categories from the
pages since this post was written – I just set up a test page and I don’t see the page type
listed anywhere. You can choose the broad category “website” when setting up your
page as mentioned above in the post, though.
page as mentioned above in the post, though.
ANNIE CLUELESS (HTTP: // THECLUELESSWOMAN.BLOGSPOT.COM) SAYS

Thank you SO much for this!

You’re very welcome! 😀
SOHAIL AHMED SAYS

NOVEMBER 17, 2013 AT 4:31 AM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-A-
I was searching for such kind of information Andrea, Thank you
HARRYBEST SAYS
I lke you rpost but i have some question could you plz answer me:
How we can earn through facebook like page ” when some one click on like button”

NOVEMBER 18, 2013 AT 10:34 AM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-
I’m not sure I understood your question – are you asking about putting a Facebook like
button on your website? There are a number of WordPress plugins that will allow you to
put one in a sidebar or other area of the site. Just search the plugin repository for
“facebook like” and you’ll nd a bunch of them.
HARRYBEST SAYS
hmmm you don’t understand my probelem i mean to say is it really to earn through facebook
like page is real? then plz plz plz tell me what is the pay per like…….!

I’m afraid I don’t know anything about that – I’ve never heard of any legitimate way to
earn money through Facebook likes.
HARRYBEST SAYS
NOVEMBER 18, 2013 AT 11:12 AM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-
hmm oka mam don’t be afraid. My freind told me that there is a huge companies and they earn
through their facebook likes…….!
Thanks for your fast reply………!
Thanks for your fast reply………!
SANDIKA KISHOORILALL (HTTP: //SANDISPLASH.BLOGSPOT.COM) SAYS

NOVEMBER 20, 2013 AT 8:59 AM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-A-
Just set up a fan page for my blog. So super easy! Thank you 🙂

No problem! Glad I could help. 🙂
LESLEY (HTTP: // WWW.SEWHAPPY.ME) SAYS

What a great article. I wonder if you can help me with something I have continually struggled to
do. I set up my Facebook blog page some time ago in the same manner as you have suggested.
However, my problem is how do you set up a Followers page for the blog pro le. It only gives
me the option to add a Followers page to my private identity. I am trying to keep my private
identity separate to my blog identity but would like to know how many followers I have on my
Facebook blog page. Hoping you may have the answer or if not a means of nding the answer.
Many thanks. Lesley

Hi Lesley,
I’m not sure I’m understanding your question. You can create a Facebook fan page from
your personal FB account without linking it to your blog page in any way. I was
anonymous when I did my rst Facebook fan page, so that was a big concern for me.
If you absolutely do not want to risk it, you would need to set up a new Facebook pro le,
then create the fan page while logged into that pro le. Of course, I have to mention that
it’s a violation of Facebook’s TOS to do that and they could opt to shut down the new
pro le at any time. However, I can assure you that using your existing personal pro le is
safe and your real name won’t be anywhere on the fan page. Hope that helps!

NOVEMBER 23, 2013 AT 1:05 PM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-
Thank you for your quick response. I have now turned on followers. But I am still wondering if
I am confused as I cannot see a Follow Me button on my Facebook blog. I thought that it
would display a Follow Me button on the Facebook blog and give viewers who had found the
page the option to follow that page whereby it would show up on their home page when I
added a new post to the Facebook blog. Am I mistaken in this assumption? Am I getting
confused? I know that on my personal Facebook that I have updates show up on my
homepage from Companies whose pages I have LIKED in the past. I don’t know exactly how
that happens. Does that mean that people who have liked my page get updates from me on
their homepage. I hope I am making sense and I am sorry if I am sounding stupid. I nd
Facebook very confusing.

Okay, here’s what happens now. When someone “likes” your Facebook fan page, they
will see whatever you post to the fan page in their newsfeeds. So, for example, you
can set up a service that will automatically update the fan page every time you have a
new post on your site. Anyone who has liked your Facebook fan page will see that
new post on your site. Anyone who has liked your Facebook fan page will see that
update. Or you can post a status just like you would from your personal account and
your followers will see that as well.
You can also add a Facebook button to your blog sidebar that people can click on to
like your page. There are lots of plugins that will set that up or you can just use a text
widget and an image. If you look at the very bottom of this site to the left of the footer,
you’ll see my social icons that people can click on to follow me on all my social media
accounts. Hopefully that makes sense!

And now I’m even more confused because it looks like you have a pretty healthy
Facebook fan page already – https://www.facebook.com/SewHappy.Me
(https://www.facebook.com/SewHappy.Me)

Thank you Andrea for your time in replying. It seems that I must already be doing everything
right then. I have obviously confused myself with thinking I needed to add a followers option. It
is so dif cult to understand what others are seeing on their pages. Thanks for all your help in
clarifying things in my head.
PAM SAYS
DECEMBER 1, 2013 AT 10:14 PM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-A-

Andrea,
Even though the post is a little over a year old, it was still very helpful.
Thanks
Pam
p.s. Thanks for also with your assistance with my Studiopress questions.

DECEMBER 1, 2013 AT 10:31 PM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-
Glad I was able to help, Pam! Thanks for visiting! 🙂
KESSLIN BIZARRE DEALS SAYS

DECEMBER 23, 2013 AT 12:04 AM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-A-
I’ve been searching online to nd out how can I turn my business fan page into my main feed
page so my main page is not getting all the post that I post for my business page I don’t want to
irritate.
need help so here is my business fan page facebook.com/shopizaar and this is my main page
facebook.com/keslinj because I’m have the same problem with my pinterest account

DECEMBER 23, 2013 AT 9:35 AM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-
It looks like you’re sharing links from your personal pro le instead of your fan page.
When you want to post something to the fan page, just visit the fan page URL in your
browser and post from it directly. You can also set up a service like dlvr.it that will post to
your Facebook fan page automatically when you have a new blog post.
SOHAILA RAHIMI SAYS

DECEMBER 31, 2013 AT 1:50 PM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-A-
So what you mean is if I open a like page on facebook, I can start blogging and get paid?

DECEMBER 31, 2013 AT 1:52 PM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-
Well, not exactly. The two have nothing to do with each other. You can start a blog, and
you can also start a Facebook fan page for your blog, but they are separate things.
Neither one is a guarantee that you’ll earn money.
AUTUMN JONES (HTTP: //HEFILLSMYCUP.BLOGSPOT.COM/ ) SAYS

JANUARY 25, 2014 AT 2:07 PM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-A-
Thank you so much! Was trying to make one but wasn’t sure what category to go under… Your
tutorial was very easy to follow and quick. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. 😉

JANUARY 25, 2014 AT 2:20 PM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-
No problem, Autumn! Glad you found it helpful. 🙂
JAY SAYS
This is great information. I’m wondering if you can help me – I created a fan page (category:
website/blog) separate from my personal Facebook pro le page. Now I want to link the two, but
the only instructions I can nd are for linking business/work fan pages to personal pro les. How
can I link my website/blog fan page to my personal Facebook page?

JANUARY 26, 2014 AT 3:52 AM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-
Hi Jay,
Try this – “like” the page from your personal pro le, then log in as the fan page and view
your likes. You can add your personal account as an admin for the page. Once you do
that, you can log in from your personal pro le and remove the other identity as a page
admin. Hopefully that makes sense. Here’s a link that explains it in more detail:
http://cyberprmusic.com/2013/07/26/facebook-fan-page-admin/
(http://cyberprmusic.com/2013/07/26/facebook-fan-page-admin/)
JAY SAYS
Perfect! That worked. Thank you so much!
SHERRY (HTTP: // WWW.LEARNINGBOOTH.COM) SAYS

Just read all the comments from the beginning. Thanks. I’m thinking to add a Fan page for my
new blog. Two questions: 1) I already have a Fan page for artwork that I post. Am I allowed to
have another one for my blog, according to FB? 2) What about recent changes where it seems
FB is making it harder to have your Fan page show up without ‘boosting’ it with ads….do you
have advice on how to handle this (which I don’t think was the case when you rst posted the
cool directions for setting up a Fan page in 2012). Thanks for any help.

Hi Sherry,
Yes, you can add another fan page. I have multiple websites and 6 different FB fan pages
linked to my personal account, so that’s no problem.
As for the recent changes, I probably need to write a post. Personally, I’m backing away
from Facebook and focusing my energy more on Twitter and Google+. For awhile you
could get more views of your posts by posting a status, then putting the link in the rst
comment, but I just read an article that said FB is going to start cutting back on exposure
for those as well. Basically, it seems that unless you’re willing to pay for ads, there is no
guarantee that your fans will see your posts (even if they want to). I think it’s really
disgusting on FB’s part and I’m willing to walk away at this point. I’ll keep auto posting
new blog posts there, but otherwise I’ll engage with my audience and clients on
networks that let people make their own decisions about what they see and what they
don’t. (Whew, got a little ranty there!)
NOUSHKY SAYS
NOUSHKY SAYS
I loved this tutorial! It was straight to point and didn’t have any technical words to make
anything harder than it is.

Glad you found it helpful! I try my best to make all my tutorials jargon-free and easy to
follow. 🙂
NICOLE (HTTP: // WWW.UGLYGREENCOUCH.NET ) SAYS

FEBRUARY 3, 2014 AT 5:45 PM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-A-
Thank you for the tips. I started my blog in December and I’ve been going back and forth on
whether or not I want a facebook page for it. I have a bad taste in my mouth from facebook
because I had a personal page and I absolutely hated it. Also, I have twitter, instagram,
pinterest, and google plus so I’m not sure how much more social media time I have to spend on
yet another site.

FEBRUARY 3, 2014 AT 5:46 PM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-
I’m becoming less and less of a Facebook fan lately, especially now that most of my fans
don’t even see the updates I post. Twitter is my drug of choice! 🙂
CHRISTINE (HTTP: //GLUTENISMYWITZ.COM) SAYS

Hi Andrea I think your post is the most helpful I have seen.

I am just confused about one thing I have been trying to link my blog post which is with
wordpresss. Org with my facebook page and it keeps telling me I need to be a developer and
then I need to set up an app. I am really confused. I hope you can help.
Christine

Hi Christine,
It sounds like you’re installing a plugin to show the Facebook like box – instead, try using
this tool: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/like-box-for-pages/
(https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/like-box-for-pages/)
It will generate a code that you can paste into a text widget in your sidebar, and there’s
no app ID required. Hope that helps!

Hi Andrea great information very helpful best that I can nd. I was wondering if you can help me
I am trying to use a plugin for facebook and my wordpress.org to feed my posts from my blog to
my facebook page and they keep telling me I need to be a developer. So I signed up to be a
developer and it’s so confusing is there any way around this developer thing. I still can’t gure it
developer and it’s so confusing is there any way around this developer thing. I still can’t gure it
out I just want my blogs to feed into my facebook page.
Please help.
Thanks christine

Oh, okay. I misunderstood what you were trying to do. Visit http://dlvr.it (http://dlvr.it ) –
it’s a service that will post to your FB fan page automatically (as well as Twitter and
several other services). It’s very easy to set up and doesn’t require the developer stuff.

Is a fan page the same as a facebook page? And so I just follow the steps you stated in your
article and create my page. I did my page with my facebook pro le and got nervous so I
created a knew facebook acct I will use for my blog

Yes, that’s correct.
FEBRUARY 8, 2014 AT 8:37 PM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-

Hi I just wanted to know if there is any other link you can recommend then the dlvr that the
service is free?

Dlvr.it has a free option – on their pricing page, it’s listed below the pricing tables.

Oh ok thank you I will try it. Thank you for all your help and responding so quickly.
KIM (HTTP: //LIFESJOURNEYTOPERFECTION.BLOGSPOT.COM) SAYS

Thanks you so much! Your tutorial was very helpful!

You’re welcome! 🙂
GILL SAYS
Hi, I am setting up a business Facebook page, but I want to put in my own category, as none of
the options on the scroll down list is appropriate. I did put in the most relevant to get myself
started, but now can’t nd a way to put in what I actually want.
Thanks, Gill

MARCH 4, 2014 AT 9:26 AM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-
Hi Gill,
Unfortunately you’d have to take that up with Facebook; to my knowledge they don’t
allow you to enter a custom category. I’m surprised that nothing on the list would be
relevant since it’s a pretty extensive list.
SIMPLYOLDSCHOOLCOOKINGREESE (HTTP: // WWW.SIMPLYOLDSCHOOLCOOKING.COM) SAYS

Wow – super helpful!!! I just created my page and I think I got it right:) Just a shell now, check it
out:
https://www.facebook.com/simplyoldschoolcooking
(https://www.facebook.com/simplyoldschoolcooking)

MARCH 9, 2014 AT 8:51 AM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-
Congratulations! Looks good 🙂
JESSICA SAYS
APRIL 6, 2014 AT 9:17 PM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-A-
hey I’d just like to thank you for this post, it actually eased the process for creating my very own
page for my website. Cheers and thanks again.

APRIL 7, 2014 AT 12:42 PM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-
No problem, Jessica! Glad you found it helpful. 🙂
SARA (HTTP: //CLASSICALLYHOMESCHOOLING.COM/ ) SAYS

APRIL 8, 2014 AT 11:38 PM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-A-
Thank you for posting the step-by-step instructions on how to create a Facebook page. It was
very helpful!
MICHELLE (HTTP: // TRAVELWITHMYFAMILY.COM) SAYS

Thanks for making this process super easy! I really appreciated the step-step guide and I had
my fan page set up in just three minutes!

Awesome, Michelle! Glad it was easy to follow. 🙂
LISA SAYS
AUGUST 1, 2014 AT 8:43 PM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-A-
Hey,
I want to have a fan page for my blog as you describe. My question is how do I invite friends to
follow it without revealing my identity as the writer of the blog?

AUGUST 2, 2014 AT 10:11 AM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-
Hi Lisa,
Honestly, I’m not sure it’s possible to invite friends to like the page without them guring
out that the page belongs to you. It wouldn’t say that anywhere, but if I saw a
noti cation that said “Lisa invited you to like this page” I would assume you were
involved with the fan page somehow.
KIM SAYS
Hi Andrea,
I am wondering if your views have changed on using fb for a fan page. I am considering it but
after reading your comments on the changes over the years im kind of leary about using it.

Hi Kim,
I shut down my fan page last year I believe… With all the changes Facebook has made,
you basically have to pay to advertise to your own followers or else no one sees your
posts. It just wasn’t worth the investment!
MMD (HTTP: // WWW.MYMONEYDESIGN.COM/ ) SAYS

I just used this tutorial to setup a Facebook page for one of my niche sites. Your instructions
made it WAY EASIER than I remember when I rst setup a Facebook page for my main blog
years ago. Thanks a ton for putting this out there!

No problem! Glad to hear that FB hasn’t changed everything – been awhile since I set up
a page. 🙂
CHRISTOSKI (HTTP: // THESMILINGCUCUMBER.COM) SAYS

AUGUST 11, 2015 AT 7:19 PM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-A-
I was pretty lost trying to gure out how to set this up. You were a huge help! Thanks for
making it so simple.

AUGUST 11, 2015 AT 7:57 PM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-
Glad to know it was helpful and still relevant! Thanks so much for stopping by. 🙂
RITA (HTTP: // THEEXISTENTIALMOM.COM) SAYS

Thank you! Just started a brand new blog. This was the step by step I needed to do one more of
the bazillion things I didn’t even realize went with just writing the blog.

Hi Rita,
There are de nitely a lot of small extras that go along with blogging! Best of luck with
your blog and the new Facebook page! 🙂
your blog and the new Facebook page! 🙂
MUKTA CHAUHAN (HTTP: //MUKTASVISION.COM/ ) SAYS

Thanks for sharing this useful information. I did setup my blog page on facebook using your
easy to followup instructions. Will be looking forward to your other posts as well.

You’re very welcome, Mukta! I’m glad you were able to get your fan page up and going.
Best of luck growing your community! 🙂
MICHELLE (HTTP: // WWW.INTERCULTURAL-REFLECTIONS.DE / ) SAYS

OCTOBER 9, 2015 AT 12:35 AM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-A-
Thank you very much, I’ll try setting up a fan page for my new blog today.
If I want to share links to my new blog posts out to my real Facebook friends, I can simply
become a fan of my own blog page and then share the articles with my friends as I see them in
my feed, correct?

OCTOBER 9, 2015 AT 10:36 AM (HTTPS: // WWW.NUTSANDBOLTSMEDIA.COM/HOW-TO-
Thanks for stopping by! You are correct – you can “like” your own page, then when
something is published there, you can share it on your personal FB pro le just like you
would with any other post from a page. Hope that helps!
MICHELLE (HTTP: // WWW.INTERCULTURAL-REFLECTIONS.DE / ) SAYS

Great, thank you!
EXTREME SPORTS BLOGGER (HTTP: // WWW.EXTREMESPORTSBLOGGER.COM) SAYS

Hi Andrea,
Are these instruction still relevant today?
Just about to set up a facebook ‘fan’ page for my new extreme sports blog. Never been that
interested in facebook on a personal level and don’t even have a personal account yet.
Yep, it’s 2015 and I don’t have a facebook account. I must be the only person on the planet who
actually has a life and some time left in their day.
Nevertheless, are these instructions still relevant today in that I need to set up a personal
‘pro le’ and then create a ‘fan’ page? As I understand it also, to keep them ‘separate’, I should
avoid ‘liking’ from one to the other.
Thanks.


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You’re welcome, Nicole! Glad it was helpful.

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This was so helpful! Thanks so much for your help.

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No problem, Tammy! Glad you found the post useful. 🙂

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