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Curt Doolittle updated his status.

How do I convert my profile to a Facebook Page?

By creating a Page, you can use more tools and share with a wider audience. Converting your profile to a Page creates a new Facebook Page that’s based on your profile. You can only convert your profile to a Page once.

When you convert your profile to a Page:

You’ll have both a profile and a Page after conversion.

We’ll transfer your profile picture and cover photo to the Page, and the name on your profile will become the Page’s name.

You can select from your friends, followers and pending friend requests and add them as your new Page’s followers. See more information in the section below.

You can choose which photos and videos to copy over from your profile, but keep in mind that views and other metrics remain with your profile and can’t transfer to the Page.

If you convert a verified profile, the verified status will be moved from the profile to the Page.

You can preview all changes before publishing your new Page.

When you’ve finished setting up your new Page, we’ll ask you to check your privacy settings on your profile to make sure you’re sharing what you want to share.

To convert your profile to a Facebook Page:

Go to Create a Facebook Page Based on Your Profile.

Click Get Started and follow the on-screen instructions.

Your new Page will automatically publish once the conversion process is finished. To change this setting, click to select Off next to Publish Page when done at the top.

What Happens to My Friends, Followers and Pending Friend Requests When I Convert to a Page?

Once your new Page is published:

Your profile’s followers, friends and friend requests will get notified that you’ve created a new Page.

The profile followers you choose will automatically follow the new Page and will be removed from following your profile.

Friends and pending friend requests you select will automatically like and follow the new Page, and won’t be removed from your profile.

✔️ How to Verify a Page or Profile on Facebook: Blue And

This post originally appeared on my blog: How to get verified on Facebook.

The process of verifying a page or a profile on Facebook is very simple. In a nutshell you need 2 things: 1) you need great press and 2) a compelling reason.

You might be wondering if you need a lot of followers to get verified. This doesn’t seem to be the case.

First, not everyone can be verified, unfortunately. According to Facebook’s Support Team only people in the following categories can be verified with a badge:

Journalists
Popular Brand or Businesses
Government Officials
Celebrities
Media
Entertainment
Sports Companies

If you fall in these categories, there is a higher chance that you can be verified.

Pro tip: If your personal facebook page is not in this category, you can always change it to “Public Figure” by going to About > Category.

After you’ve done that, follow these steps:

Link to your profile or Page from your official website.
For a Facebook Page, different types of basic information will appear in your Page’s About section depending on your Page’s category. It’s important to add accurate details so that people can quickly learn about your Page. Make sure to add your website, awards, bio, and more. The more complete it is, the better.

For a Facebook profile, provide accurate information in your profile. Include in your About section a website address that is registered in your name. Make your profile public by default so that people can follow it. Have at least a few hundred followers (~500) before requesting a badge.

Contact Facebook and get verified. Make sure to include a government-issued ID (US IDs work best, a passport will do too).

Write a compelling reason as to why you should be verified. Everyone’s case is different so I won’t tell you what to write. Here you should include your website and links to relevant press articles or a Wikipedia page.

Wait 2-5 days to hear back from Big Brother Facebook.
If you got your verification request rejected it is most likely due to the following reasons:

You don’t have enough features on the press. -> Learn how to get featured on Forbes, Techcrunch, etc.

You don’t have a Wikipedia. FYI, to get a Wiki, you first need press.

You didn’t write a compelling reason or the ID you provided was blurry or not appropriate.


From Facebook’s support: “If your Page’s category is Local Business, Company or Organization, your Page may be eligible for a gray verification badge. If you’re an admin, your Page has a profile picture and cover photo, and is eligible, you’ll see this option in your Page’s Settings.” To verify your Page, you can use your business’s publicly listed phone number or a business document (example: phone bill).

The steps to follow are:

Click Settings at the top of your Page
Click General
Go to Page Visibility, then click Edit
Click Verify this Page, then click Get Started
Enter a publicly listed phone number for your business, your country and language
Click Call Me Now to allow Facebook to call you with a verification code
Enter the 4-digit verification code and click Continue
Note: If you don’t see the “verify this page” it is because Facebook hasn’t rolled out the feature to all users just yet.

Benefits of having a blue or grey badge
Instant EGO boost (come on, you feel good when you see it)
Boosts credibility in your business or imageUsers will know they are interacting with the real page
Verified pages will rank higher on Facebook’s search results.
Is it worth it?

I don’t really think so, as most of the benefit will only be that you can brag to your friends about it. Not much more than that, in my opinion. I rather suggest you invest your time creating amazing value for your followers.

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So there you have it, this is the way to verify a page on Facebook: get press and follow the steps. If we aren’t connected on LinkedIn yet, don’t hesitate to send me a connection request.