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Creating a Facebook Fan Page for Artists and Entertainers

Scott

Written by Scott

Many artists, magicians, and comedians have been using Facebook more frequently for marketing purposes. This is one of the more popular social media sites and a Fan Page is the perfect solution to building a community around you and your brand.

In this tutorial, we’ll go through the steps needed to create a Facebook Fan Page.

Step 1: Select the Type of Page
Go to the Facebook Fan Page setup page to begin the process. Once there, select the type of Fan page that you would like to create.

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After filling in the required boxes, clicking the “Agree” button and ’signing’ your authorization, you will be taken to a brand new Facebook page as soon as you click the create button.

Since you are the first ‘fan’ or member of this page, you will be granted automatic administrative rights on the page. You will be able to add others to have administrative rights at anytime. For example, if this was for a band, it would be appropriate for each band member to have the ability to make changes and additions to the page.

Step: 2: Building Your Fan Page
From here, the page will resemble your standard Facebook page and can be treated almost the same way. You can add applications, share links, add photos and much more.

There are several paths one could take from this point, and what is exciting is how this fan page can be utilized.

For example, we announced our new book, Byting into Live Digital Caricatures, on our Facebook Page as part of an ongoing partial reveal. We were able to notify friends and use the page as a central gathering point for people to gather.

*UPDATE*
There has been some exciting news regarding Facebook that has surfaced since this article was first published.

As of this summer, Facebook now allows custom URLs, provided that you have at least 100 fans for your Fan Page. Personal URLs are allowed as well.

So we can now just give the address: http://facebook.com/digitalblacksmiths to spread info about our Facebook page. I still prefer http://facebook.digitalblacksmiths.com that forwards to the actual Facebook URL, though. But this new update is very exciting.

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Scott helps companies deliver their message and create content for audiences across the country. His company, Reels in Motion, has contributed to visual effects in multiple films. Scott continues to push the technological envelope in multiple arenas, from programing iPhone Applications to live greenscreen visual effects.


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