How to Create a Facebook Page for Your Business

Before you begin

• An active personal Facebook profile.
• Your business name and business category.
• A short description of what the business does.
• Recommended: phone number, email, city, profile image, and cover image.

Create the Page

1. 1

   Open Facebook Pages

   Sign in with your personal Facebook profile. In the left menu, select Pages.

2. 2

   Start a new Page

   Click Create new Page.

   

3. 3

   Enter the Page name

   Use the business name customers will recognize.

4. 4

   Choose the category

   Select the closest category for the business. Meta may allow several categories; the first one becomes the primary category.

5. 5

   Add a short introduction

   Explain what the business offers, where it operates, and who it helps.

   

6. 6

   Create the Page

   Review the information and click Create Page.

Complete the business information

1. 1

   Add contact details

   Enter the website, phone number, email, city, address, and postal code when available. These fields are not all required, but they make the Page more complete.

2. 2

   Choose the business hours

   Set specific hours, choose Always open, or choose not to display hours.

3. 3

   Upload the Page images

   Add a profile image, normally the logo, and a cover image.

4. 4

   Add an action button

   Optional: create a button that sends visitors to a message, website, email, or WhatsApp conversation.

5. 5

   Finish the Page setup

   You may skip the native WhatsApp connection if it does not work during setup. You can also invite initial followers and choose your notification settings.

   

How to confirm you are finished