Facebook is so ubiquitous that, whatever line of business you’re in, it’s likely many of your customers and potential customers are using the site to socialise and network. There are over 350 million active users of the world’s largest social network and, even though it was originally designed to help students plan their social lives, it has quickly evolved into a powerful internet marketing tool for businesses.

In the same way that individuals can set up profile pages, businesses can set up fan pages. You can upload your logo and company description to the page and post updates, links and photos on your wall. People can indicate they “like” your page, and your updates will then appear in their news feeds. A description of your page will also feature on your fans’ individual profiles. Given that the average Facebook user has 130 friends (according to Facebook’s own calculation), you can theoretically put your business in front of 13,000 people with just 100 fans!

You can also use a Facebook fan page to drive traffic to your website by posting links to your latest blog or news articles on the wall.

It’s easy to set up a Facebook fan page for your business: just click on this link and follow the instructions.

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