Facebook makes it easy for business owners and community moderators to use their pages in harmony with their own personal Facebook page. You can comment as the business or page itself while using the interfaces there, and still go back to the rest of Facebook and comment as yourself. Show
However, sometimes it can be good for marketing or awareness to go out into the rest of Facebook and comment as your page or business on outside posts — for example, if you want to offer customer service to those complaining about your product, or start a communication exchange with another local business. If you want to do that, it's very simple, and it doesn't even require any logins, logouts, or settings changes. Note that you can only do this on another page, not on someone's profile — and only if the page is public, and not a private one that only one of your profiles was invited to. Here's how to comment as a page on Facebook on your Mac or PC. Check out the products mentioned in this article:MacBook Pro (From $1,299.99 at Best Buy)Lenovo IdeaPad 130 (From $299.99 at Best Buy)How to comment as a page on Facebook1. Log into Facebook in a browser and go to the post you want to comment on. 2. Next to the comment button, you'll see your profile icon with a little dropdown arrow next to it. Click on it. Click on your profile icon next to the comment field. Melanie Weir/Business Insider3. Select the name of the page you want to comment as from the dropdown menu, then make your comment. Select the page you want to comment as, then comment. Melanie Weir/Business Insider
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Melanie Weir Freelance author Melanie Weir is a freelance author for Insider, mainly focusing on the Tech Reference section, but occasionally contributing to Lifestyle and Entertainment topics as well. She is also a freelance writer for ScreenRant, and is the Lead Weekend News Editor at TheThings.com. In her spare time she writes plays for both stage and screen. She can be reached at , or through LinkedIn. Read more Read less Insider Inc. receives a commission when you buy through our links. In addition, each profile has its own news feed: Your personal profile news feed: Based on your friends’ status updates and the business pages you’ve liked as your personal profile Your business page profile news feed: Based solely on the pages you’ve liked as your page Switch your profile viewStart by changing your profile view from personal profile to page profile. To do that, follow these steps:
When you change over to working as your page, you should see your page’s Admin panel expanded to include these sections: Notifications, Messages, New Likes, Insights, and Page Tips. Your business page news feedWe’re sure that you’re used to seeing your personal account news feed. Well, a business page can have a news feed, too! Your page profile news feed is based solely on the pages you’ve liked as your page. To see that news feed, click the link in the top-right of the page called Home.This feed functions just the same as your personal profile news feed, except that it’s filled with posts from other Facebook pages that you have liked. If you haven’t liked any pages yet as your page, you won’t have anything in this news feed. You can’t like a personal account as a page, so this feed shows only page updates. To switch back to your personal profile, follow these steps:
But wait! You might say, “But I am myself!” This Voice notification and link replace what was previously called Posting Preference and was part of the editing dashboard. Facebook pulled it out to make it very obvious “who” you are while you’re on your page: your personal account or your page. Tips for switching between personal and business pagesNow that you’ve had a chance to see your profile options and are comfortable switching between them, here are a few tips:
How to link to your profilesIf your Facebook business page is a service that you offer, go back to your personal Facebook profile, and add a little bit to your About tab about your new page’s location. If your business is something that you want to keep completely separate from your personal profile on Facebook, skip these steps.To link to your business page from your personal profile, follow these steps:
Another creative idea is to put your business page URL on your personal profile’s cover photo. You have to do a little photo editing, but the result will help move people over to your page. Or you can put your website address on the image. About This ArticleAbout the book authors:Stephanie Diamond is a marketing thought leader with 20+ years of experience building profits for both small business and multibillion dollar corporations. She is the founder of Digital Media Works, Inc. John Haydon owns Inbound Zombie, a consultancy that provides nonprofits with strategic training about Facebook. This article can be found in the category:
How do I change who I am commenting as on Facebook?Tap in the top right of Facebook, then tap your name. Tap Switch Profiles in the top right, then select the Page you want to switch into. Go to the Page post you want to like or comment on.
How do I interact with myself as my business page?In the bottom right, tap the circle with your profile picture and select your Page or your profile. Keep in mind that actions taken while interacting as your Page in your group will be recorded as taken by the Page in places like notifications.
How do I comment as my business page on Facebook?To like or comment on another Page's post as your Page:. Tap. in the top right of Facebook.. Tap Pages.. Go to the Page post you want to like or comment on.. Tap your profile picture in the bottom-right corner of the post.. Select the Page you want to like or comment as.. Like or comment on the post.. |