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How Do I Use Facebook Properly

by seriousmny
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Hi guys,

I am contemplating deleting my Facebook profile and starting over. I have a mix of IM and personal family and friends in my profile and I find the posts that my family and friends are making are not really a good mix with my business. My Facebook address is in my name.

Can I just start over and use the one with my name for family and friends and make a new profile for business? What do you think I should do. My nieces and nephews posts sometimes are crazy and I don't want my potential business partners or customers seeing that stuff. Any Facebook experts out there can tell me how to effectively market my business with Facebook and then use it separately for family and friends?
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  • Profile picture of the author StefanieBloosky
    Serioumny-

    Having two separate Facebook profiles may be a good decision on your part. Especially if you friends that leave comments that you do not want your business partners to see. Seems like its all about personal preference.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dianes.Bistro
    Originally Posted by seriousmny View Post

    Hi guys,

    I am contemplating deleting my Facebook profile and starting over. I have a mix of IM and personal family and friends in my profile and I find the posts that my family and friends are making are not really a good mix with my business. My Facebook address is in my name.

    Can I just start over and use the one with my name for family and friends and make a new profile for business? What do you think I should do. My nieces and nephews posts sometimes are crazy and I don't want my potential business partners or customers seeing that stuff. Any Facebook experts out there can tell me how to effectively market my business with Facebook and then use it separately for family and friends?
    Good decision....I had to do the same simply because some of my Fam/Friend comments were off the wall [no pun intended] ...
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  • Profile picture of the author ExpertWriter
    I have two different facebooks also. Sometimes you need one to be yourself, and another to show your professional side =) Nothing wrong with that.

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      • Profile picture of the author snvservices
        Originally Posted by DavidTrudrung View Post

        It depends on the nature of your business also. If your friends and family know your business, you can use a single account for both. But if you want to hide your business and don't want your friends to let know your work, then you should use the other account for that purpose.
        Hi,

        I think it is right as, facebook is a social networking site which allows you to enhance your business and to get some new prospects too, also it is a place where you can find your friends and can stay connected with them.

        So, it is always better to have two profiles one is your business profile and another is your personel profile.

        As far as business profile concerns then it is good if you join some business related groups which helps you to get more prospects.

        Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author TheRichJerksNet
    You do know facebook terms state 1 account ? Personally I do not find it a problem but ofcourse I do not spam the heck out of people about this product and that product ...

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  • Profile picture of the author freudianslip27
    Facebook may state one account, but I feel that your personal self is a separate entity from your business. Having a separate account for your business is something lots of people do. Look at restaurants and such for example.

    As far as having two accounts from the same IP address, I wouldn't worry about that as many families experience that same issue as more than one person will have an account in a household.

    I agree that you should keep things separate. When you post something on your wall, you want business contacts to read it. They will be less likely to do that when they see irrelevant (to them) messages about your personal life.

    Matt
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  • Profile picture of the author naijapower
    Best to go for 2 facebook profile or account.
    Keep business separate from pleasure.

    Trust me, i have been there and i state that it is best way forward cos some friends in their humour might make comments your business interests would not appreciate
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  • Profile picture of the author Onur Ibrahim
    Have you considered starting a facebook FAN Page for your business? This is a much better proposition for professional presence on FB. And the number of FANs is unlimited.
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