Facebook Profile Page OR Facebook Fan Page For Restaurant?

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Hey guys,

One of my clients has his restaurants set up as Facebook profile pages, not business pages.

It seems like this would be at a disadvantage to him because profile pages can't be customized and there is no specific landing page.

Is there any reason why a business should have a Facebook profile page over a business page?

Thanks,

~Sean
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  • I don't see a good reason to make it a profile except to invite friends. However, I would stay suggest it to be a fan page.

    If he already gave the name to the profile, find a close name to his business
  • Using a facebook profile for a restaurant is only going to waste his time because he will have to accept friend requests manually, whereby a facebook fanpage will allow the fans to see the content right after they click the like button
  • I don't see a good reason for this either. I would definitely go with a business page, for a business page as that's what they are meant for.

    I think there is a way to transfer over and still keep all your friends from your profile page, but not 100% sure on this.
  • Have him convert it to a business page asap
  • Definitely should not be a profile page, in my opinion. Profiles should be personal.

    It doesn't make a lot of sense to me but who knows, it could work better for some in testing!
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    • Business Page all the way, and incorporate a mini site. This way you can have different pages within the business page - IE menus, photos, directions, etc.
  • I'm for a page also.

    Jill: What's the advantage to having a mini site in FaceBook? My thoughts are to always use your website as your hub and drive traffic to it for things like menus, photos and such. I could be wrong. I'd like to know your reasoning behind the mini site thingy.
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    • Because a lot of people are happy to be within facebook and not all of them want to to exiting from the safety net they feel there.

      Adding a second mini site is easy to do, and of course that can link out to the main site - but can be used to display all the information directly on facebook.

      I work with one lady who owns a big restaurant and sports bar. They do a lot of charity events and things that she doesn't necessarily want on the main site. She has a huge following on Facebook and she gets a lot more exposure to those people on facebook - as not all of them need to be on her list. She uses a list for other reasons - such as she has some big sports fanatics who she communicates with that way.

      Facebook gives her more local community members regular reminders - and is not as reliant on people just opening their emails for updates.

      There are a lot of junkies out there who go to play games (:rolleyes: who ever could I be referring to?) and so they will go on Facebook before they will go in the email.
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  • Thanks Jill. That's good to know and makes sense.
  • In addition to what others have already pointed out, don't forget that the number of FB profile friends is limited, page likes are not.
  • Here is perhaps the GREATEST reason to have your client switch: If FB comes across a business that is registered as a profile...it will yank it. No question and little chance of it EVER being re-instated. I have encountered this on 4 separate occasions and have connected with HUNDREDS online that have had similar things happen. At this stage, I refuse to do work with clients that have their business as a profile instead of a page because when it goes, they are NEVER happy, and all my work is wasted...good luck though!

    Mac the Knife
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  • Definitely a Fan Page. There's so much more you can do with one, including adding a squeeze page element, as well as unlimited Tabs. With restaurants, you should always include a map page, a menu page, and a coupon/discount page. Use the squeeze page element to start a VIP or Special Customers Club. Offer a small discount, like 10% off on Mondays and Tuesdays (historically the slowest days in the rest. biz). Once he's happy with the page, talk to him about doing CPA placements in-house.

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