{"id":11296,"date":"2022-07-14T06:09:48","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=11296"},"modified":"2022-07-14T06:09:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:09:49","slug":"how-to-make-a-facebook-business-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-facebook-business-account","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Facebook Business Account"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a141e94e1e69\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a141e94e1e69\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a141e94e1e69\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-facebook-business-account\/#How_to_Make_a_Facebook_Business_Account\" title=\"How to Make a Facebook Business Account\">How to Make a Facebook Business Account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-facebook-business-account\/#Creating_a_Facebook_business_page\" title=\"Creating a Facebook business page\">Creating a Facebook business page<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-facebook-business-account\/#Adding_a_cover_video\" title=\"Adding a cover video\">Adding a cover video<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-facebook-business-account\/#Adding_a_payment_method\" title=\"Adding a payment method\">Adding a payment method<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-facebook-business-account\/#Adding_a_billing_threshold\" title=\"Adding a billing threshold\">Adding a billing threshold<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-facebook-business-account\/#Adding_contact_information\" title=\"Adding contact information\">Adding contact information<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Make_a_Facebook_Business_Account\"><\/span>How to Make a Facebook Business Account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/wHdXkGU.jpg\" alt=\"how to make a facebook business account\"> <\/p>\n<p>If you have a business, you should start by setting up a Facebook business account. There are a few important steps to take to ensure your account is legitimate. Adding a cover video, billing threshold, payment method, and more are all steps you should complete after you create your business account. Listed below are the most important steps to take. When you are done, move on to the next step. This will confirm your acceptance of Facebook&#8217;s policies.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Creating_a_Facebook_business_page\"><\/span>Creating a Facebook business page<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve completed the registration process, you can begin creating your Facebook business page. After you&#8217;ve created your account, fill in basic information about your business. Fill out your business category (one or two words), cover photo, and description, and click &#8220;create&#8221;. Choose a description that describes what your business does and what it offers. Your cover photo and profile picture will be your main visual assets. If you&#8217;d like to display these on your Facebook page, you can choose to make them public or private.<\/p>\n<p>Once your page is up and running, make sure to share its URL with your target audience. Make your first post announcing the opening of your new online store. Perhaps you can offer a discount for the first hundred customers to buy from you. Or you can explain the story behind your brand and mission. You can even invite friends and family to your page. The more people you have, the better. In addition, Facebook has a &#8220;like&#8221; button, which helps people easily share their experiences with others.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Adding_a_cover_video\"><\/span>Adding a cover video<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Adding a cover video to your Facebook business account is a great way to engage your audience and showcase your brand. The video must be no longer than a minute long and fit within the cover space. If you&#8217;re not creative, consider hiring a friend or digital marketing agency to make it for you. These agencies know how to make a Facebook cover video that catches the audience&#8217;s attention.<\/p>\n<p>Before you post your cover video, check out Facebook&#8217;s guidelines. Video covers should be between 20 and 90 seconds in length. The video should be eye-catching and catchy to entice viewers to check out your business or service. You can include other CTAs, such as a coupon or website link, if you&#8217;d like. Make sure to position the text in the center of the video so it&#8217;s easy to read.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Adding_a_payment_method\"><\/span>Adding a payment method<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To accept credit cards from customers, you must add a payment method to your Facebook business account. You can add several payment methods, but not all of them are available in every country or currency. Once you&#8217;ve added a payment method, you can edit or remove it. To make sure your payment method is working properly, you should enter the card data whenever possible. Facebook will also let you know whether your credit card is valid.<\/p>\n<p>The first step in the process of adding a payment method to your Facebook business account is to login to your Facebook account as the administrator. Once you&#8217;re logged in, click the grid menu icon on the top left-hand corner of your screen. Select &#8220;Billing,&#8221; and then click &#8220;Add a payment method.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Adding_a_billing_threshold\"><\/span>Adding a billing threshold<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Adding a billing threshold to a business account is a great way to prevent Facebook from charging you every time you spend money on ads. By default, Facebook charges users at certain intervals. But you can change this so that Facebook does not charge you every time you spend money on ads. You can also change your billing thresholds by contacting Facebook&#8217;s support team. Facebook also allows you to cap the amount you spend on ads. If you are working with an advertising agency, this option is a useful feature to limit the amount of money you spend on ad campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve set the billing threshold, go to the settings section of your business account and click on &#8220;Billing Settings.&#8221; On the left side of the screen, you&#8217;ll see a window that displays your current billing threshold. There, you can also choose a new threshold and click OK. This will change the frequency at which Facebook will charge you. This is especially useful if you&#8217;re charging customers for your ads regularly.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Adding_contact_information\"><\/span>Adding contact information<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you have a business page on Facebook, it&#8217;s essential to add contact information. This includes your email and website, as well as the address of your store or service area. You should also include your hours of operation, products and price ranges, and any privacy policies you have. The About section of your page is also a good place to include more information about your business. If you&#8217;d like to attract more customers, you can even add a photo of your menu and services.<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve created your account, you need to add your business contact information. To do this, you need to login to Facebook with your current email address and click the downward-facing arrow in the upper-right corner of your screen. From there, click Settings &amp; privacy. Select the contact information tab, and then click Edit next to the email address. Then, fill in your contact information, and set the information as public or private.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Make a Facebook Business Account If you have a business, you should start by setting up a Facebook business account. There are a few important steps to take to ensure your account is legitimate. 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