{"id":27762,"date":"2022-07-21T09:58:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T09:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=27762"},"modified":"2022-07-21T09:58:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T09:58:00","slug":"can-i-create-a-new-facebook-account-based-on-an-existing-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/can-i-create-a-new-facebook-account-based-on-an-existing-one","title":{"rendered":"Can I Create a New Facebook Account Based on an Existing One?"},"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-69e5bb14609d7\" 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-69e5bb14609d7\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e5bb14609d7\" ><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\/can-i-create-a-new-facebook-account-based-on-an-existing-one\/#Can_I_Create_a_New_Facebook_Account_Based_on_an_Existing_One\" title=\"Can I Create a New Facebook Account Based on an Existing One?\">Can I Create a New Facebook Account Based on an Existing One?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/can-i-create-a-new-facebook-account-based-on-an-existing-one\/#Creating_a_new_Facebook_account\" title=\"Creating a new Facebook account\">Creating a new Facebook account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/can-i-create-a-new-facebook-account-based-on-an-existing-one\/#Changing_your_profile_and_cover_photo\" title=\"Changing your profile and cover photo\">Changing your profile and cover photo<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/can-i-create-a-new-facebook-account-based-on-an-existing-one\/#Changing_your_privacy_settings\" title=\"Changing your privacy settings\">Changing your privacy settings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/can-i-create-a-new-facebook-account-based-on-an-existing-one\/#Creating_a_business_Facebook_account\" title=\"Creating a business Facebook account\">Creating a business Facebook account<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_I_Create_a_New_Facebook_Account_Based_on_an_Existing_One\"><\/span>Can I Create a New Facebook Account Based on an Existing One?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/XMJRMJY.jpg\" align=\"left\" style=\"width:auto; max-height:274px; margin:0px 10px; height:auto; max-width:40%\" alt=\"Can I create a new Facebook account if I already have one\">  <\/p>\n<p>Can I create a new Facebook account based on an existing one? It depends. In this article I will discuss how to change your Facebook profile and cover photo, as well as change your privacy settings. I&#8217;ll also discuss how to set up a Facebook account for a business. In addition, I&#8217;ll explain how to change my Facebook cover photo if it&#8217;s not what I wanted.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Creating_a_new_Facebook_account\"><\/span>Creating a new Facebook account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you already have a Facebook account, you may be wondering whether it is safe to create a new one. It is possible, but it is best to avoid it. First of all, Facebook strongly discourages this practice. You cannot use the same email address and mobile phone number to create another account. Instead, choose a new user name and email address. Then, follow the steps listed below to create a new account.<\/p>\n<p>To create a page on Facebook, you can choose from the available options. You can create a personal profile, business page, community page, and public figure page. To create a business page, click on the &#8216;Get Started&#8217; button and fill out your personal details, including your name and contact information. Depending on your company, you might want to use a different name for your business page. Make sure to use the name that people will use when searching for it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Changing_your_profile_and_cover_photo\"><\/span>Changing your profile and cover photo<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can change your profile and cover photo on Facebook to reflect your personal style. To change your cover photo, you can click on the camera icon in the top left corner of your News Feed. After that, you can change the photo by tapping the three dots in the upper right corner and choosing &#8220;Edit profile.&#8221; To view your lock profile options, click the lock icon next to your cover photo. If you&#8217;re using the desktop version of Facebook, you can&#8217;t hide your profile picture while posting.<\/p>\n<p>The first step in modifying your profile photo is to select the image you wish to use. You can upload an image from your computer or choose an existing one from Facebook&#8217;s library. When you have selected your photo, click Reposition to move it in the desired position and click Remove to delete it. You can also choose to upload a video or create a slide show. Once you&#8217;ve uploaded the photo, drag it to the position you want.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Changing_your_privacy_settings\"><\/span>Changing your privacy settings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You may have already noticed that Facebook knows more about you than your mother. This is because they use your endorsements to target ads and other content to you based on what you&#8217;re like and who you know. However, this privacy setting can also protect you from phishing and hackers who try to guess your security questions. If you don&#8217;t want these ads to be displayed on your feed, you can change your Facebook privacy settings to prevent them.<\/p>\n<p>There are several ways to control which information the social network uses on you. For instance, you can disable third-party sites from using your Facebook profile to target your ads. You can also download the data that Facebook collects for analysis. There are a number of other benefits of changing your Facebook privacy settings. You can start changing your privacy settings on Facebook today! Here are some quick tips to protect your privacy and keep it that way.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Creating_a_business_Facebook_account\"><\/span>Creating a business Facebook account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First of all, you should know that you can create more than one Facebook account for your business. This option is known as Facebook Business Manager. By doing so, you can keep your personal profile separate from your business&#8217; profile. You can also access the administrator of your business page. To change the privacy settings, you can go to the top right corner of your profile and click &#8220;Change Privacy Settings.&#8221; This option will allow you to modify the visibility and access of your page.<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve created an account, you should create a business page. You&#8217;ll need to fill out all the necessary information. Among these are your business name, category, and location. 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