Vanity URLs for Facebook

Do you admin a page in Facebook and have at least 25 fans (i.e. 25 people that have liked your page)? If so, this qualifies your page for a custom or vanity URL. This can be helpful for marketing purposes or even just in those situations when you find yourself in a "real-life" conversation with someone who's interested in liking your page but neither of you have a computer handy. Just let them know your custom URL, and that person can easily find your page by adding it after the slash in their address bar when logged into Facebook.

For example: www.facebook.com/returntoharmony

Obtaining a vanity URL is super easy. Just go here (www.facebook.com/username) and click on Set a User Name for Your Page. (This is also where you would go to set up a user name for your personal profile.) A drop down menu will appear; select the page you want to create the URL for then type in your desired name. Once you select a name for your page, it cannot be changed, so be certain of the following:

• That you love the name and can live with it as long as your page exists.

• That it makes sense for the people who like or are fans of your page.

• That it contains key words that make it easily searchable.

• That everything is spelled and capitalized correctly.

Then click the Check Availability button. You will then receive confirmation that your URL was accepted, or notification that the URL is no longer available. If it's no longer available, try changing the position of the words, shortening words, or using similar words and try again. Chances are there will be something that does the trick.