Facebook feature converts profiles to business pages !!
Facebook users ready to move from a personal profile
to a business page can now make the switch through a
new process offered by the company.
Sparing people from the chore of building a business page from
scratch, Facebook's Profile To Business Page Migration tool can
provide a head start by just converting an existing personal profile.
The process is geared for a variety of business types and
categories, including local companies, larger organizations,
public figures, causes, and even individual products.
The migration works by converting all of a user's friends into
fans and moving over his or her profile photos. All other content,
including wall posts and extra photos, won't come along
for the ride. After choosing the appropriate business category,
a user can specify a name, subcategory, and a few other items.
Once the business page is live, the user can then fill in any other
necessary details.
Be aware that the conversion is a one-way trip.
Once it's finished, you can't transform your business page
back into a personal profile. Facebook advises users who
need to save content from their personal profile
to download the information through the data downloader
feature that the company set up last year.
You'll find more details on the conversion process and
tips on maintaining a business page at Facebook's Help Center.
Though this new conversion may benefit business users,
Facebook isn't just offering it out of the goodness of its heart.
The company warns that having a personal profile for anything
other than a single individual violates its guidelines.
For such profiles, Facebook suggests converting them
to business pages, otherwise users could lose access to
their own content.
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