Secure your Facebook business page custom address today! Facebook has lifted the 25 fan minimum for a vanity username.
You can do away with that URL with the long number right away when starting a new page. Already shared that link? No problem it will still direct to your page.
Update: September 17th, Facebook has set a limit to one upgrade per person, so if you admin several pages, choose one carefully!
Word of caution you can’t change the username once you set it.
You are just a half a cup of coffee away from doing away with that ugly URL with numbers…watch the video or follow the written instructions.
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- From your page wall click Edit Page in the upper right corner.
- Select Basic Information from the right menu.
- Under Username: click on Create a username for this page?
- Note that the page you want to create a user name is selected in the drop-down menu and Enter the desired username. Usernames can only contain capital letters, lower case letters, numbers, periods, but no spaces. Click the Check Availability button.
- In the Username Available box check to make sure that the name is spelled correctly and read the rules. Click Confirm to set your username.
Paul says
September 16, 2011 at 11:53 amI followed your instructions in my new business page but it is still blocking me from getting a username until I have 25 likes. Any suggestions?
Sue Surdam says
September 16, 2011 at 10:59 pmPaul,
I have been doing some research on this and have heard several things around the web:
There may be a time limit between claiming URLS
You don’t need 25 fans, but you need some fans – one user reported it didn’t work for pages with one fan and another reported it worked with 6 fans.
Currently I cannot claim usernames on some of my pages – one has 24 fans. I am very curious as to why this is…will update when I know more.
Sue Surdam says
September 16, 2011 at 11:07 pmMore news – it seems that it might be one free custom URL per user.
Paul says
September 17, 2011 at 2:53 amIn doing some further research, it seems like you only get 1 free custom URL a year
Sue Surdam says
September 17, 2011 at 6:29 amThanks Paul,
Facebook seems to be very elusive with policy. I’ve updated the post to one per person.