InmanNext | Quick Tip: What Not to Include in Your Facebook Personal Profile

There is a lot of advice out there about what to include in your Facebook personal profile, but how about what NOT to include? There are a number of things, but the most important thing is not to include any other words in your name. You should not include your company name or title. Too often, I see a personal profile that says something like: “Jane Smith, Realtor.”

Facebook personal profile – do not include any other words in your name

There are two reasons not to do this:

1. It is against Facebook’s terms of service to have your name on your personal profile be anything other than your name — this includes titles.

2. It is also against Facebook’s terms of service to use a personal profile primarily for business.

If you want to primarily promote your business on Facebook, you should start a Facebook business page . This is the perfect place to showcase listings, market reports, client success stories and everything related to your business.

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However, you can smartly talk about your business on your personal profile by sharing exciting moments — like when a first-time homebuyer closes on her first home ever, or the moment you give a homeowner the keys to her new home. These moments are some of the reasons you love being a real estate agent and are perfectly appropriate to share on your personal profile alongside personal interests.

For other quick tips about Facebook, click on any of the links below:

Quick Tip: How to Share a Photo from Facebook on Twitter

Best Social Media Practices: Facebook, Twitter, G+ and Pinterest

4 Companies That Have Exceptional Facebook Content

 

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