How To Create A Custom URL For Your Facebook Page In 70 Seconds

During the TechSoup webinar on Facebook yesterday, one question that came up was about creating a custom URL for your Facebook Page.

There are three reasons to create a custom URL for your Facebook Page:

It’s easy for supporters to remember.
Creating the custom URL prevents someone else from registering it. And if someone else does register your brand, it may be costly to claim it as yours.
Improve SEO – especially if you use keywords in the URL name. For example, facebook.com/greatburgers will be better than facebook.com/bobsgrill.

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I will do it for my fan page too. Thanks for sharing this.
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I've heard that when the Facebook email system (Code name: Titan) is introduced your custom URL name will become your @email handle.

John, do you know if FB spiders the fan pages to look for keywords for their internal search?

http://www.johnhaydon.com John Haydon

Jeff – Yes, Facebook indexes Pages for search.

Deborah

I don't see my groups pages listed, can you not do this for groups?
http://www.johnhaydon.com John Haydon

Custom URLs are only for Profiles and Pages
Kelster

John, Could I possibly get the embed code for the above 70 second video? I would like to put it on one of my webpages if thats OK.

Cheers
~ Kelly

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http://everydayemstips.com/ Greg Friese

Thanks for the tip. I just customized the url for the EMSEduCast podcast Facebook fan page to http://facebook.com/EMSEduCast
http://mydarabell.com/ Dara Bell

Nice, indexed pages for search. I am finding the same thing is true of my Linked In if that is any use to people. You can also link your website address to Twitter. If you want it all to go viral fo you today, instead of pearshaped.

Prsquires

I am not sure why this is such a great thing? I did it, but I was expecting something more..am I missing something here??
Pamela

http://www.johnhaydon.com John Haydon

Nope – just a shorted URL that is more likely to get written down when
someone sees it printed on brochures, flyers or direct mail pieces.

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Thanks so much for looking into it for us. This issue is driving me and my employer bananas!!!! We very much appreciate any help you can give us. Thanks!
Kfurniss

Are the Custom URL's case sensitive?
Can I set it to http://www.facebook.com/KendallAptRentals.com
but type http://www.facebook.com/kendallaptrentals.com and still work?
http://johnhaydon.com John Haydon

They are not case-sensitive.
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I'm finding a lot of the good custom urls are taken, so now a little creativity has to come into place when choosing a url
http://www.PowerfulTools4Life.com Kelster

John, Could I possibly get the embed code for the above 70 second video? I would like to put it on one of my webpages if thats OK. I would not alter it in any way. I'd like to use it as part of an eCourse that I am creating. It would be great exposure for you and it would save me a bit of typing

Please let me know within the week. There havn't been many 'recent' posts in here so I'm wondering if you are still monitoring it. O well, if I dont hear back, I guess I'll have to type. We'll see.

Thanks Buddy ~ Cheers

~ Kelly