Create a Facebook fan page - how it works

Whether a fan page or a personal blog - you can create your own page for free on Facebook. All you need is a Facebook account and a good idea. We show you how to set up your page and what you need to consider here.

1. Select Facebook page type

• The button "Create page" is not so easy to find on Facebook. Here you can go directly to the page creation.
• First you need to choose the page type: company, brand, community or band?
• "Community" best applies to a fan page. Choosing the right type is important for later settings.
• Now you have to give your future fan page a name - for example "CHIP Fan Club".

2. Fanpage settings

• The next step is to set up your fansite and add a short description.
• If you have your own blog or other website, you can set a link here.
• Then you need a square profile picture for your fan page.
• You can skip the last point "Add to favorites" for now.
• Your fan page is now ready and online immediately. We will show you the first steps on the new page in the next section.

3. The first steps on your fan page

• Since your Facebook page is immediately online, you should take it off the web for the first editing.
• To do this, click on "Edit Page" and select "Edit Settings" from the menu. The visibility of the page can be set at the first point.
• Before your fan page goes online again, you should adjust the "Settings", "Page Info" and "Administrator Tasks" menus and add an imprint. You can find an imprint generator here.
• A profile banner should not be missing, which you can add to the home page of your fan page with a click.
• Once you have put your page online again, you can use the "Expand audience" button to invite your friends and share the page.

Here we explain how to create an entire website for your fan project.