Social Media Examiner | fan page vs places page | Topic Replies http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/fan-page-vs-places-page/feed/ fan page vs places page - Forum Topic in the Group Facebook Tue, 21 May 2013 03:28:25 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5 en http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/fan-page-vs-places-page/#post-33138<![CDATA[Nick Arthur replied to the forum topic fan page vs places page in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/fan-page-vs-places-page/#post-33138 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:28:10 +0000 Nick Arthur replied to the forum topic fan page vs places page in the club Facebook @alexandrevicente - I'm still trying to merge 2 pages for a client. I requested a name change so both pages had exactly the same name as well as all other page settings being the same. When Facebook support […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/fan-page-vs-places-page/#post-29543<![CDATA[Nick Arthur replied to the forum topic fan page vs places page in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/fan-page-vs-places-page/#post-29543 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:15:04 +0000 Nick Arthur replied to the forum topic fan page vs places page in the club Facebook @alexandrevicente
Awesome - thanks a lot!
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/fan-page-vs-places-page/#post-29530<![CDATA[Alexandre Vicente replied to the forum topic fan page vs places page in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/fan-page-vs-places-page/#post-29530 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:03:26 +0000 Alexandre Vicente replied to the forum topic fan page vs places page in the club Facebook Absolutely @andrea-vahl! :)
You're welcome @leecg! :)
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/fan-page-vs-places-page/#post-29526<![CDATA[Alexandre Vicente replied to the forum topic fan page vs places page in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/fan-page-vs-places-page/#post-29526 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:53:31 +0000 Alexandre Vicente replied to the forum topic fan page vs places page in the club Facebook @positiveim
Hey Nick,
That info is outdated already. What you need to do is claim the secondary page by means of saying you own the place and entering the same address as the primary page. After that, you just go […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/fan-page-vs-places-page/#post-29515<![CDATA[Lee Genung replied to the forum topic fan page vs places page in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/fan-page-vs-places-page/#post-29515 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:52:28 +0000 Lee Genung replied to the forum topic fan page vs places page in the club Facebook @positiveim @andrea-vahl @charlene-kingston @alexandrevicente @eugenekyjThank you all for your help! I really appreciate it :) I will do some testing and let you all know how it goes. Thanks again!

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/fan-page-vs-places-page/#post-29508<![CDATA[Nick Arthur replied to the forum topic fan page vs places page in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/fan-page-vs-places-page/#post-29508 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:24:34 +0000 Nick Arthur replied to the forum topic fan page vs places page in the club Facebook Hi Guys,
I'm dealing with a client who has this issue and had no idea it was such a problem. I found this article - http://www.dellanave.com/blog/2011/06/14/merging-your-facebook-place-page-with-fan-page/
Is this […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/fan-page-vs-places-page/#post-29307<![CDATA[Andrea Vahl replied to the forum topic fan page vs places page in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/fan-page-vs-places-page/#post-29307 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:56:07 +0000 Andrea Vahl replied to the forum topic fan page vs places page in the club Facebook Yes, @alexandrevicente - I've had so many different things happen to different people in different ways that I'm always hesitant to even say Facebook works "this way".  
I think it is complicated for people who […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/fan-page-vs-places-page/#post-29278<![CDATA[Charlene Kingston replied to the forum topic fan page vs places page in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/fan-page-vs-places-page/#post-29278 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:49:20 +0000 Charlene Kingston replied to the forum topic fan page vs places page in the club Facebook @leecg I've just discovered that if you put in a street address, even if your business isn't in the local business category, the business shows up as a place. I know that complicated things just a little bit more.

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/fan-page-vs-places-page/#post-29275<![CDATA[Alexandre Vicente replied to the forum topic fan page vs places page in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/fan-page-vs-places-page/#post-29275 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:39:41 +0000 Alexandre Vicente replied to the forum topic fan page vs places page in the club Facebook Most of my clients are Local Businesses and I've setup their pages in that category but never had the checkin capability automatically. I've always had to do a manual checkin so Facebook would create the Place […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/fan-page-vs-places-page/#post-29267<![CDATA[Andrea Vahl replied to the forum topic fan page vs places page in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/fan-page-vs-places-page/#post-29267 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:48:13 +0000 Andrea Vahl replied to the forum topic fan page vs places page in the club Facebook @leecg I have not played around that much with creating a Place after a Page has been created but I just did a little experiment where I changed one of my Pages to Local Business and it immediately looked like a […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/fan-page-vs-places-page/#post-29175<![CDATA[Alexandre Vicente replied to the forum topic fan page vs places page in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/fan-page-vs-places-page/#post-29175 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:55:45 +0000 Alexandre Vicente replied to the forum topic fan page vs places page in the club Facebook @leecg
Hey Lee,
There's no way, as far as I can tell, to create a Page that will have Place functionality. You'll always have to create a Page and then a Place Page (by checking in using a mobile facebook app) and […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/fan-page-vs-places-page/#post-29167<![CDATA[Eugene K. replied to the forum topic fan page vs places page in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/fan-page-vs-places-page/#post-29167 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:45:08 +0000 Eugene K. replied to the forum topic fan page vs places page in the club Facebook Its a problem most businesses have. Most of my clients understand the value of a fan page and know that most interaction or content engagement would occur there. 
At the same time, they understand the benefits a […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/fan-page-vs-places-page/#post-29162<![CDATA[Lee Genung replied to the forum topic fan page vs places page in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/fan-page-vs-places-page/#post-29162 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:33:35 +0000 Lee Genung replied to the forum topic fan page vs places page in the club Facebook Thank you Kathleen! That makes sense :) I really appreciate you taking the time to answer!

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/fan-page-vs-places-page/#post-29121<![CDATA[Kathleen Rollins replied to the forum topic fan page vs places page in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/fan-page-vs-places-page/#post-29121 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:01:02 +0000 Kathleen Rollins replied to the forum topic fan page vs places page in the club Facebook From what I understand, if you put in a valid address in the info when you created your page, it will automatically turn it into a PLACE. Advantage - They can "check in" which is great for a store front/office. […]

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