January 2009 Update to this post:
34 Links on How To Promote Your Small Business On Facebook
Facebook for Business books on Amazon
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I took Christmas afternoon and set up both myself and SCORE Chicago on Facebook, to learn how businesses might use it for marketing their services. I learned that businesses used to be set up a groups, and now have specially formatted pages.
I located and joined some groups of entrepreneurs (Chicago Entrepreneurs and Arts Entrepreneurship Center), but I had to set up my own profile and join as an individual. In each group I joined, I can see individuals who are members and plan to email them to make them aware of SCORE Chicago’s free business counseling and inexpensive workshops.
I joined the Chicago region and entered events, in this case workshops. I believe they will show up on the regional calendar when the day comes.
I’m just starting. Will report back how it goes.
Related Links:
Facebook For Business: Setting Up a Profile Page for Das Foods
The Limits of Facebook Marketing: What Not To Do When You Promote
My Facebook for Business links on Delicious
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Peg,
I’d like to read your post on setting up a business profile on facebook. Can’t seem to get to the full post.
Looking forward to reading.