Do you know the difference between a personal page and a business/fan page on Facebook? Here is a beginner tutorial to understand the visual difference between the two pages.

1. A G U I D E T O U N D E R S T A N D I N G T H E D I F F E R E N C E
B E T W E E N A P E R S O N A L P A G E A N D A
B U S I N E S S / F A N P A G E !
Facebook
Business/Fan Page vs. Personal Page
Tutorial
By: Melissa Kane

2. Business/Fan Page
A business/fan page on
Facebook allows for a
person to promote their
business along with keeping
their followers updated with
events and product
information.
A business/fan page is
always public, allowing for
anyone to see your page.
These pages can only be
made with a personal
account to monitor them.

3. Through a
business/fan page you
can set up paid
advertisements to
reach new audiences.
Followers who like
your page can leave a
comment on anything
you post or leave a
comment on your wall.
However, when
someone posts
something to your wall
it does not show up in
the same area as
where your material
shows up.

4. When a follower posts
to your page it will go
into the left hand side
bar along with
everyone else’s posts.
These are not
comments to your
posts as they will
appear under your
update.
This feature allows for
the admin of a page to
easily monitor any
material that is being
posted to their page,
as it is in one
collective area.

5. This is the navigation bar within
your public business/fan page. It
allows for a follower to easily see
what information you are willing
to provide for the public.

6. Personal Page
This is the page in which your
friends and the public can see. You
can set your privacy settings to
allow everyone in the world to see
your activity all the way down to
just you.

7. Business/Fan Page Personal Page
Visual difference between Business/Fan Page & Personal Page

8. Business/Fan Page Personal Page
 Always available to the
public.
 Followers can post to
page with easy
monitoring from an
Admin.
 Allows for company
reviews to be posted.
 Your own space where
friends can interact
with your activity.
 Can be made extremely
private or available for
the world to see
depending on the
privacy settings.
Key Differences
between Business/Fan Page & Personal Page