If you’re new to Facebook business options or want to add something new to your current Facebook marketing plan, this page is for you.

Here, you’ll find articles and resources to help beginner, intermediate, and advanced marketers use Facebook pages, profiles, groups, ads, Live video, analysis, contests, and more for business.

Understand the Facebook Algorithm

How do I adjust my Facebook strategy for Facebook’s announcement on changes to the news feed? Discover what to expect from the newest Facebook algorithm changes and learn how you can best build visibility and maintain engagement with audiences on Facebook

Put My Business on Facebook

• How do I choose the right channels for my Facebook presence? Explore the options open to business owners on Facebook and the pros and cons of using each for marketing.
• How do I make a business Facebook page? Learn how to build a Facebook page for your business and how to protect it.
• How do I make a Facebook page for a person? Discover why you should create a Facebook presence that’s separate from your personal profile and how to set up a Facebook public figure page.
• How do I use a Facebook profile for business? Discover how to prep your Facebook profile for a professional audience and find tips to help you post from your Facebook profile to support your business presence.
• How do I use Facebook groups for business? Find out how to use Facebook groups (your own group or those managed by others) to support and market your business.
• How do I connect a Facebook Group with my Facebook Page? Learn how to set up and use a Facebook Group as your Facebook business page.
• How do I use Facebook Group Units? Find out how to use Units to organize your group posts and content by topic.
• How do I customize the Facebook page preview shown when users hover on my page name on Facebook? Discover how to control and optimize your Facebook Page’s preview in the news feed.

Advertise on Facebook

• Where can I find a Facebook advertising guide for marketers: Explore articles and resources to help beginner, intermediate, and advanced marketers use Facebook ads to promote a business, products, and services.

Integrate Facebook Messenger & Bots

• How do I use Messenger for Facebook customer service? Find out how to use Facebook Messenger as a valuable social customer care tool.
• How do I build a Facebook Messenger chatbot? Discover how to set up a chatbot that will help your followers get answers to frequently asked questions and other inquiries.
• How do I set up Facebook Messenger ads? Learn how to set up Facebook ads that display inside the Messenger app on the Home tab, increasing the likelihood that people will interact with your business.
• How can I deliver more effective messaging to your subscribers? Learn how to build an automatic lead score system into your Messenger bot to help you track and identify where a user is in their customer journey
• How can I add Facebook Customer Chat to my website? Find out how to use Facebook’s Messenger Customer Chat plugin to have a live conversation with site visitors.
• How can I use a Messenger bot to keep my subscribers engaged with my content? Learn how to build a bot that delivers a series of messages with helpful content or task reminders to your subscribers.

Analyze Facebook Marketing

• How do I analyze Facebook data with Facebook Page Insights? Find out how to download and analyze your Facebook Page Insights data and use the information to reveal how your Facebook audience responds to your marketing.
• How do I get started with Facebook Analytics? Learn how to get started with Facebook Analytics, a robust tool that lets marketers explore users’ interactions with advanced goal paths and sales funnels for Facebook ads.
• How do I track Facebook ad data in Google Analytics? Discover how to set up and use Google Analytics goals to measure traffic and conversions from specific Facebook ads.
• How can I learn more about the Facebook users who visit my site? Find out how to set up and use Facebook Analytics for your website.
• What tools can help me report on my Facebook campaigns? Learn how to use Google Data Studio to create easy-to-update reports on your Facebook marketing.
• How do I use Facebook Analytics? Find out how Facebook Analytics differs from Facebook Insights and Google Analytics, and how to use it to analyze funnels and the lifetime value of a customer.

Market With Facebook Video

• How do I set up Facebook desktop Live software? Follow along to find out how to set up free open source software that lets you broadcast with Facebook Live.
• How do I use Facebook Messenger bots with Facebook Live? Learn how to create a Facebook Messenger bot that generates qualified leads from your live videos by making it easy for viewers to sign up for and receive your offers.
• How do I use live video and Facebook ads to generate leads? Find out how to develop warm leads by combining live video with Facebook ads.
• How do I get people to watch my videos all the way through? Discover how to set up a Facebook ad campaign that generates longer Facebook video watch times.
• What is a Facebook Watch Party? Find out how to run a Facebook watch party so your Facebook group can watch and comment on videos together.

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