Have you ever wondered how some Facebook Users or Facebook Pages have a custom URL and wonder if you should have one or why you would even want one?
Here are 4 Reasons why you should have a custom URL:
- Why not? – Not often are you able to do things for FREE well right now choosing a custom URL is so do it now and do it before someone else takes the one you want.
- Where is Your Audience – People continue trying to market themselves to others and the most important thing is marketing where people are. Facebook is that place and if you want to direct people there you have to tell them so add it to your business card and http://facebook.com/BRAIDit is as simple to read as a phone number of email address.
- Make it easy for people – http://facebook.com/BRAIDit is much easier to remember or find than http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Grand-Rapids-MI/Braid-it/133193160055539 isn’t it?
- Be Consistent – Whether you are marketing yourself or your business the most important thing to remember in creating a Brand is having a consistent message. Be consistent if you can and keep your Social Networking Platforms like Twitter http://twitter.com/BRAIDit or Facebook http://facebook.com/BRAIDit the same as your website http://BRAIDit.com if you can.
Now that it makes sense, how do you actually capture your own Facebook URL? First you need to have a the right number of people who “Like” your Facebook Page (it has been a changing number), then it’s easy simply go to http://facebook.com/username and sign up for your custom username before someone else does.
Before doing this there are several things to remember prior to capturing a custom URL:
- You can’t change the username once you set it
- You can’t transfer the ownership of a username to another party
- You can’t violate anyone elses trademark rights
- If you are acquiring a username to sell it in the future (squatting), you will lose it
- Usernames may be reclaimed for other unauthorized usages
To learn more ways to BRAID Your Brand, visit us at http://facebook.com/BRAIDit and I hope you “LIKE” it!
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