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How to Start Selling On Facebook

Social media got revolutionized with the introduction of Facebook. While the online app started as a social networking site for college students, but soon marked its presence as a leading marketing tool. Every individual artist, performer and retail business have their online presence on Facebook, which helps them promote their causes, upcoming events and new products and services for thousands of online followers. Facebook has also opened doors for small businesses to their sell their products and services online in an easy and convenient way. Marketing products in an effective way on Facebook can easily grab the attention of potential buyers and start selling products in quick time. We will have a look on some of the steps that will help individuals start selling on this great social media application.

Creating Your Customized ProfileThe initial step is to create your brand page on Facebook. Users need to develop a selling profile first to initiate the whole process. First, you need to go to the Facebook homepage and scroll down past the “Sign Up” form. Then you need to make a click on “Create Page for celebrity, brand or business”. After doing that you will end up on a page with six options. You must select “Brand or Product” to initiate work on your Facebook selling profile. You will find a drop down menu. Select the category highly related to the products or services you wish to sell. Type in the name of your brand. This represents the official name of your brand’s page.

**Signing Up ** Go through the Facebook terms page and click agree if you want to continue ahead. Select the button labelled “Get Started”. You need to enter your Facebook username and password to proceed further. If you don’t have one already you need to enter your email address, password and date of birth. Now read the privacy policy and terms of use. You need to agree on both after checking the box. Then click button, “Sign up Now”

Setting Up Your Brand ProfileYou must now receive an email from Facebook at your given email account. You are required to click on the confirmation link provided to you in the email. This step will take you back to the Facebook page where you can upload your profile picture. This profile picture acts as an identity of your business and accompanies all communication, you make through your account. Therefore it’s the best advice to upload your company logo. The next step is importing all your contacts from every email service you use. This option helps your friends, family and existing customers to be updated regarding what products or services you are selling online.

Editing Your Brand ProfileThe next step is filling out some basic information regarding your brand. You can write a short description of the products you are going to sell on the page. Additionally, you can also enter the URL of your company profile. Then click continue, to have a first look at your Facebook brand page. Now you can easily update any relevant information, pictures, and prices of your products. You can continue this practices whenever you have new product lines and promotional items to sell on your Facebook brand page. You also have the liberty to connect, edit and sell from your Facebook page via a mobile device. Following these easy steps will help you start selling your products conveniently on your Facebook account.

Author Bio: Hilda Peter is a Social Media Manager at a leading marketing firm and has wide experience in online marketing platforms. She loves to write for her active users online. You can follow her for Dissertation Help UK at her social profiles.

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