How to set up a Fan Page on Facebook

Okay, so maybe I am slightly stupid or just looked in the wrong places, however, how hard is it to set up a fan page on Facebook, without looking outside the site for help?

Well that was the problem I was facing!

With fellow authors sending me emails to 'like' there fan pages and then asking me the embarrassing question, 'where is yours?' I thought I should share this help in case many of you find yourself in the same situation.

Fan pages on Facebook are just another form of advertising yourself (and your work) which is free so why not do it???

After searching on Facebook I finally found out how to do it:

Step One

You need to set up a Facebook profile page (if you don't already have one, go to: www.facebook.com and sign up)

Step Two

Set up your fan page (this is the part I struggled with finding out where this information was) by going to: http://www.facebook.com/pages/create.php 

Step Three

Add a profile picture or logo by clicking.  Upload a picture from your desktop.

Step Four

If you have a blog, you can add content automatically to your Fan page by importing your blog through the notes section. Click here for directions:  http://www.jeanobrien.com/2009/06/11/how-to-import-a-blog-into-a-facebook-fan-page/comment-page-1/#comment-7796 

Step Five

Add a Fan Box to Your Website or Blog to encourage your website visitors to become fans.  Click here for step by step directions:   http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Fan_Box 

Hope this helps and good look! :)