Comments on: 5 Reasons to Get A Facebook Custom URL

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:48:29 +0000

Hi, I just learned about this discussion thread, and all I can say is – Hallelujah – its not just me! I am having the exact same issue. I have a business page (with 29 fans) and no personal page. Every time I try the “username” route to get a vanity URL, I get redirected to that aggravating “upgradeaccount.php” page! I, too, have also tried to post questions about this on the FB help site, but again was told I have to have a personal account. At first, I just didn’t really want a personal FB profile, but now its a matter of principle – I don’t like being blackmailed into making a personal profile just to get my things to work on my business page. If anyone makes any progress on this I’d love to know about it.

In any case, thanks, at least, for the validation that I’m not a total incompetent!

By: Jowita

Jowita — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:54:23 +0000

I have a similar problem to Cristie’s one.

I do NOT have a personal Facebook profile and don’t want to create one. I just have a page (with over 25 fans, so according to http://www.facebook.com/help/?page=900#!/help/?faq=15073 I’m eligible to secure a custom URL for my page). Yet it seems I can’t do it without having a personal profile.

I’ve read all posts on the Facebook discussion board concerning this issue (http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=10381469571&topic=6826#topic_top), but unfortunately going to http://www.facebook.com/username/ doesn’t fix the problem for me. It redirects me to http://www.facebook.com/upgradeaccount.php and says “To use this feature, you will need to sign up for a personal Facebook profile.”

What’s more: being logged in to my account, I wanted to post the above on the Facebook discussion board, but after typing the captcha and clicking on “Post reply” I was redirected to my own page settings – and the reply was not posted, so it looks like I can’t even post anything there not having a personal profile. I hope somebody will know the answer to my question here.

I will appreciate any help and tips on how I can get a custom URL for my Facebook PAGE without having a personal profile there.

By: Cristie

Cristie — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:47:00 +0000

Thanks so much for looking into it for us. This issue is driving me and my employer bananas!!!! We very much appreciate any help you can give us. Thanks!

By: Phil Gerbyshak

Phil Gerbyshak — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:06:43 +0000

Cristie – I don’t know the answer to your question. I’ll see what I can find however and post an update when I do.

Thanks for stopping by!

By: Cristie

Cristie — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:12:35 +0000

Last month Wisconsinmade.com set up a “business account” on Facebook. This is very different from a personal FB page – there is no profile. Most small companies have a personal FB account to which they add a business page. This is not what we are doiong. We have registered with FB as a company.
When working on our page, we have to be very careful not to click on “Profile” or the page will automatically convert to a personal account. We have investigated this thorougly and know this information is correct. In fact, two months prior we actually made a mistake and converted the account to a personal account. With Facebook help we had to start all over again, delete that account and set up a new one.
We would like to get a custom URL for our company. We know other companies have done this. Lands’End’s FB page is one example. However, when we go to change the username under the Settings menu, we are asked to verify the account. What does “verifying” the account mean? Could this convert our business account into a personal one?
So you see, we are stuck at the step prior to going to http://www.facebook.com/username. Do you have any suggestions for how we can get a custom URL?

By: Phil Gerbyshak

Phil Gerbyshak — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:11:35 +0000

Thanks Julie. That is great to know. Now we all have a chance to get a custom URL for our fan page.

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:44:19 +0000

You do in fact need to have 100 fans on a Facebook page in order to get a custom URL – not 1,000 — but 100

By: Phil Gerbyshak

Phil Gerbyshak — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:41:20 +0000

Hilary – getting any name is better than none. Easier to share and to say.

Brian – Not sure what you mean by “a business.” If you mean a “fan page” then you’ll be able to do that if you have over 100 folks as fans. If you have a business listing, I am not sure this is possible yet. I’ll see if I can find anything for you.

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By: Brian Ragan

Brian Ragan — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:10:39 +0000

Question: I’m trying to get my URL for my business on Facebook. Facebook says to go to “Profile” and copy the URL. However, a business does not have a profile and, at least for me, I don’t know how to Link my business URL to emails. What can I do right to find my URL – and I don’t care if it’s vanity or not. Thanks.