Tips to Optimize and Improve Your Facebook Profile Page

June 21, 2009 - PRLog -- Now that you have got your personalized Facebook URL, its time you should start working on improving the page and make it more presentable to the visitors. Remember, the job is only half done.

Lets look at the benefits of a Facebook Personalized URL:

1. Its SEO friendly. So if someone Googles you, there are high chances that your Facebook profile page comes in the top ten results.
2. People get to know you as to who you are, where you are from, interest levels, skill sets, etc.
3. It helps you build an image in the Facebook as well as the internet community (self branding).

Check out the following Facebook Tips to make your profile page more Presentable and Marketable:

1. Always provide the Basic Information about yourself: Full Name, Network, Sex, Birthday, etc.

2. In the Personal Information block fill up your activities, interests, write a few line about yourself.

3. Join a few groups and participate in discussions.

4. In the Contact Information block provide your mobile no. if you feel you may be contacted for some business query. IM ids if provided are also helpful.

5. If you own a weblog and/or associated with a company provide the URLs. That defines your internet presence.

6. Become Fan of your favorite niche products, public figures, etc. You will get a complete listing of all the pages here. Remember this defines your level of interest to a great degree and all these listings are available in your profile page pre-login to facebook.

7. How many friends do you have on Facebook? Facebook Friend Finder lets you find your old school friends whom you haven't spoken to in the last few years. Add them, build your network. Also consider the suggested friends. You will get some common faces in that list too.

8. Add some stalwarts of your niche. Their regular wall posts, pages, nots will help you stay updated. Also someone who is viewing your profile wall will get to know more about your niche.

9. If you own a weblog, make full use of the Facebook Pages by posting your blog posts. This will get posted in your friends' walls as well giving your blog exposure and attract visitors on a regular basis.

10. Share links, info that might help others in the Shout Box.

11. In the Links box share some important links you would like to share which can be LinkdIn profile link, Twitter profile link, My Space profile link, etc.

12. If you feel maintaining your login info at Facebook is a headache, make use of the Linked Accounts feature under My Account > Settings. This facilitates you to login using your Google, MySpace, Yahoo, OpenID.


Here are some really impressive profile pages in my network:
Amit Agarwal, John Chow, Bob Lawrence, Mani Karthik

DISCLAIMER: Its all up to you to decide what information you want to share. Whatever points are given above are all suggestion only.

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