Create Username, Vanity URL for Personal Account,Fan Pages
Facebook 101 : How To Create Username, Vanity URL for Personal Account and Fan Pages
A well chosen username or vanity url is important for SEO purposes. Remember these guidelines before deciding your username:
- Keep it short
- Keep it simple
- Keep it memorable
- Make sure it is presentable for printouts and social media profiles
The process is rather easy, go to this Facebook Username link and follow the below instructions:
- Verify your account with mobile phone before setup your username. Click Continue.
2. Enter your phone number and select country code as instructed. Click Confirm.
3. Not long after, you will receive a text message on mobile phone with verification code.
4. Key in the verification code in the box provided.
Now you’re all set to fix up a username for your account.
Facebook Username is specific for each personal and fan page account. You don’t have to worry people not knowing your new URL as the redirection from old address is completely automatic. Besides, you are given option to announce your new username to friends as soon as the process completed.
How does ‘.’ (period) work in Username?
In Facebook, a period (.) does not affect much as a unique username. For example, if you use johndoe11, however you place the period: johndoe.11 or john.doe11, all considered the same username.
Selecting Username for Facebook Fan Pages
The process is the same. Using the Facebook Username address given , select the fan page you’d like to have the username fix to, for as many fan pages as you like.
What If Someone Stole My Choice?
For common people, there is nothing you can do but look for other username choices. If you are a celebrity, politician, a well known public figure or trademark, you can report instantly to Facebook using this Report an Infringing Username form if someone infringes your rights.
Can I Change My Facebook Username Later?
It used to be a no-go. Luckily Facebook has now given everyone a second change with this: Go to Account> Account Settings > Look for Username (but you can change it ONLY ONCE). Make sure you do it right this time:

For those who had mistakenly set the username to their profiles instead, learn how you can correct the mistake by transferring the username to your fan page.
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May 15th, 2010 by lee 




Hello,
I am mittakrish.
I have a profile on facebook http://www.facebook.com/mittakrish
Mittakrish is my online identity.
Because many of my website http://mittakrish.com visitors are requesting to be friends on facebook, In grounds of my privacy i have created a new professional facebook profile for my website visitors.
I want my facebook username Facebook.com/mittakrish to be transferred to my new account.
How can i do that?
Please contact me as soon as possible.
Because, i have posted my facebook profile link in my blogs and websites.
Thank you.
-Mittakrish
Does this also hold true for Business Pages on Facebook? Do they get to change their URL twice? Thank you for your answer. I don’t know if they allow only personal and fan pages this luxury.
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Thanks for the easy walk-thru with links. I forgot how to set it for my girlfriend.
Cheers.
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