I have created 3 such pages for various groups and totally understand what you mean.
Until you have that magic number 25 fans you will not be able to reserve your business name. I am number 23, no captcha either. Hopefully you will get a few others. I will post something on my own FB to see if I can get a few friends to help you out. Franchesca : -----Original Message----- : From: [email protected] [mailto:h-costume- : [email protected]] On Behalf Of Lavolta Press : Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 1:28 PM : To: Historical Costume : Subject: [h-cost] Are you guys willing to test a Facebook business page? : : OK, despite my doubts, my-husband-the-programmer set up a Facebook : business page. He set up a basic page and a catalog, using other : publishers on Facebook for examples as to what to put on our page and how. : : However, after several days our business page is still not searchable; : therefore it is effectively invisible. Facebook's documentation does not : mention the problem and they have no live help. People on the user : forums my husband consulted think it is not searchable because we do not : have a special Facebook business URL. However, we cannot get a Facebook : business URL until after 25 or more people with Facebook accounts "like" : the page. Apparently, these have to be users and not other Facebook : business pages. The problem is, at this point no one cannot find the : page unless we explicitly contact them and ask them to "like" it. : : So, guys, I'd really, really appreciate it if some people on this : forum could visit the page, and IF they like it, to press the Like : button. (Hey, don't I deserve something for pointing out this problem to : other people who plan to set up business pages?) Also, please tell me if : our Like button is not working, or if anything else on the page is not : working technically. : : We think the procedure is: : : Log into your personal account. : : Use the standard browser method to go to: : : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lavolta-Press/198104640220248 : : A Like button should appear next to the title. : : When you click it, you will get a captcha dialog to verify that you are : real. : : Once you are through that, you are linked. : : Thanks a lot, : : Fran : : Lavolta Press : : Books on making historic clothing : : www.lavoltapress.com : : _______________________________________________ : h-costume mailing list : [email protected] : http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
