How to share as a Page on Facebook

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Whether you're starting up a new business or sharing a cause, here's how to share your Facebook Page with friends.

How to share as a Page on Facebook

Facebook Pages are a good way for you to showcase a business, brand, or charity cause.

And one of the best ways to ensure this content gets the exposure it deserves is to share the Page with your friends. Here's an easy step-by-step guide on how to share a Page on Facebook...

Sharing a Page with your friends on Facebook is a great way to increase engagement on the Page and bring attention to the content it is promoting.

First, you need to find the Page you want to share:

  1. Go to your Facebook News Feed.
  2. Click on the three horizontal lines on the bottom right corner.
  3. Select Pages.
  4. This screen will show the Pages you have created, or you can go to the Liked tab, which is where you will find all of the Pages you have liked on Facebook.
  5. Select the Page you want to share by tapping on it.

Once you've selected the relevant Page, here's how to share it with friends:

  1. Tap on the arrow icon on the top right corner of the Facebook Page.
  2. These are your sharing options. You can send the Page via Facebook Messenger, copy the link to share in another app, or share to text and other applications by using the More Options menu.
  3. To share the Page with your friends on your timeline, you can click on Write Post.
  4. You can caption the post by typing text in the "Say something about this link" area. To share with your friends, tap Post.

Now that you have shared the Facebook Page with your friends, they will be able to share it with their following.

Sharing Is Caring

When your friends or family are starting a new business or charity endeavor, it is a challenging time for them. Even if they don't ask for support—they will appreciate it.

Sharing their Facebook Page with your friends is a simple act to show support and garner attention for their cause.

Sharing is the new currency in social media marketing, including Facebook marketing. There’s a tangible value in creating content that people actively share. When a piece of content is shared in this way, it “goes viral” and is considered the Holy Grail for Facebook marketers. You can find many examples of viral hits on Facebook — such as the breast cancer awareness What Color Is Your Bra? campaign, which moved millions of women to publish their bra color via their Facebook status update. Many organizations have realized huge traffic and buzz thanks to the simple gesture of users sharing something of interest with their friends.

How to share as a Page on Facebook

Facebook status updates

The status update box (also known as the What’s On Your Mind? box or Publisher) is where you share content, such as text, photos, videos, notes, music, and so on with your Facebook fans.

How to share as a Page on Facebook

The question What’s On Your Mind? appears inside the status update box, and you can address the question directly by sharing text messages up to 420 characters, which then appear in your fans’ News Feeds.

You can easily update your status and post your message:

  1. Click in the status update box at the top of your screen.

  2. Type the text that you want to share.

    You can also attach a photo, video, or Web link; or schedule an event.

  3. Click the Share button.

    Your status update appears at the top of your Page’s Wall.

You (and any other Page admins) can engage your fans by posting messages about new content, promotions, upcoming events, and more through status messages. The messages appear as stories on a fan’s Wall.

Facebook also gives you the option to send longer messages called Updates. Sending an Update to all of your fans is different from posting a status message, and it doesn’t show up on your Wall or in their News Feed. It’s an important feature, though, because it allows you to type more than 420 characters and to target a specific demographic of your fans, if you want. You can also record a video or attach a link. Send an Update for your Page:

  1. Click the Edit Your Page link on the left side of your Page, below your profile picture.

  2. Click the Marketing link in the menu on the left.

  3. Click the Send an Update link.

  4. (Optional) Narrow the target by clicking the Target This Update check box, which displays additional options, such as the specific country, gender, and age of the recipients.

    The target audience for this update is set to all fans by default.

For your Page, you have to be extra careful when you share messages, photos, links, videos, and so on with others. If your fans find your updates boring and irrelevant, they’ll hide you from appearing in their News Feeds. An inappropriate update could result in a drop in fans.

The Facebook News Feed

Facebook uses the News Feed to deliver news and information that relate to a user and the user’s friends’ activities.

How to share as a Page on Facebook

News Feeds offer tremendous opportunities for you to leverage content to drive more news stories for your organization. News stories also include links back to the original posts. So, by delivering a steady stream of stories to fans, as well as friends of fans, you can use News Feeds to gain greater exposure and drive traffic to your Facebook Page.

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Can you post on a Facebook page as a page?

If you want to post directly to the wall of a Facebook page as your page (so your post shows up in the Visitor Posts box on the left sidebar of the page), use the drop-down at the top right of the status update box to select the page you want to comment as. Choose which page you want to post with.

How do I share a post as my business page on Facebook?

Open up 'Posts to page' and 'Share' the post you want to go to your business timeline. On the 'confirm' pop up, pull down the 'On your own timeline' and change to 'On the page you manage'. Then select the actual business page from your selection if you have more than one.

Why can't I share a post on my Facebook page?

Make sure the first pull-down menu says Share On A Page You Manage. If it doesn't, click on the arrow and select this option. Next, make sure the second pull-down menu directly below displays your Page (especially if you manage more than one). If it doesn't, click the pull- down arrow and select the correct page.

How do I share a post from my business page to my personal page 2022?

From your business page, click your profile icon under your profile and banner image. Select your personal page. Scroll down to find the post you want to share, and click Share.