Facebook introduced the check in feature way back in 2010, but the location sharing feature has remained popular since then. Show
In fact, it's become a great tool for businesses to advertise organically. Businesses can add a location to their Facebook business page, and then customers can check in and share the business' location with their friends and family on Facebook. If you aren't familiar with the feature, here's how to use it: Check out the products mentioned in this article:MacBook Pro (From $1,299.99 at Best Buy)Lenovo IdeaPad 130 (From $299.99 at Best Buy)iPhone 11 (From $699.99 at Best Buy)iPad (From $329.99 at Best Buy)Samsung Galaxy S10 (From $899.99 at Best Buy)How to add your location on Facebook post using a computer1. Open Facebook on your Mac or PC and log into your account. 2. Click the white box under "Create Post" to create a new Facebook post. 3. Once you've finished writing your post, click the "Check In" button below the text box. Apple Macbook Pro 13-Inch Display with Touch Bar$1,299.00 from Apple $1,199.99 from Best Buy Lenovo IdeaPad 130$469.99 from Walmart $299.99 from Best Buy Apple iPhone 11$499.99 $250.00 from T-Mobile $499.00 from Apple Apple iPad 9th-gen (2021)$329.00 $269.99 from Amazon $329.00 $299.00 from Walmart $329.99 from Best Buy Samsung Galaxy S10$749.99 $574.99 from Amazon $699.99 from Walmart $699.99 from Best Buy
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Melanie Weir Freelance author Melanie Weir is a freelance author for Insider, mainly focusing on the Tech Reference section, but occasionally contributing to Lifestyle and Entertainment topics as well. She is also a freelance writer for ScreenRant, and is the Lead Weekend News Editor at TheThings.com. In her spare time she writes plays for both stage and screen. She can be reached at [email protected], or through LinkedIn. Once you understand how a consumer interacts with Facebook Places, you will want to set up your own Places Page for your business so your customers can tell all their Friends that they’re at your location. Getting your Facebook Place up and running involves two steps:
If you create a Facebook Page and select the category Local Business or Place, Facebook automatically makes it a Facebook Place, meaning that you don’t have to create a Place separate from your Page. Locate your Place on FacebookYour Facebook Place is created when someone is physically at your location and attempts to check in. (Or, if you have a Page that’s categorized as Local Business or Place, your Page automatically becomes a Place.) If this check-in is the first one that’s been attempted at your location, the person who’s checking in can search for your location and tap Add on his or her mobile device; then your Place is created automatically. After your Place has been created, you can claim it as your business. Multiple Places may have been created for your Page, so you may need to claim multiple Places. Once you claim your multiple places, you can delete the irrelevant ones and keep the Pages you want to focus on. If your business name doesn’t have a listing on Places yet, you can create your own. The easiest way to create a Place is to use the mobile interface to add your business, check in there, and then go back to the computer and claim your Places Page. Alternatively, categorize your Page as Local Business or Place, and you’re ready to go. If you use your smartphone to create your Place, you need to be physically present at your business location. This program is a geolocation program, so your phone’s location is what Facebook puts on your Places page. To locate your Place, follow these steps:
Claim your Place on FacebookIf you have a bricks-and-mortar store, you need to claim your Places Page as it shows up in mobile Facebook. Then you have the opportunity to merge your Places information with your official business Page on Facebook. A good process would be to create your Official Business Page first and then go and claim your Places Page. To claim your Place, follow these steps:
After your claim is confirmed, you own your Place on Facebook. Even though you already have all the information that a Places Page contains on your regular business Page Info tab, by claiming your Place, you can manage your Place’s address, contact information, business hours, Profile picture, Admins, and other settings that people see in their Facebook mobile application. Now you can go back to your computer, search for your Places Page, and edit the settings or provide more information. Facebook may ask you whether you want to merge your Places Page with your official business Page. Merging your business Page with your Places page is a good idea because it retains everything from your business Page (photos, posts, events, video, ads) and adds a map, check-ins, and a place on the Page Timeline for recommendations. How do you create a location on Facebook business page?Updated mobile browser experience. Tap in the top right of Facebook.. Tap Pages.. Go to your Page and tap Edit Page.. Below Location, enter the address of your business.. Tap Save Changes at the bottom.. How do you create a location on Facebook for 2022?How do I add my location to an existing Facebook post?. Click your profile picture in the top right of Facebook.. Scroll down to the post and click in the top right of the post.. Click Edit post.. Click Check in. ... . Click Where are you? to search for a location, or select a location from the list below.. Click Save.. How do I get my location to show on my Facebook page?Turn on Location Services for Facebook. Go to your device's home screen.. Tap Settings, then tap Apps.. Scroll through the list of apps and tap Facebook.. Tap Permissions, then tap Location.. Select Allow only while using app, Ask every time or Don't allow.. |