How to Create a Facebook Badge for a Company

Use a badge to promote your business.

Facebook badges make it easy to keep your company's website up-to-date with your Facebook statuses and promotions, as well as garnering new friends to further promote your business. A badge directly links your company's website with your company's fan page. Depending on the type of badge you choose, website visitors can see you have a Facebook page, join as a fan and see the latest news. The Facebook badge interface makes it easy to customize and post your badge.

Instructions

1. Sign into the Facebook account that is the admin for your company's page. Facebook will automatically associate your account with any pages you are the admin over, making the process more streamlined.

2. Visit the Facebook badge page while signed in. You'll find the page at facebook.com/badges/page.php. Select the profile or page you would like to create a badge for from those available. If you would like to use the badge as-is, select the type of site you'll be adding the badge to -- Facebook has choices for Blogger, Typepad and Other. Follow the directions for Blogger or Typepad. If you've chosen "Other," copy the supplied HTML and paste it into your website's design HTML.

3. Change the badge by clicking "Edit this badge" and toggling the options given. By checking and unchecking the option boxes you can choose how much information to share via your badge on your website, from you status message to your number of fans and a photo. Once you're satisfied with the design, click "Save."

4. Select the publisher you will be using for your badge and follow the directions, or select "Other" to generate the HTML for your badge.

References

• Facebook: Badges