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A unique Facebook username or URL will help you promote your account by making your address simple and easy for your followers to remember. It also makes it easier to link to your account on business cards and letterheads. This feature is free and you can learn how to make a unique URL for your Facebook account to use for your own purposes or to make it easier for your followers to remember your account.

Steps

1. 1 Log in to your Facebook account from your computer. Do not use mobile apps to sign in to your account, as they will not connect you to the URL required to manage your username.
2. 2 Go to http://facebook.com/username in the browser.
3. 3 Select the profile for which you want to create a unique Facebook Page URL. If you have chosen a user profile, then you will be immediately offered to create a unique URL, but only if you have more than 25 subscribers.
4. 4 Enter the name you want to use and click on the "Check Availability" button. This will help you find out if this name is being used by any Facebook user.
5. 5 Double-check the name you entered and the correct spelling, because you can only create a unique name for your Facebook page once. It will not be possible to change it in the future.
6. 6 Click on the "Confirm" button when you have definitely decided on the name.

Tips

• The Facebook Help Center states that it is not possible to use common words as a username or Facebook page URL. Users are encouraged to use a personal name or company name that will be easy for subscribers to remember.
• You must be a Page Admin to set a unique Facebook Page URL. If you are not the Page Administrator, then you need to contact the Administrator and offer to create a unique URL for the Facebook page yourself or suggest your own options.
• If your site is not yet ready or is undergoing a design process, you can set up a redirect to a Facebook page to inform users about the processes taking place on the site.
• Use your unique Facebook Page URL wherever possible to increase your page visits.Use it in emails and forums, business cards, promotional and marketing materials for your company.
• When this feature first became available on Facebook, you needed to have at least 1000 followers to use it. If you have less than 1000 subscribers, still check your ability to use a unique URL.