People use Facebook for different purposes, but there are 2 major ways you can use Facebook.
You can use Facebook as an account, and you can also use Facebook as a page.
A lot of people don’t know the difference between a Facebook account and a Facebook page. So many organizations that have zero idea about how Facebook works created a Facebook account for their organization instead of a Facebook page.
So many fall into this category. If you are among them, it is advisable to make a U-turn now.
Now, check out the differences:
Facebook Account/Profile
- A Facebook account is your personal profile where you put in your picture and information about yourself—where you have worked, marital status, state of origin, and relationship status.
- It is a place you upload your status, express your personal feelings and thoughts.
- A Facebook account (also known as a Facebook profile) is strictly for personal individuals. Automatically, it represents your personal identity.
- You can add friends and accept friend requests.
- You use a Facebook account when you want to keep information private.
- You can only have one Facebook account/profile in your name.
- A Facebook account/profile is to be owned and represent by only one person.
- You can’t have more than 5,000 friends on Facebook.
- A Facebook account doesn’t have advertising options.
- A Facebook account does not have analytics options.
Facebook Page
- A Facebook page is for brands, public figures, organizations, and businesses.
- A Facebook page also has a cover photo, main photo, and status updates.
- People connect to a Facebook page by liking or following the page.
- Just like a Facebook profile is for adding friends and sending friend requests, a Facebook page is for having followers and likes. A Facebook page is used when you want to be found and liked by as many people as possible. Hence, the followers and likes you can get are limitless.
- You can have as many business Facebook pages as possible.
- A Facebook page can be managed and owned by more than one person as an admin, editor, moderator, etc.
- A Facebook page has advertising options.
- A Facebook page has analytics options.
Differences
A Facebook account/profile can be created and used by private individuals only, one account per head, so far you are over 16 years old.
A Facebook page is a platform or page for celebrities, businesses, brands, and organizations, created under Facebook account and it is visible to customers and followers, while a Facebook account is for private persons.
