How to make my facebook profile verified

Verify your accounts on Facebook and Instagram

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Verified badges on Facebook and Instagram appear next to the Page or account's name, as well as in search. This shows that we have confirmed that an account is the authentic presence of the creator, public figure, celebrity or global brand it represents and helps people more easily find the accounts they wish to follow.

Our verification team vets all requests thoroughly and bases their review on a number of inputs to determine whether an account is eligible to be verified.

Facebook verification badge

Instagram verification badge

Eligibility

To be considered for a blue verified badge, Facebook Pages and profiles must adhere to our Terms of Service and Community Standards, as well as have a profile photo, cover photo and a Page name that follows our guidelines. Instagram accounts must follow our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines.

Accounts must also be:

Authentic

Your account must represent a real person, registered business or entity.

Complete

Your account must be public and have a bio, profile picture and at least one post. Your profile can't contain "add me" links to other social media services.

Unique

Your account must be the unique presence of the entity it represents. Generally, one account per entity may be verified, with exceptions for language-specific accounts. We don't verify general interest accounts (e.g. puppy memes).

Notable

Your account must represent a well-known, highly searched for individual, brand or entity. We review accounts that are featured in multiple news sources. We don't consider paid or promotional content as sources for review.

Bear in mind that if you provide false or misleading information during the verification process, we will remove your verified badge and may take additional action to delete your account.

Accounts must also be:

Authentic

Your account must represent a real person, registered business or entity.

Complete

Your account must be public and have a bio, profile picture and at least one post. Your profile can't contain "add me" links to other social media services.

Unique

Notable

Bear in mind that if you provide false or misleading information during the verification process, we will remove your verified badge and may take additional action to delete your account.

Apply for a Facebook verification badge

You can apply for verification by filling out this form.

If your account represents a person, you'll need a copy of your official government-issued photo identification (e.g. passport, driving licence, national identification card) to validate your request.

If your account represents an organisation, you'll need a copy of a phone or utility bill, a certificate of formation, articles of incorporation or tax exemption documents.

Please also include a few sentences explaining why the account should receive the verified badge, and relevant URLs that help illustrate the account's notability.

Apply for an Instagram verification badge

We look at a number of factors when evaluating Instagram accounts to determine if they're in the public interest and meet our verification criteria. Even if your account is eligible for verification, submitting a request doesn't guarantee that your account will be verified.

Request an Instagram verified badge

To request a verified badge:

Make sure that you're logged in to the account you're requesting a verified badge for.
Go to your profile and tap .
TapSettings > Account > Request verification.
Enter your full name and provide the required form of identification (example: government-issued photo ID).
After you've filled in the form, tap Send.

To request a verified badge:

Make sure that you're logged in to the account you're requesting a verified badge for.
Go to your profile and tap .
TapSettings > Account > Request verification.
Enter your full name and provide the required form of identification (example: government-issued photo ID).
After you've filled in the form, tap Send.

Once we've reviewed your request, you'll receive a notification letting you know if your account has been verified or not. If your request is denied, you can submit a new request after 30 days. Learn more about what happens after you apply for verification.

If a Facebook Page linked to your Instagram account is already verified, you will still need to apply for a verification badge on Instagram.

Can't get verified?

If your account does not have a verified badge and you aren't eligible to get one, there are other ways to show people that you're authentic. To demonstrate authenticity, you can:

Use the description in your Page or account's bio to tell visitors about who you are.
Use stories to provide a behind-the-scenes look into your life.
Encourage your followers to tag you so people can see you interacting with others.
Link to your Instagram account from your official website, Facebook Page, YouTube or Twitter account.

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A Step by Step Guide

Getting verified on Facebook can be a daunting process, but you don’t have to go into it blind.

These tips on how to verify a Facebook Business Page, personal Page, or profile will help you put your best foot forward when you apply for that blue verification badge.

What is Facebook verification?

Why verify your Facebook Page?

How to get verified on Facebook

6 ways to increase your chances of getting verified on Facebook

How to stay verified on Facebook

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What is Facebook verification?

Facebook verification is the process of getting an account or Page verified to show other users that it represents your authentic presence on the platform. A blue checkmark badge appears next to a verified account’s name:

Source: @newyorker on Facebook

Verifying social media accounts began with Twitter in 2009 as a way to mark genuine accounts of public figures or notable organizations. Facebook followed suit with its own blue verification checkmark in 2013. The practice was then introduced to Instagram in 2014.

Facebook verification is usually voluntary, but some kinds of accounts must be verified. Verification for Pages with large audiences has been required since 2018. Currently, individuals’ profiles also undergo verification when their audience reaches a certain size.

What Facebook verification isn’t

Facebook has simplified its verification process in recent years. You may have heard about gray checkmarks or Facebook Marketplace verification. However, both of these programs have been discontinued.

A verification badge is distinct from other badges available on Facebook, such as top fan badges or seller badges.

Why verify your Facebook Page?

Getting verified on Facebook is a great way to establish brand credibility online. Both large brands and local businesses can be verified on the platform.

The verified badge lets your audience know you’re authentic. It also helps your Facebook Page show up higher in search results. This makes it easier for potential customers to find your business.

How to get verified on Facebook

Getting verified on Facebook is as easy as filling out a single form. But it pays to be prepared before you take that step.

Step 1: Choose what kind of account to verify

You can request verification for a Facebook profile or a Facebook Page.

Source: Facebook

As long as you’re logged in when you verify your Facebook account, the form will automatically display the Pages you can submit an application for.

To apply for profile verification, you only need the profile’s URL to get started.

Step 2: Confirm your authenticity

When you apply for verification, you’ll need a piece of identification to prove that you are who you say you are. This makes it impossible for fake accounts and imposters to get verified.

Source: Facebook

The accepted forms of identification are:

Driver’s license
Passport
National identification card
Tax filing
Recent utility bill
Articles of incorporation

The rules about which specific forms of ID are acceptable vary depending on who issued them. When in doubt, check out the complete list of rules regarding pieces of ID.

Whatever document you use, you will need a digitized version of your proof of identity to attach to the form, e.g. a scan.

Step 3: Confirm your notability

The second part of your profile or Page verification application asks you to show that your account is notable enough for the blue checkmark. Facebook wants to know that there’s a public interest in verifying your account.

Source: Facebook

In this section, you’ll provide basic information. This includes the category your account falls under and the country or region where your account is most popular.

There are also several optional fields. Being as complete as possible will help your chances of getting verified.

Source: Facebook

The Audience section is where you tell Facebook what kinds of people follow you, their interests, and why they follow you.

Filling in the Also known as field isn’t always necessary. It helps Facebook see your reach if you or your organization goes by different names. This might be the case if your brand uses different names in different markets.

Finally, you can provide up to five links to articles or social media accounts that demonstrate your notoriety. These links must be independent. Paid or promotional content won’t be considered.

Step 4: Wait

Once Facebook receives your application, they will review your request and either confirm or deny it. This process can take anywhere from 48 hours to 45 days.

6 ways to increase your chances of getting verified on Facebook

When Facebook decides to verify a profile or Page, it looks for four qualities:

Authenticity. Does the profile or Page really represent who it says it represents?
Uniqueness. Is it the person or organization’s only presence on Facebook?
Completeness. Does it provide all the necessary information about the person or organization it represents?
Notability. Is the person or organization well known enough that it’s in the public interest to verify them?

In this section, we’ll look at ways to make sure that your account meets all the requirements for a blue checkmark.

1. Keep it professional

The image your Facebook Page presents should match the image your brand presents elsewhere. This helps Facebook recognize the connection between your Page and your business.

Ensure you are only sharing on-brand content to your Page. And don’t forget to remove anything that negatively affects your credibility, such as:

Off-brand logos, personal posts, or low-quality images
Posts containing incorrect grammar, spelling, capitalization, or other unprofessional-looking copy
Anything that doesn’t fit your brand voice

Take a look at your business’ page through the eyes of a potential customer and edit or remove anything that looks less-than-professional.

2. Make sure your company information is up to date

If your information isn’t kept up to date, it won’t matter how professional your Facebook Page looks. Facebook will review and validate your information before they grant you the verification badge, so you need to ensure it’s accurate.

You will need to check that the following is up to date:

Your website
Email address
Description
Bio

3. Provide details

The more details you can provide about your business, the better. Make sure you’ve filled out all applicable details in your Page’s About section. These details include:

Address or addresses (if you have multiple locations)
Phone numbers
Your mission statement
Your other social channel handles
A company overview

4. Link to official properties

The right links are important if you want to get verified on Facebook. For Facebook to approve your verification request, you must have an up-to-date link to your business’ official website. You must also link back to your Facebook Page from your website.

5. Create a Facebook Business Page

If you’re verifying a Page for a business, be sure that you’ve made a Facebook Business Page. The process for verifying a Facebook Business Page is the same as for any other, and making one is free.

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Source: Facebook

The information you include on your Facebook Business Page will make you appear more authentic, unique, and notable.

6. Cultivate your community

The best way to demonstrate your notoriety on Facebook is to have a large and active community of followers.

There are many ways to increase your Facebook engagement. These can include everything from curating content created by your followers to using Facebook analytics tools to know what your audience responds to.

How to stay verified on Facebook

Receiving verified status on Facebook isn’t like winning a Nobel Prize; it can still be taken away once you have it.

The following tips will help you keep your Facebook verified status.

Respect Community Standards

When you’re verified, it’s important to be familiar with the Facebook Community Standards.

In theory, once you’re verified, you have to follow the same rules as everyone else. In reality, accounts with large followings are often shielded from strict or automated moderation. But the recent exposure of Facebook’s “cross-check” practices means that a large following might not protect you as much as it once did.

Standards about harassment and illegal content are relevant to all Facebook accounts. Others are more applicable to a verified business or brand.

For example, if you’re curating content by other users (and you should be; re-posting user-generated content is a great way to build community engagement), make sure you’re doing so in a way that respects Facebook’s intellectual property and privacy standards.

Use two-factor authentication

Getting verified on Facebook can add value to your brand. Make sure to protect your account with two-factor authentication.

Two-factor authentication means you have a second way besides the log-in screen to prove who you say you are when you access your account. This second piece of proof can be:

A text sent to your phone number
A third-party authentication app
A physical security key

Having two-factor authentication makes it much harder for anyone else to get access to your verified Facebook account.

Develop and maintain a Facebook marketing strategy

Having a verified presence on Facebook is a recognition of your notoriety. It isn’t a guarantee that you’ll stay that way. Remain relevant on the platform by adopting savvy Facebook marketing practices that help you connect with your audience.

Facebook marketing can include everything from traditional ad buys to the strategic use of boosted posts.

Anything that gives your brand added credibility is worth pursuing. Follow the steps above to get verified on Facebook—and see your business grow.

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Anfisa Breus' blog | How to verify your Facebook account

I recently wrote an article on the topic "How to install Facebook comments on a blog without a plugin". To install the plugin, you need to register the application with Facebook. In the article, I did not mention that in order to register the application, you need to verify your Facebook account.

If this is not done, then when trying to create an application in a pop-up window, Facebook will ask you to verify your account.

It says

We need to verify your account to complete your registration. Your telephone number will be added to your timeline but won't be visible to your friends

We need to verify your account in order to complete the registration. Your phone number will be added to your Timeline, but will not be visible to your friends.

By the way, everyone who sets up their blog on the AB-Inspiration template constructor and carefully does everything according to the video instructions, this problem does not arise. One of the videos in the course on setting up a template, I talk about verifying an account using a mobile phone. nine0003

Why you need to verify your Facebook account

The ability to create an app is not the only advantage of a verified account.

[tweet border=no]If you verify your Facebook account, you will also have additional options for using your account.[/tweet]

1. Facebook thus confirms the authenticity of the person who opened the account. Facebook Q&A answers this question like this:

Verifying your account will make it easier for people to find you and start chatting with you. By verifying your account with a valid ID, you will appear more often in the list of possible people to follow. You will also have the option to show a different name (e.g. nickname, maiden name). nine0003
Source: http://www.facebook.com/help/

2. You can change the numbers in your account address to the name. For example, instead of this address: http://www.facebook.com/100000799333981 change to this: http://www.facebook.com/anfisabreus

3. Finally, for bloggers who want to use Facebook comments and the Facebook Like Box widget you need to register the application, and the ability to register yourself as a developer is possible only with a verified account. nine0003

How to verify your Facebook account

Facebook offers 2 verification methods:

using your mobile phone
with a credit card.

We will consider the first method.

There is one rule: 1 account = 1 phone. You cannot verify multiple accounts with the same phone number.

Here's what Facebook says about it:

Why can't I verify multiple accounts with my phone number? nine0019
We use the phone number connected to your account to verify your identity, just like when you use your email address or username (for example, you can use the phone number from your account to log in).

Since your phone number is used to uniquely identify your account, you will not be able to use the same phone number to verify multiple accounts.

Source: http://www.facebook.com/help/

How to verify your Facebook account using your phone

1. Log in to your Facebook account using your username and password

2. Go to the settings section

3. In the left menu, go to the "Mobile versions" section

4. Click on the "Add phone number" button

5. In the pop-up window, select the country and mobile operator from the list and click on the "Next" button

7. Instructions will appear in the same window. nine0003

Send an SMS from your phone to the specified number
An SMS will immediately come to this phone, write it in the field below
Leave the checkboxes below or remove as desired
Click on the "Next" button

8. After confirmation, you will see on the page "Mobile versions" Your phone number is activated.

That's it. If you have questions, write in the comments. Sometimes there are problems with the activation of phone numbers of certain mobile operators. [tweet border=yes]If you can't verify your Facebook account the first time, try a different operator's phone number.[/tweet]

I will be glad to receive your questions and comments.

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Business Manager - definition and necessity

Business Manager - a tool for companies, brands to manage pages, advertising cabinets, directories centrally.

What is this tool for and what problems can it solve? nine0003

The problem that business owners face is that they do not have all the rights to their Facebook resources. The page was created by an SMM specialist, the advertising account was created by a former marketer and now cannot transfer it to the client's ownership.

The only correct solution in this case is as soon as you have created a company page on Facebook, immediately create a Business Manager and manage the company's resources centrally. The issue of restoring access to company resources when changing a marketer or agency will also be resolved. nine0003

To create a Business Manager, follow the link and watch the video on how to create a Business Manager:

Resources in Business Manager are managed in Settings.

Advertising account in Business Manager

There are two ways to create an advertising account - using a profile or in Business Manager.

What are the advantages of an advertising account that you create through Business Manager over an advertising account created by a profile? nine0003

A profile can only be created by one account, but in Business Manager you can create several, the available limit of new advertising accounts can be viewed in the Company Settings.

This is handy if your company has multiple pages and you need to split their budgets. Or when individual specialists or agencies work on advertising for different areas of the company. At the same time, all advertising accounts of your Business Manager can use the pixel to create custom audiences. Within one Business Manager, you can share resources, for example, individualized audiences between advertising accounts. nine0003

The Business Manager admin can grant access to Facebook ad cabinets to profiles that are added as employees.

The Business Manager administrator can assign partner access to the advertising account of his BM to other Business Managers with whom they cooperate.

And another significant advantage is that it is possible to create individualized audiences based on data about users and clients only in an advertising account created through Business Manager.

! It is important to remember that an advertising account created in Business Manager cannot be transferred to the ownership of another Business Manager.

In the case of the Company's cooperation with an agency or outsourced marketer, the Company provides partner access, and after the end of the cooperation cancels the access. All resources of the company remain in his ownership.

So, in Business Manager you can:

create an advertising account - Ads Manager,
claim rights to advertising accounts that belong to individual profiles or request access to manage them,
submit a request for partner access to advertising accounts owned by other Business Managers.

Watch the video on how to create an advertising account in Business Manager:

Ads Manager - payment methods

An important point that you should pay attention to is the payment method. As a payment method in Ukraine, you can use:

Individual's card.
Legal entity card.

Help about available payment methods in your country at the link

Video on how to add a payment method:

However, if you add a legal entity card to close accounting, you need original documents from Facebook that you will not receive, you can only print invoices electronic.

That is why the card of an individual is used more often. In this case, this user must be the owner of the advertising account or the administrator of Business Manager in order to control the spending of the budget from his card. nine0003

You can add an additional payment method, and if there is no money on the main card, the charge will be made from the additional card.

If Facebook fails to withdraw funds, it stops all advertising campaigns in this account and blocks some of the functions for setting up advertising and transferring rights. As soon as you top up the card and make a payment, the ads will be displayed again and all the functions of the advertising account will work correctly.

! A Business Manager that has Ads Manager with outstanding debt blocks the ability to create new ad accounts. nine0003

We recommend creating Ads Manager, Business Manager using the profile of a real person, whose identity can be confirmed by documents, the profile avatar must have his photo. Everything related to the promotion of a business, the launch of advertising, Facebook carefully checks, and for any suspicious activity, a hint of a violation of the rules, it can be blocked. In the case of a real profile, you can easily resolve this issue with support, you will only need to send documents. If the Facebook profile has a fictitious name and a cat on the avatar, the issue will take much longer to resolve, or the problem cannot be solved at all. nine0003

Pages in Business Manager - management and transfer of rights

Managing pages through Business Manager is no different from managing them directly. The convenience is to grant or remove access rights.

In Business Manager you can:

Add a Facebook page. In this case, you claim ownership of this page, and upon approval of the request by the previous owner, your Business Manager will become the owner of this page.
Request access to manage the page. The original owner will remain the owner of the page. If necessary, he can remove your access at any time. nine0042
Create a page in Business Manager, in this case it belongs to Business Manager.

If necessary, you can transfer a page that belongs to one Business Manager to another Business Manager.

Video on how to request and approve Page access:

Employees in Business Manager

To manage resources in Business Manager, user profiles must be added as employees. An employee can be presented with both the standard access of the Business Manager employees and the administrator access. In this case, he gets full access to all aspects of the Business Manager and can remove and appoint other administrators. Administrator access is the highest level of access in Business Manager. nine0003

To add an employee, you need the email to which his profile is registered. If the profile is registered to a phone number, you need to link your mail to the profile as well.

The next step is to assign access to resources to an employee. One employee can be assigned access to several resources at once, for example, pages or advertising accounts. You can also adjust the level of access, depending on the tasks performed. Next, the employee must approve the invitation to the business manager, it will be sent to the mail. nine0003

One resource can be shared with multiple employees.

Help about employee roles in Business Manager at

Video on how to add an employee to Business Manager and give him access to resources :

Partner access in Business Manager

Business Manager resources can be shared with other Business Managers. Once this access is approved, the Business Manager with partner access can assign its employees to manage the resource. Partner access can only be assigned to resources that this Business Manager owns. nine0003

You can open access to a partner in 2 ways:

via ID Business Manager. The partner will receive a notification from your company about granting him access,
generate a link to send to the partner, this link is valid for 30 days, can only be used once, and if the partner does not have a Business Manager, he will have to create it.

At the time of assigning a partner, you regulate the level of access, which depends on the goals of cooperation and the tasks that the partner will perform. nine0003

Partner access can also be opened in the Settings/Users/Partners section. It can be of two types:

by partner ID you add it and then assign it access to the resources of your Business Manager,
you request partner access to another Business Manager so that later, after approval, get access to its resources.

Video “How to unlock or request Partner access to Facebook Business Manager”:

In the users section, you can open access to servers or software that need to access company resources via API. They are called system users.

We recommend using Business Manager to manage company resources on Facebook.