Beginners Guide to Facebook, Part Three: Setting Up A Facebook Account

When you finally decide to take the plunge and create your own Facebook account, the first question is usually: Where do I Start? Here's how to sign up on Facebook.

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1. Head over to www.Facebook.com.
Follow the sign up instructions

Our sister site Ions has a seriously in-depth article about signing up for Facebook. You can read that here

2. Set up a new profile.
Fill in your name, an email address and password. Always use a mix of upper case and lower case letters, as well as numbers and symbols.

3. Start a Page.
Don't use your profile page, but head to the bottom left-hand corner and under the grey title 'Create' click 'Page' or Group.

4. Add Images.
On your Page, upload a photograph of yourself, your business or your brand logo – 160 X 160 px is a good size

5. Cover Image.
You can also add a cover image with an image 851 X 315 px

6. Profile
Write a profile of your business