Training & Resources

Setting Up Social Media

Facebook

1. Go to http://www.facebook.com
2. Sign in with your personal account
   • If you don’t have a person account, you must create one.
   • Where it says “Sign Up” fill in the form and click “Sign Up”
   • Step 1 will ask you to find friends. Click “Skip this step” at the bottom right.
   • Step 2 will ask you to fill in your profile information. Click “Skip” at the bottom right.
   • Step 3 will ask you to upload a profile picture. Click “Skip” at the bottom right
   • At the top of the screen, Facebook will ask you to confirm your email. Go to your email account, navigate to the email from Facebook and click the confirmation link.
   • You will be directed back to Facebook. This page is called the News Feed Page.
3. At the bottom right side of the page, click “Create a Page” to create a page for your business.
4. Click “Local Business or Place”
5. Fill in the form
   • Category should be “Hotel” if you are in the lodging industry
   • Be sure to include “Bed and Breakfast” in the business name
   • Check the box that says “I agree to Facebook Pages Terms”
   • Click “Get Started”
6. Upload a picture or logo of your business to serve as a profile picture and click “Save Photo” (or skip this step)
7. Fill in a description of your business, add your website and click “Save Info”
8. Facebook will now take you on a tour of your new business page. Go through the tour or click “Skip”
9. Your business page is created! Make the most of your page by adding additional information, photos, and more! Post on your Facebook page at least once a week.
10. Each subsequent time you log into Facebook, you will use the email address and password you provided when you created your personal account. Once logged in, you’ll need to click on the white down-facing triangle on the top right of the page to switch from your personal account to your business page.

Twitter

1. Go to http://www.twitter.com
2. Click “Sign up for Twitter”
3. Enter your Name, email address, desired password, and desired username
4. Click “Create my account”
5. Twitter will take you through a series of intro pages to get you oriented with Twitter. To skip these steps, go to your address bar and type in http://www.twitter.com.
6. You are brought to the main page. Twitter will ask you to confirm you email address. Navigate to your email address and click the link in the email from Twitter
7. After you click the email link, you will be brought back to the Twitter main page. In the top right corner of the page is an icon of a white cog. Click the white cog
8. Click “Edit Profile”
9. To add a profile picture, click “Change photo” and upload a picture of your property or logo
10. Where it says “Website” put your website URL
11. Fill in the ” Bio” field and click “Save Changes”
12. Your Twitter page is set up! Be sure to tweet at least monthly. 

Blogger

1. Go to http://www.blogger.com
2. Sign in with your business email account we set up for you
3. Click “Create Limited Blogger Profile”
4. Fill in the “Display Name” box with the name of your business
5. Click “Continue to Blogger”
6. On the left-hand side of the page, click “New Blog”
7. Title your blog the name of your business
8. The address will be the URL people use to access your blog. Make it as relevant to your business as possible. For example, if your business is Happy Bed and Breakfast, try to use happybedandbreakfast.blogspot.com or happybnb.blogspot.com
9. Choose a Template for the look of your blog
10. Click “Create Blog”
11. Your blog has been created. To access settings, click on the name of your blog in the center of the page.
12. To begin posting, click the orange pencil button.
13. Be sure to blog 2-3 times per month. For ideas on blogging, view our Benefits of Blogging article

Google Places

1. Go to http://www.places.google.com
2. Click “Get Started Now”
3. Sign in with your business email account we set up for you (the same one you use for email and Blogger)
4. Enter your business phone number and click “Find Business Information”
   1. Fill in Basic Information for your organization
   2. For Category, include up to 5 relevant categories.
5. Click “Submit”
6. Google will send you a post card to the mailing address you provided to verify your business. This should take between 2-3 weeks. When you receive that post card in the mail, go to
   • Go to http://www.places.google.com
   • Click “Get Started Now”
   • Sign in with your business email account we set up for you (the same one you use for email and Blogger)
   • Scroll down the page to your business listing. Where it says “Confirmation Letter” enter the pin you received in the mail and click “Go”

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