Short Facebook page name/vanity URL
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Does anyone know how to go about getting a page name on Facebook of less than 5 characters? I saw Moz was able to claim facebook.com/moz (BTW, congrats on the redesign!), and many other brands also have claimed page names under 5 characters. Has anyone else had success claiming a short page name? Do you have to know the right person at Facebook, or are there other requirements? We have around 35K likes on our page, and our site gets a pretty good amount of traffic. My boss doesn't like any of my ideas that are 5+ characters... she really wants the short URL.
If anyone has any insights on what I need to do (or who I need to talk to at Facebook), I'd really appreciate it!
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Thanks for the answer! I guess it depends on what a ton of money is... do you think $5K/mo is enough to qualify? I'll submit the form and find out!
edit: If you've spent >$500 through their self-service platform in the last 30 days, you don't qualify for their 30-day starter program, where you'll get Facebook reps for 30 days. The guy on the phone also explained to me that the shorter vanity URL process is above his pay grade, and there's nothing he can do to help me and no one he could get me in touch with. Oh well!
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You will need to get a client manager with Facebook and be prepared to spend a TON of money. Are you currently advertising on Facebook? Generally, Facebook only allows vanity URLs with less than 5 characters for very large brands (Moz, BMW, etc.) that spend a lot of money on Facebook. Good luck!
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