Facebook help

[agt_spooky]

So like I mentioned in my previous post, I just created a Facebook page for my writing alter ego:

Jamie Lynn Miller's Facebook page

Let me just say that I HATE Facebook. I don't understand how it works and I don't want to be there. But unfortunately it's a necessary evil when it comes to ebook promotion, making contacts, etc.

Here's my question: I've had a few people Like my page, which is great. But I don't understand how, since I don't see a Like button on my own page. And vise versa, when I go to their page to Like it in return, I don't see a Like button. But not for everyone. For some folks the Like button is there. Why is that? Why do some people have Like buttons and others don't? I thought that was standard on every Facebook page. I feel like I'm being so rude and ignoring people because I can't Like them back when I really want to thank them.

Can anyone help me out, explain this Like thing to me? And can you guys see a Like button on my page?

Thanks!

Comments

[bitchtude.livejournal.com]

I checked your page out and really you should make it a fan page and not a personal page partially because there are limitations on personal pages on the number of "friends" you can have. I've never created a fan page so I'm not 100% sure how you do it and if you have to have a personal page to create a fan page :-/

[agt-spooky.livejournal.com]

Thank you! After consulting a “specialist” aka my best friend’s husband who is a FB fanatic, I understand everything now. Personal pages like mine can only do friend requests. Business and Group pages have the Like button.

I actually tried making a fan page first and it didn’t work out at all. It wouldn’t let me do anything as my Jamie Lynn persona on anyone else’s pages. I couldn’t Like, I couldn’t Friend, I couldn’t comment. I could only post on my own page. After tearing my hair out for days I just made an entirely new account which is now working out great.