To change a Facebook page from a ‘Personal profile’ page to a ‘Facebook Page’ read on.

First here are some key differences between a ‘Personal profile’ page and a ‘Facebook Page’

Personal profiles

• For individual, non-commercial use
• Represent individual people and must be held under an individual name
• Provides the ability to follow profiles to see public updates of people you’re interested in but aren’t friends with.

Facebook Pages

• Look similar to personal profiles, but they offer unique tools for connecting people to a topic they care about, like a business, brand, organization or celebrity.
• Pages are managed by people who have personal profiles.
• Pages are not separate Facebook accounts and do not have separate login information from your profile.
• You can like a Page to see updates in News Feed.

Converting your ‘Personal profile’ page to a ‘Facebook Page’

When converting the Personal Profile Facebook will:

• Transfer your current profile picture
• Add of all your friends and followers as people who like your new Page
• Set your account’s username as the username for your new Page
• The name associated with your personal account will be set as your new Page’s name
• Discards all other content associated with your old Profile

To start the process

1. Go to Profile to Business Page Migration
2. Click a category for your Page
3. Select a more specific category from the dropdown menu and fill out the required information
4. Click to check the box next to I agree to Facebook Pages Terms
5. Click Get Started

To read the official Facebook conversion documents click here.