How to Change Your Facebook Username
By Dave Maloney
Recently Facebook (finally) made available the feature to be able to change your Facebook username to something more meaningful. Up until this update, the URL of your profile or business/fan page looked something like this:
Not exactly memorable, and not something you want to have to write down or give to someone over the phone. Now you can choose your own "Vanity URL", like most other social media sites already offer:
Easier to pass along and easier to remember; much more personal and definitely looks better on a business card than the 22 digit code.
Changing your username in Facebook is actually pretty simple. Once you're logged in, just go to the Account tab in the top right corner and click on "Account Settings." (Or, just type "username" after the "facebook.com/" in the browser bar.)
Click on "Username" - "Change", and the window will expand something like this:
Facebook will give you some suggestions for a username, or you can type in your own idea in the text field. As of now, you can only use letters, numbers (A-Z, 0-9) and periods, no hyphens, slashes or underscores. You can use capital letters, but don't type in all caps, please.
Choose carefully! You can't change or edit your Facebook Username once you've created it; it's yours for good, no deposit, no return. Keeping it as your name or close to may be your best bet, and if it's for a business page, obviously the more professional the better. You can have a different Vanity URL for your personal page and each and every business page (if you have more than one).
Once you think you're ready, click "Check Availability" to see if any of the other 5 billion Facebook users on the planet might have already grabbed your choice already. If you want your business name, the sooner you get this done, the better!
If your first choice is taken, consider various combinations and click to see if they work, but again, choose carefully, because once it's set, it's set!
And now you can get your business cards reprinted with all your social media links just the way you want them.