Comments on: How to transfer your Facebook group members to your Facebook page

By: Howard Kang » Blog Archive » Creating & Promoting a Remarkable Facebook Fan Page -

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:27:51 +0000

[...] Starting a fan page and already have a group? No problem! Collegewebeditor.com outlines some great instructions. *Note: Facebook has discontinued transferring groups to [...]

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:42:46 +0000

Facebook no longer supports transferring group members to fandom.

http://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=12811

By: Abraham

Abraham — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:34:29 +0000

What is the current status of groups and pages. Is it still a good idea for companies to have a fan page rather than a group? do the recent changes to the face-book default user page affect whether messages are displayed on the users home page?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:32:12 +0000

ou need to prove that your group and your page have the same creator/admin. Basically, Facebook will only perform the transfer if you can show that the group and the page are legit and related as explained in Facebook FAQ’s about Pages:
If you have a group that fits into one of the categories offered for Pages and you are the official representative of that artist, business, or brand, we can help you convert your group into a Page. Please fill out your request here by providing us with the URL to your current group and the URL to the Page you have created that you would like your group

By: bhanu

bhanu — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:41:33 +0000

Well, I read all the conversations in this blog post. I have learnt so much about facebook pages and groups. Overall, i just wanted to know if it is still possible to convert a group into a page ? Though i read mix conversations. Or is there a place where i can know everything about facebook profiles, pages, groups and any branded interactions on facebook.

By: gail

gail — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:18:44 +0000

To be honest when I transferred members from group to a page by sending a message just over 10% joined the page, I think because many people don’t check their emails, automatically delete them and pages have only recently become a major part of the Facebook experience. Shame as the page is a lot more suitable for what I do and would really love to ditch the group now. Thankfully I also had a profile which had been disabled by Facebook, and the “friends” of this profile were transferred as fans (of which I’ve found we’ve had no complaints and only a very small number have left, whereas we’ve gained more than we’ve lost). Not that I’m suggesting starting a profile, I wasn’t aware when I started it that it wasn’t allowed as I’d just come from Myspace.

By: Libby B

Libby B — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:45:12 +0000

Has anyone experienced serious backlash from this? Meaning have you lost a lot of followers in converting from group to fan page without the auto transfer? I’m exploring options here and trying to ease the anxiety. :) Thanks!

By: malo

malo — Fri, 22 May 2009 00:17:54 +0000

Against fb terms I created a profile for a school alumni type of “group” ..but it is not a group, just a profile with a group name. Does anyone know if there is a way to switch this profile to a group without getting the boot from fb. I’ve got two of them ..one with over 800 friends and the other with over 1800 friends. Although I am wrong for using a fake name, it would be such a pain to start over again. Is fb forgiving? What are my chances of switching?? Should I just keep the profile until I get the boot ..then start a group?? Does anyone have any thoughts on this. Thanks.

By: Nicola Mattina

Nicola Mattina — Sun, 10 May 2009 11:12:13 +0000

It is not possibile to convert a group in a page anymore. Read the Faq! And if your group has more that 5.000 user you cannot event notify them to ask to pass from the group to the page. These guys at FB are really incredible!

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:47:00 +0000

I just tried it yesterday or the day before, after having created the page similar to the group.
I filled in the form and received an automatic eMail notification of Facebook.
Haven’t heard anything yet. Perhaps it has got sth to do with the fact I filled in the form in German. Dunno.