How to share a post to a page

As most of you know, if you created a Facebook page, you are automatically the admin (it’s always a good idea to have a backup admin!). You can assign different Page roles to those who need different levels of access, but as the business owner, you should retain the admin (highest level possible). Depending on your Page’s settings, anyone who Likes your Page can post directly. The problem most folks are having is, the posts aren’t showing up (hence my friend’s question).

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Instructions on desktop:
Instructions on mobile:
How do you share a post to someone's page?
Why can't I share a post to my page?

I started my investigation by sharing one of the posts from my personal profile to my Page. Below is a screen capture of a check-in I did to my AmSpirit Business Connections networking group.

In order to share this post to my Page:

Click the Share link under the image.
Click the next Share link you see, should one appear. If it does appear, it should have three dots to the right.
Make sure the first pull-down menu says Share On A Page You Manage. If it doesn’t, click on the arrow and select this option.
Next, make sure the second pull-down menu directly below displays your Page (especially if you manage more than one). If it doesn’t, click the pull- down arrow and select the correct page.
Change the third pull-down menu to the right so you are Posting As yourself. The default option is your Page.
Add a little note to make it fun!
When you’re done, click the blue Post button, and it’s good to go!

Now, if you go check your Page, you may not see the post you just shared. It’s there, trust me – it’s in a different place, and I’ll show you in two more steps. Trust me! (Click the image to make it bigger.)

On your Page, look at the navigation to the left under your logo/page name. Click the link that reads Posts.
Under your Page banner to the right, you should see a block that reads Visitor Posts. This is where your post ended up instead of the News Feed.

In short, Facebook has once again managed to confuse many users and moved our Page’s Posts to a new spot on the page. I agree with most: just show the posts in the Page Feed! Sadly, not going to happen. The reason the Page Posts was created was out of response to Page admins complaining about their Page feed getting bogged down with posts. Nice problem to have for those looking for interaction, but the complaints continued, and this was Facebook’s solution.

Please let me know if you found this article helpful. If you have other questions regarding Facebook or other social media, please download my checklist or drop me a note – you may get featured on my blog!

(A big THANK-YOU to my friend, Amy Geils of The Streamlined Office, for her awesome Facebook question!)

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Lisa Raymond

Visibly Media LLC

Lisa Raymond is the owner and creative genius of Visibly Media. She has been in graphic and website design for over 25 consecutive years, social media management & marketing since 2007, married 30 years, 4 children, 3 grandbabies, and Queen in her organized realm of chaos!

Facebook Profile – This who you are on Facebook, it will typically include your name, photo, birth date and various other self identifying information. Here you will add friends, friends will add you. Depending on your privacy settings these Facebook friends will see particular details about you, your connections, activity and your Facebook posts. They may ‘like’ your posts and comment on your posts. Depending on your privacy settings they may also share posts. If they do share your posts the privacy setting would have to be set to ‘Public’ for the posts to be visible to those who are not your Facebook friends (or friends of friends depending on your privacy settings).

It is important to note that you would not create a Facebook Profile for your business, because the only way of connecting with your business would be for others to ‘Add you as a friend” and they would then share all their personal information with you, and vice versa. This isn’t information we usually want to share with those we do business with.

Facebook Page – This is created for your business. Prospective and current customers will “like” your page and interact with your posts, they may share comment and like your posts if they are engaging and from there a professional connection can be made. They may also share your posts, it’s important to note that all posts on a Facebook page are public.

Facebook Groups – For many business owners wanting to represent their business in a group can be challenging. People on facebook can join groups via their Facebook Profile however businesses cannot join groups via their Facebook Page. Networking groups are common on Facebook. As a business owner on Facebook when you are in a group and want to mention your businesses Facebook Page it can be challenging! … Here is how to do it…

Instructions on desktop:

Step One: On your Facebook page scroll to the post you wish to share and click on ‘Share’

Step Two: Select ‘Share…’ (as pictured below)

Step Three: Then choose where you’d like to share the post: a Group, a Page or choose ‘Copy Link’ so you can use this to post wherever you like 🙂

Step Four: Depending on your selection for Step Three, the next dialogue box will present the next step.

to share to a group:
- select Share
- select Share to a Group
- to you can add a description or caption for the post you’re sharing where it says “Say something about this…”
- then use the search bar to begin typing in the name of the group you wish to share to.
- select Share. And that’s it you’re done!
to share to a page you manage:
- select Share
- select Share to a Page
- the Pages you manage (have admin posting permission) will appear to select from.
- choose the one you wish to post on
- you can add a caption to the post
- select Share. And that’s it you’re done!
to share anywhere else including to a page you DO NOT manage:
- select Share
- select Copy Link
- then navigate to the page or location you wish to share it on
- right click to past the link or use the shortcut Control V (⌘V on mac)
- you can add a caption to the post
- select Share. And that’s it you’re done!

Instructions on mobile:

From your mobile it looks a little different but the process is the same.

You’ll also have the options to Share to your story or Send in Messenger when you’re using the mobile app, providing you with additional functionality

I trust this helps make marketing your business in Facebook Groups and other Facebook Pages easier!

If you’re looking for some extra help or guidance, or would prefer to have a Social Media manager look after your social media marketing you can find some more information here or give us a call on (03) 5222 3328 we are happy to help!

1. Locate the post which you want to share and press the Share button in the bottom-right corner of the post. 2. In the pop-up menu that appears, select Share now if you want to instantly share the post or Share to News Feed if you want more control, including the ability to add descriptive text to the post you shared.

Make sure the first pull-down menu says Share On A Page You Manage. If it doesn't, click on the arrow and select this option. Next, make sure the second pull-down menu directly below displays your Page (especially if you manage more than one). If it doesn't, click the pull- down arrow and select the correct page.