{"id":3465,"date":"2016-05-25T02:05:41","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T02:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.e-cbd.com.au\/blog\/?p=3465"},"modified":"2025-02-28T11:13:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T01:13:51","slug":"verify-your-business-on-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.e-cbd.com.au\/blog\/social-media\/verify-your-business-on-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"Verify Your Business On Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"

You may have noticed some business pages on Facebook are showing a small \u2018tick\u2019 next to their name. Find out more about this feature and how to do it yourself<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What is this and how do I get one?<\/h4>\n

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\nA few years back, Facebook rolled out a new feature for Pages that are under the Local<\/em> Business<\/em> or Company\/Organisation<\/em> categories that allow you to \u2018verify\u2019 your page, similar to the verification process on Google Places and Yelp.  Facebook gives Verified Pages a tick to show your audience that you are authentic.<\/p>\n

Why did they do this, and why should I bother?<\/h3>\n

If Facebook\u2019s reason for bringing in verification is anything like the reasoning behind Google Places or Yelp\u2019s verification, then this has been brought in to ensure that pages on Facebook are managed by people actually in the business or connected to them (such as your digital agency or marketing team<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Verification may also help reduce the instance of \u201cfake pages\u201d, created as an attempt by third parties to pass off as your business \u2013 this isn\u2019t that common, and none of our clients have had this happen to them, but as Facebook continues to grow its offering for businesses, it doesn\u2019t hurt to cover your bases and complete the verification – your competitors most likely will!<\/p>\n

The reasons that Facebook have given:<\/p>\n