You are right; people can no longer transfer a Facebook group to a Facebook page. I just looked this up. Thank you for the update.

Aargh indeed!

Tiffany

“If you already have a Facebook group, creating a Facebook page could create confusion. (update: However, you can transfer your Facebook group to a Facebook page).”

Aargh.

If you created the event within the fan page, you should be able to invite fans. There should be a link titled something like “update fans.”

You have the ability to show or hide the guest list. This is under something titled like “customize event preferences.”

If you’re still having problems, contact Facebook support: http://www.facebook.com/help.php?page=175

Best wishes with your efforts!

Tiffany

My sons band have just created a page rather than a group, which seems to have lots more functionality. However i have noticed that when i create an event – an upcoming gig i can no longer invite members/fans. I do get an option to invite my own friends, however feedback suggests this does not go through.

Previously, an event page would show x number of invited guests, how many were coming, how many awaiting reply etc. Now there is nothing there. All this appears to mean we can’t let the bands fans know of gigs and less people therefore attend. Any ideas what i’m doing wrong or if its not me, what i can do to get round this problem….

Cheers
Mike

My understanding is that when you post an update on your fan page, it gets posted as a news item to each fan member’s newsfeed — this is the home page for Facebook where you get to see the updates of all friends and organizations you’re following.

Follow a few fan pages, and you’ll see in the upper right corner of your home Facebook page (not your profile page but the news feed page) a section you can click on with updates for the fan pages you’re following.

I don’t think these updates are easily seen on the newsfeed page. Follow some organizations, and you can see for yourself. Best wishes with your endeavors!

Tiffany

Your strategy makes sense, although I would do this differently. I would only set up a Facebook group in your case to avoid splitting your audience. People might sign up for both, but there is also a good chance that people might just join either the group or the fan page.

Anyone with a Facebook account would be able to access your group page, and I’m guessing that most of your audience has a Facebook account. I don’t think that the added confusion of having two Facebook sites is worth having a page that people can view who do not have an account. With either choice, you can post events.

Also note that now with the fan page, you can “send an update to fans.” I understand this to mean that your update shows up on the right side of people’s Facebook site when they log in rather than showing up in their inboxes.

Best wishes with your Facebook efforts.

Tiffany