How to Use Facebook Business Manager
If you are a person who is provided with the responsibility to manage multiple Facebook accounts and Facebook pages, you are encouraged to take a look at Facebook Business Manager. It can even assist you to manage your employees, or colleagues, who are working on the Facebook pages. In other words, it can be considered as a one-stop shop, which can be used for all Facebook advertising and marketing activities.
When you use Facebook Business Manager, you will be provided with the opportunity to track and manage everything from a centralized dashboard as well. On the other hand, you will be provided with detailed reports, with visual elements, which can assist you to get a better understanding of the functionality of your Facebook Ads.
Before you get your hands on Facebook Business Manager, it is important to have a clear understanding about its functionality.
Here are the steps, which you need to follow in order to set up the Facebook Business Manager.
- Create your account in Facebook Business Manager
To begin with, you need to go ahead and create your account in Facebook Business Manager. For that, you will need to visit business.facebook.com and click on the link Create Account. You can see this button at the top left corner of the screen.
Now you need to enter the name of your business in the popup you see.
You should then enter the name along with the business email address, which you need to use in order to manage the account in Facebook Business Manager. Once you enter all the details, you can click on Finish.
- Add the business pages to your Facebook Business Manager
Now you have successfully created your Facebook Business Manager account. The next step would be to add all the business pages to it. You have a few different approaches to follow in order to get the job done. On the other hand, you can create a new business page and add or link an existing business page. It is possible for you to request access to manage the business page of another person as well. Hence, you will even be able to manage the Facebook business pages of your clients, on behalf of them.
Let’s take a look at the steps on how to add an existing Facebook business page to your Facebook Business Manager.
You should first access the dashboard of Facebook Business Manager. Then you can see the button Add Page. You need to click on that and you will see a pop-up. You need to click on Add Page in the pop-up as well.
You will now be able to see a text box. You have to type and search for the Facebook business page from here. It is a smart search, which recommends you with the pages as you type. When you locate the right page, you need to select it and click on Add Page. If you are the administrator of the page, it will automatically be added to Facebook Business Manager.
If you have more than one page, you need to follow the same steps and add all the pages.
- Link the Facebook Ad account
Before you link the ad account, you need to understand that there is no possibility for you to remove it in the future. Therefore, you need to make sure that you are only adding the ad accounts that you own. If you are trying to use the ad account of a client, you need to request for access.
Below mentioned are the steps that must be followed to link a Facebook Ad account.
You should first visit the Facebook Business Manager dashboard and click on the option Add Ad Account. You need to select the same in the popup as well. Then you need to enter the account ID, which is visible in the Ads Manager.
If you don’t have a Facebook Ad Account, Facebook Business Manager Dashboard will help you to create a one as well. For that, you need to click on Add Ad Account and then select Create Account.
Every single business on Facebook is provided with the ability to create an ad account from the beginning. When you start spending money actively on the Ad Account, you will be able to have many more Ad accounts, up to four. However, Facebook Business Manager doesn’t allow you to host more than four Ad Accounts.
- Adding people to manage Facebook assets
If you have a large number of pages on Facebook, you will not be able to manage all of them. That’s where you come across the need to seek the assistance of someone, who can help you with the work. Facebook Business Manager provides you with the ability to get the job done as well. Below mentioned are the steps that you should follow for it.
You should visit the Facebook Business Manager dashboard and click on the Business Settings button. It is the gear icon that you can see on the top.
Now you need to select the People and Assets tab. From there, you must select People in the column that you see on the left-hand side. This will provide you with a list of all the individuals, who have access to the Facebook Business Manager of you. If you see only your name, you can click on Add. Then you can add the team members.
When you click on Add, you will be able to see a popup. From there, you need to enter the business email addresses of the individuals that you want to add. From here, you can add any person, including business partners, freelance contractors and employees.
You will also be able to determine who is provided with Admin access and who is provided with Limited access.
As the next step, you can determine in what pages, you want the team members to work on. In here, you can assign specific roles, such as page admin, page moderator, page analyst, page editor and page advertiser to each and every member of the team. You can control them page wise.
In the next step, you can assign the team members to the different Facebook Ad accounts and define their roles. You also have three different roles to assign them accordingly. They include Ad Account Admin, Ad Account Analyst and Ad Account Advertiser.
Once you complete the assignments of team members, you can proceed to the next step. Then you will come to a screen, which asks you to assign individuals to catalogs. However, you can skip this step for the moment and proceed. Then you will see a notice, which indicates how many individuals you have added to the team and their assignments.
You will need to wait for some time until all the individuals accept the invitation you have sent. They will be able to receive emails with all information related to your assignment. In addition to that, it is also recommended for you to send a personal note to them.
From the Facebook Business Manager dashboard, you can take a quick view of all the pending invitations as well. You have the ability to withdraw them at any given time. On the other hand, you can also remove them after they leave your team. For that, you need to access Facebook Business Manager, click on the gear icon, go to the People and Assets tab, click on People and Remove the appropriate individuals.
- Connecting the Ad Agency or Business Partners
This is not a mandatory step, but if you want to connect the Ad Agency of Business Partners, you can do it as well. Below mentioned are the steps for it.
You need to access the Facebook Business Manager dashboard and click on the gear icon.
Next, you need to click on People and Assets tab.
You should now select the Ad Account or Facebook page and select partners in the column that you see on your left.
Now you need to Assign Partner.
In here, you are provided with the chance to assign the specific role for the Ad Agency or Business Partners.
You will now see a link. You can copy it and send to the Ad Agency or Business Partner.
The Ad Agency or Business Partner will be able to manage their own permission levels. Therefore, you don’t need to worry about adding or configuring permission levels for them.
- Add the Instagram account
Now you have configured all the Facebook assets. With that, you need to connect the Instagram account. Below mentioned steps will help you with that.
You should first go to the Facebook Business Manager dashboard and click on the gear icon.
You should now navigate to People and Assets tab and click on Instagram Accounts. From there, you can select Add. Now you will see a popup, which asks you to enter Instagram account credentials.
You will be able to link only one Instagram account at a time. When the process is completed, you will see a notification as well.
- Understanding the Facebook Business Manager dashboard
Now you have successfully configured Facebook Business Manager. It will be the centralized dashboard, which you can use for all advertising and marketing activities within Facebook. If you want to view a page, update a page or view insights, you can get it done from here. On the other hand, you will also be able to run new ad campaigns.
- Setting up Facebook Pixels
Facebook Pixels is a piece of code, which is generated by Facebook. When you place this code on the website, it will seek the assistance of cookies in order to track the conversions and optimize the Facebook ads accordingly. In addition, you will be able to develop a targeted audience for the ads. With that, you can remarket to the leads that you have.
It is recommended for you to get started with Facebook Pixels right away. You can do it from the Facebook Business Manager. Here are the steps for it.
You need to first visit the Facebook Business Manager dashboard and click on the gear icon that you see on the top.
Now you need to navigate to the People and Assets tab. Then you should select Pixels from the menu that you see on the left. After that, you can select Add.
You will now be asked to enter a name for the pixel. You can add up to 50 characters and create. You will need to agree to the terms and conditions before you proceed as well.
It will take a moment for the pixel to generate.
Now you need to follow a Facebook pixel guide and get that up and running on your website to start collecting data.
- Placing your very first ad
Now you have done all the hard work. The next thing you should do is to go ahead and place your first ad on Facebook. The following steps can help you with that.
You need to access the Facebook Business Manager dashboard. From there, you need to select the Business Manager link, which you see on the top left-hand corner.
Now you need to navigate to Create & Manage Tab. From there, you need to select Ads Manager and then select the Create button.
You will see a popup and you must select Guided Creation from there.
You should next select important parameters, such as the targeted audience, objective of the ad campaign, schedule and budget. Then you need to select the specific ad types as well.
When everything is properly set up, you will be able to launch your very first ad campaign. With that, you can see the results that you are getting from the insights section in Facebook Business Manager.
