Couples of month ago we officially move to GeekBaze, and as you know this requires changing our facebook page name. If you’ve ever tried it, you’ll notice it isn’t quite that easy. And don’t get your hope too high, it’s not guaranteed they’ll approve your new name. *head on deck*. The easiest step ain’t working anymore, so this works, and if you are lucky, your page name will be changed within 7-14 Days. Read on please.
In this post i’ll be showing you a steps by step ways that i use to change some of my facebook page name within 24 hours and 7-14 Days.
Many people wondered if they can change their facebook page name after the page hit(s) 200 likes/fans or more, yes, you can change a page with even 1M fans, following the steps below, you can change your page name yourself without even consulting anyone.
Requirement:
* A Utility (NEPA) Bill (well scanned or sharp snap) it should be clear to see the address.
Stage 1
It seems this process was disabled in Nigeria as of now, so we will be accessing anonymously with a US IP.
* Firefox
Download and Install Anonymous Addon
After installation, you’ll see another tab at the top-right corner of your screen showing your ip address, just click on the big X and mark Active and you are good to go.
Assuming its showing other countries ip address rather than US, just click the X again and select any US IP.
* Chrome
Find a US ip address by searching Google, then go to Settings > Show advanced settings… > Network > Change Proxy Settings….
Under Proxy Server, tick the box and enter your IP address and port you get fro the search earlier.
….now you are done with this, restart your browser and lets go…
Stage 2
1. Login to facebook.com and click on the page you want to change its name.
2. Click on Settings > Page Info
3.Change category to Local Business and save.
4. Click on Address and change the address to the one on your Utility Bill and save.
The address in the picture above is the one on my utility bill.
5. Now click on Name > Request Change. A page will open, then click “I understand the formatting guidelines for my Page’s new name.” When you do this more text appears.
6. Select what your page currently represent from the drop-down menu that appears. After that, info about what you selected will show. you must read before proceeding. The click “I would still like to change my Page name. I have documentation to demonstrate this change.” More steps will show.
7. Leave the Current Name unchanged, and write your new page name in theDesired Page Name box, then, Select the reason why you wanted to change your page name from the drop-down menu.
8. Upload your NEAP (Utility) Bill, and tick the two box below it and click on Send.
Now, you’ll receive an email, the email determines if your request was accepted or denied and will also tells you when your page name will be changed.
Conclusion
What’s your experience trying to change your page name? Were your rejected or goes through a lot of problem before you got accepted?
Source: GeekNG.com