When advising authors on Facebook, one of the first things I encourage them to do is migrate their Facebook profile into a fan page. What migration essentially does is convert their current friends into fans. Those new to Facebook are happy to do this, but those who are committed Facebookers are always hesitant. They don’t want to “lose” their friends and the ability to interact with them. I completely understand their concern.
If you fall into the latter category, you need to ask yourself “How many of those 100+ or 500+ friends would I invite over for dinner?” The answer is normally around 25. Now, write down their names and save that list-you’ll need that later.
Now, I promise you there is no need to worry! The reasons to migrate from a Facebook profile to a Facebook fan page are simple:
1) No limit on # of fans. Many authors don’t know this, but Facebook has set a limit to the amount of friends you can have. This limit is 5,000. If you really want to grow a fan base you have to migrate.