So I finally bit the bullet and took my own advice and started a fan page on Facebook. Thing is, I have 1100 “friends” on my personal account and not even 100 “likes” on my pro page. So how will I ask for my FBF (Facebook Friends) to go and like my pro page?

1. Now when people ask to “friend” me, I send a response asking them to “like” my pro page.

I hate doing it, but I send a message to them admitting how weird it makes me feel, but to please like my professional fan page instead.

2. (At the risk of dating myself with this reference…) Sally Field, here I come.

Yes, I’m asking you to like me, to really, really like me here.

3. I will send out an occasional status update on my personal page.

I’ll let people know who are not in my family or my “brick and mortar” friends (that is, real, in-person friends!) that I’m trying to migrate all the friends over because I use Facebook as a business tool, and would like to keep my private and public life separate. That way I don’t have to waste people’s time on my assertions that my niece is the cutest baby on the planet and other family debates.
So whaddaya think? Like it?