Facebook Name Search
There are a number of ways to do a Facebook name search depending on who you’re searching for in particular. Just typing the said person’s name into the search bar at the top of your Facebook homepage may not be the best method. We would like to share some different techniques for doing a Facebook name search, uploading contacts, and finding new friends that you may have not even consciously realized that you were connected to in the first place. All of these methods can really help to build a solid network of folks that could be future prospects for your business.
Facebook Name Search | Finding Email Contacts
If you have a great list of email contacts, then rather than doing a Facebook name search, you may want to use this method of importing contacts from your email address book. Here’s the breakdown from Facebook:
You can import your list of contacts from other places (ex: your email account) and we’ll find your friends for you or your can browse through people you may know, all from the Find Friends page.
- Type Find friends in the search bar at the top of any Facebook page and click on the first result.
- Click the name of the account you want to use (ex: AOL)
- Enter your login information for that account (ex: email and password). Note: Facebook won’t store your password.
- Click Find Friends.
After Facebook imports your contacts, you’ll have the option to send a friend request to any of your friends that already have a Facebook account (just clickAdd Friend) or send an invitation to friends who aren’t on Facebook.
Facebook Name Search | Find Coworkers and Classmates
You can easily use Facebook name search to find coworkers and friends as well. Facebook name search can filter your results to only include your coworkers if you simply go to advanced search and type in the name of your company and the person’s name. However, if you don’t remember the person’s name, you can simply type the name of your company and search through the list until you find that familiar face. The same process can also be done to find classmates as well, just type in the name of the school and well, by now you should know the rest.
Facebook Name Search | Age/Gender/Relationship Status/Star Sign
Hey I bet you didn’t realize that you can use Facebook name search to find people based on their age/gender/relationship status/star sign. This is magic if you’re a business and you’re searching specifically for a certain demographic. You will find these options in the advanced Facebook name search section, just as you did for finding your old classmates and coworkers. Not only that, you can use Facebook name search to also find people within a particular region. This is wonderful if you own a small business that serves only one region. Rather than making the people come and find you, go and find them! You may want to check out their profiles first just to make sure that you’re reaching out to someone that is interested in what you have to offer, otherwise you may find yourself with some disgruntled users.
Facebook Name Search | Conclusion
Now that you know most of the ins and outs of Facebook name search, let us know if you have any questions. If any of our readers have any further suggestions for using Facebook name search be sure to let us know in the comments as well.
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