Difference between a Facebook Profile and a Facebook Page

Facebook is used by a lot of different people for a lot of different things, so it’s only natural that Facebook would have different sets of features for each of them. There are two main ways you can use Facebook: with a Regular Profile or as a Business Page.

You have to have a Facebook profile set up in order to create a Facebook business page. A Facebook Profile is what you probably think of when someone mentions Facebook. It’s a personal account for one person that’s (meant to be) in their real name.

With a Facebook Profile, you can:

• Connect with people by adding them as Friends or Following them (although you are limited to a maximum of 5000).
  
• Share statuses, photos, videos, links, and so on with your Friends and Followers.
  
• Post comments and share things on your Friends’ accounts or message them privately through Facebook Messenger.
  
• Like Pages and join Groups.
  
• Set up your own Pages and Groups.
  
• There are obviously a lot more features, but that’s a broad overview of the main ones.

 
Although you will see some people set up Profiles for their businesses or some other purpose, it’s frowned upon by Facebook. A Profile is for a real person, not a business.

Facebook Pages

A Page is similar to a Profile except it can be for anything—not just people. There are Pages dedicated to everything from famous authors to local secondhand car dealerships and circus troupes to fan fiction. 

If you’re looking to set up some sort of Facebook presence for your business, a Page is what you’re looking for.

With a Facebook Page, you can:

• Have people connect with you by Liking the Page
  
• You can have unlimited followers (Not limited to 5,000 friends)
• Share posts that your Followers will see.
  
• Comment on posts on your own page.
  
• Respond to messages sent to your Page.
  
• Run advertising campaigns.
  
• Again, there are other features but those are the most important ones.