Mastering Facebook (NOT!) - Virtual Assistant Forums

Jill T · #1 (**permalink**) 03-16-2009

I finally decided to join Facebook and I'm completely overwhelmed. Is anyone else new to Facebook and struggling with it? I guess I'm trying to convince myself that I'm not the only one out there struggling with this issue!

I consider myself a quick learner, tech savvy, and an all-around smart person, but this site is really throwing me! Like anything new, I expect a learning curve, but I find myself scratching my head and walking away frustrated.

Can anyone lend some quick tips to help make this experience a little more enjoyable?

Kathy Altman · #2 (**permalink**) 03-16-2009

Hi Jill,

I agree Facebook is not the most friendly site and I am still finding my way around it after a few months. To help when I first started out I googled "how to use facebook" and I found a lot of useful information. Good Luck!

Susan Myers · #3 (**permalink**) 03-16-2009

LOL! I love Facebook and find Twitter difficult to grasp.

Susan Myers

bluewaterbusiness · #4 (**permalink**) 03-16-2009

I finally signed up a week ago. I am confused by it too and I am also quite tech saavy. I can honestly say so far I really don't get the appeal of it. I thought I was the only one, you have made me feel better. I have had to have a friend and my sister both help me at different times.

Is there anything in particular you don't get?

Jill T · #5 (**permalink**) 03-16-2009

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Originally Posted by Susan Myers

LOL! I love Facebook and find Twitter difficult to grasp.

Susan Myers

Hi Susan! I love Twitter and find Facebook difficult to grasp! We should trade notes!

I was a little intimidated by Twitter initially, but once I got the hang of it, I loved it. I'm sure the same will happen with Facebook, but I'm just finding it so cumbersome!

Jill T · #6 (**permalink**) 03-16-2009

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Originally Posted by bluewaterbusiness

... Is there anything in particular you don't get?

I'm not really getting the hang of the customization. With Twitter, I was able to choose my colors, select my background, add a photo and BAM! I was in business.

There are so many layers to Facebook... boxes and walls on my personal account and then there are walls and boxes on my business "page." I'm not even sure how to link to my page from my website (what url to use).

Just a newbie who is extremely impatient and wants everything up and running smoothly immediately!

GladysS · #7 (**permalink**) 03-16-2009

I've by no means mastered it, but I am getting more familiar with it. Once you have a few friends on there it is a lot more fun. I haven't created a page for my biz yet, but my personal page is more about me than my biz. I see it as a way to potentially gain clients from friends and friends of friends.

Beth0813 · #8 (**permalink**) 03-16-2009

Hello!

I am on FB and Twitter. I am finally getting the hang of Twitter. I have been on FB for a quite some time. It's fun, but I don't need to be poked or have snowballs thrown at me. I created a page for my business but am not impressed with the lack of information you can put on it. Why would I want to send me one the link to this page when it looks so boring. I've just signed up for Delicious and haven't figured this out yet. My brain hurts...............

Rebecka Melson · #9 (**permalink**) 03-16-2009

I hated Facebook when I first started using it because I had trouble figuring it all out. I finally got used to it but i swear everytime I start getting comfortable with it they go and switch it all up.

They just changed the homepage and the business pages and now I have to figure it out again.

Innovative Office Support · #10 (**permalink**) 03-16-2009

I saw the topic of this and just got extremely tickled lol ... this is exactly how I felt when I joined Facebook - Kudos to you for keeping with it.. I instantly shut my account down - I will try again later - because it truly gave me a friggin headache.