How do you add a location on Facebook 2022?

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Are you putting your business on social networks? In that case, learn how to create a location on facebook It can be a great way to get the word out. That's because on Facebook, people can "check in" to places and establishments by sharing locations in photos, videos, and posts. With that in mind, this tool can allow more people to find your business.

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Plus, everyone can create custom locations on Facebook. In the case of businesses and establishments, this process is a little more complicated, it is necessary to access the "Location and Establishments" panel of Facebook Business.

With this panel, Business Managers can create a location for businesses linked to Facebook Business Accounts and Pages. In this article, find out how to do it!

How to Create a Store Location on Facebook

1. Access Facebook Business (Web);
2. Click on the “Location and Establishments” tab;
3. Under “Manage Store Details”, tap “Add Stores”;
4. Once this is done, select one of the options to add one or more establishments;
5. Finally, after entering the location data of your establishment, click on “Download locations”.
   
   

Setting this up will add your store location to your Page or business account name. If you want to change the page name, you can do so through the “Page Info” panel.

How to add a created location to a page

1. On your page, tap “More”;
2. Once done, under “Page Controls” tap on “Settings”;
3. Then go to “Page Information”;
4. Then tap on the “Update Location” category;
5. On this page, just enter your location details and select your store on the map.
   
   

If your location isn't showing up on the platform yet, it's possible that it's still being reviewed by the Facebook system. In this case, you can check if the location of your establishment is available by accessing the “About” tab of your business page.

How to Create a Custom Location on Facebook

1. Access Facebook (Android | iOS);
2. Tap "What's on your mind?" to start a post;
3. Then tap on the “Check-In” option;
4. To create a custom location, enter a location name (even if it doesn't exist on Facebook);
5. Once done, tap on “Add…”;
6. Then just enter the details for that location and tap on “Save Custom Location”.
   
   

How to put location on a facebook post

1. Select a post from your timeline;
2. Tap on the three dots icon and then “Edit”;
3. Then tap on the “Sign Up” option;
4. Then just write the name of the establishment or address to perform a «Check-in»;
5. Once done, that location will be added to your Facebook post;
6. Finally, tap "Save" to complete the edits.
   
   

That way, it's easier to "sign in" to Facebook by adding new locations. Did you like this article? Share these tips with your friends who use Facebook a lot!

The location check-in at your Facebook status lets people and friends know where you are located. It also helps you to give a post that shows your location. It is a very easy feature in which you can add the check-in location when you about to post a picture or just a check-in status.

However, not all place have a check-in location. Depending on the popularity of the place, sometimes the place you want to check-in may not exist yet in the Facebook database. This is where you can add your very own custom location on Facebook. Whether the place is your very own or somebody else, it is very easy so Facebook users to create this customised location so that the public can see and also check-in at that place.

WHY CREATE CUSTOM LOCATION?

So, why create a custom location? Here are some of the top reasons why you should create a custom location on Facebook.

1. NEW PLACE – If a restaurant or shop just open its business, the likelihood of the shop to appear in the Facebook database is highly unlikely. Therefore, if you want to check-in at that place on Facebook, you need to create a custom location for it.
2. UNIQUE PLACE – Some places are very unique to you and not many people about it. Therefore, the only way you can check-in that place is by you creating the custom location for it. 
3. CREATIVE BRANDING – If you already seeing people creating a location for it, you can also create a new custom location for that place. If you create very creative enough custom location name, people may opt to check-in at the custom location name that you created.

So, if you are interested to know how to create the custom location,

Here are the steps

Step 1

In your Facebook status, go to “Check-In”

Step 2

In the search column, type your custom location

Step 3

Type your custom location name

Step 4

Scroll down and tap the “+” button to add your custom location name

Step 5

Choose the category

Step 6

You can choose the location by using the “Search City” column here

Step 7

Tap “Create” once you are satisfied

Step 8

Tap “Post” to post your status with the new custom location

So, there you have it – simple steps on how you can create your very own custom location on Facebook. Please leave us a comment below on how often do you use the location check-in feature.

Please also read our previous article on how to block and unblock someone on Facebook