I see a trend happening here! I get asked this question now at least 2 times per week, and so I thought I would write a quick article to help people understand why they can’t see their “Become A Fan” button on their Facebook Fan Page!
I feel sorry for some of the people I talk with because they tell me stories about spending hours in the help forums of Facebook trying to find a answer. And I know what that’s like – digging for hours to find an answer to something only to find what you’re looking for… it’s very frustrating indeed.
Here’s the very basic answer to the question “Why can’t I see my Become A Fan button on my Facebook Fan Page?”
And the answer, if you are already a fan of a Facebook Fan Page, then whenever you visit that page (whether it’s your page or someone elses) then you ARE NOT going to see the “Become A Fan” button.
The “Become A Fan” button is kind of smart like that. It will only appear to those people who are visiting a Page and who are not already fans!
So please, stop spending hours searching for the answer to this question because ultimately there isn’t anything wrong. If you’re already a fan of a page, then you aren’t going to see the button.
One way you can test this out is by logging in with a different Facebook account and then visiting your Facebook Fan Page. If you’re logged in as someone who IS NOT already a fan of that page, then you should see the “Become A Fan” button.
Or find someone who you know if not already a fan, and ask them to visit your Facebook Fan Page. If they are not currently a fan, then they should see the “Become A Fan” button.
In Summary
So the basic message here is that you will not see the “Become A Fan” button on any Facebook Fan Page that you are already a fan of.
It’s just the smart algorithms of Facebook at work.
And it makes sense really – why show a “Become A Fan” button to people who are already a fan of that Facebook Fan Page? It’s not like you can become a fan twice or anything!
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OMG... Thank you so much!!! I have been trying to figure this out off and on for weeks now. I would get so frustrated I would just forget about it until it cropped up again. I looked everywhere trying to figure out how to add the "Become a Fan" button. I thought when our page was set up that it just wasn't included or something. Geesh. So glad that mystery is solved. Now if I could just figure out how to get a better url. http://www.facebook.com/sbtv.