A Guide to Utilizing Facebook for a Freelance Career

Facebook is often criticized for privacy holes, unstable API and proprietary standards, but in spite of that, everybody seems to be on Facebook these days. At least once a week this previously student-only network appears in the top news headlines on the Web and in print.

Although it’s a common fact that Facebook can be used for business and every new feature causes much buzz in professional circles, the ways it can fit into a freelancer’s promotional activity are still not universally known.

With this post we hope to give you a better idea of how to establish your personal brand on Facebook and what tools and features you might use to get the most from your networking experience. Tips, useful resources, code hints and inspirational examples are included.