How to Give Me Access

Before you start

To post updates for you, I need access permission for your Facebook Page, your Instagram account and your Google Business Profile. You give me those permissions yourself (you "invite" me to post for you), from your own account, and this page tells you how.
I never need your password and I will never ask for it.

I won't post anything on your profiles until you subscribe. Once I've checked your invites, I'll email you a link to subscribe.

What you will need to do this:

Your phone, in case Meta (Facebook + Instagram) or Google sends you a security code. If you do not have a phone, access to the email address on your Facebook and Google accounts will usually do.
Your Facebook login (the one you use to manage your business Page).
Your Instagram account, set up as a Business or Creator account. Switching is free, in your Instagram settings.
The Google login you use for your Google Business Profile.

Which parts do you need? All of them. Do Part 1 (Facebook and Instagram) and Part 2 (Google). Then fill in Part 3 to tell me you are done.

Part 1: Give me access to your Facebook and Instagram

You will add WebFix Gary as a Partner on your Facebook Page and your Instagram account. Partners work under your business, and you can remove them at any time.

My Business Portfolio ID (tap Copy now, you will paste it in step 5) 2090879714901594 Copied!

The same steps are written out below. Tap the picture to enlarge it.

My Business Portfolio ID (you will need this in step 5) 2090879714901594 Copied!

On a computer if possible, go to business.facebook.com/settings and log in with your Facebook account. If Facebook offers to set up a business account (called a Business Portfolio), accept and use your business name. It is free.
Check that your Facebook Page is listed under Accounts, then Pages. If it is not there, click Add, choose Add a Page, and select your business Page. Then check your Instagram account is listed under Accounts, then Instagram accounts. If it is not, click Add and log in to your Instagram.
In the left menu under Users, click Partners.
Click Add, then choose Give a partner access to your assets.
Paste in my Business Portfolio ID from the box above and click Next. On Facebook, my business is listed as WebFix Gary (with a space). That is me.
Choose Pages, select your business Page, and give me Partial access with Create content switched on. Then choose Instagram accounts, select your Instagram account, and do the same (Partial access with the content permission on). That is all I need to post updates.
Click Assign assets.

Good to know: You must have full control of the Page to do this. Facebook may ask you to turn on two-step login (a code sent to your phone) before it lets you continue. That is normal, and it also protects your Page. Instagram posting works best when your Instagram is a Business or Creator account linked to your Facebook Page. Not sure? Say so in Part 3 and I will help.

Part 2: Give me access to your Google

You will invite me as a Manager of your Google Business Profile. You remain the Owner.

Invite this email address webfixgary.net [at] gmail [dot] com Copied!

Search Google for your business name while logged in to the Google account that owns your profile. Your Business Profile appears with a management menu.
Click the three dots menu (Business Profile settings).
Click People and access.
Click the Add button at the top left.
Paste in my email address from the box above.
Under Access, choose Manager. Please do not choose Owner.
Click Invite.

Google: Business Profile owners & managers

Part 3: Tell me you are done

Once you have sent the invites for Facebook, Instagram and Google, fill this in. I will check them and email you a link to subscribe. I won't post anything until you do.

Your Name

Business Name Use the name shown on your Facebook Page or Google profile, so I can find your invite.

Postcode The postcode you work out of, and the one you are claiming.

Email Address

Phone Number This is the number customers will see. Use the one you want people to ring.

Your Trade

I've sent the invites (Facebook, Instagram and Google)

I understand I'll be sent a link each month to review my posts before they go out. Anything I haven't removed by the date shown may be posted live. (How the monthly review works)

Anything I should know? (optional)

What I can and cannot do

On Facebook and Instagram (Meta), I can (and will): create and schedule posts on your Facebook Page and your Instagram account.

On Facebook and Instagram (Meta), I cannot: add or remove people, change who runs your Page or Instagram account, or delete either of them.

On Google, I can (and will): publish posts, add photos. I could (but will NOT) update business details such as hours and services, and respond to reviews as your business. Ask if having me respond to your reviews would help you.

On Google, I cannot: add or remove other users, transfer ownership, or delete your profile. You remain the Owner.

If something does not work

Facebook says you do not have permission: you probably are not a full-control admin of the Page. It may have been set up by a previous web person. Ask them to make you a full-control admin, then come back to this page.
Your Page will not appear in Business Settings: add it under Accounts, then Pages, as in step 2. You need to be an admin of the Page.
Your Instagram will not appear, or will not share: it needs to be a Business or Creator account. Switch it in your Instagram settings (it is free), link it to your Facebook Page, then add it under Accounts, then Instagram accounts, as in step 2.
Facebook keeps asking for a code: approve it on your phone or enter the code, then try again.
You cannot see "Manage" or "People and access" on Google: you are likely logged in to the wrong Google account. Try the other Google accounts you use for the business, or ask whoever set up your profile to add you as an Owner.
Google says the profile is not verified: verify the profile first, then invite me. Google will walk you through it.
Anything else: it is fine to stop here and come back when you have a quiet moment. Part 3 is only for when your invites are sent.