5 Reason to add someone to your FB page the right way.
It’s just faster I give them my password. They’re going to be posting for the business anyway and it’s another thing off list of things to do.
Sound like you? Faster, maybe, however it has a potentially greater privacy risk to you personally and your business.
1. Full Access to Your Private Information and Messages
Imagine giving someone your house keys so they can water your plants. But now, they can also enter your bedroom, look at your financial documents, or go through your private letters. Sharing your Facebook password is like that—they won’t just be managing your Page, but they’ll also have full access to your personal information, including private messages, photos, and friends lists. If they decide to snoop, everything is open to them.
2. Accidental or Unauthorized Changes
Suppose you share your account details with someone to post on your Page. They could accidentally delete important posts, change your profile details, or unfriend people without realizing it. Worse, if their judgment isn’t great, they might post something inappropriate that could damage your reputation or brand. By assigning them a role like ‘Editor’ instead, you limit their control to only what’s needed.
3. Facebook Could Lock Your Account
Imagine giving out your house keys to different friends, and a neighbor notices people coming and going at odd times. They might report it, thinking something suspicious is happening. Facebook operates similarly. If it detects multiple people logging into your account from different locations or devices, it could flag the account as compromised and lock you out. Then, you’re left trying to prove your identity and regain access to your Page.
4. Constantly Changing Your Password
Let’s say you hire a contractor and give them your house key. Once the job is done, you’d have to change your locks if they don’t return the key. The same issue arises with sharing your Facebook password. If you need to revoke access from someone, you’d have to change it every time. This is time-consuming, adds stress, and you might forget to update it across all your connected apps and accounts.
5. Lack of Accountability and Activity Tracking
Imagine running a shop and letting your employees handle the cash register without keeping any records. If something goes wrong, you won’t know who did what. Similarly, Facebook’s built-in role management system provides logs of who made specific changes. If everyone shares the same password, you lose this accountability. Tracking and fixing mistakes or inappropriate actions becomes nearly impossible.