Facebook fan pages are used by some of the largest and most successful companies in the world. Why? Because they allow their customers to interact with each other and to take their messages viral.

Here are 5 tips to make your fan page great.

#1 Have your page already finished and with a good amount of content before you suggest the page to your friends. Nothing will turn a person off quicker than an unfinished fan page. Have everything ready, so that when they see the invite, they will be interested to check it out and like the page. Don’t make the mistake of posting 70 links in a single day (which will appear all at once on the walls of the people who like your page).

#2 Have a great name. You’ve probably already seen some of them such as “i want to find 1 million people who love family guy!!” The first step to getting fans is to make your page sound interesting.

#3 Encourage people to interact by allowing them to post links, photos and images. As the admin, you can still remove things if required, but the key is to allow them the freedom to add things.

#4 Find the right balance between too many and too few updates. This will depend on your niche, but at the very least, you should be posting a new update every day.

#5 Select a relevant username, which contains your main keyword. This will make it easy for people to remember your page and for you to find places to link to it.

So there you have it, 5 tips for a great Facebook fan page. While the web helps connect people with a common enthusiasm, fan pages allow those people to connect and share with others.