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Facebook DOES allow animal sales if posted by a business. However, Facebook itself gets to decide if you are in fact a legitimate business. So it may be more than just having a business page. This is where things get vague and sketchy and where you have to decide your own level or risk tolerance. The more you appear like a legit business, the less likely you will be to have problems. But you also need to make sure that you actually are legit--they can and do check on these things. What I’ve done that allows me to (so far) advertise puppies on Facebook on my business page and in paid boosts and ads without problems is to:
Include in my page name that I’m an LLC
Have an established presence. This includes an established website, a Google Business listing, Google reviews, Facebook reviews, and everything else you can think of that will back up the fact that you are a legitimate business.
Have my Facebook business page verified. This took me WEEKS. I sent them my LLC formation papers, state sales tax license, IRS documents, and about 10 other documents. They gave me a really hard time, but my business is legit and I kept at it. If you aren’t legit, you may not want to try this because if they decide you are NOT a legit business they could give you some trouble. If you have a business line that is a land line registered to your business, they sometimes verify just by calling that number. I only use a cell, so this wasn’t an option for me.
Here is a list of documents Facebook will accept for verification.
They initially refused me time and time again. I went through about half a dozen rounds with them. I supplied them with the documents they asked for and kept getting rejected for some reason. But I kept at it and finally after weeks of this they Verified me. They were sure to tell me they could change their minds any time they wanted, but, hey, at this point I’ll take what I can get.
To veryify your page you must include a phone number and address. You can choose to HIDE your address, which I did.
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What type of business documents does Facebook accept to prove that I'm the owner? | Facebook Help Center
Facebook can confirm your association to the business or organization with any of these documents.
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Facebook can confirm your association to the business or organization with any of these documents.
Digital Marketing Documentation Requirements
In order to get your accounts setup and/or verified with outside services like Google, Microsoft, & Meta (Facebook), we will need the following list of documents.
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