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Get Creative with your Facebook Page Profile Picture

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One of the first things you will want to do after setting up your Facebook page for your business, is to setup your profile photo. Continue reading to learn step-by-step instructions on how to create your Facebook profile picture plus some tips on creating a profile photo that stands out from the rest!

Create a Profile Picture:

1. On your Facebook page, put your mouse over the question mark graphic in the top of the left column. A white box will appear. Click on the pencil icon next to the "Change Picture" link. Click on "Upload a Picture" in the menu that appears.
    
   
    
2. Click the Browse button and select a graphic or photo image from your computer. Typically, this will be your logo.
    

Make sure that your logo is clear even as a "thumbnail," since the image will appear at that reduced size throughout the site (for example, on fans' profiles and also next to any status updates you post).
 

Edit your Profile Picture’s Thumbnail:

1. On your Facebook page, put your mouse over your profile picture in the top of the left column. A white box with the text "Change Picture" will appear:
    
   
    
2. Click on the pencil icon next to the "Change Picture" link and the "Edit your Profile Picture" menu will appear. Click on "Edit Thumbnail."
    
   
    
3. A small window will appear with your thumbnail showing on the left side. Put your mouse pointer over the photo and then click-and-drag until you find a portion of your profile photo that you want to use for your thumbnail. Then click the "Save" button.
    
   
    

Get Creative:

Facebook displays profile photos at a maximum width of 200 pixels. If you upload a photo that is wider than 200 pixels, your photo will be resized to 200 pixels while maintaining the aspect ratio vertically.

What about the height of the photo? Facebook will display a profile photo that is up to 600 pixels high. This means that the maximum space you can utilize for your profile photo is 200 pixels x 600 pixels. And you can get creative with all that space!

Here's a screenshot of the Digital K Facebook Page with a new 200×600 profile photo:

(You can also visit my Facebook page to see it "live": Digital K on Facebook.)

Here’s an example of a profile photo I created for a client of mine, Jessica Bishop Designs:

I created a 200 x 600 graphic that included the business’s logo plus photos of some of their products. The result was a unique profile page that got people talking! (I had numerous inquiries as to how I added multiple photos in her page’s left column!)