{"id":346,"date":"2021-10-20T15:40:18","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T15:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bandittracker.com\/?p=346"},"modified":"2022-01-14T21:25:31","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T21:25:31","slug":"create-a-second-facebook-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bandittracker.com\/create-a-second-facebook-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Create A Second Facebook Profile (Easy Steps)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This article is about how to create a second Facebook personal profile that is separate from your regular personal account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We assume you have a regular Facebook personal account that you use to connect with friends and family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You would like to set up a Facebook profile for other purposes. This profile should look like any regular profile. Read on to learn how to achieve this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-660199ec18b27\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-660199ec18b27\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/bandittracker.com\/create-a-second-facebook-profile\/#Steps_To_Create_A_Second_Facebook_Profile\" title=\"Steps To Create A Second Facebook Profile\">Steps To Create A Second Facebook Profile<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/bandittracker.com\/create-a-second-facebook-profile\/#Reasons_To_Create_A_Second_Facebook_Profile\" title=\"Reasons To Create A Second Facebook Profile\">Reasons To Create A Second Facebook Profile<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/bandittracker.com\/create-a-second-facebook-profile\/#Can_I_Create_A_Second_Facebook_Account\" title=\"Can I Create A Second Facebook Account?\">Can I Create A Second Facebook Account?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/bandittracker.com\/create-a-second-facebook-profile\/#Step_1_Creating_A_Separate_Email\" title=\"Step 1: Creating A Separate Email\">Step 1: Creating A Separate Email<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/bandittracker.com\/create-a-second-facebook-profile\/#Step_2_Log_Out_Of_Your_Regular_Account\" title=\"Step 2: Log Out Of Your Regular Account\">Step 2: Log Out Of Your Regular Account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/bandittracker.com\/create-a-second-facebook-profile\/#Optional_Step_Increase_Your_Privacy\" title=\"Optional Step: Increase Your Privacy\">Optional Step: Increase Your Privacy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/bandittracker.com\/create-a-second-facebook-profile\/#Step_3_Set_Up_A_Second_Personal_Profile\" title=\"Step 3: Set Up A Second Personal Profile\">Step 3: Set Up A Second Personal Profile<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/bandittracker.com\/create-a-second-facebook-profile\/#Step_4_Validate_your_email\" title=\"Step 4: Validate your email\">Step 4: Validate your email<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/bandittracker.com\/create-a-second-facebook-profile\/#Step_5_Make_This_Account_Look_Real\" title=\"Step 5: Make This Account Look Real\">Step 5: Make This Account Look Real<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Steps_To_Create_A_Second_Facebook_Profile\"><\/span>Steps To Create A Second Facebook Profile<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the main steps. The rest of this article has detailed instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>Create a separate email address<\/li><li>Log out of your regular Facebook account<\/li><li>Sign up for a new profile using the separate email address<\/li><li>Make the profile look like a regular Facebook user<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Before I describe each step in detail, I\u2019ll cover some reasons why people set up a second profile. Then I\u2019ll address some risks to this approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reasons_To_Create_A_Second_Facebook_Profile\"><\/span>Reasons To Create A Second Facebook Profile<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several legitimate reasons to create a second Facebook profile. By legitimate, I mean that the user doesn\u2019t want to use the account for spam or illegal purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look at some common reasons that Facebook hasn\u2019t cracked down on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using Facebook to discuss personal or health issues<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many private groups on Facebook whose members discuss and help each other with personal, psychological, and\/or health issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Understandably, people reaching out to join these groups may want to use an alias account that can\u2019t be tied to the profile that has their full name and personal details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/bandittracker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/anonymous.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-347\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I believe that Facebook is well aware that many people use alias accounts to join some groups on the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And I\u2019ve never heard of anyone losing their account because of this. After all, the alias account is interacting on the platform by posting and commenting as a member in a moderated group. That\u2019s not a spam account!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Separating a business page from your personal account<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Facebook lets us create business pages to support our websites or offline businesses. However, you have to use a personal account to create business pages!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you really want to create a business page associated with all the holiday pics and humorous posts on your personal profile?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people don\u2019t! We have a separate article that goes step by step through <a href=\"https:\/\/bandittracker.com\/facebook-business-page-without-your-personal-account\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"330\">setting up a Facebook business page with an alternative profile account<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_I_Create_A_Second_Facebook_Account\"><\/span>Can I Create A Second Facebook Account?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Facebook would prefer that we use a single account that connects all our online activity in every part of our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The great advantage to their business is the current and historic data that they can tie to a single individual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You can easily set up a separate personal account following the steps in this article. However, you must be aware that there are risks in doing so.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to your contract with Facebook, if they decide that you are violating their terms and conditions then they have the right to shut down all your personal accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You might not just lose your new account. You are also at risk of losing your regular personal account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, reports suggest that Facebook usually targets accounts that are involved in spam or inappropriate activity on the platform. Other accounts that \u201clook\u201d normal even if there is low activity are left alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, we advise that you take extra steps when setting up the new account to ensure that it doesn\u2019t look like a dummy or spam account. These steps are described in the last step in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_Creating_A_Separate_Email\"><\/span>Step 1: Creating A Separate Email<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The key to setting up a separate Facebook personal account is to have a different email address than your regular account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can easily set up a new free email account using Gmail or many other service providers. Just be sure to keep a note of your account and password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will have to access the email account in order to validate a new Facebook account. You may also need to access the email address months later for further security steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_Log_Out_Of_Your_Regular_Account\"><\/span>Step 2: Log Out Of Your Regular Account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as logging out of the Facebook website, I advise that you log out of any Facebook apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Optional_Step_Increase_Your_Privacy\"><\/span>Optional Step: Increase Your Privacy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>As an optional step, you can use a VPN to hide your regular IP Address.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you don\u2019t have access to a VPN, you can use an incognito browser window.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You can also use a different browser than what you usually use. However, Facebook can be temperamental with some of the newer browsers. I tried to sign up with Microsoft Edge and kept getting errors. So, I switched to Firefox.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>But I wouldn\u2019t worry too much about any of this. You can skip this step and move on to Step 3.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3_Set_Up_A_Second_Personal_Profile\"><\/span>Step 3: Set Up A Second Personal Profile<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook home page<\/a>&nbsp;and click the sign-up button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter the separate email address you created in step 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_4_Validate_your_email\"><\/span>Step 4: Validate your email<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is why you don\u2019t use the kind of burner email that you sign up for offers with and then forget the password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Facebook sends a link to your email to validate the initial setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You also may need to log into this email account months later if you are changing some other security settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_5_Make_This_Account_Look_Real\"><\/span>Step 5: Make This Account Look Real<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t want this new account to look like a dummy account to Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, I like to add more details to the profile. This is optional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it only takes a couple of minutes and I think it\u2019s a good idea to avoid throwing up a red flag to Facebook with a bare-bones profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Profile details<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I advise that you add the settings below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>University<\/li><li>Home town (nearest city)<\/li><li>Other places lived (add one or more big towns with some dates)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re from a big city and went to a big university, then use those details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re from SmallTownVille and attended Small Tech College, I suggest you pick the nearest big city and university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social signals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If your new Facebook profile is to support a new website, then you can add extra social signals in the Contact and Basic Info section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Website link<\/li><li>LinkedIn link (if you also set up a LinkedIn persona to match the Facebook persona)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Another place to stash a link to your website is your Bio section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I like to put \u201cFounder of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.xyz.com\/\">www.xyz.com<\/a>\u201d in there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Profile picture and cover photo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you gone to the trouble of generating a fake headshot using <a href=\"https:\/\/thispersondoesnotexist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ThisPersonDoesNotExist.com<\/a>? Then upload it as your profile picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t always bother. Instead, I might use Canva to create a 720\u00d7720 image with a big fancy letter for the initial of the user name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also use Canva to create a cover photo for the profile. There&#8217;s a specific template for this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article is about how to create a second Facebook personal profile that is separate from your regular personal account. We assume you have a regular Facebook personal account that you use to connect with friends and family. You would like to set up a Facebook profile for other purposes. 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