


I don’t know why, but for me, this was actually pretty thrilling. After much anticipation, both of us were awarded the tiny blue digital badge of internet credibility. I changed my approach from sharing just links, posting longer-form content.Īll in all, the process for us to set up our profiles to look verifiable took us a few hours of time and less than $30 in advertising fees. We tweaked a few small things on our Public Facebook pages, published consistent native content, then turned on a very modest advertising budget.īlake maximized his video content as he understands Facebook is strongly backing video. Although we were both denied four months ago the first time we applied, we refused to give up so easily. Here’s why it’s worth it.įor no other reason than reaching a vanity milestone, Blake Jamieson and I decided we wanted to get our public pages verified.īoth of us figured it might help us look a little more credible online and potentially help us land more speaking engagements. The elusive blue check mark - once reserved for celebrities and household names on Facebook - is easier to get than you might think.
