How to Get Your Business Verified on Facebook and Why?

Getting your business verified on Facebook boosts your brand’s credibility and helps customers find your authentic page easily. The blue verified badge signals that Facebook has confirmed your business identity, increasing trust and protecting your presence from impersonators. Discover how to achieve Facebook verification and why supplementing it with email verification through BIMI certification strengthens your overall digital trust.

Facebook Business Verification is a process that confirms your company’s official presence on the platform. When your page is verified, it gets a blue badge next to its name, letting customers and followers know your business is authentic and trustworthy. This verification reduces the risk of impersonation and strengthens your professional brand image online.

For more details, visit the Facebook Business Verification page.

Verification builds customer confidence by assuring users that they are engaging with an authentic business. It can also enhance organic reach on the platform and unlock access to advanced features such as running certain types of ads, boosting security, and receiving direct support from Facebook. Verified businesses are less likely to be shadowbanned or face restrictions.

• Meet Facebook’s Eligibility Requirements: Your Facebook Page must represent a real, registered business or organization. Ensure the page is complete with a profile photo, cover photo, “About” section, and contact details. Compliance with Facebook’s community standards and terms is essential.
• Provide Required Documentation: Prepare official documents proving your business’s legitimacy, such as business licenses, tax certificates, utility bills, or articles of incorporation. These documents allow Facebook to confirm your legal status.
• Submit Your Verification Request: Access your Facebook Business Manager and open the Security Center. Under Business Verification, follow the prompts to upload your documents and submit your application. Facebook will review everything carefully to confirm your identity.
• Await Review and Approval: The review process may take several days. Facebook will notify you of approval or request additional information if required. Keep your page active and compliant with policies during this time.

Facebook primarily verifies pages for brands, businesses, public figures, and organizations with significant online presence or public interest. Verification requirements and availability can vary based on region and Facebook’s evolving policies.

While Facebook verification confirms your brand on social media, BIMI (Brand Indicators for Message Identification) certification verifies your business emails by enabling your official logo to appear next to your email messages in supported inboxes.

This enhances brand recognition and combats phishing attempts by reassuring recipients that emails are legitimately from your company. BIMI certification also improves email deliverability and engagement rates, complementing your Facebook verification efforts perfectly.

By securing your email communications alongside your social media presence, you create a trusted, holistic brand identity online. 

Find more answers in our VMC and BIMI FAQ section.

Roll out a comprehensive social media verification strategy and support it with a simple yet effective email verification process with BIMI.