# How to Turn On Professional Mode on Facebook > Learn what Facebook professional mode offers, how to find its profile control, and which privacy, audience and eligibility settings to check. - Canonical HTML: [https://www.followersflys.com/blog/how-to-turn-on-professional-mode-on-facebook](https://www.followersflys.com/blog/how-to-turn-on-professional-mode-on-facebook) - Language: en - Published: 2024-08-01T11:04:03+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-01T00:00:00+00:00 Facebook's **professional mode** lets an eligible personal profile use creator tools while remaining a personal profile. To enable it, open the profile you want to use, find its professional-mode option, read the account-specific explanation, and confirm only if the tools and public-profile choices fit your purpose. The option's location and availability can vary. Turning it on does not promise income, followers, reach, or a different audience for every post. [Meta's professional-mode announcement](https://about.fb.com/news/2022/11/new-creators-tools-facebook-and-instagram/) describes it as a profile setting for public presence, analytics, and possible earning opportunities. ## What professional mode is for Professional mode gives a person using a Facebook profile access to a more public creator experience. Meta has described content and audience insights, educational resources, and eligibility for certain earning products. The profile remains the person's existing profile rather than becoming a separate Facebook Page. That distinction matters if you want a public presence connected to your name, or if you manage a business or organization that should have its own Page and access roles. [Meta's overview](https://about.fb.com/news/2022/11/new-creators-tools-facebook-and-instagram/) describes the personal-profile setting; [Page access guidance](https://www.facebook.com/help/289207354498410/r.php/) describes a separate Page's management permissions. Professional mode is a set of tools, not a certification or a result. Enabling it does not show that Meta has verified your identity, accepted you into a particular monetization program, or promised recommendations for your posts. Earning features have their own eligibility rules and may differ by location and account. Use the options actually available in your dashboard rather than assuming every creator feature mentioned in an old announcement is available today. ## Decide whether a profile or Page suits your goal Choose the surface you control before you turn anything on. A personal profile is tied to your own account and social connections. A Page has separate access controls so trusted people may be able to manage content, messages, ads, or settings according to their permissions. If you publish for an organization with several staff members, check whether its Page and Page-access roles better match that need. Professional mode on one person's profile is not the same thing as granting colleagues access to a Page. If you want to share both personal and public updates from your own profile, professional mode may fit. Meta says it allows a public presence while retaining the personal experience. That does not mean every existing or future post should be public. Review the audience shown in the composer each time you publish sensitive content, and check who can follow your public updates. [Meta's audience and privacy settings](https://www.facebook.com/help/193677450678703/) are separate from the professional-tools description. ## Before you switch it on Open the profile you intend to use and review its current public view if **View As** is available. Check the profile name, current photo, bio, posts, and audience settings. Facebook says the current profile and cover photos are public; enabling or declining professional mode does not change that baseline. [Meta's profile-photo guidance](https://www.facebook.com/help/193629617349922/) and [View As help](https://www.facebook.com/help/288066747875915/) explain those checks. Decide what you intend to publish publicly. A useful plan might be a topic, a profile description you are comfortable showing non-friends, and a way to distinguish public posts from updates meant for friends. No special posting frequency or follower count in this article guarantees access to professional tools or earning programs. If your goal is simply to change a visible **Digital creator** label, editing the profile category may be a separate action from turning professional mode on or off; use the controls shown on your account rather than treating a label as a mode switch. ## Turn on professional mode In Facebook, go to the personal profile you want to use. Open its available profile options and look for **Turn on professional mode** or a similarly named control. Read the introduction and confirmation screens, including any change to public following, profile category, or tools shown for your account. Confirm only when the profile name and effects match your intent. Meta's [professional-mode help](https://www.facebook.com/business/help/2680340558863560) is the primary place to check current account and device instructions; its screens may differ from another person's screenshot. If the option is absent, check that you are on a personal profile rather than a Page and that you are signed into the intended account. The feature, its wording, and eligibility can change. Do not use a third-party app, share a password, or create another account to force the option to appear. Look for the current explanation in Facebook's Help Centre or in the profile's own settings. An unavailable option is not proof that your account is restricted for a particular reason. After confirmation, open the tools that Facebook actually shows. A professional dashboard may include content or audience insights. Learn what each available metric means before using it to change your publishing decisions. A view, reaction, or follower count is a measure of one action, not a guarantee that the audience understands or values a post. If an earning product is offered, read its separate requirements and current status before treating it as income. ## Keep privacy controls separate Meta's privacy settings include **Posts**, **Stories**, **Followers and public content**, **Profile details**, and **Profile and tagging**. Review the audience of each new post and inspect older posts if you are concerned about their visibility. Do not assume enabling professional mode converts private content to public, or that turning it off later reverses a past audience choice. [Facebook's privacy settings guide](https://www.facebook.com/help/193677450678703/) shows the separate controls and notes that options can vary by profile type. A category such as **Digital creator** is a description that may appear with a professional profile. It does not mean someone has a paid job, a verification badge, or a guaranteed right to monetization. If the wording is wrong for you, review your profile details and category controls before switching the whole mode off. For the opposite decision, see [How to Turn Off Digital Creator on Facebook](/blog/how-to-turn-off-digital-creator-on-facebook), which separates label changes from disabling the tools. ## Common questions ### Will professional mode change every post to Public? Do not rely on that assumption. Review the audience displayed for each post and the account's privacy settings. Professional mode is designed for a public presence, but post-audience controls still matter. The public-view preview helps you check what non-friends can see. ### Does turning it on make me eligible to get paid? It may open a route to certain creator products for eligible accounts; it does not approve you for every product or guarantee payment. Check the specific product's current rules and your dashboard status. Meta's overview uses eligibility language, not a universal earning promise. ### Can I turn it off later? Look for the professional-mode control on your profile and read the consequences shown for your account before changing it. If you only want to change the **Digital creator** category, look for its profile-detail control first. Turning off the mode is a larger decision than changing a label. Professional mode is useful when its public-profile tools match what you intend to publish. Treat the switch, the visible category, and each post's audience as separate decisions, and verify the result in Facebook after changing any of them.