It sounds to me like you need to open or start your own FaceBook page. You shouldn't use the one you have at the sheriff's office. That is not yours so that would not be good to promote your own business. Just go to facebook.com and open a new account. Phase 3 of Affiliate Bootcamp has step-by-step instructions on how to get more social value to your business website. Making Your Site Social With Plugins

You can create a FB page using a different name. As long as you don't share it with your friends, no one will know the page is yours. You will just have to promote it separately.

I agree with @StunningBell. Create a new one with an inconspicuous name (maybe your niche name) you may need to create a new email to link it to also. My husband is a cop, and he used an alias for his Facebook. He also doesn’t post pics of himself on it. If you need any more guidance on the social media side of being in the public eye, please feel free to inbox me, and i’ll give you as many pointers as you need! Sometimes it helps to have somebody proof your posts before they get put up, and potentially avoid any “politically incorrect” issues that could get you in trouble with you job while you’re getting yourself set up on here!

I think it is ridiculous what employer expect out of their employers. As an employee of the US Court System (US Supreme Court), my husband is supposed to stay neutral in all things political. This means that he is not supposed to "associate" with lobbyists. Our daughter is dating (and talking about marrying) a lobbyist. Technically we are not supposed to talk to him of have him in our home.

He is also not allowed to put up signage in our yard for any person running for office (it's on the list they gave him last year). The reason I find this so ridiculous is that I am the one who was responsible for that, so they are in effect, dictating what I can or cannot do. I really don't like people telling me what I can and cannot do in my own home!

I could see the sheriff's department having an issue with you putting up anything that was illegal or immoral, but to write you up for looking forward to a vacation is outrageous!

I feel for you!

I am fighting a similar rough spot and find that I need to just force the write no matter what the mental obstruction is. It may or may not be a choppy write but it still helps break through the wall. Jay

Are you still working at the sheriff's office? If not you can create a new facebook account and feel free to post whatever you want to post, especially concerning your business.

Hi, Eric, we can all hit those little bumps in the road, the thing is that most of us have had some exposure to social media, the big difference now is that we are using and engaging with social media in order to expand our online exposure, business or both.

Once we get our heads around this our way forward becomes a lot easier, one of the best ways to move forward is to pick one and concentrate on that once you feel comfortable then move on and evaluate the other platforms. This way you are building infrastructure along the way. Keep working on your sites by way of creating content that is the engine room at the same time.

Try not to look back, look forward and look for ways to enhance your business. Remeber it is all about creating business plenty of time to play when you are sitting on that beach and checking your PayPal account.

I find that most platforms have some really good tutorials on how to get the best from the platform and we need to remember they all make money selling advertising.

I found this helpful I just did a gloss over but got the information that I needed check it out you may find it helpful.

https://www.facebook.com/blueprint