If you have not used Facebook at all, this tutorial will come in handy, along with the others that I have planned in the series.

What is a Facebook Profile?

A Facebook Profile is often referred to as your Facebook Account. Profiles are for individuals. Each individual wanting to use Facebook for any other feature must create a Facebook profile.

Profiles are individual specific. Regardless of what you may have heard (or gotten away with), only one Facebook Profile per individual is allowed.

From the Facebook Help Center:

"Facebook is a community where people use their authentic identities. It's against the Facebook Community Standards to maintain more than one personal account. ... If you have two or more accounts, learn how to move your information into a single account."

A personal profile is for non-commercial use, it represents you, the person. In order to use Lists, Groups and Pages, you must have a personal profile.