# How to Create a New Facebook Ad Account

Businesses usually create new Facebook Ad Accounts for one of two reasons:

* They're beginning a new business venture
* They want to use separate payment methods for different campaigns
* You'd like to have a backup ad account for safekeeping

Here's a guide on how to create a new Facebook Ad Account.

A video walkthrough of this guide can be found here: 

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A video guide on how to create a New Facebook Ad Account.

## **Step 1: Create a Business Manager Account** <a href="#step-1-create-a-business-manager-account" id="step-1-create-a-business-manager-account"></a>

Having a Business Manager Account is required to create a new Facebook Ad Account beyond your personal ad account.

Learn how to create a Business Manager account by following the steps in this article:

Visit the ["Ad Accounts" tab of "Business Settings"](https://business.facebook.com/settings/ad-accounts/) in Business Manager.

Pressing the *Add* button will prompt you to create a New Ad Account:

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Create a New Ad Account in Business Manager

Input the ad account name, time zone, and currency information.

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Enter your new ad account name, time zone, and currency

## **Step 4:** Assign People and Roles to your Ad Account <a href="#step-4-assign-people-and-roles-to-your-ad-account" id="step-4-assign-people-and-roles-to-your-ad-account"></a>

Only people assigned to the ad account can use it. This includes you, too.

Assign people to the Ad Account by pressing the *Add People* button:

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Add people to your ad account by pressing "Add People"

After you select the people you want to add, choose what access level they receive.

We recommend choosing **Admin Access** by checking the toggle next to **Manage Ad Account.**

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Assign people to your ad account and choose their access level.

The last step in the process is adding a payment method for the ad account.

You can do so by reviewing the steps in this article:

Please remember to add a payment method to your new Facebook Ad Account. This is a *very* easy step to forget!

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