The Infamous 5,000 Facebook Friends

So I am quickly approaching my 4,000 friend mark on Facebook- and I feel the pressure.
What to do when I hit 5,000?
Will my page be shut down?
Will I lose my faithful followers online?
Will I lose my social media career?
Will I be deemed too cool for school?

Here is the thing- I do social media for 8th Continent Soymilk- so Facebook as one of my points of entry is vital. That is how people see all of the adventures I go on, the coupons I promote, the contests and fun giveaways we have as a company and how I interact with the online community.

So what now?
I have started to create a Facebook Fan page. Am I happy about this? Not really.
I don’t want to have “fans” I want “friends” darnit!
So now I find myself in the position of having no other choice if my goal is to continue building my Facebook numbers and interaction.

Has anyone else encountered this? What is your story? How did you deal with it?
Tips, suggestions, advice and even a shoulder to drink on would be nice.

Oh, and if you want to request me on Facebook to get me closer to that infamous 5,000 all you have to do is go to:

http://facebook.com/8thlopez

See you there! (If my account isn’t disabled.)

And if you want to go ahead and jump on the Facebook Fanpage Bandwagon-

Search for the page:

Sara Lopez- 8th Continent Soymilk’s own Soy-lebrity!