The creator of Facebook, created the social networking site and instantly became a sensational billionaire. But did you think that only the initial owners of Facebook have earned their dollars? Facebook has become such a powerful tool that both individuals and professionals have become Internet Sensation by using it. It has been seen that with appropriately intelligent actions people have been able to increase revenues and make money on the Internet by using Facebook. Let’s have a look at some of them:
Direct Advertisements : The most popular way to earn money through Facebook is to advertise with them. Facebook has a bug that ensures that whenever you search for any item on a search engine if you are simultaneously into Facebook, this bug will start suggesting similar pages to you on your “Wall” or the right side of your Facebook page. Try searching for “online shopping for bed sheets” on a search engine. Visit your Facebook page and within a few minutes you will see the advertisements of popular online shopping sites for bed sheets. Most likely, some people will visit these suggestions and even buy from them. For Facebook to be able to suggest brands, it is therefore necessary for the various companies to advertise directly with Facebook. Alternatively, as an individual you can also become an affiliate of some popular brands. Just share details about the brand in your post, and if a purchase is made by using your post, you end up earning a commission.
Events and Promotions : You can create a new page if you have an upcoming event and want to promote it. For instance if you have a yard sale coming up, you need create an “Event” on Facebook, and send invites to all friends in your friend list. It is likely that some of your friends will attend the event, or even share details with other interested friends. Needless to say, it is better to have more friends in your friend list. Similarly you can also promote a home-based business on Facebook. Say you run a small baking school at home. Just create a page, fill in the relevant details and ask friends to “Like” the page. If a friend likes a page, it appears as an “Update” on the friends’ wall which is visible to all of his friends. Hence you promote yourself.
Blogging : Facebook is increasingly becoming a popular site for blogging as well. Take a unique theme and start blogging- say “Book reviews.” You can either blog on your blogging site and “Share” the link on Facebook, or you can even visit “Notes” and share your thoughts. Gradually you will see a increase in traffic to your and most likely some related advertiser may want to contact you for advertising on your blog page.
E-books : If you have a knack for writing and sufficient knowledge on certain subjects, simply write a book, save it in a PDF format with a secure password and sell it on Facebook. You need to advertise your product, often shamelessly so that more interest is generated over it.
Hit ‘Like’ : Did you know that there are websites that pay you for hitting ‘Like’ on Facebook? These parent websites have numerous listed websites that needs to be liked in order to get noticed. So, using your Facebook account you need to “Like” these listed websites, request for payment, and the amount is transferred to your existing PayPal account.
