With more than one billion users, Facebook is a great opportunity for any business that wants to use it as a sales or advertising tool.
But the question many people ask is: can I also generate income with this social network, even if I do not have a company?
Is there any way to start earning money with a Facebook page if I do not have a business?
There is no way: there are 5 different ways to do it!
Today I'm going to show you how to make money with your own Facebook page through 5 different methods that will allow you to start generating income easily.
Requirements to monetize a Facebook page
Obviously, the first mandatory requirement is to have a Facebook page.
Several readers have asked me if with their personal Facebook profiles you can also earn money. And the answer is yes.
But it is much more difficult to monetize a personal profile than a Facebook page because the personal profile is not specific.
In your Facebook profile you can have friends with totally different interests; some will like techno music, and others rock or pop.
Some will have pets, and others will not because they do not like animals.
On the other hand, a Facebook page is much more specific because in it the fans have the same common interest.
If you make a page about rock music, only good rock lovers will click on "I like it". If your page is aimed at pet owners, only those who have a dog, a cat, or a budgie will become fans of it.
So the first thing to keep in mind is that you must have your own Facebook page. Forget about using your personal profile to earn money with this social network.
How to make money with a Facebook page
Have you already created your own Facebook page and have some fans? Then I will show you the 5 different methods you can use to make money with it.
- Earn money on Facebook with mentions
If you have a good number of fans who follow the posts of your Facebook page, you can earn money mentioning or promoting companies, businesses, or anyone who wants to make themselves known.
Many small businesses, brands or even entrepreneurs do not have a presence on Facebook or, if they have their own page, they want to be more known among users.
That is why they are willing to pay pages with a large number of fans to be mentioned in a Facebook publication (along with a photo) to attract customers or increase the number of visits to their web pages.
To get this kind of collaboration, it is best to search on Facebook or Google companies interested in your page, make a list of the most relevant, and contact them to reach an economic agreement in exchange for your publication.
But be careful: do not contact anyone. You must do it with companies or brands related to the theme or interests of your Facebook page.
If you have a page dedicated to cell phones, it is not logical to mention a food company, for example. The ideal would be to contact brands that sell accessories or products related to mobile phones.
- Sell your own products
One of the easiest ways to earn money with a Facebook page is by selling your own digital products.
These can be electronic books that you have written, such as ebooks or guides and manuals, or articles that can be downloaded immediately as online courses that you have created, music in mp3 ...
To sell them, you will only need to upload those files to a storage platform - such as Mega - and post on Facebook an attractive photo of your product with a short description and the link to make the payment.
Learn how to sell your products through PayPal by reading our article How PayPal works and how to use it to sell online.
Do not go with this type of publications because if you repeat them very often on your Facebook page, your fans will feel that you are saturating them with advertising.
The best thing is to publish one of these promotional posts for every ten normal publications.
- Promote affiliate products on your page
Do not you have any product of your own? Then sell other people's articles and take a commission for each sale you get. This is what is called "affiliate marketing".
This method works exactly like the previous one, only that instead of adding a link to your products, you will have to publish the affiliate link provided by the company in which you register.
There are many companies that have affiliate programs: Clickbank, Amazon, Apple, Zalando, Asos ...
Search a bit on the Internet to find the company that best suits your Facebook page, register in your affiliate program, and choose the relevant products for your fans.
Publish your affiliate link and, each time someone clicks on that link and buys the product, you will take a commission from the total sale.
Here I share some more tips to generate better income with affiliate programs:
Make sure that the affiliate products you choose are of interest to your fans and are related to the theme of your page.
Accompany each publication with a short but interesting description, and with a good photo of the product. NEVER post only the affiliate link.
See how your fans react to that publication and how many "I like" you get in the first few hours. Check what types of comments that post receives and if they are negative or positive.
If the reaction from your fans is bad, look for another product. If it's good, continue selling it.
The ideal is to use this method when you have at least 1,000 fans on the page.
- Send traffic to your blog with AdSense ads
If you are also one of those who has a small corner on the Internet where you write posts frequently, you can redirect your Facebook fans to him to earn money.
The only thing you should do in this method is to place some Google AdSense ads on your blog. So, when your fans visit your page, they will see those ads and you will earn money too.
Read our article How Google AdSense works to earn money and how to start monetizing your blog with these ads.
On your Facebook page all you have to do is post the links to each new article you write with an attractive description so that they click on that link, go to your blog, and see your ads.
Do not think this is silly: the Viralnova.com website uses this method and in a few months got millions of visits per day and generate thousands of dollars in revenue every month with AdSense ads.
- Sell your own Facebook page
Every day there are more people who are dedicated to create Facebook pages with a specific theme, publish different content in them to attract fans, and then sell them when they have reached a large number of followers.
Even if it seems strange, a whole market has been generated around this, and there are many people who buy Facebook pages already created with fans for their small business or brand
It is true that this method requires some patience and know well how to manage this social network. But if you manage to create a good Facebook page, you can make this a profession with good income.
To give you a better idea: Facebook pages are usually sold with prices between $ 150 to reach $ 2,500 depending on the number of fans.
Do not you think it's a profitable idea?
I recommend you combine all these methods or just some to generate even more income. For example, you can use your page to earn money with AdSense on your blog, and at the same time sell mentions and affiliate products.
What other methods to make money with a Facebook page do you know? Leave me a comment below and tell me what you think.