There are several ways you can make money through Facebook. This can be lucrative, especially with a certain reach.
Earn money on Facebook: This is how it works
Facebook is a popular way to make money online. In Germany, over 40 million people are active on the platform and therefore there is enormous potential for a lucrative online business. If you already have some online presence, you can use various ways to make money:
- You can make money by including advertising in your videos on Facebook. The ads are displayed while the videos are playing. You will receive a share of the revenue Facebook earns from these advertising. The prerequisite for this is at least 10,000 followers and at least 600,000 minutes of total viewing time in the last 60 days.
- A popular method is affiliate marketing. This is where you promote products or services through your Facebook page or group and earn a commission for every sale made through your link. To do this, you need to join an affiliate program, such as Amazon's Associates Program, and have an active community that responds to your recommendations.
- If you post product links from Amazon, you will receive between 5 and 10 percent of the product price as a so-called advertising cost reimbursement.
- You can also make money on Facebook with fan pages or blogs. This can work especially if you already have a certain reach on the Internet. Here you can inform the target group about a specific topic and repeatedly advertise or earn money through affiliate links.
- If you share posts from certain pages, you will also receive money for doing so. Platforms like seedingup arrange corresponding orders.
Earn money on Facebook as a newcomer
Earning money via Facebook doesn't just work with a successful profile. There are also opportunities for new entrants to leverage the platform's potential.
- One way to make money on Facebook is by liking posts. On websites like Paidlikes or Likesandmore you can earn points that can then be paid out via PayPal once you reach a certain amount.
- In a self-experiment, between 0.3 cents and 1.8 cents were paid out per click. There were over 80 activities available.
- However, the topic of buying Facebook likes should also be viewed critically. Not only does Facebook take action against the accounts even if there is suspicious activity, but other people can also see your likes. These should therefore be hidden so as not to make them visible to others.
- Another way to make money with Facebook is through Facebook Marketplace. Here you can sell physical products as a private individual or as a company.