In this article I will show you more than ten different ways to profit from Facebook of both types, so pay attention for the next few minutes because this topic is really worth your time and can completely change your life, and do not forget to follow the links I will give you because they are extremely important and complementary to the topic.
Facebook is a real treasure for anyone who knows how to use it, as it is a platform visited by billions of users every month, and in fact you can profit from Facebook in many different ways, whether they are offered directly by Facebook, or other ways in which you rely on Facebook’s marketing power to profit in an indirect way.
It is worth noting here that most of the ways to profit from Facebook, whether directly or indirectly, require a Facebook page to achieve them.
It works like this: Any Facebook Page owner who uploads videos and shares them with their followers can participate in an advertising program offered by Facebook called Ad Breaks. Through this programme, ads are placed on the videos.
Of course, Facebook makes a profit from these ads, and it shares a portion of that profit with the owners of the videos, and in this way, owners of videos on Facebook can make a profit from their videos.
So why is it so simple? There are conditions imposed by Facebook that you, as a Page owner, must meet in order to start earning revenue from the videos you publish on your Page.
Here is a list of the requirements for earning money from Facebook videos:
Your Page must have a minimum of 5,000 followers.
You must be 18 a long time of age or more seasoned.
The earn from Facebook videos feature must be available in the country and language in which you publish your videos. Unfortunately, the ability to earn money from Facebook videos is not yet available in all languages and countries, but according to Facebook, more languages and countries will be added over time.
It is worth noting that Arabic is one of the languages recently added, but the revenue is not yet available in all Arab countries, but it is available in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Iraq and Morocco.
You can check the list of languages and countries where Facebook Video Revenue is available by clicking on the link below:
Countries and languages where Facebook Video Ads is available
4. You must have at least 5 active videos on your account (active means they are receiving views continuously).
5. You must have at least 60,000 views in the last 60 days.
6. You must meet the Facebook Partner Monetisation Guidelines and Standards, which are a set of terms and standards for the video content itself.
Note: You can find out whether or not you are eligible to earn revenue, and which revenue programmes your Page is eligible for, by logging into your Page account through Meta Business and going to the Revenue Generation tab, as shown in the image below:
From the page shown in the image above, you can also sign up to earn profits from Facebook videos and complete the payment information to actually start earning profits.
Finally, if you are interested in earning money from Facebook Reel Videos, we have written a special article on the subject which gives you all the details you need to get started with Facebook Reels.
These are some of the resources in Al-Rabehun that you can use to create professional videos:
The best video creation and editing programmes
How to create a professional video
2. Benefit from selling in the Facebook Store
Now all Facebook users can offer their products for sale to other users through the wonderful service offered by Facebook, the Facebook Marketplace.
In a nutshell, this service allows anyone to add their own products so that they can be seen by other users according to geographical distribution.
Through Facebook Marketplace, communication takes place between the product owner and the buyer via Facebook Messenger, and everything is agreed upon, the sale is made, and then the profit is made for the product owner.
3. Profit from Facebook through instant games
If you use Facebook, it is likely that you have played one of the instant games on Facebook, and you have probably noticed that there are advertisements that appear while you are playing these games.
If you have skills in designing and programming games and have a good knowledge of the HTML 5 programming language, then you are qualified to profit from Facebook through Instant Games.
You can start designing and developing a simple game, add it to the list of instant games on Facebook, and then Facebook will place ads on it and you will start making money from it.
It is worth noting that Facebook provides you with all the tools you need to develop your own instant games.
If you are interested in this method of making money from Facebook, you can start from the Facebook page to create instant games and profit from them.
4. Profit from Facebook through Instant Articles
The issue of moderate web is a issue that numerous web clients around the world endure from, and as an activity from Facebook to offer assistance illuminate this issue, it has invented a new technology to open articles called Instant Articles.
This technology allows Facebook users to instantly open articles shared from websites. When you click on the link to the article on Facebook, it opens right in front of you.
These articles are marked with a lightning bolt, as shown in the image below.
The wonderful thing is that Facebook allows website owners to use this technology completely free of charge, through a simple set of settings applied to the website.
In fact, Facebook not only allows this. It also allows website owners to make money from their Instant Articles. To make sure the Instant Articles terms apply to your site, visit the Instant Articles Review Standards page.
There you will find Facebook’s explanation of Instant Articles and how to participate and profit from them.
Note: Earning money on Facebook from videos, applications, Instant Articles and Instant Games is done through Facebook’s Audience Network subsidiary, where you can create and place ad units, track your earnings reports and ultimately receive your earnings.
In short, Audience Network is a Facebook subsidiary very similar to Google’s AdSense subsidiary.
5. Profit from Facebook through applications
In April 2014, Facebook expanded the scope of subscription to its Audience Network advertising company, through which any smartphone application owner can benefit from this application.
If you have an application for smartphones running the Android or IOS operating systems, you can register with Facebook’s Audience Network subsidiary, and then ads will be placed on that application, allowing you to make money from those ads.
If you have an application and would like to monetize it through Facebook, you can start using the link below:
Second, indirect ways to make money from Facebook:
As mentioned above, the indirect ways to profit from Facebook come mainly from the marketing power of Facebook, as it is considered the first and most important social networking site in the world, and the number of its users exceeds 3 billion monthly.
Let’s start with the list of the most important ways to profit indirectly from Facebook:
6. Benefit from Facebook by advertising for others
If you have a Facebook page with a large number of members, you can turn it into an advertising medium for others by opening the door to accepting paid advertisements on it.
Anyone who wants to place an ad can write to you, and you can agree the details and prices of the ad on your Page. In this case, you can use your page itself to announce that you accept third parties placing ads on it.
This method can also be implemented through groups, where you can create a group that specialises in a particular area and then rent out ad slots for a fee.
Note: If you are a video content creator on Facebook, you can also look for sponsors and advertisers for your videos and then make money from Facebook ads and direct advertisers.
7. Make money from Facebook through affiliate marketing
With affiliate marketing, you can use the marketing power of Facebook to benefit others in exchange for a commission from the business or site you are promoting.
There are deals, services and products for almost every interest you can imagine. No matter what your site or group is about, there will always be a service, product or offer to match its content.
The great thing is that you can create a dedicated Page if you find a good product that allows for affiliate marketing, and of course you can use sponsored Facebook ads to make the most profit possible.
Example: For example, if you are a girl who is interested in the world of fashion and elegant clothes, you can create a page specifically to publish posts about elegant clothes and talk about fashion.
On the other hand, you can join one of the affiliate programmes for stores that sell products related to your speciality, such as the Noon store, and then you can start promoting specific Noon products to your followers and of course place your own affiliate link.
When a follower purchases through your affiliate link, you receive a commission from the Noon Store.
8. Benefit from Facebook by getting traffic
If you are a good writer and you are really interested in the subject matter of your Facebook Page and you have good information, you can create a blog or website where you write articles similar to the ones you present on your Page, but in a more organised, professional and comprehensive way.
In this case, instead of sharing your ideas directly with your Page members, you send them to your website or blog. Of course, there are many ways to profit from Pages, one of which is to make money.
One of them is to participate in Facebook Instant Articles.
If you do not have the skills to write professional articles, you can use my previous topic on how to write an article.
Also, for the easiest way to create a website using WordPress, you should return to that article: Steps to creating a WordPress website.
It is worth mentioning here that you can also market your online store on Facebook to get more sales and thus more profits.
9. Benefit from Facebook by marketing your business
If you have a special project and you want to get more sales and therefore more profits, there is no better marketing method available to you than marketing on Facebook. You can create a special page for your restaurant, for example, where you can display the menu of the food you offer.
You can also display the main characteristics of your restaurant, such as the level of cleanliness, the quality of the materials used, the sophistication of the service, etc.
Of course, you can use sponsored ads and target the geographical area covered by your project.
10. Benefit from Facebook by marketing yourself as a freelancer
If you are someone who works in the field of freelance work and you want to get more clients and therefore more profits, then Facebook is the perfect way to market yourself as a freelancer.
In fact, in recent times, self-employment has become one of the wonderful options for many Arab youth, as it is a way to achieve the freedom of time and life that every young man wants.
One of the most important factors for a freelancer’s success is to be famous in the field in which he specialises, and of course social networking sites, especially Facebook, are an excellent way for any freelancer to market his skills.
11. Make money from Facebook by managing other peoples Pages
If you have experience in managing Facebook Pages, such as creating attractive posts, communicating with followers, etc., then this opportunity to make money from Facebook is a great option for you.
Nowadays, no business owner can afford to ignore the idea of creating a Facebook page to represent their business. This has naturally created a huge demand for Facebook page managers.
By creating a Facebook Page to express your marketing skills, you can attract more customers and make more profits (of course, you can manage more than one page at a time).
Here you can utilize your individual account to advertise yourself as a Facebook page administration master.
Conclusion
In this article, I have tried to cover the idea of profiting from Facebook from many angles, and I have given an overview of the main ways to profit from Facebook, whether directly or indirectly.
But in fact there are many, many other subsidiary methods, especially on the indirect side, which are shaped according to the marketing goal you want to achieve through Facebook.
I hope this article will inspire many Arab youth to take advantage of this tremendous power called Facebook.
I look forward to receiving your contributions through the comments below. I would also like to ask you to share this article on social networking sites and help change someone’s life for the better.
