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By simply using Facebook Messenger, I was able to friend request and go deep with the owner of a fast-growing company. With just a few Messenger chats, our talks turned into multiple sales where I helped the company with its podcast, website and digital marketing strategy.
Since then I’ve gone on to cut multiple five-figure deals with a few simple methods that anyone can use to make money with their personal Facebook profile. Since it’s likely you’re spending at least 50 minutes a day on Facebook, why not use some of that time to help your business grow?
What I’m going to show you may seem novel, but I’ll tell you now — there are plenty of business owners who use Facebook organically to generate millions in sales. If you’re not using your personal profile for business, you’re leaving money on the table, and you’re missing out on a method that is very simple.
No ads needed, no funnel or complicated techniques — just my personal Facebook profile, posts and regular, old-school conversations. This is the way sales used to be made — people meeting at networking events, conversing and talking shop. Now that we have Facebook, we don’t have to leave our home; we can tap into a network that has over 2 billion users every single month. In fact, Hubspot found over 74 percent of people say they use Facebook for professional purposes. In other words, a large group of users are on Facebook for business-related reasons.
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The methods outlined below are not about having more than the average of a few hundred friends on Facebook, going viral or even spending more time online. Instead, these strategies are about being more strategic with what you already have.
Facebook moneymaking tip No. 1: Delete your unprofessional photos.
Setting up your profile…
