There are more then 200 million people who use Facebook every day. If you are one of these people then it is time to do something productive while you check your friends’ status or while uploading a photo.  A large number of users in Facebook, makes it a great site to generate money! All you need is a Facebook account and some apps in order to start making money with your account. Of course some of these tips require other things besides a Facebook account. But we’re certain these next tips will be helpful.

1. One way of earning money through Facebook is with applications. You can earn money for every sign up, download, or watching of videos in these applications. However, you must be careful in choosing the application that require information about you. Some of these apps are just after your email address (which can be sold). There are also some apps that will list sites where you can find online jobs, legit or not? You be the judge.

2. Another way to make money through Facebook is by promoting sites with affiliate programs. You can posts links to these sites on your Facebook page, and once your friends click the links and fulfill the provider’s criteria, then you earn money. A few sites that have affiliate programs are: Freelancer.com, Amazon.com and eBay. There are a lot of websites that offer this program, so you won’t have a hard time finding them.

3. You can also use your Facebook account to direct traffic to your blog. Since there are millions of users in Facebook, it is a great place for you to advertise your blog or website. The best way to do this is to create a page that has the same name as your website/blog, then display excerpts of posts that are in your site or teasers, then invite as many friends as you can to your Facebook page. If they get interested with the content then they will check out you site, this means more traffic for your site. More traffic more clicks on ads, more money for you! Plus if they recommend/liked/shared your Facebook page then there is a possibility of more readers and clickers for you. Doesn’t that sound exciting?!

4. If you have a business, online or otherwise, then Facebook is a great spot to market your goods and/or services. Just post flattering photos of your products with tantalizing descriptions, then bingo your business will be booming in no time.  Just remember to value your customers trust and reciprocate with good customer service, that way you will have plenty of pleased clients, which in turn will give you more clients.

5. Lastly you can use your Facebook page to advertise your Google Adsense/Adwords. This is a good way to earn more money from your Adsense account, as advertising with Facebook will help you reach more people. But make sure to check Google’s terms and conditions first.

We are certain that these will help boost your monetary earnings, as well as gaining you new friends from all over the world. If you enjoyed this post tell us! and feel free to check out our other posts.