Facebook is really, really popular. That is an understatement. It has overtaken Friendster and MySpace and has become the number 1 social networking site in the internet. It has given social networking a different feel that makes people feel connected in a more personal and intimate way. Plus, it has a lot of applications which never fail to entertain such as games and surveys. You can even make one yourself; it is that easy. Everyone knows what Facebook is. Not everyone knows how to make money with Facebook though.

The first step on how to make money with Facebook is to develop a profile that attracts people to your profile. In Facebook, you do not need to be the real you. You can create a profile that makes you an avid sports fan. By doing this, you can attract people who are also sports junkies. Develop an image that continuously attracts people the whole year round. Then, explore the Marketplace. There it is free to place ads about your products. If you bought cheap books at a recent garage sale, you may want to sell these at a profit through the Marketplace. It’s all for free.

If you have a budget for advertising, you may want to look at the Social Ads. Many people link their websites from their Facebook accounts. Facebook actually allows this, unlike other social networking sites. Affiliate marketing’s concepts then work from here on out.

It is very easy to know how to make money with Facebook. You most probably have an account there to meet people. It wouldn’t hurt to earn from it as well, right? I thought so too.

Have you ever played Restaurant City in Facebook? If yes, you might have been staring at powerful business secrets all this time! If not, then this is your chance to discover the 5 powerful business secrets hidden in this popular online social game as they are finally revealed to you!

What is Restaurant City?

Restaurant City is a popular online social game in Facebook.  Your goal as a player is to build your own restaurant.   It is both fun and addicting.  While playing the game, I discovered 5 powerful business secrets that when applied and done right, you not only win in Restaurant City, you also win in real-life!

Here are 5 powerful business secrets revealed from playing the Facebook App Restaurant City!

Secret #1:  Start small…dream BIG!
When you start playing Restaurant City, you are given a small space, enough to setup a few tables and hire a cook and a waiter.  Everyone playing the game starts at the same place – small.  When you think about it, this is actually closer to real life than it seems.  Billionaire tycoons we look up to today started from small beginnings.  Henry Sy, the richest man in the Philippines according to Forbes’ list, started with a small footwear store decades ago.  Now, he owns the biggest and most frequented malls in the Philippines.  Jollibee, the proud Filipino burger icon, started as a small ice cream parlor. Everyone starts at the same place.  It is up to you to dream and make it BIG!

Secret #2:  Delight your customers!
In the online game Restaurant City, when your customer is delighted, he will give up a thumbs up sign and your customer satisfaction level goes up.  If the customer is dissatisfied due to late service, no available chair, or no comfort room, he will give a thumbs down sign.

The more thumbs up signs you get, the higher your customer satisfaction level will be, and the more people will come to your restaurant.  The same applies to real-life.  The more people you delight with great product and service, the more people will come to you and pay you to delight them again and again.  Because they are so delighted, they will share their experience with their friends and invite them along the next time they want you to delight them one more time.  The key is to delight your customers each and every time they come to you.

Secret #3:  Take care of your people!
In the online game Restaurant City, each of your employees has its own energy level.  When your employee cooks a meal, waits tables, or cleans up the restaurant, he consumes energy and his energy level goes down.  Once your employee’s energy level is depleted, your business goes down as well.

To resolve this, you have to restore the energy of your employees by doing any of the following: 1) buy a sandwich so your employee can have a quick bite, 2) buy drinks for your employee, 3) buy a full meal for your employee to eat or 4) have your employee rest or sleep.

In real-life, you can also do the same things.  Aside from these four ideas, you can also pay them well, care for their well-being, train them and let them grow with you.  The key is to really care for your people.  As Abraham Lincoln, aptly described,

“If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend. Therein is a drop of honey that catches his heart, which, say what you will, is the great high-road to his reason, and which, when once gained, you will find but little trouble in convincing his judgment of the justice of your cause.”

Secret #4:  Grow and expand!
Maximize the arrangement of your tables to serve more customers better and faster! Offer more appetizing food to level up and earn more money!  Hire more employees! These are some of the strategies in playing Restaurant City to grow and expand your restaurant faster!  This is the exciting part because you learn to optimize everything you have.  You learn to waste nothing.

As you become more efficient with your operations, your money will also grow exponentially. In real-life, some people utilize the concept of franchising to expand their business.  Others offer the same excellent service to a different location.  While the rest just simply build a larger grocery store, or a mall with annex, or a wider selection of goods.  These strategies will take you to the next level and take your small business into something BIG.

Secret #5:  Celebrate your own style!
In the online game Restaurant City, you earn money every time you serve a meal to your customers.  Once your restaurant is big enough, more money is coming to you than you can ever expect to spend.  At first, it is both exciting and a cause for celebration!  But after a while, it starts to become boring. When this happens, your focus changes from “growing your business” to “showcasing your own style”.  Buy a new set of furniture! Decorate and re-arrange your restaurant! Put your name on it.  Paint it with your favorite colors!  Have fun!  Enjoy!

In real-life, some people buy “new cars” or a “new house” to celebrate and enjoy!  Others, just continue to grow but look for other exciting opportunities to keep their hunger alive!  While the really blessed ones gain satisfaction in utilizing their growing business to serve and bless more people.  They donate to charities.  They create a foundation to help bring opportunities to less fortunate people.  They share their success secrets to inspire other people to achieve even more. As Bo Sanchez aptly puts it, “the ultimate purpose of money is to serve other people.”

P.S. You’ve just learned 5 powerful business secrets you can readily apply to grow and expand your business! Go out and play the game of life!

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Social networking sites are massively popular all over the world and millions of people are members of the various sites. Facebook in particular has a huge membership and it is growing all the time. As Facebook is so widespread, it is being used successfully by individuals and businesses to make money. So do you want to know how to make money with Facebook?

Firstly, if you have a business you can set up a Facebook page for your business and send friend requests out to as many people as possible. You can add a link to your site that people can click through to. Then after the initial hard work you can sit back and watch your friend list grow and the potential business roll in.

Secondly, you can pay to advertise on Facebook. This is very reasonable and you can target your ads to be shown to certain people. You can choose how many impressions per day you want your ad to have and this can help to make money.

Third, you can add affiliate links onto your own Facebook page. Then your aim is to get your friends to click through and make a purchase or sign up to a site. By doing this you can commission on anyone who buys a product or joins a particular site.

Fourth, you can also place links to things you might be selling online on your Facebook page. Many people do this when they add items to an auction site, so try it the next time you have something to sell.

If you know how to make money with Facebook it is possible to do so with a little effort. Just think in a few days or weeks you could be earning money by using Facebook at the same time as you are keeping in touch with friends and family.

As you may know, Facebook is no longer just for friends to keep in touch with each other. So, without any further delays, let’s get started on promoting and earning more money for your business on Facebook! Simply follow the 5 simple steps below.

1. Go to the sign-up page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/create.php  (This applies to you only if you don’t have an accoutn yet, which I suspect most you do)

2. Choose an appropriate category for your business. This can’t be changed later (if you want to change it, you have to delete that page and start another one), so take the time to choose wisely. Play with the drop-down lists to see the variety of options. Note that you can make a Facebook Page for a single product and there is no limit to the number of Facebook pages you can set up.

3. Type in your business or product or brand name and click “Create Page.”

4. Enter a short description of your business and a Website URL in the “Add Information To This Page” area. If possible, upload your logo as a photo/image.

5. Click on the hyperlink for your business name in the top left corner and click “publish this page.” This step is necessary so that others can see your business profile.

ONE IMPORTANT STEP TO MAKE on your new profile page, click “Add to my products” so that you become the first “fan” of your own business. From this, your other “friends” on Facebook will see something on their site like “Andrew Wang is a fan of your business name.” If any of your friends decide to become a friend to your business, then THEIR friends will see a similar message and the “good virus” begins to spread the word about your business, name or brand.

One powerful feature I love about Facebook Pages is the ability of the Page Administrator (Yes, that’s YOU) to monetize the Page on Facebook. This can be done through applications (including third party applications), but if you already have the ability to carry out sales transactions on your own Website, simply use a link to send Facebook Page visitors to your sales site.

Facebook suggests that you can leverage the effectiveness and viral distribution of your Facebook Page by adding Facebook Social Ads. “Create an ad creative and attach it to stories in News Feed or in the left-hand Ad Space. Social Ads increase the number of friends who will see the story when they visit Facebook, and you can also target the ads to specific demographics.” For more about this, visit this page.

You can school yourself more about how to set up and use Facebook Pages by going to the HELP area and see all the most frequently asked questions. Of particular interest if you already have started a Facebook Group, it can be converted into a Facebook Page. See more about this in the FAQ link just mentioned.

So, start investing some time out now to learn about the powerful features and potential add-ons to make a Facebook Page an effective piece of your overall marketing plan.

Respect,

Allurre

CEO/Artist/Producer/Designer
LUXLIVIN ENTERTAINMENT

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Facebook Traffic Gateway.

We all know that if we need to get traffic to our website there is no other media stronger and faster than social networks.These networks will build huge number of backlinks and eventually get thousands of visitors to your websites or blogs.Of these social networks facebook is one of the successful social media to help you in search engine optimization(SEO).Here are the steps you need to follow in order to be successful with facebook.

1.Signup for an account if you don’t have one or sign in if you’re a member.You can start promoting by sending all your friends a message with a link and a small brief about your site ” if you have friends”, if you’re still new to Facebook add as many friends you can get but be sure you’re adding the right people.Don’t promote the link out of your website’s niche.For example, If your niche is making money then send this promotion to people who will be interested in this rather than sending it to people who are animal lovers.

2.Be active with your friends.Try to make a connection with your friends by chatting with them, answering their questions if they have any, commenting on their pictures,profiles,statues because you want them to trust you not think that your just another members that’s trying to sell his site.

3.Start your own group.You can easily create a group on Facebook and invite friends to join, Make your group special so that members have a reason to join you, write about your site and what services it provides, Put links to interesting topics,pictures,videos published in your site, write about new updates and futures that you will provide, answer your members questions and help them with what they want.
You can get new members to join your group by sending invitations,Putting a link to your group in your email signature,Tell your friends to send invitations to their friends or buy advertising with Facebook advertising program.

4.Linking to other groups.If you don’t have time to start your own group you can join groups that are relevant to your site and start being active in them, Don’t just join the group and start spamming!! be a good member and help others if you , Every time you see a question or a post that you have an answer for in your site guide them with a link to the answer.

If you follow all the above steps properly you will find that your google rankings as well as alexa rankings are going up and your site is getting indexed fast on search engines like never before!

Conclusion: Facebook can really be a great traffic machine if we act smart rather than working hard!