Over a year ago, I began a Facebook Group. It has incurred slow and steady growth, at the rate of roughly 500-1,000 new members every day. With the limited power of Facebook group's, I have essentially grown the group by linking up with companies to donate FREE things, to give away for contests....allowing whoever invites all their friends to the group, to check-in, and be eligible for the drawings..... 10,000,000 Strong for Our Troops! (207,000+ members) http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=21237201144&ref=ts In over a year, I haven't even tried to monetize it.....essentially giving away free advertisement to military related causes/ non-profits..... Iv'e done what I can to foster trust, encourage repeat visitors, and engagement with the limited Facebook Group features......There has been substantial interaction with Group threads, and the Group wall.... If you were me.....and wanted to monetize this group, HOW would you do it? Charge for link placements? monthly? annually? Just sell the whole group flat out? Charge for permanent videos to be included? Permanent links? 1,000 Members at 22:57 (EST) 11/06/2007 2,000 Members at 05:24 (EST) 11/08/2007 3,000 Members at 19:37 (EST) 11/08/2007 4,000 Members at 09:36 (EST) 11/09/2007 5,000 Members at 17:28 (EST) 11/09/2007 6,000 Members at 11:43 (EST) 11/10/2007 7,000 Members at 07:37 (EST) 11/11/2007 8,000 Members at 18:39 (EST) 11/11/2007 10,000 Members at 13:53 (EST) 11/12/2007 11,000 Members at 18:30 (EST) 11/12/2007 12,000 Members at 23:00 (EST) 11/12/2007 13,000 Members at 11:00 (EST) 11/13/2007 19,000 Members at 23:00 (EST) 11/13/2007 20,000 Members at 09:30 (EST) 11/14/2007 28,000 Members at 23:15 (EST) 11/16/2007 40,000 Members at 23:00 (EST) 11/19/2007 50,000 Members at 23:00 (EST) 11/21/2007 80,000 Members at 21:30 (EST) 11/29/2007 90,000 Members at 18:00 (EST) 12/2/2007 101,000 Members at 19:00 (EST) 12/5/2007 117,000 Members at 18:00 (EST) 12/10/2007 120,000 Members at 20:00 (EST) 12/11/2007 134,000 Members at 21:00 (EST) 12/25/2007 149,151 Members at 16:16 (EST) 02/23/2008 151,176 members at 21:26 (EST) 03/04/2008 152,066 members at 09:42 (EST) 03/11/2008 153,015 members at 00:21 (EST) 03/17/2008 153,534 members at 18:34 (EST) 03/18/2008 154,165 members at 08:10 (EST) 03/20/2008 155,222 members at 23:50 (EST) 03/23/2008 155,587 members at 10:07 (EST) 03/25/2008 156,394 members at 20:49 (EST) 03/26/2008 156,837 members at 08:59 (EST) 03/28/2008 157,157 members at 08:56 (EST) 03/29/2008 157,622 members at 06:48 (EST) 03/31/2008 158,086 members at 22:06 (EST) 04/02/2008 158,597 members at 18:49 (EST) 04/06/2008 159,010 members at 22:04 (EST) 04/10/2008 160,031 members at 08:07 (EST) 04/18/2008 160,844 members at 09:09 (EST) 04/27/2008 161,007 members at 07:05 (EST) 04/29/2008 162,070 members at 08:03 (EST) 05/12/2008 163,000 members at 08:40 (EST) 05/20/2008 164,394 members at 07:13 (EST) 05/29/2008 166,408 members at 07:58 (EST) 06/06/2008 170,606 members at 06:37 (EST) 06/18/2008 174,435 members at 17:16 (EST) 06/30/2008 176,009 members at 09:40 (EST) 07/05/2008 179,211 members at 06:40 (EST) 07/14/2008 180,017 members at 09:55 (EST) 07/16/2008 182,015 members at 23:12 (EST) 07/21/2008 183,132 members at 19:37 (EST) 07/25/2008 184,455 members at 00:24 (EST) 07/30/2008 185,170 members at 11:57 (EST) 08/01/2008 186,057 members at 08:31 (EST) 08/05/2008 187,117 members at 00:16 (EST) 08/10/2008 188,074 members at 23:05 (EST) 08/13/2008 189,578 members at 07:23 (EST) 08/21/2008 191,486 members at 13:41 (EST) 08/30/2008 192,953 members at 04:42 (EST) 09/05/2008 197,120 members at 08:14 (EST) 09/16/2008 200,959 members at 09:40 (EST) 10/03/2008 202,109 members at 14:32 (EST) 10/07/2008
Great! I have responded to everyone who has emailed me so far...... also........today, I have just added THIS....to show where EXACTLY your advertisement will be placed....it will be at the very top of the group.....my own analytics on my own military related website has demonstrated very high increases in traffic, because this population is targeted so well.......the group has grown by 500-1,000 members consistently (yesterday, it had 1,400+ new members).........I have also held contests and given away alot of free stuff in order to foster membership interaction and RETURN visits from people who have become genuinly and sincerely interested in growing the group.....they promote the group significantly in other groups, as well..... ............I will also consider websites that might not be particularly military related, but that military personnel could benefit from........health and exercise, nutrition, etc.........email me and we can discuss.......... http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=21237201144 ----------------------------------------------------------- "HIGHLY-Recommend Resources! (STAY TUNED!!!!!!) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX(YOUR WEBSITE LINK HERE (DIRECT/CLICKABLE LINK)XXXXX ================ How to invite your friends: ================"