On Facebook I have 1350~ legit facebook friends who are between the ages of 13 and 21 and I'm wondering if there's any way to monetize this. I've been reading through the forums for a while now and can't decide which method to use...

One of my main questions though, is whether or not it's worth the risk of trying to monetize this? I'm living with my family on an internet connection with 3+ people who have Facebook accounts on this IP so I'm unsure if it's worth the risk... unless there's ways of earning money without making it too obvious to Facebook?

All insight on this is appreciated, I mainly want to know if it's worth the risk and if it is, then what would you guys suggest? Many thanks.

Oh and just so you know, it's my personal Facebook profile and I honestly don't mind sacrificing my social life for business - I plan on moving away soon anyway. Cheers!

Any suggestions? ^_^

If you're concerned about your IP, then use a proxy.

Originally Posted by thugrealist

If you're concerned about your IP, then use a proxy.

Problem is if I do anything from my Facebook account, it'll still show the IP I registered with the account and they can still ban the rest of my family... I think...

Not worth doing anything. I have a personal FB account, and I do not risk it for anything. There are a few reasons why I dont.

1. They are people that are actually in my social circle.
2. 1300 friends is nothing in comparison. I have about the same amount of friends on my personal account. 1300 will get nothing viral and most likely will make you about $13
3. I use my personal account to see what "real" people fall for. You look and see your friends reaction to the latest spam, viral pages, and methods. If you abuse and lose your account, you lose your upper hand.

If you are short on money, gather some free proxies and start creating and building accounts. If you create 10 accounts per day for the next 30 days you will look up and have 300 accounts.

Search for methods on how to build friends on your accounts. Even if you can only get 50-100 friends on each account you are in a better position to get something going than spamming the shit out of your mom and your Aunt Sue.

Spend more time sharpening your ax then you do chopping trees and you will be fine.

Another thing that I suggest that you do if you are serious about becoming a FB marketer is to build a social relationship with other up and coming FB marketers. Most of us "elite" FB spammers are some way or another in contact with each other even if we never spoke to each other. I may have never spoke to, lets say, FacebookDude before, but I am pretty sure that we are only about once removed from contact with each other. Because we both are in the same niche, most likely we have the mutual contacts. That was just an example.

Originally Posted by Dothra

Any suggestions? ^_^

Re-evaluate meaning and value of true friendships, and appreciate how they're much more valuable and important than money.

Originally Posted by tymillz

Spend more time sharpening your ax then you do chopping trees and you will be fine.

Love that concept! Applies to so many areas of IM.