YES, A Facebook GROUP CAN WORK, for this reason:
Published on March 30, 2024
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Hi all,
(yeah, I wasn't going to be here that much anymore (seeing that I got the Ambassador status haha), because I need to work on my niches, but here I am, with some more promising news lol)
Not much is said here about Facebook groups, like on the contrary more like: 'don't bother'.
Disclaimer, this might not work for your niche, so always consider this
But, in my opinion, creating your own FB group CAN work, in niches like: lifestyle, crafting, art, humor, books, etc.
First, if you have a niche site, find out if the topic is popular on Facebook. If their is interest, try it out!
Not to get more traffic to your website, I am not seeing that much towards my website, about 2% of my traffic, BUT!
And this is where I mention AndyCalvin , (thanks again Andy!) who helped me out diving deeper into these FB groups, as how I could monetize my groups, who are growing larger by the day.
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I have 2fb groups, one has about 6000 members, the other goes to 14000 members.
Andy showed me a fantastic tip; show straight away when someone joins your group the way to your newsletter!
This includes to mention your newsletter in the info section in your group, ABOVE THE FONT:
(above the red line in the screenshot is seen above the rest)
BUT ALSO!!!!
On Fb groups, you can generate an AUTOMATIC WELCOME MESSAGE , this means when people apply to join your group, you can automatically welcome them. It is up to you to decide at which point you greet the newcomers, you can change the settings of that any time.
Here again, when you are welcoming the new people in your group, you can mention that you have a newsletter, to which they can unsubscribe at any time! You could offer them something in return, in my case I offer free miniature printables.
Ever since I have done these 2 things, the subscriptions to my newsletter have risen immensely, which is a good thing in times of SEO troubles, because attracting traffic in this way is a lot more predictable and it is traffic that IS INTERESTED IN YOU PARTICULARLY!
BEWARE that managing a Facebook group still requires lots of time and work, but so does blogging.
So if you think this could work for your niche, give it a try I'd say!
Good luck!
Lizzy
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