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Facebook is a social platform where you can connect with your family, friends, and other people.

Basically, Facebook was designed for college students.

Mark Zuckerberg created this platform when he got enrolled in Harvard University in 2004.

In 2006 it was made public for everyone to join who is above the age of 13. Today Facebook is the biggest social site with over 1 billion users worldwide.

Now Facebook is working under the company name Mata which owns two more social platforms WhatsApp and Instagram.

With the passage of time Facebook started getting very famous among people. Nowadays businessmen use Facebook to grow their business.

If you are too looking to start a business on Facebook, yes, you are on the right page.

We will guide you from basic to advanced to grow your business on Facebook.

Why choose Facebook for business?

Facebook is a very saturated place which has over 1 billion users worldwide. Being the biggest social platform Facebook can be very helpful for the growth of your business.

Even if you are running a shop in a city you can create your business page on Facebook to increase your sales as some people love to receive products while staying at home.

What kind of business can I start on Facebook?

Well, there are no limitations of the categories to start business on Facebook.

You can start any business on Facebook whether it is related to selling goods, offering services, freelancing, and advertising etc. it’s totally up to you which category you want to select for your business growth.

Here we have a short list of business categories for you to start business on Facebook.

  • Facebook Ad Manager
  • Managing Facebook pages
  • Instant Articles and Facebook’s Audience Network
  • Selling Facebook pages
  • Creating and selling graphics designs
  • Managing your brand page
  • Freelancing
  • Become a Brand Ambassador
  • Affiliate marketing
  • Training, mentorship and selling of courses

Ways to start Your Business on Facebook

There are a number of options available on Facebook to start your business on Facebook. We will go into details of every possible way.

Facebook Marketplace

Facebook marketplace is a platform where you can sell a number of products to interested buyers.

If you don’t have products rather your company offers services like plumber, electrician, or tutor etc, still you can use Facebook marketplace to get clients for you. 

But here you might think how can we be successful on Facebook Marketplace?

Don’t worry we are here to help you. Stay with us till the end of the article.

How to start a business on Facebook marketplace?

There are some tricks that we are going to teach you for successful Facebook Marketplace business.

Keyword Research

Keyword research plays a vital role to bring maximum buyers to your Facebook Marketplace profile.

Conduct proper keyword research to start business on the Facebook marketplace.

Find out what people are looking to buy and figure out the price what other sellers are offering.

As a new seller, start selling your product at a bit lower price than others.

Use Professional Products Pictures

The product's pictures are a very important factor to catch the attention of customers. Use the best attractive pictures of the products to engage buyers.

Use clear photos of products with different capturing angles. Use multiple pictures for a single product as buyers are always looking to see more details of products.

Make sure to edit and remove unwanted background of product image. Use free Background Remover app like Pixabay and Adobe Express for this purpose.

Effective Product Description

Write a detailed product description. Use the keywords from your keyword research to make sure that maximum people land on your Facebook marketplace page.

In your product description try to answer the queries of people about the items buyers are looking for.

When a customer finds answers to his questions about the product it's more likely that he will buy it.

Quick Support Response

Buyers can message you via messenger for more details and discussions before buying goods.

Try to reply to them as soon as possible.

Hire two or three persons to stay active on messenger support so that they can respond quickly to buyers.

Keep in mind late response may result in losing a potential buyer.

Join Some Buying and Selling Groups on Facebook

This is another effective method to bring maximum buyers to your Facebook marketplace. Join some groups relevant to your products you are selling on Facebook.

Share your product links into the relevant groups. Respond properly to the customers in the comment sections to make sure that they get impressed by your services.

Set Up a Facebook Business Page

The other effective way to start your business on Facebook is setting up a Facebook business page.

A Facebook business page is a public account that you can open to connect with buyers.

You can share your contact information, product details, and content on Facebook page.  Let us discuss how to set up a Facebook business page properly.

Sign up for a business page

The first step is to sign up for a business page by going to facebook.com/pages/create.  Once you have landed on the page creation link follow on screen steps to create the page. Remember to keep the name of the page that describes your business perfectly. Don’t forget to use your keywords from keyword research in your page description.

Add Pictures

After your page has been created successfully now it's time to upload a cover picture of your business page. Try to include maximum details of your business like contact info, business name, and what your business is all about. Use the best visuals for the cover picture. Use apps like Pixabay or Adobe Express as picture editor and image background remover tool.

Pin a business details post on the top of page            

Buyers always like to know more about your business as they are going to spend money. A detailed post about your business will help to increase the trust factor of the customers. Provide the details of the services or the categories of the products you are selling.  After you have posted your business details post, pin it to the top of your page by using the pinning option.

Keep Posting About Every product

Once you have gone through the basic steps of setting up your Facebook business page now it's time to post about products. Remember your business page works as an e-commerce store. Post about the products you have one by one. Conduct keyword research for every product before posting. Use proper keywords in the product description as it will help you to grow organically on Facebook as well as google.

Endnotes

In the past few years Facebook has grown very quickly. It has a large number of users worldwide. So, this platform can be very helpful for you to grow your business.  Along with other amazing features it’s a free platform to start your business. Therefore, we will suggest you to try Facebook for growing your business.

 

 

 

 

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