Your earnings do not depend on the number of followers you have on Facebook. To earn more focus on improving your RPM, which is the average earnings per thousand page views.Focus on improving post or page views by producing viewable content; originality drives engagement.The more the engagement, the better - create posts that drive interactions. Improve your audience stickiness for a postClearly identify your target audience and niche. This is the top key driving factor for earnings since different niches, locations, and audiences have different ad spending bids; you might need to focus on high-paying niches.The majority of content creators have been using Facebook with the primary aim of making money, with some having turned it into their daily Job; the unfortunate part is that the ability to do so is not just a plug-and-play approach. There's a lot of effort and work that has to go into the posts for you to start seeing satisfactory payouts. Most content creators are putting their focus on reaching a larger audience and growing their followers in order to maximize their income, which is a misconception regarding the ad partnership revenue. Although post views may be part of the variable that is used to determine your earnings, there are other variables as well that directly affect how much an individual can earn. Niche, Engagement, Location, Content Originality, Media Format, Post type, and Seasonality directly impact your revenue performance. Even though the number of followers that an account has is a prerequisite to qualify for the being eligible for monetization, it is not a guarantee of your earnings value. Your earnings do not depend on the number of followers that you have, but they depend on what we call an RPM, which is defined by Google as the average earnings per thousand views. To improve your earnings, you need to improve the variables that directly affect your RPM.RPM - Revenue Per Thousand Impressions / ViewsTo understand this concept, we are going to use the following analogy: A company wants you to post a promotion for them on your social account. They might ask you how much you charge per post. The pricing that you will be giving them will depend on the following factors1. What content would they like you to post (content format, i.e., is it a reel, a picture, or text)?2. How long is the content?3. When would they like you to post the content?While you consider those factors, they are going to look at the following factors on their side to evaluate your page.1. How many followers do you have?2. How many of your followers actually engage with your content?3. Where is the majority of your followers located?4. What type of content do you focus on?Although this list is not exhaustive, it allows you to get an idea of how RPM gets affected, and what drives your RPM value to increase is just a variety of factors that drive the value of your page. The advertiser's budget is also one of the driving factors for your earnings. When advertisers create an ad, they select a budget, select an audience, and select other segmentation factors. If your page fits the advertiser's audience, the ad might be displayed on your profile, which will drive revenue for your page.Imagine an account that posts about Christmas content. When advertisers are bidding to place ads, they will favour that account during the Christmas holidays, meaning that account is most likely to outperform during that season. Facebook offers a variety of advice on how you can improve the factors that affect your RPM, which is through the provision of original content. Most content creation platforms hate duplicated information. We do understand that there might be a trending topic that you want to jump into; the algorithm is going to choose a single account that has high authority on that topic, which is normally the original content creator for that topic. Originality drives engagement.Viewable Content, Originality, and NicheIt might be a good idea to do research about your niche first before you post content so that you be able to develop a relevant content strategy that will not only drive engagement but also help you to generate more ad revenue. Content development might be perceived as straightforward; however, there's so much competition, and the majority of the audience is just cold scrolling through your content. Those thousand views might mean 90% of the viewers only watched the content for less than three seconds; you definitely need a content strategy to improve.1. QualityDo not post low-quality media formats, such as pixelated videos and images, and expect that viewers will engage with your content.2. Media formatChoose a media format that is going to drive more views. Although text and images are supported post types, the media format that drives most engagements on Facebook is videos. People engage more with videos, and they stay longer if the quality and format are viewable. Take note also that when you are posting, you need to target mobile-optimized formats. A lot of people are using their phones, so if your video doesn't fit well on different phone frames, it means it is not viewable and will affect engagement. The majority of the internet traffic comes from Mobile Phones rather than desktops and Tablets.3. Be OriginalWe mentioned before that original content is important since it allows you to build an audience for your niche, and that's where most of the growth value is. Avoid being generic as well; creativity is important for content creation. Try new ideas that haven't been implemented before. We know that people usually advise that you need to copy a viral strategy that helps people get views. That approach is never sustainable. Develop your own unique strategy that will make you viral. We are not discrediting referencing from other creators for inspiration.ConclusionYour ability to earn and optimize your revenue largely depends on the work and effort you put in positioning yourself as a content creator rather than just posting content and expecting a miracle to happen that will make your content viral and generate engagement for you.
- Your earnings do not depend on the number of followers you have on Facebook. To earn more focus on improving your RPM, which is the average earnings per thousand page views.
- Focus on improving post or page views by producing viewable content; originality drives engagement.
- The more the engagement, the better - create posts that drive interactions.
- Improve your audience stickiness for a post
- Clearly identify your target audience and niche. This is the top key driving factor for earnings since different niches, locations, and audiences have different ad spending bids; you might need to focus on high-paying niches.
The majority of content creators have been using Facebook with the primary aim of making money, with some having turned it into their daily Job; the unfortunate part is that the ability to do so is not just a plug-and-play approach. There's a lot of effort and work that has to go into the posts for you to start seeing satisfactory payouts. Most content creators are putting their focus on reaching a larger audience and growing their followers in order to maximize their income, which is a misconception regarding the ad partnership revenue. Although post views may be part of the variable that is used to determine your earnings, there are other variables as well that directly affect how much an individual can earn. Niche, Engagement, Location, Content Originality, Media Format, Post type, and Seasonality directly impact your revenue performance. Even though the number of followers that an account has is a prerequisite to qualify for the being eligible for monetization, it is not a guarantee of your earnings value. Your earnings do not depend on the number of followers that you have, but they depend on what we call an RPM, which is defined by Google as the average earnings per thousand views. To improve your earnings, you need to improve the variables that directly affect your RPM.
RPM - Revenue Per Thousand Impressions / Views
To understand this concept, we are going to use the following analogy: A company wants you to post a promotion for them on your social account. They might ask you how much you charge per post. The pricing that you will be giving them will depend on the following factors
1. What content would they like you to post (content format, i.e., is it a reel, a picture, or text)?
2. How long is the content?
3. When would they like you to post the content?
While you consider those factors, they are going to look at the following factors on their side to evaluate your page.
1. How many followers do you have?
2. How many of your followers actually engage with your content?
3. Where is the majority of your followers located?
4. What type of content do you focus on?
Although this list is not exhaustive, it allows you to get an idea of how RPM gets affected, and what drives your RPM value to increase is just a variety of factors that drive the value of your page. The advertiser's budget is also one of the driving factors for your earnings. When advertisers create an ad, they select a budget, select an audience, and select other segmentation factors. If your page fits the advertiser's audience, the ad might be displayed on your profile, which will drive revenue for your page.
Imagine an account that posts about Christmas content. When advertisers are bidding to place ads, they will favour that account during the Christmas holidays, meaning that account is most likely to outperform during that season.
Facebook offers a variety of advice on how you can improve the factors that affect your RPM, which is through the provision of original content. Most content creation platforms hate duplicated information. We do understand that there might be a trending topic that you want to jump into; the algorithm is going to choose a single account that has high authority on that topic, which is normally the original content creator for that topic. Originality drives engagement.
Viewable Content, Originality, and Niche
It might be a good idea to do research about your niche first before you post content so that you be able to develop a relevant content strategy that will not only drive engagement but also help you to generate more ad revenue. Content development might be perceived as straightforward; however, there's so much competition, and the majority of the audience is just cold scrolling through your content. Those thousand views might mean 90% of the viewers only watched the content for less than three seconds; you definitely need a content strategy to improve.
1. Quality
Do not post low-quality media formats, such as pixelated videos and images, and expect that viewers will engage with your content.
2. Media format
Choose a media format that is going to drive more views. Although text and images are supported post types, the media format that drives most engagements on Facebook is videos. People engage more with videos, and they stay longer if the quality and format are viewable. Take note also that when you are posting, you need to target mobile-optimized formats. A lot of people are using their phones, so if your video doesn't fit well on different phone frames, it means it is not viewable and will affect engagement. The majority of the internet traffic comes from Mobile Phones rather than desktops and Tablets.
3. Be Original
We mentioned before that original content is important since it allows you to build an audience for your niche, and that's where most of the growth value is. Avoid being generic as well; creativity is important for content creation. Try new ideas that haven't been implemented before. We know that people usually advise that you need to copy a viral strategy that helps people get views. That approach is never sustainable. Develop your own unique strategy that will make you viral. We are not discrediting referencing from other creators for inspiration.
Conclusion
Your ability to earn and optimize your revenue largely depends on the work and effort you put in positioning yourself as a content creator rather than just posting content and expecting a miracle to happen that will make your content viral and generate engagement for you.
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