Updated 2018: Check out the second part of this article on how I make $500 per day adding PropellerAds to my viral websites. Also check out the third part of this strategy to learn how to optimize your mobile traffic for maximum revenue.
OK, so this is one hell of an article I’ve been waiting to write for a long time. I didn’t, because when I was about to, Facebook decided to change a lot of things in their algorithm and the whole strategy changed.
This still works and it has changed a little, but you can still make a lot of money and bank hard if you have the budget. I was making from $100 to $350 PER DAY back in 2013 with this whole strategy, and even though it might take more budget now to start, you can still make more than $5-10k per month with this strategy.
In fact, I know some people earning more than $100,000 per month with this and the good things is you can have it as a side business, 100% automated and making money for you. I’ll keep this post updated in case this changes, but I’m
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sure it still works in july 2014. The faster you start, the better.
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sure it still works in july 2014. The faster you start, the better.
Things you need
- A Website with a VPS or Dedicated server (I recommend Vultr. CLICK HERE TO GET IT FOR $5 PER MONTH)
- An Adsense account at the beginning, and later an account with a CPM/CPA advertising company
- A Facebook Ads account with credit card or Paypal
- A Facebook Fan Page and some budget to start. I’d recommend $500 at least. $1,000 – $1,500 per month would be perfect.
How does it work?
The concept is simple, but it’s not as easy as it sounds. Basically, what you’re going to do is to create a viral news website with a basic WordPress installation and send a ton of traffic to it.
How much traffic? Thousands of visitors per day. As much as your budget allows you. Some people send more than 1 million visitors to their website PER DAY. But you don’t need that much. Start with 1k per day and then aim for 5k, 20k and keep growing.
Lastly, the idea is that you generate great (but simple) articles with viral images, videos or stories, and make them go viral with Facebook. When the people visit your blog, they’ll find Google Adsense’s ads and you’ll earn money from the clicks you receive.
I recommend Adsense because the Ads will be totally irrelevant if you use almost any other CPC network, but if Adsense is out of your options for any reasons, try Adversal from this alternatives article.