How To Make Money on Facebook (Updated For 2025)

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Love Social Media? Here are four simple ways to make money on Facebook (without setting up a business)

How To Make Money on Facebook

As I’ve previously mentioned, I love Facebook. It’s my favourite social media platform simply because I feel I get so much out of it. I’m in loads of groups, follow loads of pages and probably spend far more time than is healthy on there.

I also love to make money on Facebook.

There are several ways to do this – varying in ease and success rates but where money is involved it’s got to be worth a try, right? Here are my 4 favourite ways to make money on Facebook without setting up a business.

Oh and if you DO have a Facebook business here’s why ads are mega important!

1. Make Money On Facebook: Sell Your Old Stuff

Selling your old stuff is probably the quickest and easiest way to make money on Facebook.

You can either add a selection of items to your own page, join groups designed specifically for selling or use Facebook Marketplace.

Some groups are aimed at selling things locally – this is great for bulkier items that you wouldn’t want to post – or if you can’t be bothered to post at all.

There are also national selling groups although these are usually geared towards a specific niche, for example, a particular brand of children’s clothing or anything related to weddings.

If people are picking up they will usually pay in cash. If you are posting items, payments, in my experience are usually made through Paypal.

The great thing about selling on Facebook is there are no fees to pay like there would be on eBay.

However, selling this way does offer less protection so be careful, especially when selling more valuable items.

Another great thing about selling your old stuff is that you don’t need to pay tax on it, and this applies whether you’re selling on Facebook, Vinted, or anywhere else online.

2. Get Featured In A Magazine

Some of the easiest money I have ever made was being featured in Women’s magazine.

Magazines are always looking for stories. I simply responded to a Facebook post asking people to submit any health-related stories and they got straight back to me asking for more details.

I had one hour-long phone call, submitted a few photos and was paid £200 for my time. I’ve written a whole post about it if you’d like to find out more – including which magazines I follow on Facebook.

Even if you don’t think you have an interesting story to sell I have also made money commenting on dilemmas and talking about whether I think Christmas starts too early.

3. Join A Money Making Facebook Group

It teaches you how to make money online, including lots of ways you may not have thought of or may have been too scared to try.

I find being around lots of other people with the same intentions and goals when it comes to money really helpful, whether it’s making money from blogging, reselling, matched betting, surveys or

4. Make Money On Facebook: Comping

I love comping and there are several ways Facebook helps with this. Firstly I follow lots of Facebook pages that hold regular competitions.

They pop up in my news feed and are super easy to enter, some just require a like to be entered. Others require a comment. I never enter competitions that require sharing – this is against Facebook’s rules and comes across as super spammy to all my friends whose feeds are then filled with them.

I am also in a couple of comping groups, where people post competitions they’ve found from all over the web, not just on Facebook. This means if I feel like entering a few when I have a spare five minutes I can find them quickly and easily.

While there are never any guarantees with comping you have to be in it to win it right?

Even if the prizes aren’t cold hard cash, there are still money-making options such as selling them or putting them away as Christmas gifts, which saves me money in the long run.

Just like selling your own stuff, competition prizes are also tax-free.

Some Posts On Comping: 

Becoming A Comper (Plus 6 Comping Tips)

What Are The Best Days To Enter Competitions?

Comping Tips: How To Win A Holiday

A Day in the Life of a Comper

5. Make Money On Facebook By Sharing Your Referral Links

Sharing your referral links for products and services is one way to make money on Facebook and is essentially a type of affiliate marketing.

You could share on your own personal Facebook page, or on a business page if you have one (for example, I occasionally share referral links for products I use and enjoy on my blog page).

Another thing you could try is setting up a dedicated Facebook page or group for sharing deals and discounts and including some referral links here too, although it can take a while to build these up from scratch.

Any link shared where you are making any sort of gain (whether it’s financial or free products) will need to be clearly marked as an advertisement or referral, even if you’re just sharing it with your friends and family.

You’ll also need to think about registering with HMRC for this one if your overall commission is more than the hobby allowance of £1000 or if this is on top of any other side hustles.

6. Use Facebook To Promote Your Business

If you have a business, then Facebook can be a great way to attract more customers and increase your sales.

You could even promote your business exclusively on Facebook – this is something that works well for small businesses such as cleaners, Ironing services, local cake makers etc.

There are lots of things you can post and while I would recommend sticking with your business’s theme/niche up to a point, it is okay to share memes and other things to help with engagement.

One of the great things about Facebook is you can automate posts, so you can schedule updates for the evenings, even if you’re busy then.

You can also cross-post from Instagram to Facebook meaning you only need to post once for it to be seen on both platforms.

Disclaimer: If you’re earning more than £100o net per year from your side hustle (excluding matched betting, cashback and selling your own items) then you’ll need to register with HMRC and fill out a tax return. This includes buying items from Facebook, charity shops or Vinted to resell for a profit. 

There are lots of ways to make money on Facebook, I really hope you give some of these a try!

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