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Facebook Groups
Create niche-specific private groups with valuable free content to build trust before monetizing
Why It Works
Facebook groups create intimacy and trust, higher engagement than pages, built-in recommendation engine through member sharing
Prerequisites
Clear niche definitionConsistent content creation abilityCommunity moderation skills
How to Execute
1
Start with 50 initial members from personal network
2
Post daily valuable content/questions
3
Establish clear community rules
4
Gradually introduce monetization after trust is built
When It Fails
When content becomes too promotional too quickly, when community lacks clear value proposition, or when moderation is inconsistent
Real Example
“Better Than Google mom group starts with 50 moms sharing product recommendations, grows to 17,000 members, introduces premium features after establishing trust”