Have you heard of a site called Social Loot?
In a nutshell how it works is that businesses pay people to post promotional messages on their personal Facebook walls. People posting earn money when their friends click on the links, and the business pays for those clicks.
This is how you can earn money from your friends… what do you think? Did you know that your friends might be pimping products to you in the hope of getting you to click and earn them some money?
I heard about this today from a client of mine, they said it didn’t work particularly well for them, which isn’t a great reason to rush off and use it as a business. But it’s bigger than that I think, it’s not about the fact that it didn’t work, but more about the trust and the relationship you have with your friends.
I have culled my Facebook friends massively from over 250 to 87, because I decided that I wanted it to be more about quality than anyone off the street. If I found out that one of my friends was promoting/recommending products and/or services to me and being paid to do it I would not be a happy bunny.
I trust my friends to give me good advice, to help me, and be there for me, not use me as a way to make money. I see the relationship as one of openness and where I can relax and be me, and not have to worry about being sold to.
On the other hand you may be thinking, well you don’t have to read it/click on it – true. But you know those annoying people who post rubbish on Facebook and you couldn’t really care less about what they say? You tend to hide their posts….
Will you sign up to Social Loot?
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