u/ysilver

Hi,

I have a Facebook group that has grown to over 360k people, it serves the local community with posts for people needing recommendations, seeking property or jobs, or general banter about local attractions. Sometimes people are looking for the best BBQ, and sometimes people are looking to brag about weird places they have fooled around with their partners.

This thing is a labor of love, I didn't build it to monetize it, I built originally for client research and content promotion.

I really want to look at ways to monetize, but it's a group, not a page. Selling posts has some traction but it's laborious. I have been able to barter some services for promotion. I would even be open to partnering with someone, or an agency, that has done this before and knows how to make these things make money.

I'd love to hear how it's worked for other people with a presence like this -- marketing to a specific city, connecting with locals and making it work to become semi-passive income.

Thanks, all! AMA, I am happy to answer any questions.

Hi,

I have a Facebook group that has grown to over 360k people, it serves the local community with posts for people needing recommendations, seeking property or jobs, or general banter about local attractions. Sometimes people are looking for the best BBQ, and sometimes people are looking to brag about weird places they have fooled around with their partners.

This thing is a labor of love, I didn't build it to monetize it, I built originally for client research and content promotion.

I really want to look at ways to monetize, but it's a group, not a page. Selling posts has some traction but it's laborious. I have been able to barter some services for promotion. I would even be open to partnering with someone, or an agency, that has done this before and knows how to make these things make money.

I'd love to hear how it's worked for other people with a presence like this -- marketing to a specific city, connecting with locals and making it work to become semi-passive income.

Thanks, all! AMA, I am happy to answer any questions.