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How to Make Money on Facebook in Kenya – Legitimate Methods

Last Updated on August 27, 2021 By Walter Akolo 111 Comments

Just like you, I love Facebook and I am almost always online checking out what’s the latest out there.

However, did you know you can make money on Facebook?

I am not talking about things I’ve read online. I’ve actually done a real case study on this and come up with my personal data, findings, and methods.

I created a whole new product, marketed it mainly through Facebook and got these results:

Product: Top Level Freelancing and Internet Marketing in Kenya (An eBook on genuine, legitimate ways that people can become top freelancers and internet marketers). I’ve not yet even advertised this product on my site (at the time of writing).

Price: Sh. 1,000 ($10)

Method used: Facebook Page, Facebook Groups, Facebook Profile, Facebook Advertising, giving free offers and price discounts and eventually converting using my mailing lists

Expenses on Ads – $50 (approx. Sh. 4300 back then in 2014)

Mailing lists used to attract and convert leads: I was giving genuine, free information, products and job alerts through my mailing lists. I was also pitching sales through them. Nowadays my job alerts mailing list is off, and I’m mostly active on the free mini-course for writers mailing list that you can join here.

Sales: 66 copies sold

Money earned over 1.5 months: Approximately Sh. 50,000 ($500) net (there were different offers, discounts and costs).

Additional benefits: I made genuine friends, sold my course, helped people find jobs, and sold other services.

Remember this…

One thing that you need to always remember is the fact that for you to make real money on Facebook, you need to be out there to help people and make friends.

If you make it all about the money, you may not make much. But if you focus on helping people sort out their problems, you will develop excellent solutions that will make you good cash.

After testing different methods, here are some of the best ways you can make money on Facebook. Some of these examples are very specific to the Kenyan market, but the principles here can be used anywhere.

1. Create a product that solves a problem

The first way of making money anywhere is having something to sell. This can be in form of offline products, online (digital) products, courses, or services.

During the case study period, I saw people selling different things on Facebook. Products that sold like hotcakes at the time included:

  • Data bundles: Buying huge bundles from Safaricom then creating smaller denominations that you can sell (this is no longer a thing nowadays)
  • eBooks: Writing an eBook that tackles a problem (still awesome today)
  • Likes: Getting paid to drive likes to Facebook pages (not a big deal nowadays)
  • Advertising: Learning how to do Facebook ads and then offering ad creation as a service. You can also earn from driving traffic to your own products through Facebook ads (this is still fantastic and can take you far)
  • Fashion: Get a source of quality fashion items. Ladies and baby stuff do well. (This still works)

2. Sign up to an email marketing program

Some may wonder what email marketing has to do with Facebook.

Here is the deal:

People do not join Facebook to buy things. They join Facebook to stay connected with their friends, families, and interest groups. Therefore, this makes Facebook a great site to offer soft solutions as opposed to selling stuff.

Personally, I use AWeber for email marketing. I love it! GetResponse is a worthy alternative.

Facebook helps me collect thousands of leads. Many end up buying my stuff or using my services. Some don’t buy, but they refer others who buy. This is a beautiful chain reaction that’s made possible by combining social media marketing with email marketing.

Some just benefit from the free information I post, which I’m totally okay with. As long as you learn from me and succeed in some way, I’m a happy man.

Unfortunately, others unsubscribe for different reasons. It’s easy to unsubscribe anytime. I’m fine with this, too. We’re not all a perfect match. It saves on email marketing costs 😂.

Through these mailing lists, I give free, genuine advice to subscribers.

Of course, once in a while I do marketing blasts and sell HEAVILY.

Whenever I sell a product, 80% of my buyers come from my mailing list. In fact, research shows that email marketing gives back more than $30 for every $1 invested.

I fully agree and have experienced this.

3. Give free stuff

As I told you, you are trying to build friendships and help people solve their problems.

But first, you need to win their TRUST.

Therefore, you may have to create a free product that you can be giving so that people can join your mailing list. This is the link you’ll be sharing on Facebook with people who want more information.

I use my Free Mini-Course for Writers to get people to my mailing list.

After that, I use an optimized autoresponder sequence (series of emails) that gives free, useful information before I sell anything. This helps me to build trust, get friends, and to gain a valuable market for future products.

4. Join engaged groups

As I said up there, in Kenya, we have our own way of doing things.

If you study other international blogs talking about Facebook monetization, they’ll say you make money using Facebook pages. However, in Kenya you can make much more money using Facebook Groups!

I will keep reminding you that your primary aim is not looking for money, but to make friends and solve problems. You’ll solve some problems for free and charge for others. Over 50% of what you give should be free 🙂.

There are many Kenyan groups on Facebook but here we are interested in two kinds of groups:

Discussion groups

These are groups that are mainly focused on discussing ideas and not selling products. In such groups, you may not post advertisements.

Read group rules and make sure you follow them to avoid getting banned.

If you join such a group, make sure you purely share ideas and not adverts and you’ll be safe.

The question may then be, how do you make money in such Facebook groups?

Simply answer. Post, comment, and share about your expertise.

I answer questions on making money online, especially through freelance writing. After doing it for a few weeks, I easily get referred to as the go-to-guy on matters of online writing.

That’s your aim. Be the go-to-guy for something.

People will soon start asking if you can train or help them solve a problem. This way, you can easily sell them the product that you created above.

Examples of such groups are 52 Weeks Savings Challenge Kenya and Awesome Transcribers in Kenya. Remember that in these groups, if you post ads at the wrong times, you may be banned.

If you ask me, these are the real cash cows of Facebook in Kenya. As long as you’re considered the go-to-guy, you’ll be getting constant referrals and consistent income from members of these groups, despite the fact that you’re not advertising.

To optimize sales, strive to post one or two extremely engaging ideas every day and accept friend requests from these groups (especially from people you’ve gotten along well with). When posting ideas, post stuff that will require many people to comment.

This way, your post will remain on top and you’ll get more leads. Since you accept and send friend requests to members, they will always be notified whenever you post and they’ll increase your chances of getting leads and sales.

In fact, if you are to get banned, you will still have the friends you made here as your Facebook friends and in your mailing list, so you’ll still have a chance to convert them to customers.

Make friends with all the thought-leaders in your industry. Genuine friendships with them will ensure that you have their backs and they have yours whenever you have “online beefs” or issues with admins.

Befriend admins, follow the rules, share ideas, and convert those who ask you about your products and services.

Market-related groups (The sokos)

These are purely buying and selling groups.

They mostly have the word “Market” or “Soko” in them.

I am not a big fan of these since posts “die” quickly. They are just jungles of advertisements. Once you post yours, another one posts theirs and yours keeps going down and down.

Most of the people there are sellers and not buyers.

However, Kenyans still make lots of cash from these groups.

What you do here is you still accept sensible friend requests so that friends can be notified when you post stuff.

Since they are market-related, post direct advertisement about your products or services.

There is little engagement in these groups, meaning you’ll need to keep posting severally, at least twice a day, for you to be getting regular customers.

Good thing is that Facebook allows you to post on multiple “buy” and “sell” groups at once at the click of a button.

I personally did not convert a single soul from this method. I didn’t put a lot of effort in it. But through my research, I found out that there are guys who get customers through this. This method takes a lot of time and repeat postings of the same thing.

Avoid conmen…

Warning!

Note that there are many conmen in these groups, so make sure you do some homework before you buy stuff. Here are some guidelines I give:

  • Pray hard that you never get conned
  • Avoid dealing with startups (remember the old statistic that 90% of new businesses fail)
  • MLMs have an insanely low success rate
  • Don’t take discussions to inboxes, then buy “life-changing, revolutionary stuff” only to find that they are fake
  • Talk to people online and even offline if need be before you close a deal
  • Do not be a con yourself
  • You cannot get rich overnight, so avoid people saying, “For an idea that will make you a millionaire next month, inbox please” or something similar.

5. Make money through your Facebook page

Sorry to say this, but new Facebook algorithms are totally de-ranking Facebook pages.

This means that whenever you post something on your Facebook page, only a tiny percentage of people will see it. According to Facebook, these numbers will keep decreasing.

And you wonder why shrewd Kenyans are now joining Facebook groups where engagement is much higher.

Now, to make money through your Facebook page, you can:

  • Post likeable and shareable stuff: Facebook uses EdgeRank to determine which posts will be visible first whenever someone logs in or checks their FB account. The more people like, comment or share your stuff, the more visible you’ll be.
  • Don’t always write marketing posts – Yes, sometimes you may need to write funny stuff, post interesting images and quotes among others. This way, the increased engagement will increase visibility of your posts. In fact, top marketers combine fun and business. This is where you have a funny, likeable photo, but in the text you include a call to action for your product or mailing list.
  • Use it for lead generation: Post a lot of stuff that will make people want to join your mailing list. Once they join your list, it will be easier for them to become future clients. For example, I get a lot of people joining my free mini-course for writers mailing list from Facebook, some of whom are now great friends and customers. In this mailing list, I give writers free valuable tips via email.
  • Sponsor your marketing posts: Note that it’s better to use pages to add people to your list than to sell directly. However, you can still market your products or services directly and laser-target your customers. For example, if you’re selling nice ladies’ shoes, you can target women between ages 21 and 40 who like Prada, Manicure, Spa, Gucci, and Louis Vuitton. Note that these are not all shoes, but ladies who buy Prada bags are likely to buy Gucci shoes.
  • Use social media marketing tools: You can use tools to schedule posts for you. That way you don’t have to be on Facebook all the time. I’ve been doing this for years. It saves me a ton of time.
  • Events: Whenever you host events, make sure you create a Facebook event and invite all your friends. As the go-to-guy for your subject area, you likely have many friends who would like to pay for and come to such an event.

6. How to earn from your Facebook profile

Yes, you can also make money from your Facebook profile.

If you have followed the above steps, most likely you have joined different Facebook groups and made genuine friends in your subject area. For example, I used to accept tons of friend requests (now my friends list is full)! Therefore, I have many friends in five categories, those who want:

  1. To be inspired by spiritual posts
  2. Posts on financial wisdom
  3. To be more productive
  4. Interesting life hacks
  5. To make money online

The first four above are more of volunteer stuff I do for no pay.

The last one gets me lots of customers and the first four get me lots of good online friends.

Once you have many friends in different categories, here is how you will earn:

Do not always advertise directly

Look at the three examples below:

“Buy my eBook on making money online”

“Ask me anything about making money online. Today, I am giving free information”

“Is online freelancing dead? No one seems to make enough online nowadays”

Of the three examples, Facebook will probably favor the third example. It will get people on their toes. Those making money online will defend online freelancing while those who don’t know what it is will ask questions.

Therefore, EdgeRank will keep your post above others and you’ll be able to pitch your sale to some of your commenters who are thirsty for information, products, training and services.

I learned this trick from the book The Art of Social Media Marketing by Larry Keya — a friend I got from Business Ideas 101 (which used to be a powerful group on Facebook, but it’s no longer there).

Yes, I buy stuff from other freelancers as long as it is something worth the value.

Don’t be all business

As you have seen in the info about my profile above, I post different things.

Facebook users prefer someone who is human. Someone who:

  • Feels with them
  • Is current on the news
  • Has a sense of humor
  • Has a life.

Therefore, talk about all sorts of things, then once in a few days, introduce a topic that will get you leads and sales.

Advertise the benefits

Whenever you want to advertise any product, start with the benefits.

People need to know what they will benefit from your product. EdgeRank may not favor you much on this, but you may make a few sales.

Post your blog links

Whenever you write a new blog post, make sure you post it on your Facebook profile, pages, and groups.

Of course, start with the benefits.

Inside the blog post, include affiliate links, calls to action, names of products and calls to add people to your mailing list. This way, some of your Facebook friends will turn into leads and eventually customers.

7. Affiliate marketing on Facebook

You can do proper affiliate marketing on Facebook. By proper affiliate marketing, I mean referring people to real products that offer real value. I’m saying this since there are people who join fake “affiliate marketing campaigns” that lead to absolutely nowhere — such as links to “Public Likes” and “TaskToJob”, which are already epic failures that led to premium tears.

Below are some tips on how to do proper affiliate marketing:

  • Join genuine affiliate programs, e.g. Commission Junction, ShareaSale, or individual affiliate programs such as HostGator and AWeber.
  • Offer useful information related to the above programs, e.g. you can talk about how web hosting is a pain. When people ask questions, ask them to join HostGator through your affiliate link.
  • Don’t just go posting “naked” affiliate links everywhere. Talk about the benefits of what’s on the link.
  • It’s always best to refer people to stuff that you have bought and used.
  • It’s also good to inform them you may get a commission should they use your link. Yes, if you use some links in this article, I’ll get a commission.
  • Strive to use your mailing list for conversions as opposed to Facebook.

8. Facebook advertising

You can create Facebook ads to drive traffic to your product.

The best thing about Facebook is the fact that you can laser-target your customers according to their age, sex and interests, etc.

Simply look out for the “create ad” button on your homepage, click on it and create your ad.

Once you perfect this art, walk into town, talk to different businesses and become their Facebook advertising expert. You can charge them an amount per week for a job you’ll be doing for 30 minutes or so. If you’re good at it, they will make much more from this and you can charge them way higher.

In fact, I am a Facebook advertising expert, and I’ve earned from this as a side hustle!

For an excellent guide into Facebook advertising, see “useful links” below.

Useful Links

  • AWeber: My preferred email marketing software, which gets me lots of leads and sales
  • GetResponse: An alternative email marketing software
  • Free Mini-Course for Writers: My writers’ mailing list
  • Awesome Transcribers in Kenya: A Facebook group for transcribers and other online freelancers where I’m the founder and admin
  • Remarkable Freelance Writers in Kenya: Another wonderful Facebook group I founded.
  • Top Level Freelancing and Internet Marketing in Kenya: To buy this ebook, send Sh. 1,000 to my number 0720754933, then text your email ad and the fact that the money is for this book. You can contact me if you’re not in Kenya we talk about other payment options.
  • How to Get CLIENTS to Say YES: To buy this book, send Sh. 1,000 to the same number above (0720754933) and send a text message stating that it’s money for that book. Or contact me we discuss this further.

Don’t just be an ordinary Facebook user

Facebook. This can be your biggest distraction or your biggest tool.

You can use it in many ways — including to make money.

If you’re not using Facebook to make money, then YOU are the commodity.

Check out this amazing data from AdEspresso:

– The average cost per click is $0.97. Meaning, whenever you click on any ad (sponsored post) on Facebook, someone pays Facebook averagely $0.97.

– The average CPM for US FB ads in 2016 was $7.19. This means that even if you saw an ad, but didn’t click on it, and 1,000 of you did the same thing, someone will pay Facebook approximately $7.19.

See? You’re the commodity. For just being on Facebook, you’re generating billions of dollars for SOMEONE ELSE.

Unless YOU are using Facebook as a tool to make money!

If you do that, Facebook becomes the tool and whatever you’re selling becomes the commodity. It can help you to get massive, regular, and consistent income.

Do you want to turn your writing skill into regular income? Join my Complete Freelance Writing Course.

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About Walter Akolo

I'm a freelance writer, blogger, trainer, and internet marketer. My joy is to see you making money online. Feel free to browse around and leave a comment. I strive to reply to all queries. You can also follow me on Facebook and Twitter .

Comments

  1. Stephen says

    September 27, 2021 at 5:07 pm

    Thanks Walter. Very rich info there.

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      September 27, 2021 at 6:25 pm

      Most welcome!

      Reply
  2. asophie maga says

    September 12, 2021 at 11:53 pm

    This article is amazing, keep it up .

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      September 14, 2021 at 3:35 pm

      Thank you Asophie!

      Reply
  3. Alex says

    February 8, 2021 at 1:46 pm

    Great Info!, but most importantly as you said is -Knowledge used, is Knowledge gained.

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      February 8, 2021 at 11:29 pm

      Thanks Alex!

      Reply
  4. Tania says

    June 14, 2019 at 9:57 am

    Thanks for the information you provided. I have gained a lot…be blessed.

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      June 14, 2019 at 1:50 pm

      Thanks Tania! God bless you too.

      Reply
  5. Secundus Ndegwa says

    October 24, 2018 at 9:20 am

    Mr Walter kindly help me i want to create my own page to start earning online but i dont know how to go on,please can you help me?

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      October 24, 2018 at 11:22 pm

      Hi Secundus,

      Please clarify which page you’re talking about.

      Reply
  6. Bernice Muthoni says

    December 21, 2017 at 7:26 pm

    Thanks Walter for the information…will try and implement and see how it goes…

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      January 9, 2018 at 6:00 am

      That’s great Bernice. Do your very best.

      Reply
  7. Henry says

    December 11, 2017 at 8:52 am

    Great piece of advice. Keep on the good work!

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      December 12, 2017 at 9:49 am

      Thanks Henry,

      I really appreciate.

      Reply
  8. Stella Kageni says

    November 2, 2017 at 7:54 pm

    May God bless the work of your for being so selfless with such great information. You are always my source of inspiration.

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      November 3, 2017 at 2:32 am

      Wow. Thanks Stella. Happy to make an impact.

      Reply
  9. Diana K says

    October 19, 2017 at 3:12 pm

    Hi Walter,

    Today I feel REALLY full:-) Not on food but on information…..:-)))) One month for all this information is not enough….consider increasing time…maybe 3 months? I love, love, love the posts, the links, the guidance though implementation may not be as quick…for instance when you request that we start a blog. Unless someone joining the program had this in mind (even remotely) when they get to this point they will have to scratch (real hard) in the depths of their brains for something to blog…if at all,,,,,Thankfully I had something in mind and this information from the training are real diamonds for me…..You have an awesome heart, one really genuine on helping out and this aspect alone has pushed me this far. Keep up the excellent work!… okay back to training my clock is ticking:-)

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      October 23, 2017 at 12:40 am

      Hi Diana,

      Thanks a lot for your feedback and suggestions. Taken them all into account.

      Keep going and taking action! I believe you’ll soon be soaring high.

      Reply
  10. Asigoh George says

    October 18, 2017 at 6:11 pm

    Walter, One month alone is not enough to learn all this. Fabulous information! Thank you man, for this great information and teaching.

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      October 23, 2017 at 12:35 am

      Hi Asigoh,

      It’s alright. Do your very best. I’m glad you love the information. Keep taking action with what you learn.

      Reply
  11. Mary Wambui says

    September 30, 2017 at 2:16 pm

    I am really happy for this free information Mr Walter. I surely hope that one day I will become as much of a writer like you. I will use this information to the letter. May God bless you. Once I get cash I will subscribe for training. At the moment let me learn from this free information. Thank you

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      September 30, 2017 at 11:18 pm

      Hi Mary,

      Thanks for your kind words. Really appreciated.

      I’ll be happy to train you whenever you’re ready.

      God bless you too.

      Many thanks.

      Reply
  12. Alex says

    September 29, 2017 at 4:47 pm

    Hi,I created a Facebook site where I want to start affiliate (to be an affiliate) but I still don’t understand how to created content and how to request affiliate program from advertisers

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      September 29, 2017 at 7:41 pm

      Hi Alex,

      Here’s an article I wrote that will help you with affiliate marketing https://freelancerkenya.com/money-online/affiliate-marketing-the-best-home-business-for-you/

      Reply
  13. makale sally says

    September 7, 2017 at 9:23 pm

    thank you for sharing such wonderful insights. I am getting enlightened wow! God bless you.

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      September 7, 2017 at 9:55 pm

      Thanks too Sally.

      Reply
  14. Nereah Odera says

    September 7, 2017 at 4:41 pm

    Great insights there Walter, I take it not for granted that you have supplied this information for free.

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      September 7, 2017 at 5:22 pm

      Thanks Nereah. Happy to help.

      Reply
  15. PaulGeorge says

    July 28, 2017 at 8:36 am

    Walter:
    This is an informative article. Great work!

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      July 29, 2017 at 1:15 pm

      Thanks Paul.

      Reply
  16. Patrick says

    May 12, 2017 at 9:13 am

    Hello, this information has engrossed me . kindly I wanna start the game under your guidance. thank you Mr. Walter

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      May 12, 2017 at 2:47 pm

      Hi Patrick,

      I’m glad you loved it. Sure, I’ll be happy to guide. Start implementing what you’ve learnt here.

      Reply
    • Mustafa Hatim says

      June 18, 2017 at 1:40 pm

      Thank you Walter for sharing such valuable information about facebook.I never knew all of these things.I will read more and implement some of your ideas.There are very many and it will take me some time to understand everything.
      God Bless you Sir
      Have an enjoyable Sunday

      Reply
      • Walter Akolo says

        June 19, 2017 at 7:50 pm

        Thanks Mustafa. Glad it helps 🙂

        Reply
  17. Robert Anyoba says

    March 23, 2017 at 7:00 pm

    Forever a great and selfless man I can’t imagine the lives you have changed out there.Thanks for information.

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      March 24, 2017 at 6:04 am

      Thanks a lot Robert. Highly appreciated.

      Reply
  18. Godfrey Aluoch says

    February 24, 2017 at 9:52 pm

    This is wonderful i will try,can i do consultancy using this idea

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      February 28, 2017 at 6:55 pm

      Hi Godfrey,

      Thanks. Sure, you can.

      Reply
  19. Ernest Matthews says

    January 6, 2017 at 11:51 am

    Hi Walter,

    I am deeply impressed with the know how i am gaining on this platform…..i have been longing to get ideas and insights as to how to go about online jobs and i have just gotten it right.I myself is a very patient guy and i am not in a hurry to get money but following your intelligent ideas keenly to jump start me.

    This is a nice piece!

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      January 6, 2017 at 2:24 pm

      Thanks Ernest. I’m glad the post helped. Keep implementing.

      Reply
      • Benedict says

        May 3, 2017 at 11:54 pm

        Awesome stuff brother Walter.
        It’s not in vain God will richly reward you.

        Reply
        • Walter Akolo says

          May 6, 2017 at 11:01 pm

          Thanks Benedict.

          Reply
    • Elsie says

      January 25, 2017 at 8:15 am

      very educative for a beginner in the online marketing business.
      I’ve gathered some very Important tips.

      Reply
      • Walter Akolo says

        January 25, 2017 at 11:32 pm

        Awesome. I’m glad you have, Elsie.

        Reply
  20. M says

    December 24, 2016 at 2:36 pm

    Thanks, Walter, for your informative and useful “shares”. If this is not free, I don’t know what is. Wishing you and all followers a merry Christmas and blessed, prosperous 2017.

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      December 24, 2016 at 2:39 pm

      Thanks M. Merry Christmas and happy new year to you too.

      Reply
  21. Janny says

    December 10, 2016 at 4:35 pm

    Wow.it is just wow.am so delightful.

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      December 11, 2016 at 12:57 am

      Thanks Janny.

      Reply
  22. Muindi Joseph says

    November 7, 2016 at 12:13 pm

    Very Insightful Piece. I have always had the “call” to join online writing and online marketing business.

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      November 7, 2016 at 7:51 pm

      Thanks Muindi. Go for it!

      Reply
  23. edward Okore says

    October 17, 2016 at 11:33 am

    thanks alot i am gaining alot so far signing in as a newbie to start making money online.

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      October 18, 2016 at 2:57 am

      You’re very welcome Edward.

      Reply
  24. Joan Catherine says

    July 26, 2016 at 11:29 pm

    Hi,I have just gone through the comments and am inspired. I would like to do affliate marketing and blogging. How do I go about it please?

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      July 26, 2016 at 11:34 pm

      Hi Joan,

      Thanks a lot for your email and kind words. You can get information about affiliate marketing at Affilorama.com. I can also give you affiliate marketing basics should you join my article writing and blogging training https://freelancerkenya.com/training

      Reply
  25. Belinda says

    June 18, 2015 at 2:17 pm

    Wow I needed this cause I have a website and Facebook page that is doing very well. I get a lot of likes, people ask me questions and visit my blog a lot. I just needed some more guidance.

    Thank You Walter.

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      June 23, 2015 at 6:33 pm

      Most welcome Belinda.

      Reply
  26. Mercy N. says

    March 31, 2015 at 10:16 am

    I totally agree with you Walter.I did this some few months ago and i made good cash. This is what i did and i believe it can work even for begginers.I bought some nice dresses for women(new), opened my page and used fb Ads for targeted traffic to my page. I used to deliver them in major banks,offices, and even got customers from media houses.I later sold the biz to a family member but its still up and running.You can do this with anything be it
    shoes,handbags etc.

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      April 10, 2015 at 5:26 am

      Mercy hi. Thanks too. Wow. That’s an amazing story about the dresses. I wonder why you sold the business and it was doing quite well. I applaud you though.

      Reply
  27. Nancy says

    March 3, 2015 at 6:31 pm

    Hi, I plan to create a website for purposes of my online business. I need to know how to create traffic to the website. Do I need a website and an online shop or is either sufficient. Do I need to pay someone to create traffic on my website or I can do it myself? pls reply with your telephone no. just incase I need more advice.

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      April 10, 2015 at 5:30 am

      Hi Nancy. Sorry for the late reply. You can create a blog yourself. I have some tips on creating traffic on my free ebook. Download it here https://freelancerkenya.com/go/list

      My phone number is 0720754933, text first.

      Blessings.

      Reply
  28. Kipngetich says

    February 25, 2015 at 8:43 pm

    Thanks Walter for creating awareness concerning such resourceful information.I have just read it and really feel touched. Please keep me updated on how to actually put them into practice.

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      April 10, 2015 at 5:34 am

      Thanks a lot Kipngetich. I appreciate your kind words. You can join my mailing list here to stay updated https://freelancerkenya.com/go/list

      Reply
  29. Fillmore says

    February 24, 2015 at 6:44 pm

    Your article is detailed,i had written on the same topic in kenyamoneymakers but mine was just brief. I will link my readers to this post so that they get the full info.kudos!

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      April 10, 2015 at 5:35 am

      Thanks boss. I am glad you liked it and will link to it.

      Reply
  30. Ken says

    February 17, 2015 at 5:56 pm

    Am really blessed to have seen this blog, when is your next training am good to go. I have also subscribed to the newsletters I hope they will be so useful to me. God bless you Walter

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      February 23, 2015 at 6:15 am

      Hi Ken

      Thanks for your feedback. I will announce my next training on my newsletters. I will be happy to see you there.

      Thanks for your kind words and God bless you too.

      Reply
  31. Stephen Ogola says

    February 13, 2015 at 12:47 pm

    hi Walter its now a while since I learnt of Academic writing,I have good certificates,I have good Essay samples,I pass their grammar tests,but not even once have I been able to register in these sites to start bidding for work,can you please explain to me what I’m doing wrong?I’ll appreciate,Thank you

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      February 14, 2015 at 2:17 am

      Hi Stephen

      I am personally not an academic writer. However, you can talk to a Pat Rick on Facebook and he’ll help answer all your questions. Here is his link https://www.facebook.com/ptrck.odhiambo

      All the best.

      Reply
  32. Simon says

    January 20, 2015 at 1:55 pm

    am trying but i just can’t do it… man, a need help.

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      January 22, 2015 at 1:24 am

      Hi Simon. Sorry to hear that. Which part is bringing issues?

      Reply
  33. felix omondi says

    October 1, 2014 at 12:12 pm

    how wlll you be paid? how can you exactly get the cash, will have an account number or phone no?

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      October 31, 2014 at 12:41 am

      Hi Felix. How you get paid depends on what you are selling. Mostly MPESA for Kenyans.

      Reply
  34. vincent ooko says

    August 8, 2014 at 5:32 pm

    What a man!I thank you so much Walter for putting us in the know with such a valueble information.I am a form-four leaver with basic computer skills and interested in physycological counselling,can i blog and how do i begin?I also have interests in writting.

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      October 31, 2014 at 12:49 am

      Hi Vincent. Thanks for your kind words. Yes, you can blog. You can get my free blogging ebook simply by subscribing to my mailing list using any of the many subscription forms you see on the site.

      Reply
  35. lizz says

    August 5, 2014 at 12:16 pm

    hae i am looking for article writing job currently working for GBC Kenya in the SEO and content writing dept as an intern and by the end of August il be out of work.Anyone looking for a writer please email me on lizkiarie92@gmail.com

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      October 31, 2014 at 1:08 am

      Hi Lizz. You don’t have to be employed. You can join the writing sites and hustle on your own. You’ll get paid more that way.

      Reply
  36. Bert says

    July 20, 2014 at 1:52 pm

    Hey Walter
    Good work you are doing. Tell me something. How can i get quality articles done for my site http://www.bertandrich.com

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      July 24, 2014 at 10:02 am

      Hi Bert

      Thanks for your kind words. To get quality articles done you’ll need to hire good writers. You can get these from different Facebook groups or from sites like Elance, oDesk e.t.c.

      Thanks.

      Reply
  37. cedric says

    June 21, 2014 at 2:37 am

    Nice stuff Walter. Am a beginner blogger and very much interested in creating digital contents like ebooks, freelance blogging etc. I find your posts very informative especially email marketing. Thanks

    Reply
  38. Robert says

    April 3, 2014 at 10:46 pm

    Hi Walter, thanks for the good job, online jobs are real, just won my first Elance job, and I’d like to hire SEO articles and web content writers. Interested candidates can send me their samples on: essayzone@gmail.com or call me at 0710 506 008

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      April 3, 2014 at 11:06 pm

      Hi Robert

      Yes, they are very real.

      Congrats on your first Elance job.

      Good to hear you are looking for writers.

      How much do you pay? How often?

      Reply
      • Robert says

        April 4, 2014 at 3:48 am

        I pay weekly. The rates are: Ksh100 for a short, 400-wrd article. Thanks.

        Reply
  39. Kenyan Simon Says says

    April 2, 2014 at 10:10 am

    Create a buy and sell group and charge people or business persons to pin posts on the group at a small fee on a daily basis ,weekly or monthly depending on the nature of the group in terms of size and how active it is.
    e.g Soko Daily is Facebook based group ,a Classifieds Soko or market place where you can Sell ,Buy ,Advertise and Network with your significant others.
    Soko Daily is a market for all

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      April 3, 2014 at 12:50 am

      Great ideas Simon.

      Reply
  40. shiru says

    March 7, 2014 at 8:31 pm

    Do you know anything about earning from hubpages ?

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      March 8, 2014 at 11:57 am

      Hi Shiru,

      Yes, join the site then write awesome articles that have high traffic keywords. You can then use Adsense or their revenue program.

      It is legitimate and it works.

      All the best,
      Walter

      Reply
  41. TS says

    March 6, 2014 at 11:12 pm

    Good stuff Walter,

    These are simple enough concepts for people to implement.

    As a full time affiliate marketer who leverages social PPC(facebook), I’ve been surprised to see some of the results of my kenyan campaigns. Although the “offers” tend to be very very few for the Kenyan market, you can easily bank anywhere from $100-300 per day.

    Not to make it sound like easy $$ to readers, but yes it’s possible to create a living online.

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      March 6, 2014 at 11:51 pm

      Hi TS,

      Thanks a lot for your kind words.

      Good to see that you are making it big. How is your affiliate marketing going?

      Thanks again for letting the world know that you can actually make a good living online.

      Reply
  42. daviwamulwa says

    March 5, 2014 at 4:02 pm

    There are two categories of people, those who see a glass half full or half empty. Thats what happening under this blog,those appreciating your work and those despising it. Its normal Walter, keep giving out the information.

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      March 6, 2014 at 10:30 am

      Thanks a lot David. I appreciate your encouragement. Such statements help me to keep moving.

      Reply
  43. nyakomaber says

    February 12, 2014 at 10:43 am

    Hi Walter, very inspirational stuff, we have spoken and as you know I am planning on becoming a blogger myself but I have been having technological difficulties as my device is not optimized for blogging,but nevertheless I am working with what I have for now and would appreciate if you could have a look and give me some tips. Keep up the good job, I am learning a lot.

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      February 12, 2014 at 4:10 pm

      Hi. Thanks a lot. I have checked your blog and it looks cool. It may be better to focus on one particular topic per blog otherwise it may be hard to get staunch followers. Otherwise don’t worry about your technological difficulties. I also started with similar issues but God, my passion and determination got me this far.

      Reply
  44. Nicholas says

    February 11, 2014 at 7:12 pm

    Walter, great inspiration right there, i have always wanted to do these kind of jobs but i have been limited especially after acquiring a laptop, i find internet bundles very expensive but thank God finally there is a way out. I have access to unlimited internet, would want to arrange a meeting with you, even if it is at a fee.

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      February 12, 2014 at 7:52 am

      HI Nicholas,

      I appreciate your compliment.

      Good to hear you finally have unlimited internet.

      No problem, hit me up whenever you are ready for a meeting. My number is 0720754933.

      Thanks and stay blessed.

      Reply
  45. Timothy Makasa says

    February 11, 2014 at 4:45 pm

    Hallo Walter, you have inspired me by your good .Will you mind advising me on how to create facebook ads please.

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      February 11, 2014 at 5:22 pm

      Hi Timothy

      I appreciate your compliment

      Click on create ad on your homepage.

      After that, click on this http://blog.kissmetrics.com/deep-dive-facebook-advertising/ to get in-depth details on how you can optimize your ad.

      You can also click here for more information from Facebook itself – https://www.facebook.com/business/products/ads

      Thanks,
      Walter

      Reply
    • endekei says

      February 11, 2014 at 7:11 pm

      Good to see my friend Timothy enjoining in the online stuff. Bro you are in right path. Thank you walter for always inspiring young talented Kenyans.

      Reply
      • Walter Akolo says

        February 12, 2014 at 7:56 am

        Thanks Endekei

        Much appreciated.

        Reply
  46. Agnes says

    February 11, 2014 at 12:21 pm

    Thanks for the free information Walter. I am sure many of us will benefit from it. God bless you!

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      February 11, 2014 at 12:37 pm

      You are welcome Agnes. God bless you too.

      Reply
  47. Peter Mutiso says

    February 11, 2014 at 6:12 am

    It must have taken you good time to come up with such a resourceful information on making money online using our Facebook accounts. Guys now need to put this information into practice and consult in the event they are stuck in the process of generating revenue from Facebook
    Thanks for sharing – good stuff

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      February 20, 2014 at 8:42 am

      Thanks a lot my friend Peter. Yes, it took a whole month and a half to come up with this. I hope guys put it in practice and I’m looking forward to hear how it goes with them.

      Reply
  48. Cosmos Omondi says

    February 10, 2014 at 9:53 pm

    There is a very thin line between ignorance and knowledge. This stuff about Facebook is another new resource revealing things existing around but I know not how to use. Thanks Walter, am on it.

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      February 11, 2014 at 12:38 pm

      You are welcome Cosmos. Glad it was of help.

      Reply
  49. None says

    February 10, 2014 at 4:44 pm

    You aren’t sharing anything here free; you’re marketing your copy-pasted book and harvesting people’s emails.

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      February 10, 2014 at 5:21 pm

      Hi None,

      Thanks for your point of view.

      I actually did this research and am giving free information.

      Anyone can easily sign up to my mailing list and unsubscribe at any time so it’s all out of free will.

      There is nothing copy-pasted from anywhere, I did this from my own research.

      Let me know if you have any more questions or concerns.

      Reply
    • Peter Mutiso says

      February 11, 2014 at 6:09 am

      If giving the above information cannot be considered to free – then we ought to get a new definition of the word ‘free’

      Reply
      • Walter Akolo says

        February 20, 2014 at 8:42 am

        Well said Peter.

        Reply
  50. Simon says

    February 10, 2014 at 4:01 pm

    Thanks a lot Walter. You have never been mean when i comes to sharing useful information. Be blessed.

    Reply
    • Walter Akolo says

      February 10, 2014 at 4:03 pm

      Thanks Simon for your kind words. I hope you start making serious cash with Facebook.

      Reply

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