4 Ways To Make $100+ A Day On Facebook (WITH EXAMPLES)

Most people who try to make money on Facebook do the same thing: they find an affiliate program on Clickbank, grab a link to something like Ted’s Woodworking, then paste that link into every woodworking group they can find. That strategy fails for two reasons. First, the niche is saturated. Second, nobody clicks a link from a stranger who has never added any value to the group. People on Facebook are not browsing for product links. They are looking for answers to questions from people they already trust.

The approach in this video is different. Instead of chasing people across groups with a link, you configure your Facebook presence so that curious people walk into your funnel on their own. You add value, people wonder who you are, they visit your profile or page, and that profile or page does the selling for you. This works whether you are promoting a digital product, a coaching offer, or a physical product with a decent commission rate. You do not need a huge following. You need the right setup.

What You’ll Walk Out With

A clear picture of why spamming links in Facebook groups destroys your results
How to turn your personal Facebook cover photo into a silent opt-in machine
How to use your Facebook featured image as a second entry point into your funnel
How to set up a Facebook Business Page with a pinned announcement that every visitor sees
Why uploading native content beats posting external links every time
The free Canva workflow for building a professional cover photo in under 20 minutes
How to use PLR content so you do not have to write a free lead magnet from scratch
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Why Spamming Links in Facebook Groups Does Not Work

Before getting into the four methods, it is worth understanding why the common approach backfires so reliably. Affiliate marketing forums and YouTube tutorials have been pointing beginners to Clickbank for years. The most commonly recommended product is Ted’s Woodworking, which pays roughly $55 per sale. The standard advice is to find woodworking groups on Facebook and post your affiliate link there. The result: the niche is bled dry. Every woodworking group on Facebook has already seen dozens of these posts. The moderators ban accounts that do it. The members scroll past without clicking.

Even when the niche is not saturated, random link-dropping rarely converts because people on Facebook do not trust links from strangers. They are wary about clicking random URLs. The people who do click are usually not buyers. They are just curious. Without any relationship or demonstrated expertise, that curiosity does not turn into a purchase. The math does not work.

The solution is not to find a less competitive niche and spam that one instead. The solution is to stop spamming entirely and start building a presence that pulls people toward you. That is what the following four methods do.

Way 1: Turn Your Personal Facebook Cover Photo Into a Funnel Entry Point

Your Facebook cover photo is the first thing anyone sees when they land on your profile. Most people leave it as a random vacation photo or a plain gradient. That is a missed opportunity. When you are active in Facebook groups and people wonder who you are, they click your name and land on your profile. Your cover photo is what they see in the first two seconds. You want it to do one job: get them to click through to your landing page.

The way this works mechanically: you design a cover photo with text that reads something like “Get started here” or “Click here to get my 10 best [niche] projects.” That text functions like a button. When someone hovers over the cover photo, Facebook shows a clickable area. You add the URL of your landing page in the photo description when you upload it. Visitors click the cover photo, see the description with your link, and land on your opt-in page. You collect their email address. From there, email marketing takes over.

You do not need a designer for this. Canva has free Facebook cover photo templates. Starting from a blank template, you can add your brand color, a photo of yourself, a short line of text describing what you do, and a visual element that draws the eye to your call to action. Fifteen to twenty minutes of work produces a cover photo that looks professional and that converts. If you want to move faster, ThemeForest sells pre-built social media templates, but the free Canva route works just as well for most people starting out.

The key detail: the call-to-action text needs to be specific. “I help people escape the cubicle by teaching them how to build a successful online business” is more clickable than a vague headline. Your niche should be crystal clear. If you are in the woodworking niche, the text reads “I help people complete their woodworking projects. Click here to get started.” People who care about woodworking will click. People who do not will scroll past. That is the point.

Way 2: Add a Second Opt-In Door With Your Featured Image

Facebook lets personal profiles display a featured image section that sits just below the cover photo and profile picture. Most people leave this empty or use another random photo. You can turn it into a second CTA that links to your landing page.

The setup is identical to the cover photo method. You create an image in Canva that looks like a button or a promotional graphic. Your text might say “Click here to get my free guide: 10 Woodworking Projects You Can Finish This Weekend.” When you upload the image to the featured section, you add your landing page URL in the description. Visitors see the image, it looks like something they should click, and they land on your opt-in page.

Now you have two separate entry points on a single profile page. A visitor who lands on your profile and misses the cover photo CTA might see the featured image CTA. Two chances to capture the same email address. Neither requires you to interrupt anyone or paste a link into a group chat. You just participate in groups as normal, add value, let curiosity drive people to your profile, and the profile does the rest.

Way 3: Build a Facebook Business Page With a Pinned Announcement

A personal profile works for early traction, but a Facebook Business Page gives you additional tools that personal profiles do not have. You can schedule posts weeks or months in advance, track engagement metrics, and run paid ads if you eventually want to scale. More importantly, you can pin a post as an announcement so that it sits at the very top of your page every single time someone visits.

That pinned announcement is the most valuable real estate on your business page. Think of it like the welcome mat and the front door combined. You write a brief welcome message that introduces who you are and what you offer, and you include a direct link to whatever you are promoting. Alston’s pinned post links directly to the ClickFunnels Affiliate Bootcamp, so every new visitor immediately sees an invitation to get started with ClickFunnels through his affiliate link.

You can also load the “See More” section of your about area with additional affiliate links organized by category. Visitors who want to dig deeper into what you recommend will find the links waiting for them. This is not pushy. It is organized. The person is already on your page because they were curious about you. You are just giving them easy access to resources you genuinely recommend.

The same cover photo strategy from your personal profile applies here. Add a cover photo on your business page with a CTA linked to your landing page. The business page cover photo and the personal profile cover photo can be the same image. You are not creating two different pieces of content. You are repurposing one piece of content across two properties. At the time of this video, Alston had 41 posts scheduled on his business page, covering all the way through the end of February. You can do the same by recording or writing content in batches and scheduling it to go out over weeks.

Way 4: Upload Native Content to Facebook for Search Discovery

Facebook has a search engine inside the platform. When someone types “affiliate marketing” into the Facebook search bar, they get results: videos, posts, pages, groups, people. They do not have to leave Facebook to find what they are looking for. This is the behavior you want to be visible for, and native content is what gets you there.

Here is the distinction that most beginners miss. If you paste an external YouTube link into a Facebook post, Facebook shows that post to fewer people. Facebook wants to keep its users inside the platform. External links take users away. So the algorithm quietly deprioritizes posts that are trying to send people elsewhere. It is not a conspiracy. Facebook is a business. Its ad revenue and stock valuation depend on time-on-platform. Every time someone leaves Facebook to watch a YouTube video, that is time Facebook is not monetizing.

When you upload a video directly to Facebook instead of linking to YouTube, Facebook rewards you. Native videos autoplay in the feed. They get more organic reach. They show up in search results. Alston demonstrated this by searching “affiliate marketing” and finding himself showing up multiple times across videos and posts. He was not running ads. He had simply uploaded his content natively.

The practical workflow: take any content you already have and port a portion of it to Facebook as a native upload. If you have a YouTube video, upload a condensed version directly to your Facebook page. If you have a blog post, paste a short excerpt and then write “to read the full post, visit [your site].” You are giving Facebook the native content it wants while still directing motivated readers to your home base. The more content you have indexed on Facebook, the more times you show up in search results, and the more chances someone has to find you, click through to your profile, and enter your funnel.

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Honest Drawbacks of the Facebook Funnel Method

This approach works, but it is not instant. The cover photo and featured image setup takes an afternoon, not a weekend. The results, however, take longer. You are building an organic audience, which means you are playing a long game. If you are active in Facebook groups, adding genuine value, answering questions, and being the person who actually knows the subject, people will eventually click through to your profile. That process might take a few weeks of consistent activity before you see your first opt-in.

The free lead magnet you offer matters more than most beginners expect. You do not have to write a guide from scratch. PLR (private label rights) content sites let you purchase pre-written guides in almost any niche. You rebrand the guide, adjust the content to match your voice, and offer it as your free opt-in incentive. This shortcut is legitimate and saves hours.

The affiliate product also matters less than you might think in the early stages. The most important step is collecting the email address. Once someone is on your list, you can promote multiple affiliate products over time. You are not betting everything on one sale from one product. You are building an asset, the email list, that compounds in value as it grows.

The Setup Sequence: What to Do First

Choose your niche and pick one affiliate program to start with (does not need to be perfect, just specific)
Build an opt-in landing page using any free tool (many affiliate programs like ClickFunnels provide landing page tools as part of the program)
Go to Canva, open a blank Facebook cover photo template, add your brand color, a photo of yourself, and a specific CTA line
Upload the cover photo to your personal profile and add your landing page URL in the photo description
Create a featured image using the same Canva file with slightly different text and link it to the same landing page
Set up your Facebook Business Page with a pinned announcement post that welcomes visitors and links to your primary affiliate offer
Start uploading native content to the business page on a schedule (weekly to start, then batch and schedule further out)
Join 3 to 5 Facebook groups in your niche and participate genuinely for 20 to 30 minutes per day

Find Your X

The Facebook funnel method works across niches, but it works best when you are genuinely interested in the topic you are building around. The people who succeed with this approach are the ones who actually know their subject and can add real value in group conversations. If you are still figuring out which niche fits your skills and your goals, start at finder.platformproof.com. A few questions, a personalized result. You will know your starting point before you open Canva.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much can you realistically make per day on Facebook using this method?

The $100 per day number is achievable with a product like Ted’s Woodworking at $55 per sale. That is roughly two sales per day. Two sales per day requires a steady flow of email subscribers who trust your recommendations. Getting there takes weeks of consistent group participation, content uploads, and email follow-up. In the early stages, expect smaller numbers. The income scales as your list grows.

Do you need a large following before this works?

No. The funnel approach works even when your profile has zero followers. What matters is that you are active in groups where your target audience already spends time. When you answer questions well and consistently, people click your name to learn more. Your cover photo and featured image convert that curiosity into an opt-in. The follower count on your page is secondary to the quality of the relationship you build in the groups.

Does Facebook actually penalize posts with external links?

Yes, in practice. Facebook does not publicly announce an external link penalty, but the organic reach data is consistent: posts with external links reach fewer people than posts with native content. Facebook’s business model depends on keeping users on the platform, so the algorithm deprioritizes anything that threatens that. This is why native video uploads consistently outperform YouTube link posts for reach and engagement on Facebook specifically.

What should your Facebook profile “about” bio say?

One sentence that describes who you help and how. “I help people complete woodworking projects faster” or “I help working adults make their first income online.” Specific beats vague. Do not list hobbies or job history. The profile is a business asset. Your bio should function like a one-line pitch that qualifies the right visitors and tells them exactly what clicking your CTA will get them.

What affiliate programs work best with the Facebook funnel method?

Digital products with recurring commissions or high one-time payouts work best because the math gets favorable quickly. ClickFunnels and similar SaaS tools pay recurring monthly commissions, meaning one conversion keeps paying you. Physical or digital product affiliate programs like those on Clickbank work too, but you want the commission high enough that two or three sales per day covers meaningful income. Whatever you choose, the funnel itself is more important than the specific product.

Do you need to write your own lead magnet?

No. PLR (private label rights) content sites sell pre-written guides in most popular niches. You purchase the rights to the content, put your name on it, and adjust the tone and framing to match your voice. The lead magnet’s job is to be specific and useful enough that your target visitor gives you their email address. A well-chosen PLR guide does that job. You do not have to write 5,000 words from scratch to get started.

How long does it take to see the first opt-in or sale?

With daily group participation of 20 to 30 minutes per day and an optimized profile, most people see their first opt-ins within two to four weeks. The first sale through email follow-up typically comes after the list has had a few messages. Faster is possible if you are already active in relevant groups and already known as someone who adds value. Slower is also normal if you are starting from zero in a new niche. Consistency matters more than intensity.

Can you run this method on a Facebook Business Page only, without using your personal profile?

The business page works well for content publishing, pinned announcements, and native video uploads. However, Facebook groups are typically joined with personal profiles, not business pages. The group participation that drives profile visits happens on the personal profile side. You ideally run both: your personal profile handles the group activity and captures visitors through your cover photo and featured image, while your business page hosts your content archive and native video library.

Sources

Alston Godbolt, “4 Ways To Make $100+ A Day On Facebook (WITH EXAMPLES)”, YouTube: https://youtu.be/iIkermHzaII
Canva Facebook cover photo templates: canva.com
ClickFunnels Affiliate Bootcamp: clickfunnels.com
Clickbank affiliate marketplace: clickbank.com
ThemeForest social media templates: themeforest.net