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Ultimate Guide of Selling on Facebook Marketplace
Selling items can be a painful task. It may take days, weeks,s, or even months to sell something.
In 2016, Selling on Facebook became easier, as the company developed a new product “marketplace” to help users list stuff, connect with nearby buyers, and get more offers and sell quickly.
In this article, we will answer some frequently asked questions on Selling on Facebook Marketplace:
- What items are allowed to sell on Facebook Marketplace?
- How selling on Facebook Marketplace work?
- How to sell safely on Marketplace?
- Is it possible to sell and promote used vehicles listing on Facebook Marketplace? For car dealerships.
- Is it possible to list a house for rent? For property managers or agents.
- How can I become a Facebook Marketplace Partner?
- What are the support channels if Facebook Marketplace isn’t working?
Selling on Facebook Marketplace: what’s allowed and prohibited?
You can sell new or used products and services on Facebook Marketplace; however, you need to comply with commerce and community standards policies.
First, to sell any item, you need to:
Take your own photos.
Use photos that represent the item in its current condition so buyers can see what they are getting.
Write a full, honest description.
Let buyers know the item’s condition and why you are selling it. If you have certificates, original packaging, or receipts, they can help buyers feel confident purchasing from you.
Make sure the price is right.
When you post your sale, Facebook will let you know what similar items are selling near you. You can also search for similar items to compare.
Mark your item as sold
When the buyer has received the item, mark it as sold to get additional offers.
Tips for Buying and Selling Safely on Marketplace
View the person’s profile
Learn more about the person you are buying from or selling to. You can tap a person’s profile on the product listing page to see the friends you have in common, their Marketplace activity, and any ratings they may have received.
Report listings that look suspicious
Be sure to check seller profiles. See what else they’ve sold and read listing descriptions carefully. If something doesn’t seem right, you can report it.
Meet in a safe location
Consider meeting in a public place where there are plenty of people, such as a coffee shop, grocery store, shopping mall, or police station. Bring a friend and let others know where you’re headed. For high-value items, consider meeting at a police station.
Inspect the item
- If possible, inspect or test the item thoroughly before buying it.
- Use cash or person-to-person payment methods. It’s recommended to use PayPal or cash.
- When selling an item, consider asking for full payment instead of installments.
- If you choose to use PayPal, protect yourself against common PayPal scams.
Protect your personal information
Never share personal information, such as your payment login, password details, or bank account info. Don’t share your personal financial information to make or accept a purchase. If you’re selling electronics, ensure you’ve cleared any personal information from the device.
Is it possible to sell and promote used vehicles listing on Facebook Marketplace? For car dealerships.
1- Research what it’s worth
Check trusted sites to help price a car. Research local property prices to come up with a fair price.
2- Request a protected payment method
Choose a payment method that will protect you from bounced or counterfeit checks.
3- Check buyer and renter information carefully
You can use services to verify employment, credit scores, and other information.
4- Make things presentable and ready for sale
Get cars and property ready for inspection, a test drive, or a home tour. Make sure that all documents are in order.
Reach even more car buyers – Sell used vehicles on Facebook Marketplace.
Millions of people shop for vehicles on Facebook Marketplace every day. Now car dealerships can publish used vehicle listings on Marketplace to reach buyers where they’re already searching for vehicles – and stay ahead of the competition.
Benefits of Marketplace For Car Dealerships
- Grow your potential vehicle-buyer base.
- Answer buyers in real time with Messenger.
- Deliver helpful info such as price, model, and mileage.
- Target buyers on the go with mobile-friendly listings.
This is a limited introductory program in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Indonesia, Mexico, the UK, and the US designed for car dealerships that work with partners who can list inventory on Marketplace; it is not for individual car owners.
Dealerships that work with a listing partner can get started straight away. If not, sign up to get started and to list used vehicles on the Marketplace.
Are you a property manager or an agent?
Here’s everything you need to know about listing homes for rent on Marketplace.
Property managers can list a broad selection of housing inventory for rent on Marketplace. People can browse these listings on Marketplace and use filters such as housing type, price range, bedrooms, bathrooms, square footage, and pet-friendliness to find what they want. When someone finds a listing they like, they can fill in a short form with their contact information, which the property manager or agent will contact.
Some of the benefits to listing inventory on Marketplace include:
- Reaching renters on Facebook where they’re already looking for homes for rent.
- Receiving contact information through a simple contact form
- Delivering useful information such as the number of bedrooms, square footage, and pet-friendliness
- Showcasing multi-unit listings when multiple units are available in the same building
Keep the following information in mind when listing home rental inventory on Marketplace:
- Facebook doesn’t directly use broker, lease, or sublease property and isn’t a party to any transaction between renters and landlords (including property management companies and property managers).
- Listings that discriminate against a protected class can be reported and will be removed from Facebook.
- Rental agencies can’t list properties for sale but can list housing for rent. This includes rooms, apartments, townhomes, and houses for rent.
- Rental listings will appear only on Marketplace, not on a Facebook Page (unless deliberately shared to a Page).
- Marketplace automatically shows listings within 40 miles of a person’s location, but this setting can be changed.
List Home Rental Inventory on Marketplace
Use this list of Facebook Marketplace listing partners and contact them to arrange for your inventory on Marketplace.
United States
- Apartment List: Contact [email protected]. Remember that Apartment List only works with communities with 50+ units.
- Zumper: For landlords with over 25 units, please go to https://www.zumper.com/multifamily. For landlords with under 25 units, post them at www.zumper.com/pro.
- ABODO: Contact [email protected] or visit www.abodo.com/advertise.
- Rental Beast: Go to www.rentalbeast.com/landlords/post_listing and list your property.
- If you have multiple properties, email [email protected] or call 888-244-6696.
Canada
- RentBoard: Contact [email protected] or go to www.RentBoard.ca.
- RentSeeker: Contact [email protected] or go to www.RentSeeker.ca.
- Zumper: For landlords with over 25 units, go to https://www.zumper.com/multifamily.
- For landlords with under 25 units, post them at www.zumper.com/pro.
France
- Paruvendu: Go to https://pro.paruvendu.fr/.
- Uniflow: Go to https://www.ubiflow.net/tarifs-immo.php.
- La Boite Immo: Go to https://www.la-boite-immo.com/logiciel-immobilier.html#formulaire.
- Agents interested in signing up can contact La Boite Immo for a demo and pricing options for their various products.
United Kingdom
- On The Market: Email [email protected].
- TheHouseShop: Call 0800 368 7554 or email [email protected].
Thailand
- Hipflat: Go to https://www.hipflat.sg/login.
- Dot Property: Go to https://www.dotproperty.co.th/en/upload-your-property.
- Property Flow: Go to https://app.property-flow.com/en/account/login.
Partner With Facebook Marketplace
Partner with Facebook Marketplace and give your customers new ways to reach people through features like free, unlimited listings and real-time messaging.
- Reach buyers on Facebook who are already shopping
- Provide fast answers with real-time messaging
- Target buyers on the go with mobile-friendly listings
- Deliver useful information to help people decide on a purchase
Types of Partnerships
Facebook is looking for partners in the following industries.
Automotive:
- Auto shopping sites, website providers, live chat providers, or similar businesses
- Are you a car dealership? Sign up
Housing Rentals
- House or apartment shopping sites, live chat providers, or similar businesses.
What are the support channels if Facebook Marketplace isn’t loading/working?
If you have fallen victim to Facebook Marketplace policies and a recent technical glitch that locked out thousands of users, Facebook has addressed the issue and released a form to help lock out users. The fix comes in less than 24 hours after submitting the form.
how to access the Facebook marketplace on desktop
On the desktop, open the browser, login into your Facebook account, and click the red and white storefront symbol in the left margin.
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Putin, Obama war on social media starts with unfriend on Facebook
New stage of the cold war, is it?
The Social media war between Putin and Obama started with UnFriend, this is the action taken by Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the Facebook diplomacy with American president Barack Obama.
The unfriending comes after an official White House update about the possibility of a US-Syrian war. President Putin revealed that Obama’s updates about the Congressional debate on a possible war with Syria have annoyed him.
After unfriending, President Putin update status on profile “Something I should have done a long time ago”
Also, He said to Russia’s Pravda News Service “President Assad and I, we are the Facebook friends. We like the same pages, we share pictures of cute women and all that. Obama needs to lighten up on there, it’s not for serious stuff,”
President Obama’s latest posts about the possibility of the war in Syria have been reported by someone and he received a warning from Facebook that he will be prevented from posting on his profile for 24 hours.
He has also commented “Really, Putin needs to grow up. If he didn’t like that [post], he could have just hid it from his news feed instead of creating all this Facebook drama,”
JOE BIDEN “Vice President of the United States” announced to reports that President Obama has signed into his Twitter account to unfollow Putin.
The turmoil generated between Putin and Obama over their dispute on the Syrian crisis. Expanded to reach the social networks
Putin and Obama on social Networks
The question now is, are we witnessing a new stage of the cold war between the two countries, will they continue the war online instead of the military tactics and old spy war?
It’s obvious that social media is really changing the game in everything, and now it’s taking over on a very high level.
Keep an eye on Digital Boom and we will keep you posted with more news and updates on the cold war and even more…
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Amr Diab Gets Hacked on Twitter
Amr Diab’s Facebook page has announced that his twitter account has been hijacked by anonymous and now tweeting political.
Update: Amr Diab’s Facebook Page announced that “Amr Diab’s Twitter account has been restored successfully and you can follow Amr’s tweets normally now”
Amr Diab got hacked on Twitter
On Thursday 9th of Jan, Amr Diab’s Facebook page announced that Amr Diab’s Twitter account has been hacked by anonymous and now tweeting politics!
Amr Abdul-Basset Abdul-Azeez Diab (born 11 October 1961) is an Egyptian singer and composer of pop music. He was awarded the World Music Award for Best Selling Middle East Artist, three times: 1998 for the album “Nour El Ain”, 2002 for the album “Aktrr Wahid Byhbak 2001” and 2007 for the album “El Lillady”. Amr Diab also won The African Music Awards 2009, Big Apple Music Awards; Life Achievements Awards: Best Singer of The Year in 2009, and Best Male Act in African Music Awards 2010.
He is known as the Father of Mediterranean Music He has created his own style which is often termed “Mediterranean Music” or “Mediterranean Sound”, a blend of Western and Egyptian rhythms.
In The Mediterranean in Music, David Cooper and Kevin Dawe referred to his music as “the new breed of Mediterranean music”.According to author Michael Frishkopf, Amr Diab has produced a new concept of Mediterranean music, especially in his international hit, “Nour El Ain”.
In his analysis of The Very Best of Amr Diab album, Victor W. Valdivia of All music said: “His music melded traditional Arabic sounds and textures with Western rhythms and instruments. The mesh was dubbed Mediterranean music, and The Very Best of Amr Diab displays Diab’s superb skill in creating it.”
In 1997, he won three awards at the Annual Arabic Festival: one for Best Video, for Best Song, and for Best Artist of the Year. Diab received a Triple Platinum Award for the sales of Nour El Ain and a World Music Award in Monaco.
After the success of the previously shared overall analysis of Sherine’s new album “Ana Keter” and her social media presence, we decided to fulfill your requests with more details and additional insights.
The report is from Jan 15 through Jan 31, 2014; however, starting Feb, we noticed that Sherine’s team has enhanced and developed how they engage with fans on Facebook.
Still, there’s more to do; please review the slides below to know what exactly they are missing with recommendations.
Check out the report:
Key take-outs in 15 days after the launch:
- Album gained 11 million views in 2 weeks on YouTube
- YouTube Channel subscribers boosted by 90K subscribers in 15 days out of 127K total subscribers overtime
- Buzz reached 15K tweets/RTs since the launch on Twitter
- How do people talk about the album/Sherine on Twitter?
- People are sharing songs from YouTube & SoundCloud
- +90% positive sentiment on Twitter
- Sherine’s Twitter account is excellent at spreading the news about the album’s success.
- People are tweeting the song’s lyrics.
- Sarcastic tweets about Sherine & few songs (regular) - Almost zero negativity about the album
- Album teasers on Facebook created credibility for Sherine’s page, reflected in the page results after the album’s launch in the next 15 days with 92K Interactions & 312K New Likes.
- The album received tremendous engagement on the launching date of Jan 15. However, no posts for four days after the launch negatively affected the interactions.
Recommendations:
Sherine Abdel Wahab’s Facebook page would have received double or maybe triple new likes and interactions if the improved posts’ quality; please find below the points taken:
- Long updates with no extra value-added will lead to losing your fans’ interest
- The text-only format isn’t preferred, as it is well-known that they generate less reach than other content (Facebook announcement)
- A call to action is essential to generate leads & increase engagement
- Each post has to have its visual, audio, or video so you can attract/engage your audiences
- Understand the situation and act upon it, always be relevant to the time and avoid posting irrelevant content at the wrong time.
- Revise the tone of voice in future activities.
To recap - Overall performance is average to good - Enhance your content formatting - Improve the tone of voice on all networks - Be creative to engage your fans better - Be Consistent - Start your SoundCloud account.
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