Facebook is apparently testing a $1.00 fee to send messages to other Facebook users that aren’t Facebook friends, and the messages would be delivered in the inbox rather than the “other” folder. I can see how this could be used by domain investors to acquire (or maybe sell) a domain name when emails and phone calls won’t work.
From my perspective, people are more likely to read a Facebook message than read an email, especially if they receive hundreds of business related emails. If you have the attention of a potential domain seller (or buyer), you may have a better chance at closing a deal. I would imagine the fee, although small, would likely deter spammers.
I try to keep my Facebook page separate from my business, so it would probably annoy me if I received a sale or purchase inquiry in my Facebook inbox, especially because it’s fairly easy to find my contact information elsewhere. Others, however, may have outdated contact information, so a message on Facebook might not be so annoying, especially if the message includes a significant offer for a domain name.
I am torn on whether I would use this feature to buy or sell a domain name, although I have sparingly used Facebook to get in touch with someone when all other methods of communication failed. It’s not something I would really recommend for others to do, especially en masse, but it could be an opportunity.
I do think it could be an effective way to open a discussion about a domain name, although LinkedIn is probably the better venue for business-related discussion.
Charge a little, across many. Facebook is slated to make billions, but spam will skyrocket. If they play their cards right, they will surpass Apple in net worth by 2015.
Based on all all the negative feedback k think your right over a billion registered users and they know everything about you and your friends. I hope to not sell my 3000 shares till 500 good luck
I read that users will only be able to receive one paid message per week. I think that’s the key to success. One extra message in my inbox per week isn’t going to bother me, and if someone is paying a dollar to get in touch, it will probably be worth my time to read.
$1.00 is too cheap. It might filter the low-ball spammers, but be a giveaway for advertisers to make inroads into our inboxes, to the extent, it would cheapen Facebook. My attention to even read a subject line, determine who it is from and delete it is worth more than $1.00 per subject line!
an interesting point of view, we will see what happens!
Facebook should allow people to receive as many personal messages over the allocated 1 a week as they want and split the dollar with them. I can see Justin Bieber making a million dollars a week from I love you messages alone.
Dont lie Elliot, you’d send him an I love you wouldnt you 😉
Happy Christmas.
LOL.
Is it me or does this move on Facebook’s part sound spammy?
Yeah, but you can’t begrudge them for looking at ways to drive revenue.
After the Instagram fiasco this week I have closed my personal Facebook account and I do not intend to use them period. To many privacy issues.
I think a fairly high number of people would see this as invasive and annoying. My FB is personal, as well, and I’ve unsubscribed from most of the domain groups because the endless pitching of names was getting tiresome.
I would be afraid of contacting an established business owner on Facebook, because it’s a platform for people you know personally. I think it would come across as desperate and spammy.
I tend to agree, although if someone emailed you and politely told you they’ve been trying unsuccessfully to buy a domain name from you and would pay you $xx,xxx for one of your names, you’d be less annoyed 🙂
FB, twitter, isntangram–what a waste of time.
If someone really wants to get in contact with you, they will always find a way to do it.
Those of you that are upset, remember the golden paradigm: if the product is free, *you* are the product.
Happy holidays!
This is GREAT news!!!
I can monetize this in a second. How do you sign up? I’d be happy to pay $1.00 per message.
This is stupid. Facebook is turning into a low class dating website. Most of the spam will be desperate males messaging hot chicks.
Facebook is for personal use, not business LOL. That is what Linkedin is for!
Can’t see how this would get approved by FB’s millions of users.
“Approved”. I LOLed.
LOL
whom is Justin Bieber?
and what’s a bieaver
uhhhh… NO. Really Facebook? Get real.
$1? It is much, much cheaper to send a personalized postcard.
Sending a postcard is annoying and takes much longer to make a deal happen.
Sending a batch of say 200 postcards takes less time and is far cheaper. A well-designed postcard is tangible, and with a well-designed call-to-action can get more results than email.
Postcards can be personalized to each recipient. It is often easier to get a mailing address than an email address.
I’ve never heard of anyone who has had luck with that method… have you?
postcards take too much time, time =$.
For the cost of the postage, plus time involved, printing cards, mailing, research ect….
$1/per mail using seems better especially if I can use their data targeting tools. Sign me up for a trial run!
I’ve got about 10000 postcards sitting in a box, I got tired of the effort involved.