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How I actually monetized social media
Posted by on December 17, 2025 at 1:54 pmI’ve seen a lot of posts about monetizing social media that make it sound like you either need insane charisma or a 200k following before you can make a dollar. That hasn’t been my experience at all, so I wanted to share what’s worked for me.
I started small, experimenting with niche pages around topics I actually enjoy talking about. Just posting consistently, answering questions, and figuring out what people actually respond to. Once a page built even a tiny bit of trust (like 50-1k real followers), I started monetizing with low-pressure methods: affiliate links, simple digital products, small partnerships. Nothing life-changing overnight, but it stacked surprisingly fast because each page earned a bit on its own.
The real nightmare was juggling all the accounts. Logging in and out constantly, keeping track of different personas, accidental cross-posting… it was chaos. That’s when I started using account management tools. I use AdsPower now because it lets me run separate browser profiles without the accounts tripping over each other. I also don’t have to clear cookies, which used to drive me nuts manually. Since scaling up recently, I’m actually planning to buy more IP environments because I’ve hit the point where managing everything manually just doesn’t make sense anymore. I’m not “automating” my accounts – I still make content myself – but the infrastructure behind it is smoother.
None of this is glamorous. It’s just: pick a niche you genuinely care about → make helpful content → build trust → monetize gently → scale infrastructure so you don’t go insane.
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Totally agree with this! People underestimate how much “infrastructure” matters once you’re managing more than 3 accounts. Keeping everything clean and separated makes a huge difference long-term. One thing I’d add is to document your posting schedule somewhere; even a simple spreadsheet keeps you from accidentally ghosting a page for a month. And if you’re still planning to buy more IP environments, there’s a code (reddittry) of adspower that gives you 10 new IP environments for free for a month. Might as well test them before committing.
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