I am Gianluigi Canducci, a freelance web designer active in Rimini, Forlì Cesena, Ravenna and surrounding areas, I create websites in Milano Marittima, Riccione and the surrounding areas and I take care of the online presence of companies and professionals in the area.
Usually, it is said that social networks are not used to sell directly but to generate relationships: surely the connections between people are the soul and the value of social media and a correct management of Facebook pages and a correct management of Instagram accounts certainly help a lot but imagining that sharing platforms cannot also be a direct tool for monetizing is a restrictive vision at the very least.
Facebook's latest move in the field of online chinese overseas british data commerce has arrived in Italy a few weeks ago: Facebook Marketplace is the new feature that allows you to buy and sell objects within a community , just like we do now through eBay, Subito.it or Kijiji. The Marketplace is accessible from the icon in the top left under the Messenger heading in the shape of a white and red kiosk.
Facebook Marketplace - How to Sell Directly on Facebook
Facebook Marketplace is probably configured as an alternative / evolution of all those Facebook groups where people interested in getting rid of superfluous objects , double gifts and unused products meet, and those looking for particular goods: often the transactions are real gifts, in which the grantors are happy to get rid of the excess goods if you go and collect them in person, saving them shipping costs and helping them get rid of objects they don't like.
As soon as we find something among the offers that piques our curiosity, we need to contact the person who placed the ad to proceed with the transaction (since the platform is used to showcase the products and not to sell them directly).
One of the particular advantages of Facebook Marketplace is that you can define a very limited geographic radius to focus your attention only on goods offered in certain cities or regions.