4 Reasons Why Facebook Will Never Charge

A few days ago the nasty rumor began spreading that Facebook was going to begin charging its users. Within a matter of hours, I kept seeing the following post popping up on my news feed wall…

“IT IS OFFICIAL. IT WAS EVEN ON THE NEWS. FACEBOOK WILL START CHARGING DUE TO THE NEW PROFILE CHANGES. IF YOU COPY THIS ON YOUR WALL YOUR ICON WILL TURN BLUE AND FACEBOOK WILL BE FREE FOR YOU. PLEASE PASS THIS MESSAGE ON, IF NOT YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE DELETED IF YOU DO NOT PAY.”

To be honest, I got a bit worried for a few minutes when I began thinking of all my clients that would be effected. But then I stepped back from my emotional connection with Facebook and thought…there’s no way. They wouldn’t be that stupid!

4 Reasons Why Facebook Will Never Charge

When you sign up it clearly states that “It’s free and will always be.”
This rumor hits just about every time Facebook releases a new feature. Don’t be fooled…it will always be free.

Facebook is not about you…it’s about the advertisers!
Let me explain. The real customers of Facebook are the advertisers not the users. The reason why Mark Zuckerberg has a personal wealth of 17.5 billion dollars is not from your profile or mine. It’s due to the huge advertising money companies spend to advertise on Facebook.

Facebook is Mark’s Retirement Plan
According to the New York Times, Facebook’s stock could be as high as $76 a share with an estimated value of $33.7 billion dollars. Why would Mark Zuckerberg do something that would drive the stock down?

The more you visit Facebook, the more money Facebook makes.
This goes with number two but I thought it was interesting to note. From now on just think…every time you check your Facebook wall…Mark’s pockets are getting heavier .