Last year I wrote a case study about how I was able to make $22,000 dollars in one single month using Facebook Instant Articles and some of my viral sites, it was published here and it received a lot of engagement. More than 700 comments to be precise!
Thank you for that 🙂
- Also, check out: How to use Facebook Instant articles with Blogger/Blogspot
We also know there have been many changes going on with Facebook over the last couple months, especially after the big scandal with Cambridge Analytics, and that also affected Instant Articles & Facebook Audience.
Unfortunately, many people have lost access to Facebook Instant Articles and most of the time they don’t even provide a clear explanation of what is the reason behind it.
They’re just telling people that “You’ve lost access to Facebook Instant Articles because you have violated the Monetization Eligibility Standards“, which clearly doesn’t explain anything.
If you’ve seen something like this, then you know what I’m talking about:
We’ve seen many questions about this matter and also about the fact that Facebook has become extremely strict when it comes to accepting new applications to Instant Articles & Audience Network.
That’s the reason why we’ve done a lot of research about this matters in order to provide you with the answers to all of your questions, right here.
Let’s get right in…
What are the Monetization Eligibility Standards for Facebook Instant Articles?
Although many people might feel like Facebook is never going to be clear enough about their guidelines and standards, they do have what they call “monetization eligibility standards” for instant articles & Audience Network and they explain what type of things may cause you to lose access to these products.
Facebook allows Instant articles publisher to earn money by using their platform but not at the expense of compromising the family-friendly social network that they’ve created and the integrity of their advertisers.
This is why they’ve established formal rules for what type of content cannot be monetized with Instant Articles, and mid-roll video Ad Breaks. These include content that might show violence, death or incendiary social issues even if is part of news or an awareness campaign.
Here’s specifically what they state.
To access monetization features, content creators and publishers must comply with Facebook terms and policies, which includes the following.
- Comply with our Community Standards
- Comply with our Payment Terms
- Comply with our Page Terms
- Adhere to our Content Guidelines for Monetization
- Share Authentic Content
- Develop an Established Presence
What Can I do if I’ve Lost Access to Instant Articles?
If you’ve already lost access to Facebook Instant Articles, the first thing you want to do is to find out what is the reason why they blocked you from accessing monetization features. Depending on the severity of the issue, you may be eligible to submit an appeal.
Here are the most common reasons why they’ve been blocking publishers lately:
1. Inactive Publisher
You might have lost access to Instant Articles because they consider you an inactive publisher. Facebook now requires publishers to publish at least one article every 90 days.
Solution:
If you’ve been blocked because of being an inactive user you can reapply for access to Instant Articles, you’ll need to create at least 10 new articles in your production library, and then submit them for review.
Once you’ve created at least 10 articles and those are loaded to your production library, they will enable this option for you.
2. Low Readership
You’ve been blocked because your articles either have a minimal readership (Which they’ve never explained) or are not currently meeting the content policies for Instant Articles.
Solution:
Review the content policies carefully and make sure your content is in compliance. You can reapply for access, submitting your page for review when you have at least 10 new articles in your production library and have also increased your traffic.
3. Non-compliance with Monetization Eligibility Standards
You’ve lost access to Instant Articles because your Page does not comply with Facebook Monetization Eligibility Standards. In order to use Instant Articles, your Page must comply with their standards, even if you’re not monetizing your Page.
Solution:
Carefully review Facebook Monetization Eligibility Standards in order to make sure you are in compliance. You can submit an appeal to be eligible for Instant Articles again, using this form.
Keep in mind that they may take their time before they review your particular case and provide you with a response, so be patient and hopefully you’ll be able to gain access one more time.
What happens if I’m not able to gain access to Instant Articles again?
If after following the steps that I’ve mentioned above, you are still unable to recover your access to Instant Articles, that’s fine, it’s not the end of the world.
We didn’t have Instant Articles before and we were still able to make money online, either using our Facebook fan page or any other resources.
Indeed, I’ve recently published a huge guide with 30 ways to make money online legally, which includes many options that are very simple and don’t require a high level of expertise.
Also, Servando has shared many resources here to help you make money online. Here are some of the most popular resources he has published on Stream SEO:
- Shopify Empires – The process behind $100,000+ per month e-Commerce Stores
- Propellerads – $300 per day with viral traffic
That’s it for now. I hope this article can be helpful to you, and if it is helpful then please share! Don’t forget to leave your comments and questions down below, I’d be happy to help you as much as I can.
Author’s Bio: Ronald is the founder and CEO of Web SEO Marketers. He is a young entrepreneur who graduated in Computer Science. He is specialized in online marketing and SEO with more than 3 years of experience. He is also WordPress and Social Media expert. “Living the dream of being my own boss, working from home and spending quality time with my family is what I love the most”.
Yogender says
Nice and amazing
The niche is not really relevant. As long as your Facebook Page and website are compliant with their requirement, there shouldn’t be any issue with getting approved.Have you tried contacting them via chat? I recommend contacting them again and again at least every 3-5 days until they get back to you.
Devid says
Your doing great job for other like me with your articles
Mae says
Hello, my host is blogger and I have at least 30,000 readers but still they said I have minimal readership , what is the problem? Is it because of the platform I use?
Servando Silva says
No, you can also use Blogger.
How are those visits coming to your site? Is it organic or social or any other type of traffic?
Sai says
Nice article your my motivator.
Sananth Kumar says
I have question please reply: I updated my meta description HTML in Theme header but when I search in google The meta description was not showing. Please help me.
Servando Silva says
Google takes some days to update the info, so be patient 🙂
Sananth Kumar says
I have inspired from you reading your articles . 🙏
Sananth Kumar says
Hi,
The article was very informative and also helped us to understand how much time it takes google to rank any website or blog and how exactly we need to do on daily basis.
making a website rank on google is not an east stuff and takes time and effort to reach out for the goal.
this saying is 100% correct, Hard work leads to success and there is no shortcut.
after lots of failures I tried creating my website http://wetohelp.com
I would like all readers to give you feeds and help to me reach my goal and also to keep me motivated.
Atif says
Hi Sir, I lost access to instant article , so can i get access to instat article with another facebook page and same link or blog?
Servando Silva says
You can try but they are very strict nowadays. Hopefully they can approve you.
Don’t use the same blog though. it needs to be a website and fan page.
Sananth kumar says
Nice article your awesome.
Ibraheam says
Hi
i Get this reply from facebook since 12 day :
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Hi Ibraheam,
Thank you for submitting an appeal. We’ve reviewed your appeal and have decided to allow your Page to monetize on our platform.
If you have previously on-boarded to any of our monetization features, there’s no action needed on your part to regain access. You can expect to automatically regain access within 48 hours.
If you haven’t already completed on-boarding to one of our monetization features, please note that this review decision doesn’t guarantee your Page access to all monetization features on Facebook. Your Page must also meet the feature’s eligibility criteria, and in some cases, our monetization products are in testing stages and on-boarding may not be widely available at this time.
Please note that Facebook reserves the right to modify, suspend or terminate access to, or discontinue the availability of the content monetization features at any time. We recommend that you monitor your Page’s compliance going forward, by reviewing our monetization eligibility criteria, as your monetization access could change in the future.
Learn more about our monetization eligibility criteria: https://www.facebook.com/facebookmedia/get-started/monetizationstandards
Thanks,
Stevie
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it passed now 13 days and i can not publish live instant articles ?
can you Help us pls ?
Servando Silva says
Have you tried contacting them via chat? I recommend contacting them again and again at least every 3-5 days until they get back to you.
Ashraf says
I have lost access to instant articles. And Facebook told me they will restore live instant articles within 48 hours. 12 days passed and they did not solve the issue
Servando Silva says
Have you contacted them to see what’s going on?
Orik says
Please can somebody tell me how to find the real reason why I have lost acces to instant articles ?
Servando Silva says
What did FB tell you?
Donny says
Hello I have banned from Instant Articles, but does I can to get it back again? Thanks
Servando Silva says
Honestly, it’s just easier to get started with a new account.
Once it’s banned they barely respond and they always send just automated emails saying the same almost every time.
Ankur Shrivastava says
Very nice articles!
I got this issue resolved and assisted a lot of other users too! If anyone needs help, he/she can contact me via [email protected]
Just here to help others
Ugur Ugurcan says
I and all my friends have lost access to instant articles. Facebook is making a mass murder
sahabat hidup says
I also like that
Okii Eli says
Great ..which niche gets easily approved for instant articles ?
Ronald Segura says
Hi Eli,
The niche is not really relevant. As long as your Facebook Page and website are compliant with their requirement, there shouldn’t be any issue with getting approved.
Thanks for visiting!
Dilshad Ahmad says
Waaoo.. what a great research… tell something new.. this article is completely bullshit.. only for views.. shame on you
Servando Silva says
This actually helps a lot of people who didn’t know the rules and got their accounts banned or never got approved. Not sure if you expected some black magic secret…
If you don’t like it nobody forces you to read it. I’ll delete you from the list so you don’t get bothered again and we can avoid your shitty comments as well.
Joel says
First time in my entire life making a blog comment, but I do have to mention the fact that this info is very helpful and last time I checked it was also FREE, if you happen not to like it because it is not news to you, you are welcome to do the research yourself and share your breaking news information with everyone, but you don’t have to be so bitchy about it as if you were paying anybody for this information and you were somewhat entitled to an explanation of some sort. If you have the so called fresh and new info, then you should share it and provide some value and not making stupid and useless comments on people’s blog, because the only way you got to this blog was because you yourself were hunting for information.
Servando Silva says
Thanks Joel for your words.
That’s right, the info here is 100% free and nobody forces you to read it.
Hope this helps you a bit cause we had dozens of people asking for this info in the last articles.
bizzaro says
@Dilshad Ahmad try making a blog and create content before you talk sh*t