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Hi

just like google charge fixed advertising one time fees of $5, Do facebook also charge some start up fees?

I am planning to start Facebook advertising for my website

If some one know or work on face book paid advertising please help me..

Thanks in advance
Vikas

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Brief update (information current as of December 6, 2025). The original 2010 thread (question by and replies from and ) covered whether there was a “start‑up” fee. The platform has evolved since then; the practical things to check now are payment settings, billing behavior, budget controls and measurement options rather than a one‑time signup charge.

Payment and billing basics: Meta accepts cards, PayPal, direct debit and country‑specific manual payment methods. The payment method chosen when the ad account is created typically determines whether the account uses automatic (post‑pay with billing thresholds) or available‑funds (prepay/manual) billing. Payment methods and the account’s billing settings are managed in Ads Manager → Billing & Payment Settings. (facebook.com)

Cost controls and measurement: Ad cost is set by the auction and depends on objective, bid strategy, creative relevance, placements and audience size. Budgets are set as daily or lifetime and should be tested with small experiments long enough for the delivery system to learn. Implementing the Meta Pixel and/or the Conversions API improves conversion tracking and helps the delivery system optimize toward actual business outcomes. (facebook.com)

Operational tips and cautions: most ads are reviewed quickly (often within 24 hours) but sensitive categories or account problems can cause longer reviews; a backup payment method and an account‑level spending control (or preloaded funds) reduce the risk of unexpected pauses. Billing activity, receipts and charge reference numbers are available in Ads Manager → Billing/Payment activity; Business Support Home is the escalation route for billing failures or account restrictions. (facebook.com)

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This note supplements the original posts by highlighting the modern billing controls and measurement steps that matter when launching PPC on Meta platforms.

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Member Avatar for Dani

No experience with Facebook advertising, sorry.

However, Google does not charge a start-up fee of $5. They just have a $5 minimum to get started. The initial $5 "start-up fee" actually gets applied to your ad campaign.

Member Avatar for Member #848229

I have done ads with facebook few months ago and there was no start up charge or anything like that.
Oh ! and also have a look here for complete reference Oh !

http://www.facebook.com/adsmarketing

Hope this will help!
Regards

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Member Avatar for Vikassharmaseo

Okay I got my answer Its free to start up with.. i will start a new account today only.. thanks alot.. you both and daniweb in particular

Vikas

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Member Avatar for jimmi5052

google does not charge any charges and facebook also does not charge any charges but facebook marketing is more expensive than google.

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yeah face book provides the same options as google provide

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