How to pay for Facebook ads in Cameroon – Get a Credit Card for Facebook Boosting

Wondering how to pay for Facebook Ads in Cameroon but don’t know how to easily get a credit card to pay for Facebook Ads in Cameroon??? if yes then this article was specifically written for you.

In this article, I’m going to show you how you can easily get a credit card to boost your Facebook posts and get more traffic to your website/online shop or blog, expose your products and services to your target audience on Facebook and increase the number of likes, shares and comments on your Facebook pages.

Gone are the days when you were required to spend more than 50,000frs and submit a long list of documents to open a bank account with a bank in Cameroon for you to be eligible to get a credit card from a bank to do online payments.

Nowadays you don’t need to open a bank account with a bank in Cameroon in order to get a credit card just to do minor online payments like paying for Facebook Ads in Cameroon, thanks to the availability of virtual credit cards in Cameroon; which can easily be used by Cameroonians to boost posts on their Facebook pages.

Unlike the bank issued Visa & Mastercard cards, you don’t need to open a bank account account with any bank in Cameroon or submit any documents to any bank to be able to get a virtual credit card in Cameroon.

One interesting facts which has made virtual credit cards highly sought after in Cameroon and is popularly used to pay for Facebook Ads or Facebook boosting, is the fact that within a space of 15 minutes, anyone in Cameroon can buy a virtual credit card with Mobile Money, load it and use it to pay for Facebook Ads from the comfort of their homes.

Somebody may likely want to ask What is Virtual credit card (VCC)???

Virtual credit card (commonly referred to as VCC) is a special type of credit card specifically designed for people who wish to do online payments “only” with no intension of withdrawing money from it via the ATM machines.

Virtual credit cards (VCC) functions almost exactly like the normal credit cards issued by UBA, Ecobank and as such can be used to pay for Facebook Ads, shopping on any online shop, Pay for Apple Music & Netflix subscription, verify PayPal accounts and many more.

Whenever you buy an item online or pay for Facebook Ad in Cameroon with your virtual credit card, your virtual credit card balance will be debited…till the fund in your virtual credit card gets depleted/finished…and when you run out of cash, you can reload your Virtual credit card via Mobile Money and continue paying for Facebook Ads in Cameroon with your Virtual Credit Card.

Users of the virtual credit cards in Cameroon also receive an SMSes and email notifications for every transaction done which enables easy tracking of transactions”.

Unlike the plastic credit cards (which is issued by banks), virtual credit credit cards (e-cards) are issued by authorized internet entrepreneurs in Cameroon commonly called virtual credit card issuers (VCC resellers) with license from the Visa & Mastercard company.

To obtain a virtual credit card from most VCC issuers in Cameroon, all you need to provide, is a photo of your valid Cameroon identity card, driving license or passport… and they will issue you a virtual credit card instantly.

This simply means that you can get a virtual credit card in Cameroon and fund it from the comfort of your home and start boosting your Facebook page without you stepping foot in a bank.

The most apparent difference between virtual credit cards and the plastic debit & prepaid cards issued by the banks in Cameroon, is the fact that the virtual credit cards can only be used for online payments i.e. you can’t withdraw funds from a virtual credit card via the ATM machines in Cameroon as they are e-cards (intangible).

In other words, after you have obtained a virtual credit card from the VCC issuers in Cameroon, you will only receive your virtual credit card details digitally via SMS or Email, but do not get a physical card itself (I mean the plastic card) and therefore you cannot use it in traditional offline shops (POS) or ATMs.

After you have bought a virtual credit card from the VCC issuers in Cameroon, you will receive the following credit card details by Email (or the recipient will receive the info by SMS):

*** Name of Cardholder
*** 16-digit Virtual Card Number (40XX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX)
*** 3-digit Security Code (CVV/CVV2)
*** VCC Expiration Date (XX/20XX)
*** Billing Address

You can use the above information (your virtual credit card details) to  pay for your Facebook Ads.

Origin of the Virtual Credit Card idea

The virtual credit card idea is actually an old idea which has been implemented by the credit card companies to make credit card very accessible to the common man.

I remember back in my secondary school days, i bought my first domain name using my mum’s debit card.

She had to send me her credit card details (Card Number, 3-digit CVV security code and expiration Date) by email for me to buy the domain name online.

Just like me, you must have used the credit card info of a close relation to shop online many times, prior to the invention of the virtual credit cards.

This is possible because to shop online, you don’t need a physical card, all you need is the credit card info (Card Number, 3-digit CVV security code, expiration date and billing address) of a credit card.  This is explains how hackers are able to steal credit card details and use it to shop online without the concern of the owners.

So when you buy a virtual credit card from the virtual credit card issuers in Cameroon, what you will receive is just your virtual credit card details; which is enough for you to make payment on any online platform; where credit card payment is accepted. Your credit card details will be sent to your Email address or SMS.

Requirements for obtaining a virtual credit card in Cameroon for Facebook Ads

To get a virtual credit card in Cameroon from the authorized Virtual credit card issuers in Cameroon, you will need the following items/info….

1) A valid National ID card, passport or driving license as most virtual credit card issuers in Cameroon will demand that you send/upload a photo of one of the aforementioned identification documents to confirm your identity before they can issue you a virtual credit card in Cameroon.

2) Accessible Email address

3) Active Phone Number

4) Android powered smartphone to run their VCC App.

5) A Mobile Money account (this is very essential as most Virtual credit card issuers in Cameroon will ask you to pay VCC issuance fee via Mobile Money before they can issue you a VCC) and you will also be expected to fund your VCC with Mobile Money before you can start shopping online.

How to use a Virtual credit card to pay for Facebook Ads in Cameroon

Its very easy to pay for Facebook Ads in Cameroon with a virtual credit card.

To pay for Facebook ads in Cameroon with a Virtual credit card, you just need to follow the simple procedures…

1. Visit your Facecbook page and choose a post on your Facebook page that you will like to boost.
2. After you have figured out what post to boost on your Facebook page, just click on the Boost Post button below the post as seen in the screenshot below.

3) After clicking on the Boost post button,  in the next page, select the credit card payment method by clicking on the payment method area…..

Select Debit card and Credit Card Payment from the list of Payment methods as shown in the screenshot below…

After you have selected the credit card payment method, you will be required to enter your virtual credit card details to link your virtual credit card to your Facebook page.

Like i mentioned earlier, after you have bought a virtual credit card from an authorized VCC issuer in Cameroon, your virtual credit card details will be sent to your Email or SMS inbox.

Below is a sample of a virtual credit card details.

*** Name of Cardholder
*** 16-digit Virtual Card Number (40XX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX)
*** 3-digit Security Code (CVV code)
*** VCC Expiration Date (XX/20XX)
*** Billing Address

Enter the above info on Facebook and click on the SAVE button to issue payment as shown in the screenshot below.

 

Do you prefer to pay for Facebook ad in Cameroon via PayPal, no worries, you can easily create a PayPal account on the PayPal Cameroon website and link your virtual credit card to your PayPal account….then use your PayPal account to pay for Facebook ad in Cameroon.

A virtual credit card (VCC) is indeed a complete Facebook Ads payment solution for Cameroonians of all walks of life.

If you have a Mobile Money account, you can get a Virtual credit card in Cameroon from the comfort of your home and use it to pay for Facebook Ads or boost the posts on your Facebook pages.

You don’t need to spend huge amount of money to open a bank account with a bank in Cameroon, just to get a debit card to do minor online payments like boosting a Facebook post.

Simply get a Virtual Credit card from your bedroom and use it to pay for Facebook Ads in Cameroon.

Most Virtual Credit cards in Cameroon are valid for 3 to 4 yrs. This simply means that within that timeframe, you can keep funding and using your virtual credit card to pay for Facebook ads in Cameroon without stepping foot at any bank in Cameroon.

Best Virtual Credit Cards in Cameroon for Facebook Ads.

Nowadays there are lots of virtual credit card issuers in Cameroon that can issue you a virtual credit card which you can use to pay for Facebook Ads in Cameroon.

In this post, I’m going to recommend two virtual credit cards; which in my opinion are the best virtual credit cards for Facebook Ads or Facebook posts boosting.

1. Noupia Virtual credit card For Facebook Ads in Cameroon

Noupia virtual credit card is a mobile money funded virtual credit card which is issued by Noupia; a virtual credit card issuer based in Buea.

How does Noupia Virtual Credit Card work???

• Purchase a Noupia virtual credit card with the funds in your Mobile Money account.
• After you have acquired a Noupia virtual credit card, you can then transfer money from your Mobile Money account to your Noupia virtual credit card.
• After funding your Noupia Virtual credit card, you can then use your Noupia virtual credit card to pay for Facebook Ads or for Facebook boosting in Cameroon.

For example if you wish boost a Facebook post on your Facebook page with a 10,000 frs ($20) Ad budget, you just need to get a Noupia virtual credit card from Noupia with the fund in your MoMo account. After you have bought your Noupia virtual credit card, you just need to fund your virtual credit card by transferring $20 (10,000 Frs CFA) from your Cameroon MoMo or Orange Money account to your Virtual credit card.

After funding your virtual credit card, you can then use your virtual credit card to pay for Facebook Ads in Cameroon or boost a Facebook post

10 interesting Features of  NouPia Virtual credit card.

• It cost just 2000frs CFA to buy and fund Noupia Virtual credit card.
• The minimum initial deposit is 3000frs CFA.
• You can easily fund your Virtual credit card by transferring money from your MoMo account to your Noupia credit card (cash-in is instant/there’s no delay!)
• Validity period of a Noupia Virtual credit card is 4 yrs (this simply mean that you can keep funding and using your Noupia virtual credit card for 4 yrs)
• Noupia offers both Visa and Mastercard virtual credit cards hence you can use your Noupia virtual credit card to shop on any online shop that accepts Mastercard and Visa cards as Noupia virtual credit card is a Mastercard/Visa branded virtual card.
• Noupia Virtual Credit card holders can transfer money to other Noupia Virtual Credit card holders (do Card to Card Transfer).
• Noupia Virtual Credit card holders can transfer money from the Noupia Virtual Credit card account balance to their MoMo account (withdrawal is instant i.e. takes just seconds) and Noupia charges just 200 frs for every withdrawal.
• Noupia Virtual credit card account holders can link their virtual cards to their PayPal accounts to shop online on shop that accept PayPal (however we are still to confirm if its possible to transfer money from a PayPal account to Noupia Virtual Credit card account balance )
• Noupia charges just a little transaction fee for the usage of their virtual credit card (3% card load fee and 3% withdrawal fee for every withdrawal to Mobile Money account). Simply put you will be charged 200frs for every withdrawal and 300 frs for every card load.

Disadvantages of the Noupia Virtual credit card.

• No ATM withdrawal i.e. Just like other virtual credit cards, Noupia virtual credit cards can only be used for online shopping and to pay for online subscriptions. In other words, you can’t withdraw money from your Noupia Virtual credit card via the ATM machines in Cameroon as its not a physical or plastic card.
• Noupia virtual credit card holders are responsible for the protection of their virtual credit card details and won’t be refunded in the case of fraud.

How much does it cost to get a Noupia Virtual credit card in Cameroon??

Noupia’s virtual card issuance fee is 2000frs CFA and their minimum initial deposit is 3000frs.

What’s the validity period of Noupia Virtual credit card???

The validity period of Noupia MoMo virtual credit card is 4 yrs. This simply mean that for a period of 4 yrs, you can keep funding your Noupia MoMo virtual credit card with MoMo and use it to pay your Netfllix subscriptions in Cameroon

Requirements for acquiring Noupia’s virtual credit card in Cameroon.

To obtain Noupia’s virtual credit card, all you need is an Android smartphone, a valid ID card, Email Address, a working WhatsApp number and 5000frs for your initial deposit. Yes! that’s all you need.

There is zero paper work to do as you don’t need to submit passport size photographs, photocopy of your ID, Tax identification number, photocopy of utility bill and fill a form, just to get the virtual credit card (unlike the procedures and requirements of the banks).

How to get Noupia virtual credit card in Cameroon.

The procedures to get a Noupia virtual credit card in Cameroon is very simple and straight forward. This explains why it is currently the most sought after virtual credit card in Cameroon.

You can sign up and get a Noupia virtual credit card from the comfort of your home within 10 minutes…and start making online payments.

To get Noupia’s virtual credit card, you just need to go through the simple procedures below…

1. Visit Noupia website via this link https://noupia.com/ to install the Noupia app. 

On Noupia website, you will find a link that will take you to the specific page on the Google Play store; where you can install the genuine Noupia App. The file size of the App is just 2.99MB.

2. Create an Account (Register).

After installing the Noupia App on your Android smartphone, you will need to create an account on the App by providing your legal name, Email Address, WhatsApp Phone number and a referral code. Yes! that’s all you need to provide for your account to be created.

Don’t have a referral code??? Use my referral code to Sign up on Noupia.

My referral code is: 787120

3) Verify your identity

After creating an account on the Noupia platform, you will be taken to your account dashboard; where you will be expected to verify your WhatsApp phone number, Email address, accept Noupia terms…and lastly, you will be expected to upload a photo of your valid national ID card/Passport (front and back view) and also upload a selfie holding your ID, to complete the sign up process.

Somebody may likely want to ask, Why do I need to verify my Identity?

For regulatory processes and to comply with government laws, Noupia is obliged to verify your Identity as a person before they can issue you a virtual credit card. Reason why you need to send a photo of your Government Issued ID card/Passport to Noupia for verification. Once verified and approved by the Noupia team, your account will be activated and a virtual credit card will be generated in your name for you to fund and start shopping online, pay Facebook ads, online subscriptions etc.

4) Fund your Noupia virtual credit card.

Before you can start shopping online with your Noupia virtual credit card, first you will need to fund your virtual credit card by transferring a certain amount of money from your Cameroon MoMo or orange money account to your Noupia virtual credit card.

After you have funded your Noupia virtual credit card, you can start shopping online on any eCommerce website of your choice.

2)  Facebook Virtual Credit Card by Virtual CC Africa

Another credible virtual credit card platform; where Cameroonians can easily get a virtual credit card to pay for Facebook Ads in Cameroon, is the Virtual CC Africa platform.

One of the reasons why most Cameroonians prefer to get virtual credit cards from the Virtual CC Africa platform is due to the fact that they offer virtual credit cards without verification of their clients identity i.e. you don’t need to provide any identification document before you can be issued a virtual credit card on the Virtual CC Africa (unlike).

So its a best platform for Cameroonians who wish to buy a virtual credit card anonymously.

To get a virtual credit card on the Virtual CC Africa platform, all you need to provide, is your first & last name…and the Email address; where your virtual credit card details will be sent to, after purchasing a virtual credit card.

It will cost you 7500 frs to purchase a Virtual credit card from Virtual CC Africa and the virtual credit card comes with $5 preloaded on it.

Your virtual credit card will be sent to your email address within 5-10mins after purchase.

Note that every detail you require to use the virtual credit card will be available in your email. The transaction receipt autogenerated by the Virtual CC Africa  system can also be used as proof of payment (if required) should an issue arise.

Virtual CC Africa says their virtual credit card be used to run Facebook Ads, Google Ads, pay for products and services on websites like amazon, Alibaba and basically every platform that accepts VisaCards and MasterCards as methods of payment. They also claim that their virtual credit cards can be linked to your PayPal account.

To use your virtual credit card to pay for Facebook Ad, simply copy the required details ( this includes the Name on Card, Card Number, Expiry Date and CVV) on the platform where you wish to make the purchase. Their virtual credit cards do not require any verification codes to make a purchase.

To purchase a virtual credit card from Virtual CC Africa, simply visit the Virtual CC Africa website and  click on the ORDER NOW button found on the website…and then follow the instructions to purchase a virtual credit card via MoMo or credit card.

After you have purchased a virtual credit card from Virtual CC Africa (which will cost you 7500 frs ), your VCC details will be sent your Email address within 5-10 mins after purchase.

To start using your Virtual credit card on Facebook Ad, first you will need to recharge your virtual credit card.

Like i mentioned earlier, Virtual CC Africa virtual credit cards will come with $5 preloaded on it

To recharge your card, simply click the recharge link that comes along with your virtual credit card, fill in the required information, Pay, and your top-up confirmation will be sent to you within 3 minutes.

Is it worth it to advertise on Facebook in Cameroon?

For those of you who don’t know, Facebook is currently one of the most powerful advertising tool that can be used by Cameroonian internet entrepreneurs (as well as people running offline business) to expose their products and services to thousands of people per day. Not just random people, but people who will likely be interested in your products and services….and would end up buying your products online or visiting your shop.

Nowadays, Facebook Ads is considered even more effective and productive than radio adverts; which cost more money.

These are some of the reasons why Facebook ads is now the go to advertising solution for both the online and offline businesses in Cameroon.

1) Its Popular among Cameroonians

According to Alexa ranking, Facebook is the 4th most visited website in Cameroon and the average time spent by Cameroonians on Facebook is 18 minutes.

Given the fact that a huge chunk of the Cameroon internet users spend most of their time browsing Facebook everyday, the platform therefore presents a good medium for the internet entrepreneurs and offline business owners/brands, to market their products and services to Cameroonians and boost sales.

Some Cameroonians even thinks Facebook is now a better platform to advertise than the radio and TV stations in Cameroon as most Cameroonians spend more time browsing Facebook than listening to the radio or watching TV.

When it comes to advertising or marketing of products and services, its very essential that you focus on the platform where most of your target audience are, in order to save time and money.

2) Target people based on interest

This is an interesting and effective part of paid Facebook advertising.

One of the reasons why Facebook Ads yields a high return on investment, is owing to the Fact that on Facebook, you can target people based on their interest.

Simply put, whenever you launch a Facebook Ad or boost a post, Facebook shows your Ad or boosted post only to people who have earlier indicated interest in the post.

Who will see your Facebook ad???

If you run a Facebook ad for a cosmetic product, the following category of people will see your Facebook Ad….

People who have indicated interest in cosmetic (skin care) products either by liking the Facebook pages of SkinCare brands, commented on & likes posts published by the skincare brands.

Facebook users who have published posts on their timeline which is related to skincare products, will also see the Ad

Facebook users who have Googles skincare products will see the Ad.

Facebook users who have visited Skincare blogs or buy cosmetic products from online shops will also see your Facebook Ad etc…

Ever wondered why most of your Facebook sponsored posts attract tons of comments and likes than other post on your Facebook page??? This is because Facebook is showing your Ads to people who have earlier indicated interest in your product or services either by liking Facebook pages and posts related to what you are advertising or people who have published content on their Facebook timeline and pages which is related to the products and services you are advertising.

By showing your Facebook Ad to people who have indicated interest in similar or related products OR people who have a relevant issue, you will stand a high chance of converting the Facebook users in to your customers and clients.

Summarily, with interest targeting, we can reach people based on their interests, professions, hobbies, online activities, and even pages they like on Facebook.

Facebook has been collecting a lot of information to create these user profiles including the pages that people have liked on Facebook, comments they have made on other people’s pages and profiles, and even websites that they have visited, all in order to provide very accurate interest-targeting to their advertisers.

With any type of advertising, the more relevant the ads are to your audience, the more successful your advertising campaigns will be.

3) Facebook makes it possible for advertisers to target audience based on their location.

Facebook Advertising is also very productive, owing to the fact that Facebook  has made it possible for advertisers to target people in broad or specific location.

This is the most widely used option for targeting adverts on Facebook. With this, you can make your advert focus on only the cities, countries, and even neighborhoods where you want to do business. For example, if you’re a local business around Molyko, Buea, you can show your ad only to people who are within 10 miles of your store.

If you are running a local cosmetic shop based in Limbe that offer delivery only to the customers within Limbe, you can set up your Facebook Ad campaign targeting Facebook users who are based in Limbe. With Limbe as your target location, your Facebook Ad will be showed only to the Facebook users in Limbe who have indicated interest in your product, service or boosted post.

These feature makes Facebook Advertising relevant and very productive to people who are advertising offline businesses or those running an awareness campaigns.

4) Demography:

Another intriguing aspect of Facebook advertising (which many Cameroonians are not aware of) is the fact that Facebook makes it possible for advertisers to target a particular group of people.

This option can be used to choose the audience for your advert based on specific criteria such as age, gender, or education etc.

For example, we could create two different kinds of adverts for a school. Targeting one ad set of parents where they’ll see a video of the school curriculum and laboratories while targeting a different ad set for the students, showing a video of social and sports amenities in the school.

4) Facebook Makes it possible for Advertisers to set their Ad budget

Another feature which makes Facebook advertising very cost effective, is the fact that Facebook gives advertisers the right to set their Ad budget so as to prevent overspending and to enable advertisers to monitor their investment vs returns.

Your Facebook Ad budget is a certain amount of money you intend to spend on your Advert campaign, for the scheduled duration of your choice.

For those of you don’t know, Facebook charges Advertisers using a PayPer Click and Engagement system i.e. Whenever a Facebook user clicks on a link on your Ad and goes to your website, WhatsApp or DM you, you will be charged a certain amount of money which range from 2cent to $1.

Again when people comments or likes your boosted Facebook posts, you will be charged a certain amount of money.

As Facebook users keeps interacting with your Facebook ad, Facebook will keep debiting your credit card.

To ensure that you don’t overspend, Facebook has given advertisers the opportunity to set a budget for their Ad campaign.

For example if you set your Ad budget for your Cosmetic product Ad to $14, your Facebook ad will automatically stop running when your Ad expenditure reaches $14.

By giving Advertisers the opportunity to set their preferred Ad budget, Advertisers would be able to reflect on how much they have gained after spending a certain amount of money on an Ad .

For example after spending $14 on a cosmetic product ad, you should be able to deduct your Ad budget from the profit. If the result is a deficit then you should work on your product and relaunch the Ad campaign with a smaller budget this time.

Setting Ad budget would also prevent Advertisers from waking up in the morning to find out that their Facebook ads has accrued cost which they can’t pay for.

One of my favorite things about Facebook ads is the flexibility of all types of budgets, large or small. You can seriously run an ad for as little as 7000frs CFA and also as much as 100,000frs CFA a day depending on what your aim is. Just as big corporations plan their major ad budgets for all media platforms, paid Facebook advertising has given you the power to plan your own very little budget for your small business. And guess what? You will see the result.

5) Facebook Ad Pause and Stop Feature…

One useful feature about Facebook advertising which i love using, is the Facebook Ad pause and stop feature.

As a Facebook advertiser, you can decide to pause and stop your Facebook ad at any time you want.

For example if your Facebook ad isn’t generating any sales on your online shop, you can decide to pause your Facebook Ad and perfectly optimize your online shop to boost conversion rate….after that you can restart the Ad again.

Again you can pause your Ad on certain times of the day that you think your target audience won’t be active on Facebook or willing to issue payment.

For instance, I often set my Facebook ad goal to get people who are interested in my services to contact me via WhatsApp… and i always like to reply promptly to WhatApp messages sent by prospects.

So at night when i would normally be sleeping, i often pause my Facebook ads and restart it in the morning at about 9AM when i’m ready to respond to messages instantly.

When you are running Facebook Ads you need to be very smart in order to maximize your Ad budget to get a high return on your investment. Making use of the Facebook Ad pause and stop feature can boost your profit margin and make Facebook advertising cost effective.

Ok those are the features which makes Facebook advertising very profitable to both the internet entrepreneurs and Cameroonians running offline businesses.

With these amazing targeting options and campaign objectives that are listed above, we have been able to provide affordable Facebook advertising in Cameroon to help businesses reach their exact target market, audience, and customers.

It is a known fact that Facebook ads influence online shopping decisions for 25% of active users every day and more than 40% of active Facebook users follow brand pages for product updates and find something of interest. Source

With affordable Facebook adverts in Cameroon, you can get your business in front of the right people and connect them with your business or brand.

Frequently asked questions about Facebook Ads In Cameroon