What is VKontakte and why is it needed?

The social network Vkontakte has successfully consolidated its leading position not only among residents of Russia, but also in the countries of the former CIS. Now it allows registered users a huge number of opportunities: from a banal search for classmates to making money on the Internet.

The prepared material will help you understand what Contact is and why it is needed, how to properly activate your page and find new friends. We will also reveal a few secrets of free page promotion.

What is VKontakte and why is it needed?

VKontakte (Kontakte or VK) is a popular social network for communication. This platform is considered the Russian analogue of Facebook, where users create their own page, can interact with friends, publish video and audio recordings, photographs, rate materials posted by other people, create groups and communities.

The founder of the Russian-language social network VK is Pavel Durov. Now the platform is constantly being improved, new promotion tools are being added so that everyone can spend their leisure time comfortably. The site is available in 90 languages and is ranked 6th most popular in the world.

Brief history of creation

As mentioned earlier, Pavel Durov began developing the site together with his brother. The idea for the creation came to him when he realized that he wanted to keep in touch with friends from abroad. At that time, people corresponded only by email or simply called each other by phone. Therefore, it is not difficult to assume that such a platform was necessary at this time. And already in 2006, the social network Students.ru (the first name of VKontakte) began to exist. The first user signed up a few months later.

At first, the platform was closed, that is, you could register only by inviting friends. However, when VK began to gain popularity, the developers opened access to everyone. It is noteworthy that while Durov was at the helm, the site was protected from advertising and other paid functions.

From the author to readers

As practice shows, it is still quite possible to create a repeat VKontakte page. If there is a problem with specifying another SIM card, that is, there is no second phone number, then it is also completely solvable, and above I explained how. Using these methods, you can create as many profiles as you like to increase likes, reposts, views, and more.

By tradition, I would like to remind you now that on social networks in 2019 you can not only exchange messages and posts, but also receive passive income. This is described in more detail in the course “VK Money Mailings,” authored by Anton Rudakov. Many social network users have long learned to combine hours of entertaining surfing with additional income.

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How to register on VK with a phone number

In 2012, the creators of VK canceled the registration of new users using email and introduced the linking of the number to the registered page. This procedure for creating a page has been preserved to this day.

Go to the vk.com page, fill in the fields: First name, Last name, date of birth and click on the “ Continue registration ” button:

Next, select the country, write your mobile phone number, accept the terms and click on the “ Get code ” button:

Enter the received code from SMS in the field and click on the “ Send ” button:

After sending the code via SMS, you will be asked to create a password to log in. Next, you need to log in: enter your number and password, click on the “ Login ” command.

Creating a second VK account

Today, any VKontakte registration methods cannot be implemented without a phone number. In this regard, both considered methods ultimately come down to the same actions. At the same time, despite the disadvantage of requiring a number, as a result you get a fully functional profile.

Option 1: Standard registration form

The first registration method is to log out of your active account and use the standard form on the VKontakte main page. To create a new profile, you will need a phone number that is unique within the site in question. We described the entire process in a separate article using the “Instant Registration” form as an example, as well as using the social network Facebook.

Read more: Ways to create a page on the VK website

You may well try to indicate the phone number from your main page and, if unlinking is possible, relink it to a new profile. However, in order not to lose access to your main profile, you will need to add an email address to your main profile.

Note: The number of attempts to re-bind a number is very limited!

How to register on VK without a phone number

For those who want to create another account, there are several ways to register VK, where you can do without purchasing another phone number:

1. Provided that you have a Facebook page, you can register with Vk through Facebook. When registering, Facebook requests your email or phone number, so this bypass is very relevant:

2. The second option is services with free temporary phone numbers. We find sites on the Internet with free temporary phone numbers and try to register on VKontakte. The problem with these numbers is that the numbers are publicly available and the number could have already been used to register on VK. As an example, services: sms24.info, onlinesim.ru and there are quite a lot of such services.

Select a country, then select a phone number by clicking on it, after which a page with SMS texts from other users opens. We copy the selected number and paste it into the VK registration field; if the selected number has not been used, then your SMS with the code from Vk will also be included in this list of SMS texts:

All of these services operate on the same principle with minor differences. For example, on sms24.info you must first select a country:

Next, select a phone number:

We copy the phone number and look at your SMS in the SMS list, after entering it in VK:

3. By home phone. You can enter your landline phone number in the appropriate box instead of your mobile phone number. After which, the robot will automatically determine that sending an SMS to this number will not work, so it will simply call and dictate the code.

One phone number – one social network profile

Due to the appearance of thousands of fake pages, the VK administration has tightened the conditions for using the social network. By registering an account for a non-existent number, you risk losing it the first time you block it. For example, for sending out invitations to your group. Is it possible to create two VK pages for one number? Can. Is it worth investing effort into promoting a bot whose life will be short? Decide for yourself. A new SIM card costs a penny.

To prevent your number from being blocked, it is enough to top it up with a minimum amount and make a couple of outgoing calls a month.

Do you intend to turn your earnings on the social network VKontakte from a part-time job into a regular income? You should not use fraudulent methods by registering 2 pages for 1 number. Spend some money buying ten SIM cards. They will pay for themselves quickly.

Having real phone numbers in your hands, in a few minutes you can create as many working VK profiles as you need, using your real name, surname and photo. If they are blocked, you can always restore them by contacting the administration and continue to use the accumulated customer base!

How to set up a page on VK (VK)

After completing the registration procedure, you will be presented with a half-empty page where you need to fill in the missing information so that friends and relatives can accurately determine that it is you.

In addition, there are basic profile settings, including adding a photo, indicating the city and country, filling out the line of interests, education, career, political views, worldview of the page owner, etc.:

Basic information is configured in the “ Edit ” section, which is located under the photo of the owner of the VK page. In the main settings, you can add photos, specify the country and city, fill out the line of interests, education, career, worldview of the page owner, etc. So, click on “ Edit ”:

On the right there is a list of categories that we configure one by one. Don’t forget to click the “ Save ” button after making changes in each section:

There are also technical settings. In the upper right corner, click on your avatar, then in the drop-down menu, click on “ Settings ”:

On the right is a list of categories where you can configure technical aspects of your Vkontakte account:

What settings to make is up to the owner of the Vk account to decide.

Changing the policy and work of VKontakte

After the Mail.ru Group holding company completely absorbed the social network and came under the management of Alisher Usmanov, many changes happened to the platform. And despite the fact that many employees work there, as during the leadership of Pavel Durov, innovations are subject to serious criticism.

The ability to embed videos from a social network site on other resources has disappeared.
The beginning of cooperation with Channel One, which began actively publishing its videos. They can be monetized using built-in advertising.
If someone publishes a video that was on this channel (that is, creates pirated content), then the site immediately deletes it.
Users who want to watch a movie are sent to the Amediateka resource, and the network receives a percentage for the transitions.
“VKontakte” is essentially turning into an advertising platform.
More mobile and video advertising is appearing.
The site becomes more convenient for business, rather than user communication.
The metric is enabled for posts in groups that have more than 10 thousand users.
Changing the appearance of the social network.
The emergence of paid music.

These changes are both positive and negative, but the main reason for criticism is that the network is constantly “falling”. In addition, the resource significantly reduced the level of user security by disclosing personal information to the authorities... Trust in the site has fallen, so many decide to switch to other social networks.

Basic terms of Vkontakte

Every year on VK new terms appear that may not be clear to people who do not frequently visit this social network. Here we have collected the most popular VKontakte terms:

avatar or ava - the main photo on the page;
acc - account, account;
anon - user anonymity;
ban - blocking a page in some community or group;
bayan - old joke/news;
bot is a fake user, i.e. a script or program that performs automatic actions;
ignore – ignoring (for example, messages);
easy - easy;
caps – text written in capital letters;
captcha – written confirmation that the user is not a robot;
kek – mockery of a person;
like – approval of a VK post, “Like” button;
PM – personal messages;
meme - a funny picture in the vastness of contact;
public – group or community;
post – photography, music, video on a personal page, community;
proof – demand for evidence, official information from the primary source;
repost – moving a post to a personal page or group;
rofl - to make fun of someone, to deceive;
selfie – capturing yourself on a camera and posting it on a social network;
screen – photograph using the keyboard and monitor/phone;
emoticon is an image that reflects a person’s emotion;
spam - sending advertisements;
thank you;
targeting - advertising aimed at a specific audience;
topic - discussion in a community/group;
chan - girl;
troll – Internet provocation in the form of a conflict, dispute, discussion;
fake - a false or unreal page;
flex - brag/show off;
hype - to inflate and promote any news;
hater, hate - ill-wisher;
check - check;
chs - black list;
chsv - a sense of self-importance.

Why do you need a second page?

Let's look at the reasons why people try to create a second account:

To create bots - fake accounts that are used to increase subscribers, send invitations to a group, and other automated actions aimed at promoting a page;
To carry out mass liking, reposting, and other similar actions that are often blocked by developers. It is not recommended to use a personal page for such activities, since it would be a pity to lose it in case of a ban;
To test questionable programs, applications, software, services. Such utilities are very often traps for scammers who are trying to get data from your profile;
For personal purposes - to make friends with someone without giving their real name, to learn how to communicate, to monitor someone’s activity without fear of being “exposed” by an accidental like, etc.

How to find friends, add and add as friends

For example, to find a former classmate, classmate or work colleague, you need to:

go to the “ Friends ” section, then in the search we write Last Name and First Name or vice versa First and Last Name, turn on the advanced search in “ Search Options ”, where, in addition to the full name, you can select the country, city, place of study, age, gender of the friend you are looking for :

§ 3. Owners, cost, profitability

As the resource gained momentum, increasing the number of users and adding new functions, it needed more and more money to purchase and support new servers and to expand its staff. The required amounts amounted to millions of dollars. The owners of VKontakte received many offers to purchase and, in the end, chose the DST (Digital Sky Technologies) fund, which received 24.99% of VKontakte shares for $16.3 million.

From the very beginning, the site was positioned as solely user-oriented, for maximum convenience of search and maintaining connections between people and refrained from advertising.

However, it soon became clear that it was impossible to delay receiving income, given the ever-increasing costs of photo and video hosting. VKontakte still refrained from advertising, but used other tools for generating profit - they began with the ability to increase their personal rating through paid SMS messages. Next, they introduced the paid service “Gifts” - pay and send a virtual card or item to your friend. Virtual currency was sold for real money.

And yet, the revenue was not enough to pay for the site, so in the summer of 2008, advertising appeared on it, as well as the ability to host games and other paid services (by paying a “tax” to the site). Placing games and online applications on the site by independent developers gives them the opportunity to earn money from the sale of access and virtual game attributes. Part of this money goes to the social network. This practice, quite popular among similar sites, brought VKontakte $10 million in 2009 just from the game “Happy Farmer.”

There is information that in general in 2009 the VKontakte website earned about a billion rubles, but it is difficult to say whether it was profitable.

In the spring of 2011, DST (which is now called Mail.ru Group) held a minority stake of 32.5% and is the only third-party investor in the project. Managers of Mail.ru Group have repeatedly stated their intention to completely buy out shares and merge VKontakte with Mail.ru and Odnoklassniki.ru.

However, these statements are refuted by Durov. According to him, there are no plans to change the current state of affairs, in which the founders of VKontakte own a controlling stake. The minority stake owned by Mail.ru Group does not allow him to influence the site's strategy, and this situation will continue. In addition, Pavel again emphasizes that the main goal of VKontakte is not financial enrichment, and that the resource today places a minimum of advertising compared to other free networks.

In 2011, the company's value was approximately $2 billion.

Why do you need a second Instagram account?

Several accounts are useful for active people who maintain a personal page, post pictures on their pet’s profile, or advertise products in a store. A second profile can be registered in a few minutes.

Why do you need a second profile on Instagram:

For work. Using a social network is convenient to promote your own products, advertise online stores and services.
For the blog. In addition to the main page with photos and videos, you can maintain a professional blog about car repair, cooking, and caring for animals.
To publish posts about a child, car or pet. The second profile will help you avoid cluttering your personal page and divide posts by topic.

It is recommended to create a new page for each direction. This will help you blog on one topic, choose a style for publications, and attract future clients and interested subscribers.

If you post about work, personal life and pets in one account, this will scare off subscribers and will not interest new ones.

Pages for disseminating information about organizing events

Unlike the same messengers, this site has options that allow you to convey information to a larger audience, as well as interact with it. This is possible because any user can create their own community, and others, in turn, can subscribe to its updates. That is why, how to create a second page in VK

, event organizers often wonder. After all, this makes it much easier to work with the required group of people, creating communities, groups or meetings.

When registering, you can indicate any first and last name; they will not be checked by anyone. Thus, you can name the page as you want or need. But you should think carefully, since you won’t be able to change this data later. When editing, new first and last names are checked by moderators or the site administration, and the use of fake ones is prohibited by the rules of the resource. In this case, the page may even be blocked for violation.

Such pages have a number of advantages for organizers, because the user’s main page does not appear anywhere. From this we can conclude that it is possible:

spread information and not be afraid of blocking;
receive messages from the audience and respond to them;
publish the latest news directly on the wall;
create “publics” from a separate account.