get88 vs Facebook groups

For your 88-day and regional job search in Australia.

Choose get88 to keep a daily flow of suitable employer introductions going without waiting for a job post in your feed. Start a Gmail campaign with a relevant CV and a clear account of your work, location and availability. Use Facebook groups for local leads and conversations that help you assess a town or a particular opening.

The Get88 Method: Up to 100 applications a day from your Gmail, with your CV attached.

A$49 AUD once. No subscription or renewal. Sending depends on employer coverage and Google quota.

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Free: 100 applications in total, up to 5 a day. No card required.

Published by get88. Competitor sources checked 7 October 2026. Guide updated 16 October 2026. Sources and method

Which fits the way you apply?

Choose get88 if…

Use get88 to give your search a daily routine you can maintain while travelling. Highlight the experience relevant to your chosen work and tell employers where you can work, when you can start and whether you have transport. Review coverage, approve the introduction and CV, then connect Gmail and start sending. Spend your search time answering replies and checking useful local leads while the campaign runs.

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Choose Facebook groups if…

A relevant Facebook group can help you ask a town-specific question or respond to a post that needs your skills now. Read the group rules and the poster's instructions before commenting or contacting them. Use the conversation to clarify the employer, role and application route; a busy discussion or a group membership does not establish that a job is suitable.

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A daily application routine

Plan your daily applications
Set a daily application routine around the employers that fit your search. The Get88 Method can send up to 100 a day where employer availability and Google quota allow. Save the roles and locations you can work in, then review your send count each day.
Prepare a clear CV and message
Lead with relevant experience, your start date, locations and availability. Upload a clear CV and approve an introduction that helps an employer assess your fit.
Contact employers before an advert
Ask suitable employers about current or upcoming work without waiting for a public listing. Your enquiry can reach them before they publish an ad; a contact does not confirm a vacancy.
Build a routine you can repeat
Approve your message and CV, connect Gmail and start applications. get88 schedules separate emails; you handle replies and follow-ups. Campaigns with the Get88 Method last six weeks, with manual restarts at no extra cost.

How the two work

get88 and Facebook groups, compared by application workflow and useful features.
Feature	get88	Facebook groups
Starting point	Available regional employer contacts around your saved preferences.	Posts and conversations in separate communities; there is no single Facebook backpacker job service.
Access	Create an account; complete CV, message and Gmail setup for Automation.	Join or participate according to each group's privacy, membership and admin settings.
Apply via	Separate employer emails sent from your connected Gmail.	Follow the poster's request, which may involve Messenger, email or an external application.
Daily routine	Daily Gmail sending after you complete setup and start applications, within current plan and availability limits.	Read relevant posts, ask questions and respond under the group's rules.
Sharing your CV	Your uploaded CV goes to the employers emailed by the campaign.	Send it through the requested application channel; posting it in the group can expose it to the group's audience.
Replies	Your Gmail inbox.	The channel used by the poster; keep a record when conversations move off the group.

The differences that matter

Local context can matter before an application

A job post can leave practical questions unanswered: is there accommodation, can you reach the workplace without a car, and is the start date still available? A local conversation can help you identify what to ask the employer. Confirm the answers with the employer rather than treating another member's experience as the terms of your own job.

Group visibility and employer delivery are different choices

Meta's help centre explains that participation and post approval depend on group settings. Read those settings before posting a CV or personal contact details. For an application, a private channel requested by the employer is usually a more controlled place to share your resume.

After you approve and start a get88 campaign, you can approach suitable employers each day without waiting for a post in the group. Send a CV and introduction suited to your work, location and dates, then use local conversations to check useful leads. You manage Gmail replies and Messenger conversations yourself.

Meta: group participation and approval settings

Give a social lead a place in your application record

Set a time each day to check Gmail and group conversations, then record the employer, date and next step. A comment, Messenger chat and email can concern the same business. Keep that record while the get88 campaign runs so you can answer questions, improve your application material and follow up once.

Run daily email outreach and use groups for local leads

Choose the town, nearby regions and work you can accept. Check get88 coverage and prepare a CV and introduction that explain relevant experience, availability and transport.
Approve the application, connect Gmail and start the campaign to keep suitable employer introductions going each day within your plan's limits.
Read a relevant Facebook group's rules and posts while the campaign runs. Respond to useful leads through the poster's requested channel and ask about duties, start dates and practical arrangements.
Set a daily time to check Gmail and group conversations. Record the employer and next step, answer questions and improve unclear parts of your application before using them again.

We check hospitality employer locations against the official 88-day work areas. Explore get88’s regional towns and read our specified-work guide. Home Affairs sets the rules for 417 and 462 visas.

For hospitality roles, prepare your introduction with the hospitality application email template. The full guide includes a worked example of using advertised jobs and direct enquiries together and two founder replies with readable excerpts.

Current get88 terms

Sending requires Gmail. Employer availability and Google quota affect how many applications go out.

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The Get88 Method

A$49 AUD once. No subscription or renewal.

Apply to regional employers without sending each email yourself. get88 sends your approved message and CV from your Gmail, up to 100 applications a day during a six-week campaign. You get lifetime roster access and can manually start another campaign at no extra cost.

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Questions before you choose

Can get88 send applications to Facebook group posts?

No. get88 sends emails to its available employer contacts through your connected Gmail. You need to respond to Facebook posts using the poster's requested route.

Should I post my whole CV in a backpacker jobs group?

Check who can see the group content and what its rules allow. A public post can share more information than you intended. When a lead looks relevant, ask for the employer's application channel and send the CV there.

How do I choose between a group lead and a get88 reply?

Compare the actual role rather than the channel: duties, workplace, start date, pay, hours, accommodation and transport. Ask the employer to confirm anything missing. If your goal is specified work, verify the duties and location against the official rules for your visa.

Sources and method

get88 publishes this comparison and has a commercial interest in its own service. We checked public product and help pages on 7 October 2026 and verified get88’s workflow against our current product. We did not send applications through Facebook groups or measure either service’s hiring results.

Checked on 7 October 2026 using Meta's indexed official help pages; direct retrieval of the join-group page redirected to a login and temporary-block screen. We did not join groups, assess individual communities or contact posters. Application channels are practical examples, not a claim that every group follows one workflow. No comparative reply or hiring data was collected.

The full comparison guide includes our Gmail workflow and a labelled founder job-search example.