Do You Still Use Facebook for Anything Besides Ads?
- Thread starter Davidson1
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- Dec 6, 2023
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It is true that Facebook now mainly requires paying to have high reach, especially with Fanpages. However, it is still possible to effectively exploit groups, personal profiles, and short video content (Reels) to attract natural traffic.
- Dec 31, 2013
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Just using facebook for running ads campaign, But many people using facebook to get organic traffic.
Till now many business only depended on facebook organic traffic.
Till now many business only depended on facebook organic traffic.
- Jan 11, 2024
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You can still create content and make money from Facebook, or sell everything with Facebook marketplace.
- May 13, 2013
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Yes some creators i know still thrive on organic reach. Like comedians, bloggers etc
melinashin
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- Aug 27, 2024
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in my country, facebook is one of the most popular social channels. so besides ads, I use it to contact with people
Elise Chloe
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- Jul 30, 2025
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It's true that Facebook is increasingly “pay-to-play”, but there are still people who take advantage of organic traffic from groups, community content or personal branding.
jerrytalley3597
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- Dec 8, 2023
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You're not wrong Facebook has definitely shifted more towards a "pay-to-play" model, especially with its algorithms prioritizing paid content and ads over organic reach. That said, some people and businesses still manage to generate organic traffic, primarily through Facebook Groups and organic posts that leverage community engagement.
BBIM AGENCY
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Many businesses are increasingly focusing on organic traffic from Facebook, even though many have spent a lot on advertising. They want to focus on content to boost their reputation.
"Priti Keer "
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Organic reach feels dead on pages, but groups still have some life
- Oct 8, 2024
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Organic reach is much lower than before, but if the content is consistent and valuable, groups and pages can still bring results without relying only on ads.
- Feb 12, 2025
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Yep, still some life in FB outside ads. Groups are gold if you run them right, and organic reach on Reels is better than pages. Marketplace is solid for flips too. But yeah, if you want scale, ads are the real driver in 2025
microbyte9
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- Jul 22, 2025
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I think it depends on your niche, choosing the platform based on niche always bring better result in my experience.
chanzchanni
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- Sep 6, 2024
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yes bro besides running ads, almost is using for contact
- Aug 6, 2024
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This year Facebook has been quite unstable with BH campaigns.
- Aug 19, 2024
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The cost on Facebook is currently very high, to operate stably you need to be an experienced person and know how to manage and distribute the budget.
- Jun 23, 2025
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Yes i do use Google & Snapchat Ads But Snapchat Ads have just started so i cant say anything other then this You are right that the cost have Incresed Significantly like about 20% higher then previous 3 months
TA Agency
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- Sep 23, 2024
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Facebook is still my main source of income right now
I have to adapt quickly to FB updates to survive
- Aug 20, 2025
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Totally agree, organic reach from pages is almost gone. But groups still have life — niche communities with engaged members can drive decent traffic if you nurture them. Also, posting short-form video/Reels helps since FB still pushes them in feed without ad spend. It’s not what it was 5 years ago, but there’s still some organic juice left if you focus on the right formats.