Full definition
Organic Reach is how many people saw your post without paid advertising — purely through Facebook's natural algorithm. In Facebook Groups, organic reach runs about 40% higher than on business Pages.
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Why it matters
Organic reach on business pages has eroded over the years, which is precisely why groups became a primary channel. Inside a group, content still reaches people without paying.
🧮 A worked example
A business page with 4,000 followers now often reaches a few hundred per post. The same content across six relevant groups can reach thousands, because joining a group is itself a declaration of interest.
⚠️ The common mistake
Concluding that low page reach means "Facebook does not work". The channel did not die — it moved. The activity went to groups and communities.
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