I'm using Facebook every day to search for affiliate marketing websites and niche sites that I can buy. There are a ton of groups with website exchanges. It's

I'm using Facebook every day to search for affiliate marketing websites and niche sites that I can buy. There are a ton of groups with website exchanges. It's also great to find virtual assistants and content writers. We also have a group for our city where things like cars, couches and other stuff gets posted. The same for jobs, models and other topics. I can hire a bunch of people, buy websites and trade stuff just using Facebook. I'm 20y/o, so I guess I'm part of the relevant user group. All I can say is that it's still very useful. I never comment or like anything, though. I'm basically using it for business. I don't think that I would use Instagram or Snapchat in the same way. I recently bought an Instagram account with 10k followers to get into this stuff, but I don't see the value of it (yet). It feels shallower than Facebook (which is pretty hard). edit: When I think about it - Facebook gives me easy access to a lot of people and services. Does somebody know any alternatives (hiring people, trading stuff and websites, local groups) when Facebook's user base leaves the platform? edit2: Reading through the comments - am I the only one who uses Facebook as a means to do business? I thought that more people on HN would use it for that.