Tanay Kumar Das
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- Mar 27, 2019
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There are a lot of ways to grow your group membership. Instead of giving you a step-by-step way to do each method, I’ll list them out.
What you can do is try each of these methods. I suggest taking, say, one week and trying the first method. On the second week, try the next method.
Eventually, you’ll build up a strong, solid, and growing group.
Once your group hits critical velocity, it will grow by itself.
Some people have found that “critical velocity” — the point at which the group grows by itself — happens at the 500-member mark.
Here’s how to get the ball rolling.
Method 1: Invite the right friends.
First things first.
You have the option to invite your existing friends to the group.
There’s a danger in this. Your friends might not want to join!
If you have some chill friends who love you, know what you’re up to, and want to support you, by all means, invite them.
All you need to do to invite friends is click “Add Member” next to their name.
Better yet, search for the exact friends who will be best suited to the group and invite them.
A lot of us have a bunch of Facebook friends we hardly even know. Don’t invite people you don’t really know.
Instead, choose carefully and invite respectfully.
Method 2: Pay for ads.
There’s nothing wrong with buying ads to promote your group.
Often, it’s a simple but effective way to get your group some initial visibility.
I’ve written a thorough guide to creating ads for a Facebook group.
Go to this post.
Type CTRL + F in your browser and type “head over to h”
This takes you to the section of the article where I show you how to promote your page with paid ads.
Method 3: Mention your group in similar groups.
Okay, you need to be really careful with this one.
Remember how I mentioned that some people go to existing groups to promote their group?
In my opinion, that’s poor taste. It smacks of self-promotion and is a big turn off.
Sometimes, however, it’s appropriate. You can mention your group in parallel groups.
Method 4: Invite your blog readers to join your group.
Most of your blog readers are on Facebook.
Ask them to join your group, and provide a link for easy access.
Method 5: Announce your group on your personal Facebook page.
Tell your friends you’ve started a group and see if they want to join.
Method 6: Post it on Twitter.
If you have a sizeable Twitter following, do some cross promotion of your new group there as well.
You can create a pinned post on Twitter along with your group logo or graphic, and invite Twitter followers to join.
Method 7: Post it on Instagram.
Leave no social media stone unturned.
Give your group a shout out on Instagram as well!
Post an attractive picture — again your group logo or cover image might work — and announce your group to the Instagram world.
To make it easy for people to join, add the Facebook group link in your profile.
Write “Link in profile” or #linkinprofile on the photo, so people can easily tap to your profile and then go to the group.
Method 8: Ask existing group members to invite other members.
This is my favorite method of group promotion.
It works best if you already have a small but loyal group of members.
Within the group, ask them to invite their friends to join. Be sure to explain exactly how they can do this.
Thankfully, it’s super easy to tell people how.
Go to the right side of the group page, and you’ll see the “Add Members” and “Suggested Members” sections.
What you can do is try each of these methods. I suggest taking, say, one week and trying the first method. On the second week, try the next method.
Eventually, you’ll build up a strong, solid, and growing group.
Once your group hits critical velocity, it will grow by itself.
Some people have found that “critical velocity” — the point at which the group grows by itself — happens at the 500-member mark.
Here’s how to get the ball rolling.
Method 1: Invite the right friends.
First things first.
You have the option to invite your existing friends to the group.
There’s a danger in this. Your friends might not want to join!
If you have some chill friends who love you, know what you’re up to, and want to support you, by all means, invite them.
All you need to do to invite friends is click “Add Member” next to their name.
Better yet, search for the exact friends who will be best suited to the group and invite them.
A lot of us have a bunch of Facebook friends we hardly even know. Don’t invite people you don’t really know.
Instead, choose carefully and invite respectfully.
Method 2: Pay for ads.
There’s nothing wrong with buying ads to promote your group.
Often, it’s a simple but effective way to get your group some initial visibility.
I’ve written a thorough guide to creating ads for a Facebook group.
Go to this post.
Type CTRL + F in your browser and type “head over to h”
This takes you to the section of the article where I show you how to promote your page with paid ads.
Method 3: Mention your group in similar groups.
Okay, you need to be really careful with this one.
Remember how I mentioned that some people go to existing groups to promote their group?
In my opinion, that’s poor taste. It smacks of self-promotion and is a big turn off.
Sometimes, however, it’s appropriate. You can mention your group in parallel groups.
Method 4: Invite your blog readers to join your group.
Most of your blog readers are on Facebook.
Ask them to join your group, and provide a link for easy access.
Method 5: Announce your group on your personal Facebook page.
Tell your friends you’ve started a group and see if they want to join.
Method 6: Post it on Twitter.
If you have a sizeable Twitter following, do some cross promotion of your new group there as well.
You can create a pinned post on Twitter along with your group logo or graphic, and invite Twitter followers to join.
Method 7: Post it on Instagram.
Leave no social media stone unturned.
Give your group a shout out on Instagram as well!
Post an attractive picture — again your group logo or cover image might work — and announce your group to the Instagram world.
To make it easy for people to join, add the Facebook group link in your profile.
Write “Link in profile” or #linkinprofile on the photo, so people can easily tap to your profile and then go to the group.
Method 8: Ask existing group members to invite other members.
This is my favorite method of group promotion.
It works best if you already have a small but loyal group of members.
Within the group, ask them to invite their friends to join. Be sure to explain exactly how they can do this.
Thankfully, it’s super easy to tell people how.
Go to the right side of the group page, and you’ll see the “Add Members” and “Suggested Members” sections.
