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Facebook Groups let you create specific communities of people who interact directly with each other. You can use Groups to share exclusive updates, photos or events, and Group members can coordinate through comments, collaborate on documents and message other group members. Groups can be public, closed or secret.
Groups are helpful for communicating with a segment of your supporters. It’s a great way to coordinate activities with or provide exclusive content to a select set of people.
From your Page go to the Groups section on the left side menu and click Create Group.
Once the group is created, you’ll be taken to the group. Go to Edit Group Settings to add a description, tags and profile picture and cover photo, and set up a group email address people can use to post directly to the group. You can join and create up to 6,000 groups.
For all types of groups (Public, Closed and Secret) members can add people they are friends with on Facebook. You can also invite supporters you’re not friends on Facebook with by clicking Invite by Email in the top right of your group to send an email. Another way to attract group members is by talking to people off of Facebook. If your group is public or closed, they’ll be able to send a request to join.
To add new members to a group:
Privacy settings control how visible your group is. Depending on the goals for your group, the type of privacy setting you have may change.
To monitor your group, post, comment and visit it regularly. To post to a group, go to Write Post at the top of your group.
From here you can:
You can include your location and tag other members of the group in your post.
Tip: To make a new paragraph in your comment, hold Shift and then press Enter (or Return).
Group members get notified about all new posts in a group unless they choose to adjust their group notification settings. If group privacy is set to Closed or Secret, only group members will be able to see things that get posted in the group.
To learn more about monitoring your group, visit our Help Center.
When managing a group, post content that’s specific to members and the purpose of the group. Here are a few tips to help keep your group engaged:
Posting: It’s best to lead by example, so make sure you’re posting and commenting in your group and encouraging your members to as well.
Moderation Tips: Group moderation helps members feel safe while interacting and keeps conversations on track. Here are a few tips to help everyone have a good experience:
You want each group you create to have a clear purpose so that you can set the right expectation and etiquette for members.