Facebook has had a large following among users of all ages thanks to the ability to contact new and old friends, share posts and moments in their lives at any time of the day. But one of the most appreciated features on Facebook is undoubtedly the possibility of creating public or private groups, so as to be able to bring together the contacts of friends (and not) under a single passion, hobby or knowledge (and why not make a satirical or funny page to laugh with!).
If we are new to Facebook and don't know how to create groups, we will find out in this guide how to create one, taking into consideration every aspect of group creation and management.
If we have a website or blog, it is better to create a page to offer their content to interested users rather than create a group.
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How to create groups on Facebook
The first step to create groups on Facebook is to use your account as a "base" for the group, which will be administered by us and by the others whom we would like to appoint administrators with us.
If we don't have a Facebook account, we can quickly activate it by opening the homepage and entering the requested personal data; the site can be reached from here -> Facebook .
If, on the other hand, we already have an account, enter your username and password at the top, then click on Login .
As soon as we are inside our account, we click on the Groups button in the left part of the window.
We will see all the groups we follow and to which we are already registered; in order to create our group, click on the green Create group button at the top right.
A small central window will now open where you can choose the main information of the group we are creating.
We choose a name for the group, we start adding people to it directly from our friends list and, very importantly, we choose privacy for the group; we can choose:
- Public group : everyone can see the group, its members and their posts without any limit; anyone who finds the group can access it without problems;
- Closed group : everyone can find the group and see who is part of it. Only members can see published posts; if we are new and we want to enter they will have to wait for the authorization of one of the administrators to be able to enter.
- Secret group : only members can find the group and view their posts; this group cannot be searched on Facebook and is not visible to anyone, unless you receive the invitation or message to join it.
We carefully choose the type of group we want to create and finally click on Create .
Now the group will be created and accessible based on privacy settings.
As soon as it is ready, it is better to personalize it by inserting a cover image, as recommended immediately by Facebook.
The other settings to customize the account are available by clicking on the More button.
We will be able to add other members, manage the group and modify the settings of the group as it is structured, for example by adding an image, the type of group, the group objectives, the accepted tags, the places you represent, the addition of the approval of posts by administrators and moderators, the election of new administrators or moderators, and so on.
What to do on Facebook groups
But in concrete terms what can we do with a group on Facebook ">
In addition to writing the classic post-text, we can post photos and videos, organize a video party, ask for advice, tag an event, support a non-profit, register or tag places or friends, create documents or photo albums, create a post with job postings, sell any items and upload files.
Obviously the uploaded content will be visible to group members based on the privacy settings applied.
2) Comment and send messages without login
For Facebook groups you can assign a unique email address in the menu More -> Group settings -> Customize address .
By customizing the email address of the newly created Facebook group, we can comment and send messages without even logging into Facebook but using any email client.
If someone posts a photo or message on the Facebook group we will have a notification email and we can add a comment to that post by replying to the email message, which will also appear immediately on the group on Facebook.
3) Chat with group members
Group members can chat with each other simultaneously, not just one to one, for the first time, you can chat with people who are not friends on Facebook but only part of the same group.
It will be essential in that case to appoint moderators who can keep anyone who wants to exaggerate, troll or offend on the chat so as to maintain order.
4) Shared documents
Within the Facebook group we can create text documents written with an editor similar to Word, shared with all members (who can make changes and improvements).
We will thus be able to create a small "personal Wikipedia" which all members of the group can access.
5) Share files
In Facebook groups you can share files with group members, with the limit of 100 MB per file.
To find the option and send files in Facebook groups you have to press on Other in the writing box of a post.
6) Create an event and invite all friends
We have organized an event and wish to notify all Facebook friends ">
In fact, I believe this is the only way to send messages to all the users on our Friends list .
7) Using groups to buy and sell on Facebook is also another possibility, as explained in another article.
