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Inviting People to Your Group

Why Invite People to Your Community?

  • As with many activities, communities are more fun and useful when you have someone to interact with.
  • You can invite or add new users. You can also assign different roles and levels of access to members of your community -- for example, you can have Editors who can approve content uploaded by other members.
  • Of course, if you need to, you can remove people from your community.
  • Create your own community in the Navy Log now!

 

Inviting New Users

Once you’ve created a Group, you can begin inviting new members.  Click Manage this page in the upper right-hand corner of your screen. 
When your Power Strip opens, click the Members Bar to open the Members Menu.

When the Invite Members form opens, enter the first and last name of the person you’d like to invite in the fields shown.

Then enter the member’s E-Mail address and click Invite. An invitation will be sent automatically.

To see whether or not someone has responded to your invitation, click Manage Members. Then click on the Invited Users link.

A list will open, showing all users whom you’ve invited.  A check will appear in the box next to the people who have confirmed.  If someone has not yet confirmed, his/her checkbox will be blank.

Adding Existing Members

To add add an iBelong member to your Group, click the Manage this page link in the uppper right-hand corner of your Group page.

When the Power Strip opens, click on the Manage Members bar.  Then click the Add Members link.

In the Add Members form, enter a first or last name to search for an iBelong member that you want to add to your Group. Then click Search.

A list of iBelong members who match your search will be displayed.  Clicking Add User will automatically add a person to your Group.

Your new group members will be sent  an e-mail notifying them that you have added them to your Group.

Tips for Creating a Successful Group

Define your purpose 
Decide what your group will be doing and what you’d like to accomplish.  Use this as the basis for your Group Profile description, and in deciding which Gadgets you’ll use to help your members get the most out of the group. 

Invite the right people
If you’re starting a page for a group that you already belong to, send an email to your members ahead of time, telling them why you’re starting the new group page, how the page will help your group to meet its needs, what they can expect to do here.  Tell them that they’ll be receiving an invitation by email so that they’ll be looking for it.

A group that’s already active is more likely to get (and keep) the interest of newcomers.  If you’re starting a new group, invite the people who are most likely to participate first – the risk-takers and innovators in your group -- so that there will already be some activity when the rest of the group arrives.

Be selective -- invite members based on what they can offer your new group.

Make your site usable
Make sure that your new members will be able to actively participate as soon as they join.  Have a few Blog entries ready for them to read and comment on.  Upload Photos and tweak your News Feed.  Use your Text gadget to tell them about the Group’s gadgets. Encourage them to create a Profile, enter dates in the Calendar, contribute to the Blog, and upload photos. 

Keep things current!

 

Inviting People to Your Group

Why Invite People to Your Community?

  • As with many activities, communities are more fun and useful when you have someone to interact with.
  • You can invite or add new users. You can also assign different roles and levels of access to members of your community -- for example, you can have Editors who can approve content uploaded by other members.
  • Of course, if you need to, you can remove people from your community.
  • Create your own community in the Navy Log now!

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