Ask Tristram Lodge – MLM Mentor & Coach

Now if you have been on Facebook for sometime you may well have joined a few groups of the things that interest you. But have you had the foresight to start your own group yet?

If the answer is no then you are missing out on a gold mine of prospects, leads and income for your business and here’s why. Your group on Facebook can be as large as you like, however you will only be able to email 5000 people at a time.

However don’t let that deter you, there still alot you can do with your group.

Setting up your new group could not be easier. Simply click on you groups icon at the bottom of any of the pages and you will be taken to the groups page. There you will have a tag the say “create new group” Click on that and fill out the details of what your group is about. Put as much information as you like.

If you are an internet marketer, a great group would be something with your name in the title, for instance my group is called “Tristram Lodge’s MLM Rock Stars – A Place For Network Marketers To Meet”

If you want to brand yourself then putting your name in the title is a sure fire winner, and Google will love it! However your group will not be public. This means that only people with a Facebook account and who are logged in will be able to view your group. The way around this is to setup your own Fan Page. (I will talk about these later)

You want to keep your group member updated on a regular basis with informative topic’s and value. DO NOT PROMOTE YOUR OPPORTUNITY, your group members will leave quicker than they join you.

Talking about group members and how to get them, click the Invite People To Join on the left side of the page and click on which of your friends you would like to invite. I always add a message as you will get more people to join.

I send out emails every couple of days with interesting articles, videos and forum posts I have read. I also post inspirational quotes on the group wall. If you are adding great content and value your group will grow as people will suggest your group to their friends.

You can also create a group event. This is a great tool and I use this every week for a webinar invite. Really simple to set up, just select Create Group Event, fill out the details like date, time and location.

Go onto the next step and fill out the details of the event, add a photo and put a category for your event. Next you can publish your event and it will be posted on your wall and your friends home pages.

Last thing you can do is invite your friends, there is a box at the bottom of the page where you can invite everyone in the group. Just tick the box and click Send Invites. You can also invite any of your friends who are not in you group by selecting them and clicking Send Invites.

Thanks for reading and I would like to extend an invite to you for my group on Facebook. Just head over to “Tristram Lodge’s MLM Rock Stars – A Place For Network Marketers To Meet” and I look forward to seeing you there.

Tristram Lodge