7 Steps to Creating a Facebook Group

My last post was a guest post about the difference between facebook pages and facebook groups. Though many organizations are opting to move to a facebook page, there are still many uses for the facebook group. So how do you create one?

1. Sign into facebook.com
2. Click on Home in the top right corner
3. Choose Groups from the left hand column
4. This page lists your groups, and should have a button that says "+Create a Group" click on that.
5. There are three required fields; Name, Description and Type. On The type choose a category, for a church I might suggest "Organizations" and then select a type, like "Relegious Organizations"
6. The next 5 fields of Office Phone, Email, Website, Street and City/Town are all optional. The more you put the easier it is for others to find your group.
7. Click Create Group!

There are many more settings to fill out, but I want to point out one important one. Under where your picture should go, it will say "Edit Group Settings" This is where you can set your access, whether it is public or private, and who can join, add, view or contribute.

At the end of the page you have three choices; This group is "Open, Closed, or Secret" Here is a definition of each from the facebook page.

This Group is open.

Anyone can join and invite others to join. Group info and content can be viewed by anyone and may be indexed by search engines.


This group is closed.

Admins must approve requests for new members to join. Anyone can see the group description, but only members can see the Wall, discussion board, and photos.


This group is secret.

The group will not appear in search results or in the profiles of its members. Membership is by invitation only, and only members can see the group information and content.

I hope this will help get you started on creating a facebook group. If you have questions or suggestions, please put them in the comments below.