How to Make a Facebook Group and Invite People

How to make Facebook Groups and invite people to join them.

Facebook Groups are like mini online communities within Facebook that allow group members to discuss and comment on a specific topic. In addition the Groups allow group members to post up images, videos, and links (as permitted by the group admins) to enhance the experience of using the group application on Facebook.

You can technically create a Group for anything you want, ranging from an inside joke between friends, a college organization, politics or other debating topics, food, advice, employee virtual groups, and so forth.

Facebook has both "Groups" and "Pages" available. A common misconception is that "Pages" replaced "Groups" as a way to join together users who share a certain interest or want to discuss a certain topic. In reality "Pages" are designed for approved entities such as public figures and companies to create a "fan based page" where those Facebook users who like the person, band, movie, product, or company can discuss, suggest ideas, enter contests, get coupons, or keep up to date on the entity. Groups can be made by anyone for nearly any topic or reason.

Look for the "Group" application under the "Applications" section on the left side panel of the main Facebook page when you log in. If you don't see it click "See More" below the last listed application and click on "Groups."


Click on the "Create Group" link at the top of the new page to begin. You'll be prompted to create a group name, select what networks can see the group (such as everyone, only a certain geographic area or school, or only friends), offer up recent news about the group, and list contact information and website information if needed. You'll also be asked to select a category to file the group under such as parties, food, business, etc.

On the next page you'll set up the user settings. You can control whether or not anyone can join or must be invited, whether it shows up in search results, who can post what kind of media and information on the group page or even if these items will be allowed.

On the file page you'll be prompted to invite members. If the group is public and open to everyone once you start inviting members and they accept it, Facebook publishes this acceptance on the person's page and others can see and also join the group. You can also go to this section and make members admins or "officers" of a group.

You can always edit group settings, information, and members by clicking on the "Edit Group" link in the top section of the group's page.