Help! My Facebook group members are harassing me! What do I do?
Help! My Facebook group members are harassing me! What do I do? Most of the time my group members are pretty awesome. However… occasionally, they will call me their favorite psychopath dictator… or accuse me of censorship, of being on a power trip, or of...
10 tips to get started as an admin of a new Facebook Group
10 tips to get started as an admin of a new Facebook Group As you may know, I have been running my own local Facebook community group since 2013. In 2015, I connected my group to an website – an online business – as a side hustle… and then about six...
Are you a Facebook group admin? Time to update your personal profile.
Are you a Facebook group admin? Time to update your personal profile. Are you a Facebook admin or do you plan to be one? When was the last time you took a good, hard look at your personal Facebook profile? You need to consider what is publicly viewable on your...
What to do about Facebook group members who block admins
What to do about Facebook group members who block admins Group members will block you and other admins/mods. Don’t tolerate it. Make sure it is clear in your group rules that people who block the admin or the sponsoring Facebook page will be removed (then,...
5 essential Facebook group rules
5 essential Facebook group rules If you want to run a successful Facebook group, you’ll need to have a set of well thought out rules and and you’ll need to enforce them. Here are five essential Facebook group rules to consider for your social media group:...
How to support local businesses and get people to subscribe to your email list
How to support local businesses and get people to subscribe to your email list During the pandemic, the number of stories on my local town website has gone down a bit. About a year ago, I rarely struggled for material for the daily news I feature on my website because...
Should you allow business pages to join your Facebook group?
Should you allow business pages to join your Facebook group? There are two ways to join a Facebook group: as a personal profile or as a Facebook page. As an admin, you get to decide what types of profiles you will allow to request to join your group: personal profiles...
Should you create a private or public Facebook group?
Should you create a private or public Facebook group? When you first create the group, you have two different privacy options: public or private. Who can see what? Benefits of a private group: For some group types (for example, groups specific to medical conditions,...