It happens that you have created a new group and do not know at all how to carry out its further promotion so that it attracts the attention of a large number of users. The most important thing is interesting content and a large number of participants. How to add to the group in Odnoklassniki and how to make it interesting for all invitees?
Firstly, it is very important to make the community page outwardly attractive. Use the appropriate design option to your taste. To do this, click on the link in the upper right part of the page, different styles will be provided there. Choose, taking into account the specifics of the created group.
Let's say the focus of the new group is humor. Then you need to choose the option that suits this category. For example, you can opt for cute cartoon monkeys. Choose the option you like and click the "Install" icon. Evaluate the result, if not satisfied - repeat the procedure.
To increase the number of participants, you need to select the most interesting material that will appeal to a large number of users. How to add interesting content to the group in Odnoklassniki?
Create photo albums
First of all, we make a new album and add images to it. How to add a photo to a group in Odnoklassniki? Follow these steps:
- click on “Create Album” and select “Photo Album”;
- enter the name of the new album and select the fields: "Show at the top of the album list" and "Allow photo upload only to the administration (that is, you)";
- save the result.
In order for the group members to be able to add new images, there is no need to check the boxes.
Next, upload new photos. To add a photo, select the “Add photo” button, the selected images are downloaded from your computer. Each image can be accompanied by an inscription, useful information. If you don’t have any ideas about this, leave the image without a signature and proceed to add the following.
Mass Community Invitation
After filling the community with interesting material, you need to start inviting participants. How to add people to a group in Odnoklassniki? The easiest option is to add your friends to the new group. To do this, click "Invite to Group", this button is visible under the logo on the main page. Then a window will appear, and you can send invitations to your friends. Select those you would like to invite and click on the “Invite” button at the bottom of the page.
How to add non friends to Odnoklassniki? The main way is to search for groups with similar topics and add potential members from them. How to do it right:
- In the search box (upper left part of the page) type, for example, the phrase: “Quotes of great people.”
- In the pop-up window you need to select: "Show all results" - and a list of possible groups that match this request will appear. It is better to opt for one in which the number of participants is the largest.
- You need to go into the group and select the "Members" section. Choose any participant, when you hover it, a pop-up window should appear, in which it is enough to click the "Invite to Group" button. Repeat this as you add more participants. So you can add members to the group in Odnoklassniki.
Adding specific members
How to add certain participants to the group in Odnoklassniki? To add a person to the group who is not in the list of your friends, you need to click on the “other actions” item under the main photo, click on the “Invite to group” button. Then select the group to which you want to add this user and confirm your choice by clicking on the “Invite” item.
How do I send an invitation to a group to a specific friend?
Alternatively, you can add friends to the group in Odnoklassniki one at a time. To send an invitation to a user, you need:
- go to the section where your friends list is located (on the right side of the page);
- select the friend you want to invite and go to his page;
- select the “Other Actions” button, in the menu that appears, click on “Invite to Group”;
- it remains to select the desired group and confirm your decision by clicking on "Invite".
Keep in mind that group administrators can prevent members from sending invitations. Therefore, you can enable this option to engage in inviting new community members yourself. In addition, users themselves may prohibit sending them invitations to add them to groups.
How to send invitations to a group to several friends at once?
How to add many users to Odnoklassniki at once? To send invitations to several friends at once:
- under the main photo of the selected group, select the link “Invite friends”;
- from the proposed list, mark the necessary users or select the “Select All” function;
- Click on the “Invite” button to confirm your choice.
Be careful not to get blocked by a profile. There is a ban on a large number of similar actions for a certain period of time that the user can perform.
What to do after filling the community?
Now it’s important to give the group enough time: add useful and interesting information so that the involved users remain in it. The process of downloading images is detailed above. You can also use videos.
How to add a video to a group in Odnoklassniki? This is not difficult. Find the “Video” tab located on the right side of the page and click on it. In the window that opens, download the video from your computer, then specify its title and description.
In order to succeed in promoting a group on the Odnoklassniki social network, even without knowledge of the subject, you must first make it public. The right publicity settings involve the audience entering the community. To do this, go to the settings and perform the following actions: for a group united by communication on thematic interests, you should allow participants to create themes and albums with the ability to download photos and videos.
To prevent inappropriate content, enable post verification before publishing. Disable comments for those users who have not yet subscribed.
In the future, select one or two of the most active participants as assistants. How to add a moderator to a group in Odnoklassniki? Go to the community settings and find the “Administration” tab. In the menu that opens, select the user you need and enable the group management right for him.
It is necessary to lure the audience with interesting information and motivate subscribers to make repeated visits to the page and website to make purchases. Post new content periodically.
Attracting Subscribers
Above are instructions on how to add subscribers to the group in Odnoklassniki. The easiest way to do this is by sending invitations. Go to the "Participants" and click "Invite." In Odnoklassniki there is a limit - up to 30 invitations per day. But this is not the most effective way. A much better effect can be achieved by improving the quality of the content.
Increase group recognition with quality content
Useful and timely content in the best way attracts people and motivates them to subscribe to you. These can be useful life hacks, concise guides, expert opinions and ratings, comparisons and reviews of various goods and services.
Do not forget about the timely publication. You should regularly upgrade the content and do not forget about the quality of publications, making them interesting, original and unique. During the day, the highest activity occurs from 13:00 to 16:00 and from 17:00 to 19:00 in the evening. Publish messages at this time, this will be the best solution. Do not try to disguise ads as useful messages. People will get used to it and stop reading them in the stream.
Visibility and visualization of posts will attract the attention of users, and with high probability the information will be remembered. Therefore, supplement messages with pictures, infographics, photographs. When compiling announcements for articles, be sure to activate the link to it, and the image from the article will attach automatically.
Alternatively, add a standalone picture. To do this, select “Create a new topic”, then “Add a photo”. Here you upload a photo and substitute the information block, link to the material and other content and publish. The most spectacular in news feeds are pictures with a format of 640 x 480 pix.
About the benefits of hashtags
Thanks to hashtags, users quickly find the necessary publications. This is convenient, they allow you to focus on the published material. Making a hashtag is easy. To do this, expand the publication and find the "Keywords". Then we write down the keywords in the form of hashtags and click "Finish."
Increase follower activity
To activate subscribers, it’s best to create polls. This should be done at least once or twice a week.
To do this, open a new topic and click on the poll creation button. Indicate a question and offer several answers. Then publish the post, you can also pin it to the top of the tape. It is obvious that current survey topics will cause the greatest interest. Do not forget that the subject of the survey should correspond to your profile.
Communication with other communities
Make friends with administrators and owners of similar in profile and popular groups. If you can build communication with people in a similar but not competing group, this will positively affect the result. Alternatively, communities by geography or similar categories: when offering children's shoes, pay attention to the pages with children's products. Having made friends, you will help each other in advancement. For example, publish your ad with a repost of a friend group, and that one will post your posts / advertisement in return. Search for suitable communities through a search. Then look at the information about the group and get the contacts of administrators and owners from there.
Third-party communities may also be suitable for publishing promotional posts. Of course, free mutual PR is its most beneficial form. As for promotional posts, as a rule, they are paid, and then factors such as topics, the number of community subscribers, as well as competition between advertisers can affect the cost.