One of the main methods of promoting a community is to invite people to it. But keep in mind that no one will sign up just like that. There must be high-quality design, useful publications and active discussions (read about creating discussions in a group).
As for the content, that’s a topic for another article. You and I need to figure out how to properly invite friends and VKontakte users to our group.
What will we talk about
You can publish posts on the wall, with a link to the community, and a call to join. If desired, they can even be easily secured. You can write private messages to everyone, persuading them to become a member of the group.
None of this is as effective as the tool we'll talk about in this tutorial.
In groups there is a special link “Invite friends”. When you click on it, we will go to a tool that will allow you to send a large number of invitations in a couple of minutes. Below we will learn how to work with it.
Options for invitation texts
To increase the conversion of user entries with invitations, you can simultaneously send a personal message with your offer. Let's look at approximate text options for an invitation to a VKontakte group using the example of a public page dedicated to sports.
Option #1
Hello, {indicate username}!
Do you want to start playing sports, but don't know where to start? It's not a problem. There are hundreds of training programs in our community, both for beginners and for professionals who have been involved in sports for decades.
Join our community and become part of a project that will change people's lives for the better. The invitation has already been sent.
Option No. 2
Good afternoon, {username}!
Doing sports? We urgently need your experience.
Join the community {indicate the name of the community}, communicate with other athletes, get a boost of motivation for every day. We have already sent you an invitation, all you have to do is accept it.
From these two options we can conclude that first of all you need to contact the user by name
. Personalization is very important, it allows you to increase the response several times. Next, you need to interest the user and briefly describe the focus of your group.
By following these simple rules when composing texts, you can increase the conversion rate when new members join.
How to invite friends to a group on VK?
You do not need to be on the community leadership list or be a designated administrator to use this tool. If the group is not closed, then the function is available to any guest.
We log in to our page, go to the “Communities” section, and open the one we need. Or we find the group through a global search, in the list of recommendations, etc.
By the way, we will work from a computer, in the full version of the site. The algorithm for working from the phone will be shown below.
While on the community start page, click on the “Invite Friends” link. It is located in the menu block.
Your friends will be listed in the window that opens. You can work right here. Just find the right person and click on the “Send an invitation” link opposite his page.
If you make a mistake, you can withdraw your application. The link, once sent, will change its name to “Cancel invitation”. You should click on it.
This way, you can quickly send out a large number of invitations - click on the links in this list one by one.
Note. You should not engage in mass sending - there is a possibility of getting the page blocked. It is better to stretch this process over time. 1-2 applications per hour is quite suitable.
It is worth noting that not all people with whom you are friends will be displayed in this window. To go to the full list and use filters, you need to click on the “Invite friends from the full list” link.
Let's go to the full list of friends
This is where all our friends will be. And in addition - a number of filters. With their help, you can flexibly select people according to established criteria.
List of friends we can invite to the group
To send an invitation to a person, just click on the “Invite to group” button opposite his page. After this, the button changes its appearance. Pressing again will cancel the request.
Cancel the submitted application
If you look carefully, you will see that the invitation buttons are not displayed for all users. Why is this happening?
A person could limit this possibility using privacy settings. If he has forbidden to invite himself to groups, then the button will be absent. By the way, if you use a filter, then in the final list, the buttons will be displayed for all people. But if you click on it, opposite the person who prohibited this opportunity, you will receive a corresponding notification. This can be seen in the tooltip below.
All we have to do is send invitations by sequentially clicking on the button next to the desired people.
How to add people from an unfamiliar audience
Well, the first stage has been completed, all your friends have already signed up and joined your community, what to do next? The next step is to attract third-party audiences. This process is not as simple as the previous one, but it is much more productive. If a stranger accepted your invitation, it means that the page really interested him, not because he is your former classmate and wants to support, but because you have cool content. Remember, from a promotion point of view, each unfamiliar subscriber is worth 5 of your friends, so you should study this issue thoroughly!
So, let's learn how to add subscribers to the VKontakte group - not friends, but strangers who are your target audience.
- As we mentioned above, ask your friends who are already members of your community to add their friends through the “Invite” button. They will be able to add a participant to a closed group in Contact, and, of course, to an open one, but not to a private one, so first check your format and, if necessary, change it.
Only site owners, namely their immediate managers (not even admins or moderators), can send invitations to private communities.
- Get ready for painstaking manual work - write down groups with a similar line of activity and study their contact list. To do this, you need to go to the site, go to the section with participants, click “Show full list”. Now filter the results to get the most targeted users. Next, click “Add as Friend” next to each one, and after approval, send them an invitation from the group. Remember, this is the only way you will be able to add live subscribers to the VKontakte group.
- There are various programs for cheating; we do not recommend using them. Such software recruits bots - a dead audience that will not show any activity. Agree, it looks strange when, with 20 thousand participants, there is a draft in the group, and the photos get 5 and a half likes. By the way, if the VK administration suspects you of dishonest actions, you may find yourself under a temporary, or even permanent, block.
- You can order targeted advertising - it gives very good results, because the system specially selects users who really are your target audience. In essence, this is the manual method of adding participants described above, only paid and more efficient due to large volumes. The service is expensive, especially for a beginner group, but the result will not disappoint you.
- Placing advertising posts in target communities. Of course, the service is also paid. You will need to come up with a cool post that will certainly hook people and stimulate their decision to join your community.
- Ordering a user analysis project through search engines. This is the most expensive method, which, however, gives excellent results. The project is carried out by professionals who know absolutely all promotion tools, from standard niche monitoring to creating a separate website with content that will contain hidden and unobtrusive advertising for your group.
So, we looked at how to add friends to a group on VKontakte, if I am the creator or if I am a simple participant. We also looked at how to attract third-party audiences. By the way, you should know that only 40 invitations can be sent per day from one account. Let's look at how to bypass this limit:
- Some resources claim that VK algorithms take a period of 12 hours per day, so, in fact, 80 applications can be sent out in 24 hours. Be careful when checking this information, and also, do not send invitations one after another, without an interval - the system may decide that automatic software has connected to the work.
- If the limit is exhausted, join one of the “Add as friends” groups - use the search, you will find a huge number of them. Become a member of them and post on the wall asking them to join you and send invitations;
- Encourage people to add you on their own - work on content, write messages, make a status call;
It’s not enough to just add users to the VK group, you also need to retain them and force them to be active. If you have an online store, make people your customers. Carefully and painstakingly study the information on promoting groups, work carefully, and beware of actions that could lead to your group being blocked on the social network. If you have already started studying useful articles, then you are on the right track! We wish your community successful work and prosperity!
What function does public pages have?
If you go to any of them, you will see that the “Invite friends” item is not in the menu block. Instead, there is a “Tell Friends” link. It is also intended for our purposes, but its functionality is greatly reduced.
After clicking on it, a pop-up window will appear. Here you are invited to share a post about this page by posting a post on your wall, in the community, or through private messages. You can supplement the publication with text and emoticons. Limit viewing to friends only, and disable notifications and commenting.
The entire process is shown below.
Bottom line
Ultimately, it is worth noting that sending out invitations to people to join a group is an effective way to promote VK communities. The main thing is to follow the rules described above and then the result will not be long in coming. Special programs have been developed that greatly simplify the process of sending out invitations. Mass invitation of people on VKontakte will allow you to earn money faster.
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How to invite people and potential subscribers from your phone?
It should be noted that this tool works rather poorly in the application. It is possible to send applications one at a time.
Let's look at the process. Let's go to the right group. In the upper right corner, click on the icon to open the menu. In the list that appears, select the “Invite friends” item. We get to a familiar list. For a more precise search, you can click on the “Magnifying Glass” icon.
Once you have found the person you want, click on their page in the list. An invitation will be sent and you will be notified accordingly.
Possible problems
When promoting a public site through inviting, various kinds of difficulties may arise. Therefore, you should consider in more detail possible problems when sending out invitations to a VKontakte group and effective options for solving them.
Blocking work accounts
If you work with software, then use an ipv4 proxy. This allows you to minimize the chance of blocking, since thanks to proxy servers the IP address from which actions are performed changes.
Also, set a delay between actions. There is no need to send all 40 invitations from your account in 10 seconds. Set the intervals from one send to another to be at least 120 seconds.
If you work manually, then also maintain a delay between actions. And in no case exceed the permissible daily limit for mailing.
Is it possible to send invitations to strangers (not our friends)?
With the help of the considered tool - it is impossible. There are a number of reasons for this.
Firstly, a stranger is less likely to accept your invitation and become a member of a community unknown to him. Otherwise it will add you to the blacklist.
Secondly, you risk getting your page banned if you include everyone in your mailing list.
Therefore, this method is not encouraged, and there are no tools for implementation.
But if you really want to, you can always write a personal message to strangers with an offer to join the community. Do this at your own risk.
