START A GROUP | INVITE MEMBERS
Now that you have a group set up, it's time to start inviting members!
Two ways to invite
There are two ways to invite members to your group. The first way (and the fastest) is by clicking the "+ Members" button located in the group header in the middle panel.
The second way is by clicking the "Members" button in the Group Administration Module in the bottom left panel. Your Membership list will be displayed. Simply click the "+" button and an invite window will open.
The Invite Window
When you click, "+ Members" from the group header or "+" in the Members admin section, a pop-up will open that will allow you to enter email addresses, select from your contacts, and select members from other groups that you are a part of.
Invite via Email Addresses
To invite a member to your group via email address, simply enter their email address into the large text box on the left of the screen.
If you want to invite multiple people at once, simply separate each email address by a space, comma, or place each on its own line.
Also, if you have an existing member list in Excel, you can copy and paste the email addresses into the text box.
When you are ready to add them to the invite, click "Add to List".
When you click "Add to List", the email addresses will be added to the list on the right side of the screen.
Here we see the 5 email addresses entered have been added to the list. You can repeat the process where you add people to the text area on the left and click "Add to List" to invite additional people.
To remove invitees from an invite, simply click their email address (CTRL + click for multiple) and click "Remove Selected".
When you're ready to send the invite, type a short message in the Invite Message box and click "Send Invite".
Convos will send everyone in the list an invite and email letting them know they have been invited to your group.
Invite members from your contacts
In addition to inviting members via email address, you can also invite members that you are already associated with in Convos. This includes the following:
- Anyone you have in your My Convos Contacts module
- Any member from a group that you belong to that has a Member Directory enabled
To invite these people to your group, simply click the "From Contacts" toggle button and you will see a tree of your Contacts and groups that you belong to. Simply select each desired invitee (CTRL + click for multiple) and click "Add to List".
Pending Invites
After you have sent invites out, you can view which invites are still outstanding in your Member admin section. As a group admin, click "Members" in your group administration panel and click the Pending Members tab.
To invite a new member, simply click the "+" button at the bottom of the screen and the invite member screen (explained above), will appear.
Canceling Invites
If you wish to cancel a pending invite, simply click the invite in the Pending Members list and click "-". The invite will become invalid if a user tries to sign up for the group.