How do you create group in facebook? Well, do you really want to create a group? 
There are three types of groups that you can find in facebook. They are open groups, closed groups and secret groups. So you need to know what type of group you want to create. Having a rough sketch of the group in you mind will help you in creating the group easier and right at the first time. Moreover, it will prolong the group to survive for a longer time. If you are not sure about the group, its policies or the things that you want to achieve, then there will be a lack on commitment and the group will grow stale with a few months. Moreover, if you are active and engage the members in different interactive activities, the group will grow fast and stay popular for a longer time. A brief account on the different types of groups in facebook are:
1. Open Groups: In this type of group, anyone can join and invite others to join. Anyone can see the group information and content, whether they join the group or not.
2. Closed Groups: In this type of group, admins approve requests for new members to join. Anyone can see the group description, but only members can see the Wall, discussion board, and photos.
3. Secret Groups: This type of group will not appear in search results or in the profiles of its members. Membership is by invitation only, and only members can see the group information and content.
Now, to create a group, go to your ‘Group’ page. Select the ‘Create A Group’. The ‘Create A Group’ page looks like the image below.
Step I: (Group info) Enter the required information about the group.
1. Group Name: Enter the name of the group that you want to create.
2. Description : Give a brief description about the group. Enter information like what the group is all about, what the group is trying to achieve etc.
3. Group Type : Select a group category from the drop down menu. After you select a category, select a sub-category or topic from the next drop-down menu. This will help genuine members reach your group.
4. Recent News: Enter any recent news about the group. It is to be remembered here that some people may already have a running organization, NGOs etc. So this field can be used effectively to provide news flash regarding the group.
5. Office :
6. Email :
7. Street:
8. City/Town:
Information for 4-8 is not mandatory. But if you can really put some real information there, you group will be more genuine and attract more members and fans.
When you are done with entering information, click on the ‘Create Group’ button to create your group.
Step II: (Customize) In this step, you will select what type of group you want to make out of the three group types we have discussed in the beginning of this tutorial. In this step, you also customize the settings to grant access or restrictions to the different activities that takes place in a group. Activities includes writing on the groups wall, uploading photos and videos, taking part in discussions, posting links etc.
For the moment, let us just select the ‘Save and continue’ button to finish. Go to your profile and select the ‘Info’ tab. Scroll down and you will see the group that you have created listed there. Click on the group that you have just created to see how your freshly created group looks like.
Congratulations! now you have your own group. We will go through how to manage your group in the next tutorial.
