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Gettingstarted
Joininisfreetouse.Usethesearchtodiscovergroups,clubs,events,placesandmorerelevanttoyour interests.Cantfindwhatyouarelookingfor?Createanewclub,grouporcommunityandpeoplewill findyou! SimplyregisterforafreeJoininaccounttojoininnow.Youllreceiveanemailwithalinktoactivate youraccountandthenthatsit:yourein.Ifyoudontreceiveyouremail,besuretocheckyourspam folderorvisitJoininSupport:Ididntgetanactivationemailformoreinformation.

1) AddingcontenttoJoinin a. Addaclub,grouporcommunity
IfyouorganisepeoplethenJoininistheperfectplacetomanagethisforfree.Weprovidea completesetoforganisationandpromotiontools,fromcollectingclubsubscriptions,facilitating emailandtextSMScommunicationwithmembers,topromotionviasocialmediaandmore. Onceyouveaddedyourclub,grouporcommunity,checkoutsections3)and4)toseehowtocarry outtasksfromuploadingimagestoemailingmembersandeverythingelseinbetween. FindoutmorewithJoininSupport:CreatingaClub,GrouporCommunity

b. Addanevent
IfyoureorganizinganeventthenJoinin.comistheperfectplacetomanageitforfree.Beitpublic orprivate,singleorrecurring,weprovideyouwithallthetoolsyouneed. Carryouttaskssuchassendingoutemail/SMStextinvitesoreventupdateswhiletrackingopens andclicks,monitoringRSVPsorsellingtickets,findingplacestogo,creatingeventinformationpages andpromotingonsocialnetworkswithasingleclick. FindoutmorewithJoininSupport:Addinganevent Onceyouveaddedyourevent,checksections2)and4)toseehowtocarryouttasksfromuploading imagestoemailingmembersandmore.

c. Addavenue/place
Joininhasanevergrowingdatabaseofplaces,venuesandbusinesses.Listingplacesisfreetohelp ourusersfindplacestogo.Wealsohavearangeofsubscriptionbasedmarketingand communicationoptionsfortheownersandmanagersofplacesonourdatabase,suchascreating andpromotingoffersandvouchers. FindouthowtoaddaplacewithJoininSupport:Addinganewplace ForinformationonmanagingplacesvisitJoininSupport:Applytomanageaplace

2) EventsHowtoorganiseyourevent a. Addingarecurringevent
Ifyoureventhappensregularlyyoumaywanttoconsideraddingarecurringevent.Pleasenotethat currentlyyoucanonlycreaterecurringeventsforaclub,grouporcommunity. FindouthowtocreatearecurringeventwithJoininSupport:AddingRecurrentEvents

b. Addinganimagetoyourevent
Addinganimagetoyoureventisquickandeasy.Doingsoprovidesthefinishingtouchtoyour listingandhelpsitstandoutinsearchresults. FindouthowtoaddanimagetoyoureventwithJoininSupport:Addinganimagetoyourevent

c. Addingaplacetoyourevent
Addinganexistingornewplacetoyoureventissimple.Placescanbeeitherpublic(discoverablein searchresultsbyall)orprivate(excludedfromsearchresultsandonlyviewedbythoseinvited).You canevenaddmultipleplacestoyourevent,forexampleifyouremeetingatonelocationandthen headingontoanothervenue. FindouthowtoaddaplacetoyoureventwithJoininSupport:Addingaplacetoyourevent

d. Sellingticketstoevents
Joinintakesthehassleoutofeventticketing.Peoplecanbuyticketstoyoureventthrough Joinin.comoryoucansimplyusethedefaultRSVPtool. FormoreinformationaboutsettingupticketedeventsvisitJoininSupport:Ticketedeventsand JoininSupport:RSVPEventswithouttickets

e. Invitingpeopletoyourevents
OnceyouhavesetupyoureventasticketedorRSVPyoucanstarttoinvitepeople.Pleasenotethat onceyouinvitepeople,youcannotamendyoureventfromticketedtoRSVPorRSVPtoticketed. Thegoodnewsisinvitingpeopleisfastandsimple.Findouthowtoinvitepeopletoyourevents withJoininSupport:Invitingpeopletoyourevent

f. Trackingyoureventemails
Ouremailtrackingreportstellyouwhoyoureventemail(s)havereached.Youcantrackeveryemail yousendthroughJoinin.com,suchashowmanyofyourinviteeshaveopenedyouremail,howmany haveclickedthelinktoyoureventlistingonJoinin.com,howmanyemailswereundeliverableand evenwhohasunsubscribed. FindoutmoreabouttrackingemailwithJoininSupport:TrackingeventemailsandJoininSupport: Emailreports

g. RSVPs
AlleventinviteesareinvitedtoRSVPinyourinitialinviteemail,onallreminderemailsand,for publicevents,ifsomeonefindstheeventthroughtheJoinin.comsearch.(Ifyoureventisticketed, theRSVPfunctionalityishidden.)

 FindouthowtomanageRSVPswithJoininSupport:RSVPEventswithouttickets

h. Eventreminders
Everyoneconnectedwithaneventcanchangetheirownremindersettingsincludingtheorganizer oftheevent.FindouthowwithJoininSupport:EventReminders

i. Howtodeleteorcancelanevent
Todeleteorcancelaneventyoumustbetheeventorganiserorhavebeengivenmanagement rightsforaclub,grouporcommunity. FindoutmorewithJoininSupport:DeletingorCancellinganEvent

3) HowtoorganiseyourClub,GroupandCommunities a. Editingdetailsandaddinganimage
Onceyouhaveaddedyourclub,grouporcommunity,youcanaddanimage,moreinformationand edityourlisting. Formoreinformation,visitJoininSupport:Completingyourdetailsandaddinganimage

b. AddingeventstoyourClub,GroupandCommunities
Youcanaddpublic,private,singleorrecurringeventstoyourclub,grouporcommunities.When youaddanevent,youwillbegiventheoptiontocreateaclub,grouporcommunityeventand attachtheeventtoit. FindoutmorewithJoininSupport:Addingaclub,grouporcommunityevent

c. Invitingmembers
Onceyoureventlistinghasbeencreated,youcaninvitememberstoit.Findouthowtoinvite peopletoyoureventswithJoininSupport:Invitingpeopletoyourevent

d. Collectsubscriptions
WehavepartneredwithPayPaltoallowyoutomanageyourclubsubscriptionssafelyandsecurely onJoinin.com.Withasmallchargetocoverthecostofthetransaction,usingPayPalmeansthatall monieswillclearinyouraccountimmediately.Nomorechequestopayinorchasingbanktransfer payments. However,shouldmembersprefertopaybycashorcheque,youcanstilladdthemtoyourpaidlist onJoinin.com. Forinformationonhowtocreateandmanagesubscriptions,visitJoininSupport:Managing Subscriptions

e. Managingmembers
Joinin.comprovidesyouwithmanytoolstomanageyourclub,grouporcommunitymembers, makingcontactingandorganisingthemhasslefree. FindoutaboutthetoolsavailablewithJoininSupport:ManagingMembers

f. Requeststojoin
Ifyourclub,grouporcommunityispublic(opentoallanddiscoverablethroughsearch)peoplemay requesttojoinit.Despitebeingpublic,theclub,grouporcommunitymanagermustapproveany suchrequestsinorderfornewmemberstojoin. FindouthowthisprocessworkswithJoininSupport:Requeststojoin

g. Membersmessageboard/feed
Allmembersofaclub,grouporcommunitycanpostandreplytomessagesonthemessage board/feed.Whethertoaskforalifttoanevent,postaphotoofyourselfmountainbiking,sell somethingorjustgeneralchat. LearnmorewithJoininSupport:Usingthemessageboard/feed

h. Emailreports
Joininemailtrackingreportstellyouwhoyouremailshavereached.Youcantrackeveryemailyou sendthroughJoinin.com,suchashowmanyofyourinviteeshaveopenedyouremail,howmany haveclickedthelinktoyoureventlistingonJoinin.com,howmanyemailswereundeliverableor whohasunsubscribed. Thesereportscanhelpyoutolearnwhatinformationgrabsyourmembersattentionandwhatthey areinterestedin.Also,ifforexampleyouhavea10%openrateforanimportantnoticeemail,you maywanttoconsidercontactingmembersbySMStextmessagesthroughJoinin.comtoensureyour noticereachesmembers. FindoutmoreaboutemailtrackingandreportswithJoininSupport:Emailreports

i. PromoteGetaneventswidget/pluginforyourwebsite
Ifyouhaveaclub,grouporcommunitywebsite,youcaneasilyconnectittoyourJoinin.comevents meaningyoudontneedtoupdateyourwebsite! FindouthowtogetaneventscalendarforyourwebsitewithJoininSupport:PromoteGetan eventspluginforyourwebsite

j. PromoteCustomisingyourJoininwebaddress
MakingyourJoininwebaddressmorememorablewillhelpimproveyourJoininclub,groupor communitywebsearchresultrankingandthereforehelppeoplefindyou. Onceyouhave10membersormore,youcancreateyourownJoininwebaddresswhichwilllook somethinglikethis:www.Joinin.com/mygroup.Youcanthenusethiswebaddressinyourmarketing andpromotionalmaterial. FindouthowtocreateyourownJoininwebaddresswithJoininSupport:PromoteCustomising yourJoininwebaddress

4) Promotingyourevent,club,group,communityorplaces

a.Manywaystopromote
NowyouaresetuponJoinin.com,it'stimetospreadtheword.Wevemadepromotioneasy! ShareonFacebookandTwitter Promoteonawebsite Sendandtrackemail UsetheJoininbusinessbuildingkit.

FindoutmorewithJoininHelpandResources:Whatarebestpracticesforsharingandpromoting myEvent,Club,GrouporCommunity?

b. KeepingyourJoininclub,grouporcommunitythriving
Oneofthebestwaystopromoteyourclub,grouporcommunityisbywordofmouthwhichshould takecareofitselfaslongasyoukeepyourgroupactive. Youcanencouragememberstoparticipatebypromotingthemtoactiverolessuchasagroup manager,regularlyusethemessageboard/feed(whichalsoallowsyoutopostonsocialmedia websitesandemail)andmakeuseoftheJoininbusinessbuildingkitforrealworldpromotion. FindoutmorewithJoininHelpandResources:HowdoIkeepmyJoiningroupthriving?

c. Viralpromotion
WhenyoupostpubliccontenttoJoinin.com,weimmediatelymakesureitisindexedinallleading searchenginesaswellasenablingittobediscoveredeasilyonJoinin.com.Anyoneinterestedin yourcontentcaneasilyshareitwithfriendsusingthefamiliarsocialmediasharingbuttons.Twitter andFacebookaretwoofthemostpopularsocialnetworks. FindoutmorewithJoininHelpandResources:WhyshouldIsharemyeventonTwitteror Facebook?

JoininSupport
We'veseveraldifferentmeansforyoutostayupdatedwithannouncements,getanswersfromthe communityandsharesuggestionswithus. CheckoutJoininHelpResources AsktheJoinincommunity Submitasupportrequesttooneofourcustomersupportteamoremailsupport@Joinin.co.uk CallourUKSupportNumber:08715989859(Callstothisnumbercostaminimumof0.10per minutefromaUKlandline,mobilesandinternationaldiallingwillvary.)