5 Most Common People Found in FB Groups
#1 The Wallflower
Name: Jim, Jane, Harry, Tina — basically any name. The more plain the better
Motive: Never to make a post that could make them look dumb or allow them to be judged by everyone else in the group.
Most common action: Clicking the LIKE button
Reason to be in the group: They genuinely like the subject, brand, product and actually want to learn more about it. Also, they like to judge others harshly for the things they post.
Biggest Enemy: The Spammer, because they’re a waste of time.
Example Post:
#2 The Champion
Name: Audrey, Bree, Aaron, Jerry — strong names, which is why they’re willing to be outspoken
Motive: To make sure the group talks about “important things” as it pertains to the group because what interests them is THE most important thing.
Most common action: Posting — a lot. Commenting — a lot.
Reason to be in the group: To spread the gospel of whatever they are interested in. The more people who understand it’s awesomeness the better.
Biggest Enemy: The Wallflower, because they never post.
Example Post: “Found this while researching [interest] on Reddit. Thought it might be helpful to the group.”
#3 The Spammer
Name: Be Your Own Boss!
Motive: To Spam as much as possible before being kicked out.
Most Common Action: Spamming. Then being kicked out.
Reason to be in the group: No one knows. But, ultimately to spam.
Biggest Enemy: Group admins
Example Post: “I just found EIGHTEEN ways you can earn money in your SLEEP! THIS IS NOT SPAM. CLICK this LINK to FIND out MORE!!!”
#4 The Contrarian
Name: Probably Kyle. I’ve never known a Kyle that hasn’t been a contrarian.
Motive: To disagree and win whatever argument that wasn’t an argument until they turned it into an argument.
Most Common Action: Find a post and comment to tell them that they are wrong.
Reason to be in the group: Some people just like to see the world burn — one Facebook Group at a time.
Biggest Enemy: Everyone.
Example Post: “Well, actually…”
#5 The Group Admin(s)
Name: Marketing expert, Entrepreneur, crafter of words (yes, these are titles instead of names)
Motive: To keep the peace while also maintaining the group’s reason for existing
Most Common Action: Polls, open-ended questions, deleting posts and removing people who try to ruin everything.
Reason to be in the group: They have a business or they have a client they convinced that having a Facebook Group was a good idea for their brand.
Biggest Enemy: Their client
Example Post: “What do you all think…?” “We’re considering this new…” “Please make sure to post things that could benefit the entire group. We have rules…” “If you know anyone who’d like to join the group, send them this invite!” “Great post Audrey/Bree/Aaron/Jerry!”
Your turn: What other types of people have you seen (or secretly are) in Facebook Groups?
