How to Create a Private Group for Your Facebook Broadcast

Learn how to create a private group for your test broadcast

Written by Stasia

Updated 5 months ago

To better prepare for an upcoming show, it's always best to run tests so you know how everything works. In this article, you will learn how to create a private group for running your test broadcasts.

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Creating a private group

You may run test broadcasts on a private group to see what the broadcast will look like for an actual live show.

Steps

1. From the Facebook left panel, click Groups > Create New Group

2. Fill out the form and select Private as your privacy setting:

This way, only you and group members can see what you post.

3. Click Create to finish.

4. Add the Be.Live app to the group so that you can go live on that destination. Full details here.

5. Once the Be.Live app has been added, create your first test broadcast on the group. Check out this article for full instructions.

Please note that to go live on Facebook, your account has to meet platform requirements. You can check them below.

Facebook Live Streaming Requirements

To go live on Facebook, you need to meet these requirements:

Your Facebook account must be at least 60 days old

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