It's easy to get started with InviteMember.
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In this tutorial, we'll create a membership bot for a business called Daily Yoga Workouts (not a real project, just an example). 

If you want to skip the tutorial and check out the result, here you go: @YogaMemberBot.

To begin, open @InviteMemberBot in Telegram. Click START.

The bot will send you a welcome message, and then you'll see the Add project button. Click it.

Send your project name to the bot. That's what your clients will see when they open your membership page or bot.

​Well done! Now that you've given your project a name, you'll be asked to add your first resources. 

The first time you do a project, you'll be able to connect a channel or group to your project:

Channels are great for content delivery (newsletters, signals, videos, podcasts, etc.) Groups are great for communities (mastermind groups, QA, support groups, etc.).

You can have multiple channels and groups managed by one membership bot!

After you've named your project, you'll be asked what would you like to create first.

Select either you want first, a Paid Telegram Channel or a Paid Telegram Group.

Just click the Connect Channel/Group button to add your groups or channels. You can connect any private group or channel you already have, or create a new one. Note: you can connect more resources later.

Keep in mind, existing members of a group or channel can't be managed by the bot, unless they exit the resource and join again through your membership bot or page.

More info about adding Telegram Channels:
​How To Add a Telegram Channel
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More info about adding Telegram Groups:
​How To Add a Telegram Group

Please contact @InviteMemberSupportBot if you need any assistance.

After connecting your first group or channel, you'll create your first plan. You can edit it later.

The bot will ask the currency your subscribers will pay for your first plan:

How often and how much:

After setting your first subscription plan the bot will show you how to create a Telegram bot and connect it to your project.

Membership pages and bots are were your customers will subscribe and manage their accounts.

Your membership bot will be a small application that lives inside the Telegram ecosystem. It will have a name, a username/link, and a profile picture and will appear just like a real person in the user's contact list.

Here are the steps for creating a bot:

Open @BotFather in Telegram and send /newbot command. Pick your bot name and username:

@BotFather will send you a unique string called API token:

Keep this token secret!

Paste it in the InviteMemberBot, the bot will check your token and will register itself as your Telegram Bot backend. Now, your bot is alive!

Done! Now you have a membership bot and a page just for you.

After confirming in the bot, you'll be prompted to join the InviteMember News channel.

Finally, you will see your project menu in the InviteMemberBot:

InviteMember supports many payment providers, including Stripe, PayPal, Skrill, and CoinPayments.

You can see the full list of our payment providers in this article:

What Payment Options Are Available?
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For new projects, we recommend using our test modes (Stripe Test, PayPal Test, Razorpay Test, Skrill Test, and Paystack Test). These payment methods allow you to test how your bot works without a real credit/debit card.

Now you'll see your project menu for the first time, in here you can edit it, add more resources, create more subscription plans, and add more payment options:

Once you're ready to start receiving payments, you'll have to disconnect any Test Mode payment option and connect them in Live Mode.

After connecting a payment option you can start accepting payments for your plans.

If you want to create new plans, read this article:

How To Add a Subscription Plan

Remember you can customize your membership bot and page. And you can test your project before going live.

Remember to disconnect any Test mode payment option before going Live! Otherwise, people can get inside your paid groups and channels for free.

If you wish to customize your bot (set profile picture, about, and description), please follow this tutorial:
​How To Create a Telegram Bot

To customize your page, login with your Telegram account and select the Edit page button. Learn more here:

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Contact @InviteMemberSupport in Telegram.