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How To Use MeWe – The Facebook Alternative Network

Lisa Sicard
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You may have heard of MeWe a few years ago. The MeWe app and channel began testing in 2015 and the network started to grow in 2018. There is also an easy MeWe chat feature to use and it’s all ad-free!

Imagine a social media network with no ads targeting you along with no newsfeed manipulation.

MeWe was named a 2020 Most Innovative Social Media Company by Fast Company. They have over 20 million users and recently hired new marketing leadership roles in the company according to Yahoo News.

What Is MeWe?

You may be wondering what is MeWe? MeWe is considered an anti-Facebook network. It has similar features and feels a lot like Meta. They are a privately held company.

There are other alternative social media platforms in 2024. Minds is an alternative social network to Twitter as well as the alternative network Gab which I like for groups. 

Others have gone over to Mastodon from both Twitter and Meta. And of course there is Meta’s Threads.

Many people in the past few years left Facebook or spent a lot less time on the once-most popular social network. (It still has the most amount of members but not as many are as active today.)

You can see above how it looks like the “other” platform.

Your MeWe Tutorial

In this tutorial, I will explain how you can use this alternative social network as part of your social media strategy and mix.

Is MeWe Safe?

Yes, MeWe is safe as any other social network can be today. However, you do need to provide an email or phone number when you sign up, just like you do on most other channels today.

This social platform was founded by Mark Weinstein, and offers an alternative to these social media apps, with the aim of being more private and user-friendly.

With no ads, there is no need for user information to be sold. Hence, there is no need for algorithms as everything is there based on chronological order on the newsfeed.

For many people that is like a breath of fresh air on social media.

(The only drawback ladies is that single men may try to connect with you but you can decline every time. This happens on most social networks too! For others, this may not be a drawback, lol.)

New Open Profiles

MeWe has Introduced Open Profiles to the social networking platform.

They announced that you now have the option to make your profile public. This makes it easier than ever to grow your community by allowing others to follow you with the click of a button.

By making your profile public you allow others to follow you without having to send a request. This will let your friends and family know you’re here, and enable new friends to find you.

However, you can still have a private profile. If you choose to keep your profile private others on and off MeWe will only be able to see that you have a profile.

People will have to send a follow request if they want to see your content. Note that private profiles cannot have more than 8,000 followers.

According to the company, by staying private you will continue to receive requests from those that want to follow you. You can still make your profile public whenever you’d like.

Personal Page vs. Business Page

To get started sign up as a personal page. The page setup is very similar to a Facebook page. You need a large horizontal background image and a profile picture. 945×320 pixels is the exact size of the background image.

The profile picture is best at 250×250 but both of these images can be resized as you upload them to your MeWe profile.

If you want a business page you can purchase one for $1.99 per month. They make money off a  subscription-based model vs. an ad model that Facebook has.

One of my favorite pages, the Goat Farm, shares about their farm and great products.

Just like Facebook, you can look at a MeWe page’s feed when you are searching for things via your home screen.  As well as a search button like Meta too for searching for pages, groups, and people.

Do Hashtags Work On MeWe

Hashtags do help just like they do on most other social media networks today. Of course, hashtags work best when someone is searching and finds your post via your hashtag.

So keep that in mind but don’t overdo them! Still, one or two hashtags are fine in a single post.

Discover Feature

The Discover feature is a way to get what matters most in your MeWe feed. As you can see from the screenshot below, there are many topics you can follow and engage with others on this alternative social network.

MeWe Groups

Back in 2018, it was reported they have over 90,000 groups on the social media site. Some of the groups are private and most are public.

There are many different group topics that you can explore before joining any. You may also start your own group. For example, see the screenshot below to see how easy it is to start one:

I’m in groups for bloggers, businesses, dogs, tech, and more to name a few. However, I did start my own called “Alternative Social Media.”

Groups seem to have more activity than the main feed just like Facebook has been trending lately for groups.

The MeWe App

You can use the MeWe app on your iPhone or Android device. In fact, the app is easy to download and install on your mobile device. Just hit the download button from your mobile device from the app store.

They call it “The best texting and chat app with privacy you trust.”

Using Jasper AI On The Platform

Did you know you can use Jasper AI right on MeWe? It’s part of their new Google Chrome extension. The Jasper AI tool can help you write better posts on days you are not so creative.

I love this new feature as it can help you be more creative. It’s a really easy tool to use. Get your FREE 10,000 words today.

How To Use The MeWe Chat Feature

The MeWe chat feature is very similar to Facebook. You can use chats with groups or individuals on this social network.

However, the MeWe chat feature works well on the app as it does on the desktop. You can stop notifications from going off and see them vs. hear them.

As can be seen below, some of the MeWe chat features include:

With these MeWe chat features, you can also delete and hide chats.

On the app, you can share disappearing content and your location in chats.

Notifications Tab

The Notification tab lets you know when you receive messages or comments on posts that you posted or commented on very similar to Facebook. They are located on the upper right-hand side of your desktop.

On my Android device, I like just seeing a red dot if I have new messages or notifications on the MeWe app.  Of course, the less beeping I hear the better these days 🙂

Please note the notifications tab on mobile is at the bottom of your screen.

How To Use The MeWe Stories Feature

Speaking of mobile devices, you can share MeWe stories on the network the same way you do with Facebook or Instagram. They are the same vertical size image.

Similarly, you can share with just your contacts, your close friend’s list, or the public.

However, stories do disappear within 24 hours as they do with Instagram stories. Hence, people love them as they fear missing out if they don’t see them when you post them online.

Now, you can use photos or videos for your story feature. They do offer some emojis and text as the other social networks do.

Stories let you create slideshow stories of your day that disappear after 24 hours, including photos, videos, and GIFs.

On mobile, stories posted by your contacts and the pages, you follow appear at the top of your home screen.

However on the desktop, stories appear on the right side of your screen, right below “New Posts”.

Today you can reply to someone’s story by clicking on their story and selecting “Send Message”.

Video Feature

You can upload videos to this platform. Videos from MeWe are high quality to watch in the stream. However, you can’t embed them on your blog or website.

You need a MeWe video downloader for that. A downloader that supports this platform.

There is an option that you can watch the video full screen on your desktop. Look for the square at the bottom of the video with a circle and click in there to view the video full screen.

Interestingly, I don’t see as many videos on this network compared to the others. It may be an opportunity.

Is MeWe Free?

Yes, the MeWe app is FREE to use.

However, there are several subscription levels you can choose from if you want to upgrade. Otherwise, you may use this social media network entirely for FREE.

You can have a business page for $1.99 per month.

Paying for a business page on this platform is less expensive than doing Facebook boosts for your Facebook pages as the organic reach is barely over 1% there.

On this social media network, no ads are targeting as you see all over Meta today. Ultimately, it’s a great ad-FREE experience on this social media platform.

Yes, There Are NO Ads On MeWe!

A Premium Subscription Includes:

A Value of Over $30 per Month FREE for 30 Days. Then Only $4.99 per Month. Furthermore, it is RISK-FREE as you can cancel anytime!

MeWe Share Button with Shareaholic

Yes, you can have their share button on your blog or website if you use the Shareaholic plugin.

At the same time, other share buttons offer MeWe as well.

As of now, it does not look like the logo yet but I’m confident they may be working on it over at Shareaholic. Other social share plugins are offering these alternative social media network buttons today.

Your Turn On MeWe

Now, have you joined MeWe? I’d love to know if you are on there and please follow me there.  Do you understand how to use this platform better now? Have you tried the MeWe Chat feature?

Lastly, don’t forget to share this post on your social media platforms.

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