How to successfully share Mseli with relatives and friends

Whenever I share Mseli app, people always seem to like the concept and the whole idea, but they don’t believe that if they share it with their relatives and friends, they would download and use it.

So in this article, I will be explaining how to share Mseli app with relatives and friends through a series of invitations:

First invitation

Ideally, the first invitation is sent to 3 to 5 people. The following is the first invitation:

I check up on zero people a day (and zero people check up on me), yet, there are so many people whom if they passed away, I would feel so bad, including you.

So I decided to join the Mseli movement which challenges us to check up on those we care about every day.

It also built an app, called Mseli, to make the experience easier.

Sending everyone “how are you?” messages and them replying is tiring since I will have to manage many conversations.

In the app, users update a status of how they are doing (such as: I am sick today) and anyone who visits the profile can see, without directly asking them.

The app also allows no reply messages only, ensuring you can reply to their status without making it a conversation. So if someone is sick, you can send a no reply message such as: Get well soon.

And if someone is busy and can’t update their status every day, you can still send no reply messages such as: Have a good day. Or just view their profile and they will be notified you checked up on them.

I was asking if you could download the app, sign up and turn on notifications, so that I can easily check up on you.

For those who accept and download the app, you can send them the instructions and then start checking up on each other every day to build a habit.

Second invitation

The second invitation is for those who will reject the first invitation. You can decide to send the invitation right away after the first rejection or wait a few days. The following is the second invitation:

I am truly serious on checking up on those I care about every day. (Including you)

Since you are not ready to download Mseli for now, I will be checking up on you in normal platforms.

Therefore, if you start receiving the messages, don’t think I need something, I am spying on you or I am depressed. It’s just me checking up on those I care about, since I believe it’s what makes life worth living.

To make it easier for you, I will be sending messages such as “have a good day,” instead of “How are you?”

And it’s fine if you don’t answer the messages, the important thing is you see it and feel seen.

And maybe when something happens in your life, that’s when you can reply.

After the second invitation, you will start sending them a message once everyday such as have a good day, I hope your day is going well, I hope your day went well, may your day go as planned etc.

This will show them you are serious and you didn’t ask them to download the app just for the excitement.

Third invitation

After about a week or more of checking up on them through a daily message, you can send them the third invitation:

Hello, so I have been checking up on you for a week now and using messenger has been hard for me since most of those I check up on are now in Mseli.

So I was just asking you to download the app, sign up and turn on notifications and that’s it. You wont have to do anything else. That would help me easily check up on you without being forced to use multiple apps. Thank you.

You can replace the word messenger with the name of the social media you use to check up on them.

Fourth invitation

If they reject the third invitation, you can continue sending them a message for a few more days and then send them the fourth invitation:

Hi, relative A, B and C have already joined Mseli and we have been checking up on each other for a week now. You can also join and help make our family stronger and more together. Here are the links:

You can replace the word A, B and C with names of relatives or friends who joined the app.

Fifth invitation

If they reject the fourth invitation, you can use the fifth invitation which is asking relatives or friends who have already joined and you have been checking up on them to ask them to join the app.

Could you let [Name] know how you’re finding the app? Maybe just send them a quick note like, ‘I wasn’t sure about Mseli either, but it’s actually nice getting [Your Name]’s check-ins without the chat pressure.

Hopefully, after the fifth invitation, they would finally join the app and you will have succeeded in making the people you care about, develop a habit of checking up on each other.

Conclusion

We can now all participate in this movement and make it a reality. The following are the links to the app and the instructions when someone downloads Mseli:

Apple: ‎Mseli App - App Store

Google: Mseli - Apps on Google Play

1) You and the person you want to check up on download the app, sign up and turn on notifications.

2) Both of you click add, type each other’s names in the search bar and click “add” below the names.

3) Click the person’s name to enter their profile and then send them a no reply message.

4) To see the no reply message they sent you, you can click profile in the bottom navigation bar.

5) You can also click update Status in the profile screen to share how you are doing.