We want to welcome all our existing and new BizSugar sharing platform members and also new members to our new BizSugar Mastermind group.
Important: The sharing platform and the Mastermind group are on two different platforms and use separate log in information.
But don’t worry. We’ve prepared an easy guide to lead you through joining both communities, whether you’ve been a regular visitor to BizSugar in the past or not.
How to Register and Log into BizSugar Sharing
If you’re a longtime contributor to the BizSugar sharing community, don’t worry. Not much has changed.
The original BizSugar sharing platform has been moved to https://share.bizsugar.com/. This is where you share your content and find the best content shared by others.
If you are already a member of the BizSugar sharing community, simply log in the way you always have. If you aren’t already in our sharing community, create an account by clicking “Register” in the top right corner of the page and fill in the form.
Once you’ve joined, simply log in at the top right corner as shown in the image below.
How to Join the BizSugar Mastermind Community
But whether you’re a longtime contributor to the BizSugar sharing community or are just joining, we’d love for you to join our BizSugar Mastermind Community too. And there are benefits for doing so.
As mentioned, the BizSugar Mastermind community is a separate community hosted on Zoho Connect. To become a member, go to https://www.bizsugar.com/mastermind or click on the Mastermind tab from the main BizSugar.com home page.
Fill in the very short form on that page (location shown in the screen capture below):
When you submit the form, you should see a green banner at the top that reads: “Your invitation to Mastermind network sent successfully”. (See the red arrow indicating where to look for this message in the screen capture below.)
If you don’t see that green message, don’t panic. Just leave a comment in this post for personal assistance and I or another member of the BizSugar team will contact you soon. Or contact me using one of the methods at the bottom of this post.
Check Your Email for Your Invitation
Check your email for your invitation into our Mastermind community. It will look like the image below. Click the green “Accept Invite” button. The email comes from [email protected]
When you log into the BizSugar Mastermind community you will be logging into Zoho, too. Once you’ve signed up, Zoho will ask for permission to access your Zoho account details.
Simply click the orange “Grant Access” button and you’re ready to log into the platform that hosts the community.
In the future, if you are logged into Zoho you will be able to go directly to the Mastermind community without needing to log in again.
How to Log into the BizSugar Mastermind Community
If you’re still confused about how to log into the BizSugar Mastermind community, here’s another brief overview.
You can go there directly at http://mastermind.bizsugar.com/ or by clicking the “enter the community” buttons from the Mastermind tab or the main home page.
How to Access the Free Resources Inside the BizSugar Mastermind Community
If this is your only Zoho Community, you are now inside the group. But there is one more step to take to make sure you see all the tools and resources we will be sharing. These are tools like calculators, templates and scorecards to help run your business more efficiently.
To gain access:
- Click on “Groups” in the far left corner.
- Click “Public Groups” under “My Groups”.
- Find the “Mastermind Community”.
- Click “Join.”
If you are a member of other groups in Zoho Connect, remember to use the drop-down at the top to switch between them. There will not be a drop-down arrow like the one shown in the image above if you are not in any other groups anywhere else.
Need Assistance Joining or Logging In?
Should you run into any challenges accessing or using our new community, please do not hesitate to reach out to me or any other member of the BizSugar team for help. You can send me a chat message inside the Mastermind group or — as mentioned earlier — leave me a comment in this post.
In a hurry? Send me a connection request on Skype (username growmap) and ask me there. I will answer as soon as I see it. Don’t use Skype? Message me on LinkedIn.com/in/growmap or Facebook.com/growmap.
Want to know more about the features and benefits of joining our BizSugar Mastermind community or find out about our calculators, tools, templates and scorecards to which our members will have access? Read our announcement post “Introducing the New BizSugar“.
We can’t wait to have you join us!
Hi Gail,
This is really amazing!
I am sure this will help a new person to join this amazing platform with much ease.
Though I faced some problem in the beginning to get into this area, your relentless assistance helped me to be in.
This is no doubt a great help to people like me. You made it in a very easy to follow tutorial.
Thanks for sharing.
Wish all the new entrants a great time of interaction ahead.
Best Regards
~ Phil
Hi Philip,
I’m so glad you finally got in ok. We’ll be talking about the Sharing Community this week in the Mastermind Community.
So I hope you’ll pop in and interact with new members. Maybe you can share in the comments of the Mastermind Community one of your favorite links from BizSugar Sharing.
Congratulations. Well done on setting this up..
I love bizsugar but I haven’t been able to get in to share for an age! I have sent you emails etc but I just cannot get in.. please help or let me know when you’ll be addressing access issues..thanks.
Hi Amelia,
Did you manage to get into Sharing? This week in the Mastermind Community I’ll be helping make sure everyone can get in and share.
If you’re still having trouble, please do contact me on Skype (username growmap) or LinkedIn or Facebook or email me at community@ this domain.
BizSugar look and feel completely changed…thanks for sharing how to log into bizsugar and mastermind group.
Hello Harry,
I hope you’ve joined us in the Msatermind and the Sharing communities!
I love bizsugar but I haven’t been able to get in to share for an age! I have sent you emails etc but I just cannot get in.. please help or let me know when you’ll be addressing access issues..thanks.
Hello Akash,
I can assist you if you can describe what happens when you try to log in. Have you tried resetting your password?
I have followed all the above mentioned steps to register my driving school Wellingborough business so can share stories and articles but can’t login? Any help with that.
Hello,
If you can give me more details I can try to assist you. What happens when you try to log in? Were you able to register?
Hello,
I will ask Shawn to look into why you can’t log in. Watch for an email from him, but it may be in a day or two.
I want to ask something.
Do I have to pay per month as a member of BizSugar group ? or another payment when I register on this site?
Thanks
Hello Rasyid,
No, there is no charge for any part of BizSugar. Using the resources on the main site, the sharing platform and participating in the Mastermind Community are all totally free.
I have a problem while creating a new conversation and announcement in mastermind bizsugar. Is anybody help me with this?
Hello Escale Solutions,
The BizSugar Mastermind Community is a mastermind group. Only admin can start new conversations because we want to keep all the details on a particular topic in one discussion.
If you’ve been a member of a regular forum, I’m sure you’ve noticed that they all end up with splintered conversations with redundant and outdated information spread all over the place.
We control that by having only one discussion on a topic and keeping it updated with current information. If there is a particular small business related topic you want to discuss, just ask me and I’ll create it.
I have also a problem while sharing a post on bizsugar.com
Hi Maya,
Only posts that are related to small business and the people who provide them services will be approved. Adult content is definitely never going to get approved.
what we should add in the select option when we add a post in https://mastermind.bizsugar.com/
Hi Rejeena,
Members are encouraged to participate in existing discussion in the Mastermind Community. They do not have access to just publish whatever they wish for two reasons:
1) It would generate an incredible amount of spam.
2) Most forums end up with fragmented discussions.
To provide value to members, we want all the discussion on a particular topic to be in one place.