How To: Make Your Geni Tree More Active (Part 3)

Step Five: Send Reminders

It is possible that family members overlooked your initial invitation and accidentally deleted it. Therefore, if a few weeks go by and they did not yet join, you may want to send them a reminder invitation. To do this, go to the Invite page, by clicking on the Invite link in the upper right hand corner of any page within Geni. Then click the Invitation History link. This will direct you to a page that displays everyone that you have invited to your Tree. You will notice beneath the 'Status' column it will state the status of your invitation. If they have not yet accepted your invitation then you will see a 'Remind' button in the 'Action' column. You should remind family members periodically to give them another chance to accept the invitation, in case they accidentally deleted it the first time. Also, if you send reminder invitations a few times and they still do not respond then you may want to call them and make sure that they are receiving them. You can tell them that it's you sending them and they should accept it. If they are not receiving them then they should make sure that they accept emails from geni@geni.com and if the problem persists then they should contact help@geni.com.

This guide of how to make your Geni Tree more active was compiled from feedback amongst some of the most active Trees on Geni. We feel that if any of you follow these same steps you too will successfully create a fun and interactive family environment where building, sharing, and preserving your family history will happen that much quicker and that much easier.