Almost all the groups created by members of APSense are public, which means any member can join and participate in the group.

However, there is the option to set a group to private, allowing the creator the right to approve members before they can join.

So why would anyone want a private group? 

APSense is the perfect place to host a club for your downline in any given program.  Not only can you communicate with everyone in one place, but you can increase your APSense referrals.  The creator of such a group would naturally only wish to include members of their downline, as messages and subjects could be private

Some groups are by their very nature exclusive - a group for professional writers or artists would most likely only accept members who are actually professionals in the required area.

A group might even be private simply to attract members.  Sometimes people who may not normally join a group will sign up if they feel special about being accepted.

For whatever reason a group creator makes his or her group private, all members of Apsense are eligible to apply for membership.  Simply check the criteria for members, and click to join as usual if you think it appropriate for you.  Your application will be sent to the group creator for review, and you will be advised by message when your request is either accepted or declined.