Not so long ago, companies needed to talk in face-to-face meetings. Now that group chat platforms have come along, you can make a business group chat easier.

Before the introduction of chat platforms, we were all reliant on emails and text messages. Of course, this was a good form of communication back then. But now, it’s a hassle since you’re not always checking your emails. Text messages also get delayed.

In this traditional era, chat platforms are all the rave. You get messages immediately and you can use them anywhere. For example, companies can have employees from the other side of the world. Now, they can just send a message through the business chat room. From there, the team can instantly read them.

Using a group chat can have all kinds of advantages for remote teams, meetings, and more. Let’s talk about them.

What are the advantages of having a business group chat?

Having a business group chat makes teams more efficient and makes it easier to communicate with different groups and teams. Here are some reasons why you should add a business group chat.

• A business may have different employees from different countries, building floors, or locations.
• There may be time differences between the employees.
• A business needs to communicate for projects, meetings, and other necessary plans to achieve a certain goal.

You don’t need to see your inbox flooded with emails, CCs, and attachments. If you can talk about a project when it’s needed or just answering a simple question, then it’s a waste of time to have it all redirected to your inbox. You can just use a business group chat for that.

With that said, here are some reasons why you should add and utilize one as your form of internal communication.

Share documents and files

Working within a team means you need to share documents and files. Therefore, the business group chat must have a sharing feature for this.

When a user sends a file, the chat detects it automatically. Then, it’s presented as an inline image or attachment.

Let’s say that one user sends a Word document. So, it will show as a Word icon. Another instance would be sharing a YouTube video. It will show in the chat as an embedded video and members can watch it directly in the group chat.

Send short video and audio messages

When you need to send messages to the team, recorded audio and video messages are very helpful. For instance, a video message can show a process or instruction. In turn, this can serve as a guide for newbies who are not yet familiar with the process.

Recording audio and video messages have the same process when sending attachments. Just click the attachment button and choose to record messages. Then, click send.

Share important information through a private chat

There are some things that we need to talk about privately. In case this is needed, a team member can start a private conversation with another member.

Live calls between team members

Live video and audio calls are available only on the private chat. Two members can talk to each other and discuss plans, the next steps to be taken, and other information that might be between them.

Talking with your team in a business group chat

Having a business group chat makes company-wide communication easier. If you have a small business, then you can efficiently send notices to your colleagues and have everybody read them.

This also makes your team more productive as you can send files directly in the group chat. Want to talk to someone privately about their promotion? You can. What about addressing a message to a colleague? You can do that with a simple mention. It’s all there when you have a business group chat.

Register now and create your business chat.

CSS is one of RumbleTalk’s features that was released in the earlier updates. Since CSS was introduced, many of our customers have been using it to design their group chat rooms with various themes and the like. Anyone with a creative mind can take advantage of this feature to make your chat look vastly different from the default group chat. 

Our designers have made their custom group chats and it looked as if it was an all-new group chat. It was pretty amazing for a chat platform to look like that. In combination with the skins that you can use on your chat, chat customization is limitless.

So, without further ado, let’s get started.

How to use CSS?

For those who are new to RumbleTalk or do not know where to find the CSS option, you can follow these steps.

1. Click Design > Visual Design.
2. On the Visual Design tab, scroll until the end.
3. You will find the CSS editor for both mobile and web browsers.

Get started with these introductory articles on web and mobile CSS.

• Introduction to Mobile CSS
• Introduction to Web CSS

NOTE: Once you go back to the Visual Design tab (e.g., changing background images), your code will reset. This means that you can only keep one custom design, either the CSS or the one on Visual Design. Additionally, it’s best to leave it up to the experts to edit CSS to avoid making mistakes. If you don’t have a designer, you can check out the links above so that you can copy and paste the codes that you want for your group chat theme.

Starting with CSS

When you paste a CSS code, it will automatically reflect on your group chat. There are different codes for web and mobile browsers. So, be sure to check out these links for codes that you can use.

• Text style tricks using CSS
• 27 Easy Chat CSS Tricks for Designing your Own Chat Room (WEB & MOBILE)
• 11 CSS tricks to style up your mobile group chat theme

Examples

Now let’s try some of the tricks in the articles.

• Adding a border in the username text

To add a border for all usernames, the code you will need is as follows:

.message-user-name{
font-weight: bold;
color:rgba(0,150,245,1.00);
text-shadow: -1px 0 black, 0 1px black,
1px 0 black, 0 -1px black;
}

After pasting it on the editor, it will look like this.

• Adding a border in the message text

To add a border for all messages, the code you will need is as follows:

.message-text{
color:#fff;
text-shadow: -1px 0 black, 0 1px black,
1px 0 black, 0 -1px black;
font-weight: bold;
}

After pasting it on the editor, it will look like this.

• Combining CSS styles

Now that we’ve shown you the examples above, why don’t we try combining the two styles?

To combine them, just paste both codes in the editor and add a space between them by pressing Enter on your keyboard. Then, the code should look like this on the editor.

.message-user-name{
font-weight: bold;
color:rgba(0,150,245,1.00);
text-shadow: -1px 0 black, 0 1px black,
1px 0 black, 0 -1px black;
}
.message-text{
color:#fff;
text-shadow: -1px 0 black, 0 1px black,
1px 0 black, 0 -1px black;
font-weight: bold;
}

Here’s how it will look like when you combine the two styles.

You can do this for multiple styles. So, try your hand at it or let your designer do all the technical work. You can find more tricks on the articles, so find the most suitable for your group chat room.

More features like this

RumbleTalk is a group chat platform that you can use almost anywhere. From websites to live events, RumbleTalk has the perfect chat you can use. Just like this feature, other features are waiting on the platform for you.

So, sign up now and get a free account to get a trial version!

Furthermore, there are new features you might be interested in. Be sure to check out the other articles on our blog! If you have any questions, then you can go to our knowledge base section. You can also contact us for other answers you might not find in the knowledge base.

Also, you can check out our Facebook and Twitter pages for more access to tips and tricks you can use in your group chat.

Organizing a big event? If yes, how many seats do you need and how much it will cost? Some event organizers do not know how to calculate or gauge concurrent users. You would need to inquire if you wanted a large number of seats for your event chat.

Big events have different criteria to consider than holding small events. As such, we have made a pricing plan to know how many seats you need for events like these.

What are the different event chat pricing models?

At RumbleTalk, we offer 3 pricing models, going from small to large events. Here are the pricing models and examples where you can use them.

1. Free – Great for trial and personal use. Give the chat platform a try. Then, if you like what you see, upgrade your plan.
2. Professional – Great for small events and community gatherings. The professional plan offers a minimum of 50 seats and a maximum of 800 seats. If you have a large number of chatters, e.g., live streams, web events, radio streams, etc., then this is the perfect plan.
3. Enterprise – Great for big company events and large communities. The enterprise plan is a customized plan for customers that need more than 800 seats. If you opt for this plan, then you get all the features of the free and professional plans. Also, you get special features that are not included in the two plans above.

NOTE: Seats means the number of simultaneous users in all of your chats (you can create one or many rooms).
Note, anyone viewing your chat at the same time counts as one seat.

Features included in premium plans

Not all plans have the same features. However, there are features that every plan has. Here’s a list of the features that every RumbleTalk user can enjoy.

• Different chat types – Enjoy chatting with your users through private chats or social chats available in the admin panel.
• REST API and Login SDK – Integrate your chat with your userbase and let your users log-in automatically.
• Hosted group chat – The chat is available for both mobile and web browsers as it’s purely web-based. No download needed.
• Customize your settings – Freely design your chat the way you want it and change the settings anytime you like.
• Monetize your chat – Get paid through in-chat payment capabilities such as collecting donations/tips, sending payment requests, and paywall.
• Share documents and images – Send any Word, Excel, or PPT file directly in the chat. You can also share images, selfies, and embed YouTube/Vimeo videos.
• Login options and single-sign-on feature – Use Facebook, Twitter, and Guest log-in options or connect your userbase through login SDK.
• No messages limit – Any user can send unlimited messages in the chat room.

How to measure how many seats you need for an event chat?

One thing that you need to understand in gauging the number of seats that you need is that the number of participant seats refers to the number of simultaneous chatters that can be in the chat at a given time.

Based on experience, only 10-20% of registered users normally jump into the chat at the given moment. Let us say you have 1000 registered users who have signed up for your event. Normally, only 100 to 200 people come in together at the same time.

If you need an idea of how many seats you need for an event, you may contact our support team to assist you and help you understand better. Otherwise, you can check out the plan through the Upgrade page.

In there, you will see how much it will cost you and how many rooms, admins, and participants can enter your event chat after upgrading. If you already know how many simultaneous users will join your event, then you can go ahead and buy the plan you need.

If not, then you can have a chat with us and we will give you the pricing and an idea of how many seats you need, especially if it’s a large event.

Subscribing for a longer period of time means discounts

We also offer monthly and yearly subscriptions. Therefore, if you plan to have a long-term event or use it as a website chat, then you can opt for a longer subscription. There are also discounts for longer contracts.

If you have any issues with your chat, contact us or see the knowledge base. You might find an answer there.

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