Our solution had previously been to provide new users with a link to start Discobot by sending it a PM.
This is our customized welcome message (system_messages.welcome_user.text_body_template)
Thanks for accepting your invitation to %{site_name} -- welcome!
**Now that you're here, choose one of these popular first steps to take next.**
- [Add a profile picture](https://hub.youthpowercoalition.org/my/preferences)
- [Introduce yourself to our community](https://hub.youthpowercoalition.org/t/introduce-yourself/132)
- Post a conversation starter in the [public square category](https://hub.youthpowercoalition.org/c/coalition/public-square)
You can also learn how to use our website features by starting an [interactive tutorial](https://hub.youthpowercoalition.org/new-message?username=hubbot&title=Hey,%20I'm%20ready%20to%20start%20my%20new%20user%20tutorial!&body=Directions:%20Just%20click%20the%20blue%20`Message`%20button%20below%20to%20tell%20@hubbot%20start%20tutorial) or reading the [new user guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-new-user-guide/96331).
**Enjoy!** :grinning:
Replace @hubbot with @discobot.