18
Dec
Author: Kurt // Category:
Social Networking
In our continuing our discussion of Church Marketing within Social Media, we’ve started looking at social networking websites, specifically Facebook. If you haven’t already created a profile on Facebook, either for yourself or your church, now is as good a time as any. If you’ve got five or ten minutes right now, let’s do it. It’s quick and it’s easy, but be warned…it’s also addictive. Read more…
Over the past several weeks we’ve been looking at church marketing in social media. We’ve looked at using video sharing sites, like YouTube and GodTube, and now I’d like look at using social networking sites, specifically Facebook, currently the number one social networking website and third most popular social media site behind YouTube and Wikipedia. When looking for places to market your church, Facebook has a pretty big audience. Read more…
04
Dec
Author: Kurt // Category:
Uncategorized
I thought I’d take a quick break from the current series on church marketing and social media to write about a current topic. I was reading an article the other day about whether small businesses should invest in search engine optimization during a recession. As I thought about the article it got me thinking about churches and recessions. Much like small businesses, many churches experience a financial crunch during a recession. After all, a church member can’t tithe if they loose their job. So, should churches invest in SEO and other church marketing strategies during a recession? Read more…
In light of the Holiday week, I thought go with a light theme today. We’ve been discussing posting videos your church creates on video sharing websites like YouTube and GodTube as a way to make more people aware of your church, give people an idea of what they can experience at your church, and reach people with the Gospel. However, just because you have a video, doesn’t mean it’s a good idea to share that particular video. If you are going to post a video that represents your church to the world, you probably want that video to be a good video…Though a bad video can be fun to watch.
Here are some videos you may NOT want to emmulate: Read more…
We’ve been looking at ways churches can use social media to market their church online and reach others for Christ. The first social media option we are looking at is video sharing through websites like YouTube and GodTube. In the past articles I gave several ideas for videos that your church can create and discussed some simple ways to increase the effectiveness of your church’s videos as an online church marketing plan. Today I thought I’d have a little fun and post several shared videos from YouTube and GodTube. Read more…
We’ve been looking at ways churches can use social media to market their church online and reach others for Christ. The first social media option we are looking at is video sharing through websites like YouTube and GodTube. In the last article I gave several ideas for videos that your church can create. This week we’ll discuss some simple ways to increase the effectiveness of your church’s videos as an online church marketing plan. Read more…
We’ve been looking at ways churches can use social media to market their church online and reach others for Christ. Last week we talked about the benefits of online video sharing on websites such as Youtube and Godtube, as an online church marketing strategy. This week I’ll give several ideas for videos. Read more…
We’ve started looking at ways churches can use social media to market their church online and reach others for Christ. One of the areas social media has really exploded over the last several years is video sharing. With websites like YouTube and GodTube, Internet users have found a place where they can share videos, be they funny, informational, outrageous, or uplifting, and people have taken to video sharing and viewing shared videos like a dog to a plate of bacon. Read more…
You have probably heard about websites like MySpace, Facebook, and YouTube and you may even be aware of social bookmark sites like Delicious and Digg, but is your church using these social media as part of its online marketing strategy? What exactly is social media and how can your church utilize social media as part of your online marketing strategy? Read more…
17
Oct
Author: Kurt // Category:
Uncategorized
I recently came across an article, “4 myths about reaching the unchurched—and 4 ways to draw them in“, by James Emery White on Christianity Today that talked about reaching the unchurched. It was a great article that I thought you would enjoy and from which you could gain some insights, as I did. I encourage you to take a few minutes to read the article. Read more…
