Archive for March, 2009
Twitter: Bite-Sized Yipitey Yap
8 Simple Steps to Google Reader
I have been talking to a lot of people lately about sifting through online content to get cutting edge information on topics that are of interest to them. There are so many people who do not know how to use the free tools that exist to filter that information. So, today I want to provide [...]
Rapping Up Your Message
One of the biggest challenges for small businesses is to capture the attention of their target customers amidst all the noise of bigger competitors trying to reach the same audience. This is increasingly difficult when you have similar products, services, or messaging. So, how do you deliver a message most people have heard many times [...]
Church Web Sites and Stock Photos
Should a church web site use stock photos? Stock photos are ones that have been professionally shot of people and have been “staged”. These photos are usually purchased for a fee from online photo sites. I have designed sites with stock and with real photos and I am torn both ways as I write this. [...]
25 Things We All Hate About Facebook
OK, after the day I have had, I needed something light tonight. I came across this video about three weeks ago, so it is not new…but it could very likely be new to you – it has only been online since mid February. If you use Facebook…there are definitely a few things that will resonate [...]
Social Media Webinar for Churches
I came across a free and informative recorded Webinar by Anthony Coppedge that will benefit many churches trying to figure out social media, thinking through some of the tools, and formulating a ministry social media strategy. He provides an overview at the beginning and then focuses in on Twitter: How Twitter and Social Media Can [...]
Does A Church Have “Competition”?
Does a church have competition? In the business world I have spent most of my career in publishing. Our major “competition” for book sales is always other publishing companies. So, for a church, when it is doing church marketing, is one church racing against or competing with all the others churches in its community to [...]
