There are many, many details that go into the development of a website. We all know that the home page of a website is key to its success. Therefore, it requires special thought and planning. In this post, I address the planning needed to create…
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Making a Website That Works for You- Part I
Every day parishes, dioceses, religious communities, organizations and ministries decide that they need a new website. They may not have a website now or their current website is outdated, difficult to keep up or just looking like something from the last century. What do they…
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Does the Twitter Election Have a Message for Ministry?
Even if you are barely paying attention to the presidential primaries, you have heard Twitter mentioned multiple times. Candidates are making announcements, responding to supporters and critics, hurling insults and ridiculing opponents, fundraising, and sharing their views and stands in 140 characters, 24/7.
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Are You Thinking Easter Yet?
Easter, Ash Wednesday and Christmas are the three times a year when many people who are not regular church goers look for a church. That includes many inactive Catholics. Will you be putting your parish name out there with a welcome message? Now is the…
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Social Media Content, Audiences and Platforms
Often when parishes, dioceses, and ministries decide to set-up a Facebook Page or Twitter account or start a blog they give very little thought to the time and effort needed to produce quality content that their constituencies will read. The assumption is that whatever we…
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Measuring Facebook Effectiveness
Every so often, I hear those who are trying to use Facebook for ministry lament the fact that their followers do not engage with the Facebook posts in a conversational way. They do not answer questions that are posed and rarely comment. The ministers wonder…