Today you see the new Catholic Web Solutions design. This re-design is part of our vision of creating a multichannel online brand for my community, the Sisters of Notre Dame in Chardon, Ohio. Last week I wrote about the four new SND blogs we launched in the past few months as part of the plan. With this re-design, Catholic Web Solutions becomes more easily identified with them.
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Creating a Family of Blogs
Blogs and social media are ways to drive traffic to a website. My weekly readers know that I have been working with my community, the Sisters of Notre Dame from Chardon, Ohio, to update and expand our web presence. We have launched three Facebook pages and associated Twitter profiles and several new blogs in advance of launching our new website. This website will be the centerpiece of our web presence.
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Working with Tech Experts Takes Expertise
Most people in ministry are not experts in technology, social media or online advertising. If you want to successfully use the Internet for ministry, you are going to need “experts” to help you. However, it takes a lot more than contracting with an expert to be successful.
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Vocation Directors Include the Internet in their Ministry
“Many potential candidates [to religious life], especially those who are younger, have had limited, if any, direct exposure to men and women religious. For some, a website will be their first introduction to a religious institute.” This statement is from the 2009 STUDY ON RECENT VOCATIONS TO RELIGIOUS LIFE, a study conducted by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) on behalf of the National Religious Vocation Conference.…
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HHS Debate Finds Catholics on the Internet
The current debate over the HHS mandate requiring insurance coverage of sterilization and contraception has been widely covered over the Internet and social media. Fortunately, Church leaders and many Catholics are also there to present our case for the right to religious freedom directly to the public as well.
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Website Traffic, Part III: Promoting Your Website
Forethought and careful planning is key to creating a website that will attract traffic. If you have been following this series, you know your website audiences (Part I) and you know how you will interact with them (Part II). Now think about how will you promote your website. No matter how good, attractive, engaging, and well thought out your website is, it will not attract traffic on its own. You…