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…
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Four Keys to Increasing Traffic to Your Web and Social Media Sites
Who doesn’t want more visitors to their website or followers on Facebook? How many visitors or followers do you have is a question others ask us and we ask ourselves.
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Becoming a Social Media Evangelization Specialist
Who is a parish social media evangelization specialist? This question came to me as I read a comment by Caroline Cerveny, SSJ-TOSF, D. Min., on my January 12th post entitled How Many Hours Are You Spending in Online Ministry Each Week? In the comment, Sister…
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Are Web and Social Media Sites Viable Ministry Tools?
Many people in ministry have come to accept that having a website and possibly even a Facebook Page are “necessary,” to be credible or relevant today. The number who see them as important and valuable ministry tools are fewer. How do I know that? I…
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How Many Hours Are You Spending in Online Ministry Each Week?
Last week, I ask readers of Catholic Web Solutions to answer a four-question survey. The first three questions identified their areas of involvement in online ministry. Forty-six readers answered the survey which is a more than 10% of my readership. It is also the same…
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Growing Your Online Ministry in 2016
A new year needs new ideas. I started to blog at Catholic Web Solutions in August 2010 to help people in ministry create websites and use social media to carry out their ministries more effectively. The expectations of people who come to our websites and…