Most of us evaluate our success on a ministry Facebook Page based on the number of Likes we have. Some of us include in that evaluation the number of people we Reach with our posts and the Engagement they generate with our followers. We can…
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How Engaging is Your Facebook Page?
In the survey conducted by Catholic Web Solutions in November, many respondents wanted to know how to measure their Facebook efforts. Facebook provides real-time statistics about Facebook Pages through a tab on your Page titled “Insights” that can help you answer that question. Insights are…
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Why a Welcoming Parish Homepage is Important
Pope Francis is constantly urging us to reach out beyond the sanctuary, beyond church walls to bring the Gospel of Jesus to those not celebrating with us. He is calling us to witness to the mercy and tenderness of God in our daily lives and…
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Four Areas of Parish Website Development
In last week’s blog, I observed that while many parishes are updating their websites to more attractive designs, they are not upgrading their websites to be channels of pastoral ministry or hospitality to visitors. A number of readers commented on the blog and I have…
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Do Welcoming Parish Websites Exist?
Recently I searched Google for “catholic parish website design.” Then I reviewed the design samples of two companies that were listed on the first page. I was interested to see if the parishes that are updating their website designs are also updating their home pages…
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Online for Holy Week
Holy Week is the most intense and dramatic week of the Church year. The liturgies are rich and meaningful. The week begins triumphantly with Palm Sunday and for the next three days before the Triduum begins there are additional opportunities for confessions at every parish.…