Today’s guest post comes from Tyler Rominger over at MinistryDesigns.com. Tyler points out a set of key ranking techniques for SEO that almost everyone either ignores or doesn’t know about. While the tips are “advanced” ways to approach maps optimization successfully it doesn’t require any specific “advanced” skillsets other than being strategic. That’s a good […]
Post Catalyst Atlanta Meet-Up Video Report
The Catalyst Blogger Meet-Up was a blast! But things were in its favor, as always when returning to Duluth, GA and the Infinite Energy Center (it will always fondly be known as the Gwinnett Arena to me haha!) in October. Catalyst continues to march on in the post-Brad Lominick world — Although Brad was an inspiring […]
The First 10 Apps I Installed on My MacBook Pro
It’s time for a new laptop, so I recently picked up a new MacBook Pro. It’s got that new car smell thing going on and this week has definitely been fun to have a new machine for work (and play). I need to try out the Mac Migration Assistant but in the meantime, I need […]
Start Using Social Media For What It’s Made For : Connect Directly With Every Catalyst East Atlanta 2016 Main Stage Speaker
Do you follow any of the Catalyst conference speakers on social media? Are you in the Catalyst tribe? Are you headed to the Infinity Energy Center in Atlanta this week? Here’s the most important question: HAVE YOU EVER CONNECTED WITH ANY OF THE SPEAKERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA BEFORE? Why not? (I am assuming you have […]
Why the Top 8 List On Thom Rainer’s Site Is Faulty & How To Fix It With Content Marketing And An Advanced Tactic
It seems like everyone knows to prioritize website and content marketing when you build or manage a site these days. Even church websites are trying to optimize their sites well, which is a good thing. Someone forwarded a great post from Thom Rainer’s blog recently that featured 8 Things Your Church Website Must Have. Thom’s blog […]
Connect with Site Visitors–Re-Engage With Remarketing Ads
Jen Miles is a veteran of the church online and the digital church communications space. I had a chance to catch up with Jen at the ThatCC Conference in Atlanta. One of the chat threads we had was that there wasn’t enough practical resources available that go beyond the 101 level of digital communications craft. That’s […]
How to Get The Most Out Of #CatalystATL Labs 2016 Using Social Media
This October, I’m flying in Atlanta to attend Catalyst Labs 2016. There’s a slew of great speakers and it’s definitely a more intimate setting than listening to a talk with 12,000 other people in Gwinnett Arena (I know it’s now called Infinity Energy, but everyone calls it Gwinnett — even the hotels in the area […]
Why You’ll 💕 Emoji ✉️ Subject Lines
If I told you I have a tactic that could increase your email open rates by up to 45%, would you be willing to test it out? Yup, Experian reports that Emoji’s in email subject lines can lift open rates significantly. Others reporting 56% or even 65%. Wowzers. There is a lot to consider like […]
5 Podcasts I Have Been Devouring Without Abandon
Podcasts used to be a nerdy thing. But times have completely changed. It started with TiVo and completed the journey with Netflix. We are now a time-shifted on-demand nation. Despite the fact the more and more people are telecommuting and not sitting in cars on their way to work, podcasts have survived and now finally […]
Forget Photoshop. Get the Canva For Work Version Free for Your Nonprofit or Church.
It used to be that nonprofit and church communicators used to drool over professional graphic design software like PhotoShop or Illustrator because it was so expensive. But with Web 2.0 and beyond, everything is going to the cloud. SAAS is your best friend (Software As A Service). Photoshop is now included in a web-based subscription […]