How Does Pinterest Fit Into Your Church?
Have you ever been online and seen something cool and interesting that you’d like to save and share with your friends? Wouldn’t it be great if you had this giant virtual bulletin board where you can clip your favorite things? If you answered yes, then welcome to Pinterest, the fastest growing social media network in 2014. If you’re not already familiar with Pinterest, it’s an incredible visual medium that operates like a giant...
Can Push Notifications Help Your Ministry?
Have you ever used and interacted with a mobile app such as Facebook, Twitter or even Walgreens? Then chances are then that you know about push notifications. A push notification is a short text message sent to your phone that’s tied to one of your mobile apps (example to your left). Push notifications are increasingly becoming part of the digital marketing mix for many businesses, and your ministry can also utilize this trend to help...
How Text Giving Can Increase Recurring Donations
Meet Ron. Ron is a faithful member of his church and loves to help contribute to his church’s mission financially. He counts it a blessing to be able to give to the work of the church each week. Unfortunately for Ron, he was sick last Sunday and wasn’t able to attend service. He did watch the livestream from his couch and made a mental note to throw some extra money in the offering plate the following week. The next week,...
Five Benefits of a Church App
There’s an app for nearly everything under the sun. As the famous slogan says, “There’s an app for that,” but what about for your church? Has your church joined the mobile revolution? While a mobile app cannot replace a solid mobile-responsive website, there are some benefits to having one. The Cool Factor Let’s just get this one out of the way. Though it certainly should not be the main reason your church invests money in a mobile...
Text Giving – Making Donations Mobile
You can do a lot with your phone these days, and you’ve probably seen quite a few church attendees with mobile phones pulled out during a service. The great thing about knowing your donors is knowing how you can reach them. Text giving allows you to put a giving option in the hands of your church members… literally. Think of it this way: How often are you on your phone or computer? While Online Giving allows the...
Are You Ready for Mobilegeddon?
Next Tuesday is a big day for SEO professionals and really for anyone who has a website as it’s the launch of Google’s new mobile focused algorithm (or Mobilegeddon). Here are a few things your ministry website should know in advance of Mobilegeddon: Algorithm Update Focused on Mobile For years Google has been warning webmasters about optimizing their desktop sites for mobile usability. This upcoming update has been years in the...
