http://blog.churchmarketing.tv Marketing Video Lessons Pastoral Leaders of Small to Medium Churches posterous.com Fri, 12 Nov 2010 11:36:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~3/t4T05eTNrsU/why-social-media-is-good-for-seo http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/why-social-media-is-good-for-seo <p> <p>One extremely helpful yet underused aspect of social media marketing is the potential for increased search engine exposure. Most people do not realize it, but social media websites like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are a secret weapon in developing your organization&rsquo;s SEO strategy. While it is true that your website and blog must be search engine optimized, good SEO practices applied to social media marketing can increase traffic to your website as well.&nbsp;</p> <p>Some little-known facts about social media SEO:</p> <ul type="disc" style="margin-top: 0in;"> <li style="">Twitter and Facebook profiles often appear on page one of Google results for keyword phrases contained within the profile information.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul type="disc" style="margin-top: 0in;"> <li style="">YouTube videos with relevant keywords are now included in page one Google search results along with competing websites.</li> </ul> <ul type="disc" style="margin-top: 0in;"> <li style="">Facebook users often search for keyword phrases using the Facebook search engine; recent status messages including those keywords appear in the search results.</li> </ul> <p>It is a growing strategy to use these different social media websites to drive more traffic to user profiles and primary websites through SEO optimization of profiles and YouTube video titles. The more connections you make on social media sites, the more traffic you can drive to your official website. Search engine users often click on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube videos related to their searches, even when they were not specifically searching for their information on these sites. Social media connects real people to the ideas they share, and will help connect more internet users to your organization.</p> <p>Stay tuned for more on developing your social media campaign, and go to <a href="http://www.churchmarketing.tv/">http://www.churchmarketing.tv</a> for SEO lessons and resources.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/why-social-media-is-good-for-seo">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/why-social-media-is-good-for-seo#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~4/t4T05eTNrsU" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/301018/arvell_headshot.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qPlHvk1pFT Arvell Craig gebedo Arvell Craig http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/why-social-media-is-good-for-seo Fri, 12 Nov 2010 11:07:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~3/RmvWFrRnkb4/a-social-media-app-for-churches http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/a-social-media-app-for-churches <p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Screen_shot_2010-11-12_at_1" height="118" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2010-11-12/wvCCnmeEvoJtHjwdtsljjtpBqeDEqddiFeCHuzCdyqapzeuyDotivjBocszB/Screen_shot_2010-11-12_at_1.17.13_PM.png.scaled500.png" width="311" /> </div> I just read in the <a href="http://twitter.com/cmsucks" target="_blank">@cmsucks</a> newsletter of a social media application for churches called "the table" project.&nbsp;</p> <p>I personally REALLY like the video on the home page- describing the concepts behind it. (Though I kind of hate the process that make churches do in order to try it out. But that's just me.)</p> <p>So, if you've got a church interested in social media - I think you ought to bite the bullet and try it out while it's still free.&nbsp;</p> <p>Learn more here:&nbsp;<a href="http://tableproject.org/" target="_blank">http://tableproject.org/</a></p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/a-social-media-app-for-churches">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/a-social-media-app-for-churches#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~4/RmvWFrRnkb4" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/301018/arvell_headshot.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qPlHvk1pFT Arvell Craig gebedo Arvell Craig http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/a-social-media-app-for-churches Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:11:41 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~3/7xb1Edo4WWI/churchratercom-a-place-to-publicly-commentrat http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/churchratercom-a-place-to-publicly-commentrat <p> <div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <p>I'm not sure if you have seen this yet, but I just stumbled upon it today.</p> <p>ChurchRater.com is like a opinion site for churches. Evaluating them on the positive or negative experiences people have. </p> <p>I haven't gone thru the details yet, but just wanted share. See link below.</p> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="" src="http://churchrater.com/../img/RateorFindaChurch.jpg" /> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://churchrater.com/">churchrater.com</a></div> <p></p></div> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/churchratercom-a-place-to-publicly-commentrat">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/churchratercom-a-place-to-publicly-commentrat#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~4/7xb1Edo4WWI" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/301018/arvell_headshot.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qPlHvk1pFT Arvell Craig gebedo Arvell Craig http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/churchratercom-a-place-to-publicly-commentrat Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:51:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~3/mMNzpNn_g2M/twitter-marketing-5-twitter-management-tools http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/twitter-marketing-5-twitter-management-tools <p> <div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote> <div> <div> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <p><a href="http://www.toprankblog.com/2010/02/twitter-management-tools/" target="_blank"><img title="Twitter Tools" src="http://www.toprankblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/crowd.png" height="190" alt="Twitter Tools" width="300" /></a>Without a doubt, one of the most popular shiny new objects of many social media marketing programs is Twitter. There are Twitter books, Twitter conferences, Twitter blogs and numerous articles devoted to <a href="http://www.toprankblog.com/2009/09/twitter-tips-authentic-transparent/">Twitter marketing</a>. &nbsp;Unfortunately, there%u2019s not enough time left over after reading all the promises of marketing nirvana from using Twitter to actually implement recommendations.via <a href="http://www.toprankblog.com/2010/02/twitter-management-tools/">toprankblog.com</a></p> </div> </div> </blockquote> <p><strong><em>Hey this is a really good article for the serious twitter user. It will cover twitter tools that you may not of heard about. Two that caught my attention are Co-Tweet and Easy Tweets.</em></strong></p> <p><strong><em><a href="http://www.toprankblog.com/2010/02/twitter-management-tools/" target="_blank">Review the full article</a> and share what your favorite twitter tool is any why!!</em></strong></p> </div> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/twitter-marketing-5-twitter-management-tools">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/twitter-marketing-5-twitter-management-tools#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~4/mMNzpNn_g2M" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/301018/arvell_headshot.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qPlHvk1pFT Arvell Craig gebedo Arvell Craig http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/twitter-marketing-5-twitter-management-tools Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:57:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~3/j3QuRb-MSMo/consider-creating-a-business-to-fund-your-min http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/consider-creating-a-business-to-fund-your-min <p> <p>Greetings!!</p> <p>(I'm very excited to start this discussion.:)</p> <p>Have you been considering starting a business (especially an online company) to help bring in money for your church or ministry?</p> <p>If so, I'd LOVE to hear from you! <strong>Please leave a comment below and post a link to your website and share a little about your vision.</strong></p> <p>If you don't want to share publicly, just send me an email to <strong>churchmarketingtv {at} gmail.com</strong>.</p> <p>If you have not yet started, but are considering this idea, I want to hear from you too. This is my passion! Helping people get started. So you should also shoot me a note in the comments area, and I'll share with you some thoughts and resources.</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Two HIGHLY Recommended Resources</span></strong></p> <p>Here are two very encouraging and enlightening books to show you the potential of getting an internet based company up and running. This would be for those who don't have any idea of how they could start and business.</p> <p>The <strong>CRUSH IT</strong> book is about using pure social media marketing strategy wrapped around your passion and your dna to become a business.&nbsp;</p> <p><em><strong>&gt;&gt;<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061914177?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=desthaspe-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0061914177">Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=desthaspe-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0061914177" border="0" height="1" alt="" width="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" />&nbsp;</strong></em></p> <p>The <strong>4-Hour Work Week</strong> is about breaking out of traditional thinking, working smarter so you have time NOW to live your passions and dreams and NOT waiting until you're 65+ years old, retired and just tired. I think every Christian should read and apply some of his points.</p> <p><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">&gt;&gt;<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307465357?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=desthaspe-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0307465357">The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated: Expanded and Updated, With Over 100 New Pages of Cutting-Edge Content.</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=desthaspe-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0307465357" border="0" height="1" alt="" width="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" /></span></p> <p>(Note: The above links are affiliate links to Amazon.com. Note 2: They are not Christian books so beware of <em>undignified</em> language.)</p> <p><em><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Our Video Case Study on a Business that Funds a Ministry&nbsp;</span></strong></em></p> <p>Lastly, <a href="http://members.churchmarketing.tv/case-study/23-absolute-blinds-online" target="_blank">here is a link</a> to our latest video case-study &amp; marketing analysis. We look at a business website that a guy uses to help fund his ministry.&nbsp; <br /> <a href="http://members.churchmarketing.tv/case-study/23-absolute-blinds-online" target="_blank"><img src="http://dtspeaks.com/cmtv/watchthevideo.png" alt="" /></a></p> <p><em><strong>Don't forget to comment and share your business which funds your ministry below!!</strong></em></p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/consider-creating-a-business-to-fund-your-min">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/consider-creating-a-business-to-fund-your-min#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~4/j3QuRb-MSMo" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/301018/arvell_headshot.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qPlHvk1pFT Arvell Craig gebedo Arvell Craig http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/consider-creating-a-business-to-fund-your-min Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:52:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~3/9Cub8pQHy9k/how-to-improve-your-church-websites-effective http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/how-to-improve-your-church-websites-effective <p> <p>This past December, we began inviting churches and ministries to submit their website for a <a href="http://www.churchmarketing.tv/casestudysignup" target="_blank">professional analysis and review.</a></p> <p>Those selected would be used in a case study to help others learn ways to improve the effectiveness of their website.</p> <p>So here comes our first video case study and website analysis. <a href="http://www.SimpleGospelTruth.com" target="_blank">www.SimpleGospelTruth.com</a></p> <p><strong>This is an 11 minutes video - covering 3 areas of concern:</strong></p> <p>(1) Encouraging Sales &amp; Donations<br />(2) Communicating to New Visitors<br />(3) Motivating Event / Service Attendance</p> <p><strong><a href="http://members.churchmarketing.tv/case-study/22-simple-gospel-truth">Follow this link to watch the video.</a></strong></p> <p><em>If you have questions or comments, please leave them below.</em></p> <p>If you are interested in having an anaysis in your website - <a href="http://www.churchmarketing.tv/casestudysignup" target="_blank">follow this link to sign up. </a></p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/how-to-improve-your-church-websites-effective">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/how-to-improve-your-church-websites-effective#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~4/9Cub8pQHy9k" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/301018/arvell_headshot.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qPlHvk1pFT Arvell Craig gebedo Arvell Craig http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/how-to-improve-your-church-websites-effective Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:07:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~3/6UO_bHk6IZs/7-ways-to-improve-you-google-local-listing http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/7-ways-to-improve-you-google-local-listing <p> <p>In our <strong><a href="http://www.churchmarketing.tv">Google Marketing Course</a></strong> - we provide 5 video lessons with 2 bonus lessons cover how a church</p> <p>can understand how Google works as well as optimize it for search engine rankings on the front page for a</p> <p>local search.</p> <p>Recently I found a some additional ideas for improving the rankings of one's Google Local listings.</p> <p> <object height="351" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="500"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.viddler.com/player/b32043b0/" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed src="http://www.viddler.com/player/b32043b0/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="351" width="500"></embed> </object> </p> <p>This information was found on the blog of <a href="http://www.leveltendesign.com" target="_blank">leveltendesign.com</a>.</p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/7-ways-to-improve-you-google-local-listing">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/7-ways-to-improve-you-google-local-listing#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~4/6UO_bHk6IZs" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/301018/arvell_headshot.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qPlHvk1pFT Arvell Craig gebedo Arvell Craig http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/7-ways-to-improve-you-google-local-listing Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:10:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~3/FKNbk3fe7Tc/9-creative-ideas-and-examples-of-prayer-reque http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/9-creative-ideas-and-examples-of-prayer-reque <p> <p>Hello everyone.&nbsp;</p> <p>I just uploaded a second video regarding <a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/engage-your-visitors-with-a-prayer-request-fo">prayer request forms</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>I wanted to personally show you some very cool and creative ideas to spice up the way your prayer request form works.&nbsp;</p> <p>I really believe that you can really increase the value of your website by engaging the visitors in receive prayer from you ministry.&nbsp;</p> <p>Anyway, it's all very valuable if you are just getting started.&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://members.churchmarketing.tv/newest-course/20-9-creative-uses-of-prayer-request-forms" target="_blank">Here is the video.&nbsp;</a></p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/9-creative-ideas-and-examples-of-prayer-reque">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/9-creative-ideas-and-examples-of-prayer-reque#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~4/FKNbk3fe7Tc" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/301018/arvell_headshot.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qPlHvk1pFT Arvell Craig gebedo Arvell Craig http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/9-creative-ideas-and-examples-of-prayer-reque Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:31:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~3/nHui47LvMac/engage-your-visitors-with-a-prayer-request-fo http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/engage-your-visitors-with-a-prayer-request-fo <p> <p>Prayer request forms are a super simple way to encourage genuine visitor engagement. Think about it. Most of the time we are constantly trying to get people to GIVE us donations, COME to our meetings, SUPPORT our projects, or BUY our products. It doesn't take long for people to assume that you are not really concerned about them. No, that red blinking donations button (with bold/italicized scriptures for motivation) communicates your real concern. <p /> Now, what if you took a few steps back from the hard sell and instead made it overtly clear that you really wanted to help them? <p /> "How can WE help YOU?" <br />"Can I pray for you?" <br />"Would you like prayer support?" <br />"Do you have any struggles in need of accountability or counseling" <br />"Are you looking for friends or community?" <p /> Putting up a graphic or a text link like one of the above phrases ( linking to a prayer request form ) would dramatically change the results of your website. <p /> If you are investing time and effort to get visits and hits, friends and followers, subscribers or fans - you need to have a way to get people to really connecting to your ministry. <p /> Prayer request forms are a great way to do this. <p /> For those who are not tech savvy - I created a step-by-step video to help you implement your own form. <p /> No matter what your technical ability; if you can open and operate email, you can create your own prayer request form for any website or blog. <p /> Best of all, this training will cost you absolutely nothing! Just about 10 or 11 minutes. <p /> Here is the page with the video: <a href="http://members.churchmarketing.tv/newest-course/19-super-easy-prayer-request-forms-with-wufoo">http://members.churchmarketing.tv/newest-course/19-super-easy-prayer-request-...</a></p> <p><a href="http://members.churchmarketing.tv/newest-course/19-super-easy-prayer-request-forms-with-wufoo"><img src="http://www.dtspeaks.com/cmtv/prayerform.png" alt="" /></a></p> <p><br />Please send feedback or questions to the comments area below!</p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/engage-your-visitors-with-a-prayer-request-fo">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/engage-your-visitors-with-a-prayer-request-fo#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~4/nHui47LvMac" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/301018/arvell_headshot.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qPlHvk1pFT Arvell Craig gebedo Arvell Craig http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/engage-your-visitors-with-a-prayer-request-fo Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:00:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~3/lnQ8LcyH_Lk/new-series-website-conversion-and-visitor-eng http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/new-series-website-conversion-and-visitor-eng <p> <p>This video introduces our web conversion and visitor engagement series. Our first full series for the blog.</p> <p>I hope you enjoy it! Below the video are more details.</p> <p> <object height="361" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="500"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.viddler.com/player/66c1c7d7/" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed src="http://www.viddler.com/player/66c1c7d7/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="361" width="500"></embed> </object> </p> <p>Here are <em>some</em> of the web conversion tools we'll be covering. ( Some in more detail than others. )</p> <p>Donation and Standard Sales - <a href="http://www.paypal.com">Paypal</a> <br />Downloadable Product (audio, e-book etc.) Sales - <a href="http://www.e-junkie.com">E-Junkie</a> <br />Contact Forms, Prayer Request Forms, etc. <a href="http://www.wufoo.com">WuFoo</a> <br />Event Registration &amp; Marketing - <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com">Eventbrite</a> <br />Measuring of Web Stats &amp; Visitor Activity - <a href="http://www.google.com/analytics">Google Analytics</a> <br /><em>Plus other tools...</em></p> <p>Stay tuned for the step-by-step lessons.</p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/new-series-website-conversion-and-visitor-eng">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/new-series-website-conversion-and-visitor-eng#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~4/lnQ8LcyH_Lk" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/301018/arvell_headshot.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qPlHvk1pFT Arvell Craig gebedo Arvell Craig http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/new-series-website-conversion-and-visitor-eng Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:49:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~3/73Wsylww1VI/my-5-favorite-web-apps-01 http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/my-5-favorite-web-apps-01 <p> <p>I'd like to share with you 5 awesome FREE web apps and tools that I love and use all the time.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><em>Check out the this video and leave a comment below regards some of your favorite web tools!</em></strong></p> <p> <object height="331" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="500"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.viddler.com/simple/a4f98808/" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed src="http://www.viddler.com/simple/a4f98808/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="331" width="500"></embed> </object> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/my-5-favorite-web-apps-01">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/my-5-favorite-web-apps-01#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~4/73Wsylww1VI" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/301018/arvell_headshot.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qPlHvk1pFT Arvell Craig gebedo Arvell Craig http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/my-5-favorite-web-apps-01 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:18:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~3/oaCwML4XXEA/google-webmaster-tutorial-presentation-church http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/google-webmaster-tutorial-presentation-church <p> <p><img src="http://www.dtspeaks.com/cmtv/googlewebmaster.png" alt="" /></p> <p>If you are a <em><strong>church webmaster</strong></em> but do not have a clear understand of how Google spiders, and ranks websites, here is the official <a href="http://bit.ly/google-webmaster-pdf-tutorial" target="_new">PDF tutorial from Google</a> with all the basic questions answered.</p> <p>Note: If you are NOT a webmaster, and want some basic and on a <em>non-techy training</em>, sign up for the <a href="http://www.churchmarketing.tv">Church Marketing.tv Google course</a>.</p> <p>Cheers!<br />Arvell</p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/google-webmaster-tutorial-presentation-church">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/google-webmaster-tutorial-presentation-church#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~4/oaCwML4XXEA" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/301018/arvell_headshot.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qPlHvk1pFT Arvell Craig gebedo Arvell Craig http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/google-webmaster-tutorial-presentation-church Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:03:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~3/knzn5xjCjxM/how-social-media-relates-to-seo-and-your-over http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/how-social-media-relates-to-seo-and-your-over <p> <p> <object height="385" width="480"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QVrbUVtMFBw&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QVrbUVtMFBw&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="385" width="480"></embed> </object> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>(To learn more about </em></span><a href="http://www.churchmarketing.tv/" title="Church SEO"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>Search Engine Optimization for Churches</em></span></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><em> Sign Up @ : </em></span><a href="http://www.churchmarketing.tv/" title="Church SEO" style="color: #0080c3; text-decoration: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>ChurchMarketing.tv</em></span></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><em> )</em></span></p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/how-social-media-relates-to-seo-and-your-over">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/how-social-media-relates-to-seo-and-your-over#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~4/knzn5xjCjxM" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/301018/arvell_headshot.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qPlHvk1pFT Arvell Craig gebedo Arvell Craig http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/how-social-media-relates-to-seo-and-your-over Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:29:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~3/ZnryKkn5-mw/futureofchurchwebcom-what-is-the-future-of-ch http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/futureofchurchwebcom-what-is-the-future-of-ch <p> <p>Today, I stumbled upon this website: <a href="http://www.FutureOfChurchWeb.com" target="_blank">Future Of Church Web . com</a></p> <p>It's pretty cool. It seems to be just a list of comments from various people regarding the above mentioned question.&nbsp;</p> <p>Anyway, I decided to take my turn, wax eloquently and give my response.&nbsp;</p> <p>Unfortunately after I finished writing, the website shot me back this message: "COMMENTS ARE CLOSED!!"</p> <p>So anyway, I was able to recover my response and I've posted it below:</p> <h1 style="font-size: 2em;">What is the future of church websites?</h1> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>(1) From the front-end or public perspective - Church websites will go the same direction as every other website. Which is 1. Mobile accessible; allowing instant interaction and ministry from computer or cell phone (visitor will never know) Lifestream based - streaming all types of feeds from various platforms. (2) From the back-end they will be tied into the same database as the rest of the church data. ie. members, donations, events, groups, email, ministries, etc. All data and communications will be facilitated, tracked and managed hrough the one system- yet the interface will display appropriate for the user and media.</em></p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>**NOTE: This all assumes that there will be no discrimination nor persecution - which of course would Biblically ignorant. That said - it is a practical to also assume that much of the church's public communication will be shut down or heavily filtered in order to be free from persecution. If that happens, website will be watered down and irrelevant. Or maybe they'll be simply self-helpish and non-gospel presenting.</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/futureofchurchwebcom-what-is-the-future-of-ch">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/futureofchurchwebcom-what-is-the-future-of-ch#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~4/ZnryKkn5-mw" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/301018/arvell_headshot.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qPlHvk1pFT Arvell Craig gebedo Arvell Craig http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/futureofchurchwebcom-what-is-the-future-of-ch Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:19:05 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~3/3sU3yH4rNE0/what-is-seo-search-engine-optimization-101-fo http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/what-is-seo-search-engine-optimization-101-fo <p> <p> <object height="351" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="500"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.viddler.com/player/eb874940/" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed src="http://www.viddler.com/player/eb874940/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="351" width="500"></embed> </object> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium; color: #222222; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px;">(To learn more about&nbsp;<a href="http://www.churchmarketing.tv/" title="Church SEO" style="color: #0080c3; text-decoration: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Search Engine Optimization for Churches</a>&nbsp;Sign Up @ :&nbsp;<a href="http://www.churchmarketing.tv/" title="Church SEO" style="color: #0080c3; text-decoration: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">ChurchMarketing.tv</a>&nbsp;)</span></p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/what-is-seo-search-engine-optimization-101-fo">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/what-is-seo-search-engine-optimization-101-fo#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~4/3sU3yH4rNE0" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/301018/arvell_headshot.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qPlHvk1pFT Arvell Craig gebedo Arvell Craig http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/what-is-seo-search-engine-optimization-101-fo Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:22:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~3/qgDX_dT7v0s/tweetdeck-vs-hootsuite-blogchurchmarketingtv http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/tweetdeck-vs-hootsuite-blogchurchmarketingtv <p> <p>I must admit, I'm no <a href="http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/4631/Bio-Characteristics-of-Twitter-Power-Users.aspx" target="_blank"><strong>Twitter power user</strong></a>. I use it every now and then; for business and personal use.&nbsp;</p> <p>Recently, with the launch of <a href="http://www.churchmarketing.tv" title="Church Marketing" target="_blank">ChurchMarketing.tv</a>&nbsp;and it's respective <a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv" target="_blank">blog</a>, and my <a href="http://www.gebedo.com" target="_blank">personal blog</a>, I'm using Twitter more than ever.&nbsp;</p> <p>So with all this use, I needed to find the best 3rd part app to manage the experience.</p> <p>So far there are two systems that I'm finding most popular and most userful:&nbsp;<strong><a href="http://www.tweetdeck.com" target="_blank">Tweetdeck</a></strong> and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.hootsuite.com" target="_blank"><strong>Hootsuite</strong></a>.</p> <p><img src="http://www.dtspeaks.com/cmtv/tweetdeckhootsuite.png" alt="" /></p> <p><span style="font-size: large;">Which is better?</span></p> <p>Hootsuite and TweekDeck are both constantly changing. So depending on the time you read this, some of the features and&nbsp;experiences may have changed.&nbsp;</p> <p>Either way, here's my experience.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>TweetDeck is easier</strong> to use. Being a standalone app, it is also quicker to launch. I can setup groups and follow trends and see specific searches all at the same time. (Your monitor size may cause your experience to vary)</p> <p><strong>Hootsuite has ONE function that I can't live without.</strong> It's the ability to see click stats of links that post.</p> <p>Since I'm focusing on sending traffic to <a href="http://www.churchmarketing.tv" title="Church Marketing" target="_blank">my own sites</a> and content instead of constantly retweeting other people's stuff, it's is critical that I know the effectiveness of my efforts.&nbsp;</p> <p>In conclusion I use both!</p> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Hootsuite</span> for posting links to my content.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">TweetDeck</span> to follow targeted and diverse conversations.</strong></p> <p><strong>Note: </strong><em>I think TweetDeck maybe able to also follow tracks and clicks by creating accounts on other url shortening services.But Hootsuite can do it without any special configurations.</em></p> <p><em><span style="font-style: normal;"> </span></em></p> <p><em> </em></p> <p><em> </em></p> <p><em> <p><span style="font-size: large;">So What Do You Think?</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;">( Prove me wrong or help someone else out with your experience! )</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;">Thanks-</span></p> </em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/tweetdeck-vs-hootsuite-blogchurchmarketingtv">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/tweetdeck-vs-hootsuite-blogchurchmarketingtv#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~4/qgDX_dT7v0s" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/301018/arvell_headshot.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qPlHvk1pFT Arvell Craig gebedo Arvell Craig http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/tweetdeck-vs-hootsuite-blogchurchmarketingtv Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:52:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~3/NIvupPdNDGc/white-pages-vs-yellow-pages-seo-church-market http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/white-pages-vs-yellow-pages-seo-church-market <p> <p> <object height="351" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="500"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.viddler.com/player/b6fa917b/" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed src="http://www.viddler.com/player/b6fa917b/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="351" width="500"></embed> </object> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Do you have other ideas, categories or subjects for finding people through search patterns?</span></p> <p><em><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Please share below:</span></strong></em></p> <p><em><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">(To learn more about <a href="http://www.churchmarketing.tv" title="Church SEO">Search Engine Optimization for Churches</a> Sign Up @ : <a href="http://www.churchmarketing.tv" title="Church SEO">ChurchMarketing.tv</a>&nbsp;)</span></strong></em></p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/white-pages-vs-yellow-pages-seo-church-market">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/white-pages-vs-yellow-pages-seo-church-market#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChurchMarketingTv/~4/NIvupPdNDGc" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/301018/arvell_headshot.jpg http://posterous.com/users/37qPlHvk1pFT Arvell Craig gebedo Arvell Craig http://blog.churchmarketing.tv/white-pages-vs-yellow-pages-seo-church-market