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You are appreciated
Often times we go through life and never tell the people that support us how much they are appreciated. Well today I would like to say real loud YOU ARE APPRECIATED. Enjoy your day
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Sharing in Google Docs
Sharing documents have never been easier -One of the most pressing issues with business or ministry is being able to seamlessly work with your team, especially if you are in different places. Here comes Google Docs. Google Docs allows you to share documents across multiple platforms.
I have been using Google Docs for about 1 year now and it has drastically increased our productivity here in the office. Having a common repository allows multiple people on my team to work on projects together. This gives us quicker turnaround and better synergy. No longer do we have to wait or look for a document on someone’s desk or desktop. Or if you are like me, I work on multiple computer in the course for the day – Google allows me to start a document on one computer, move to another computer and pick up right where I left off.
Oh and it is free. This is a great way for a ministry to get started without having a great big outlay of cash. But don’t take my word for it. Take a look at the Video Below.
Grandmother’s guide to video chat
One of the best uses of technology is the ability to connect people. In today’s blog, I want to highlight an article written by Google bloggers – A Grandmother’s Guide to Video Chat. What a great way to make a great connection and to stay connected. Watch the video below
This video, along with a printable guide, can be accessed at http://www.google.com/chat/grandma. Feel free to share this link with your grandma—or grandpa—or, well, anyone who wants to video chat to help get them up and running.
New 3.0 Wordpress ( Another Game Changer)
Wordpress is at it again with a brand new version of Wordpress – - This one is called Theolonius (one of my favorite artists) is packed full of new an inviting feature. We have been testing for a few weeks and although a couple of bugs, we will begin the process of upgrading many of our blogs in the next few weeks.
Major new features in this release include a sexy new default theme called Twenty Ten. Theme developers have new APIs that allow them to easily implement custom backgrounds, headers, shortlinks, menus (no more file editing), post types, and taxonomies. (Twenty Ten theme shows all of that off.) Developers and network admins will appreciate the long-awaited merge of MU and WordPress, creating the new multi-site functionality which makes it possible to run one blog or ten million from the same installation. As a user, you will love the new lighter interface, the contextual help on every screen, the 1,217 bug fixes and feature enhancements, bulk updates so you can upgrade 15 plugins at once with a single click, and much more. But don’t take our word for it – Watch the video below.
Facebook-Fan-Pages—Your-7-Step-Blueprint-to-Get-More-Highly-Qualified-and-Consistent-Traffic
So you have a Facebook Fan Page? Good for you!
So like many of my clients and members, you are probably asking, “OK, now what? How do I get traffic to my Fan Page and how do I keep traffic coming back?”
That’s a great question, and we’ll answer it by taking a closer look at 7 strategies to bring in consistent and highly qualified traffic.
7 Traffic Strategies
1) Create your own name – Once you have your page up, you’ll need to get 25 or more fans in order to choose the domain name you want for your page. Let’s say you want to call your page “glassware projects.” Once you have 25 or more fans you would go to Facebook.com/username to apply for the name you want.
Being able to send someone to Facebook.com/glasswareprojects is easier than the big multiple number and letter domain name they give you.
2) Invite your Facebook Friends – You already have a Facebook Profile Page, so if appropriate for your Fan Page, invite all your friends from your profile page to join your Fan Page.
3) Invite your email list - This is a no brainer but many people fail to do it. Announce your Fan Page to your list, and let them know you will be sharing tips that you share no where else online. Say this only if it is true, of course.
4) Use Social Marketing SignPosts – Use Twitter, YouTube, EzineArticles, your blog and any other Social Marketing platforms to invite people to become a part of your Fan Page.
5) Have regular features – This is gold for consistent traffic. When you have a regular feature your fans look forward to it. The day of the week you have your regular feature could well me the day you get the most consistent traffic. Examples could be an article, video or tip of the week.
6) Ask questions that deliver tips – So few people do this yet it is so powerful. Asking questions invites and gets you interaction, plus people share their tips thus bringing in more folks who want to learn the new tips.
7) Stay consistent – If you want consistent participation, you have to be consistent yourself.
And now you are invited to check out my Fan Page at http://GoUseThisStuff.com where you will find articles, videos, templates and much more on how to grow your business
And there really are tips I only share over there…
From Jeff Herring and the Social Marketing Blueprint.
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Urban Church Marketing Specialists