Your job to create headlines that work is fairly clear but certainly not easy: put the right words together to describe your expanded content so it captures the interest of your audience. But write a “wrong” headline and you'll risk having your potential audience ignore the rest. And once an audience starts to...
Sadly, common website mistakes abound on church websites. And we’re called to better! Let’s correct these online errors so our audience will find solutions and discover what they need on our websites. Today, most prefer getting information from a website. They don’t want to carry around a printed bulletin or remember where they...
Sermons that engage is the same goal communication leaders attempt through effective email subject lines and webpage headlines that get noticed. Why? Because open rates of emails teach us what motivates an audience to participate in communication. Much like getting an audience to stop and consume web content because of its headline. It’s...
A focus phrase is an important SEO (Search Engine Optimization) principle. People go to Google (or similar) looking for solutions, and since Google must deliver results quickly and effectively, they’ve developed content rules based entirely on how we search. Follow these rules so people get exactly what they’re seeking. It keeps people...
Speaking at national and regional church conferences keeps us busy! As we lead informative and practical keynotes, sessions, and workshops, we have QnA time so we can 1) clarify what’s been discussed, and 2) understand the needs that exist in churches (our target audience). One of the most-asked questions during our Church...
August 2001, 20 years ago, a very naive Canadian moved from a big secular agency job to the US to work for churches. I was switching audiences: Canadian to American and businesses to churches. Why was I naive? Because I didn’t fully understand that the church focus would be quite different. Here...
Short of naming your church, finding the right web address is your most difficult task. Why? Because most people will end up discovering you or ministry information on your website. Yes, your website content needs to be very good in order for Google to direct searches to you. We deal with issues like...
There are many communication channels for your church. You can talk from the stage, in your bulletin, through text or email messaging, on one or all social media channels, and your church websites. What matters most? That you communicate where most in your congregation have access to — and where your community can...
Everyone can benefit from strong Church SEO, a third-party endorsement. When someone recommends what you’re offering. Wouldn’t it be great for a trusted friend to recommend your church? The next best solution? When Google (or another search engine) gives results that recommend YOU! Winner! We tend to trust one of their first results...
