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I had been curious about Showit for some time and wanted to experiment before endorsing it. So – I used it to build my own website at the end of last year. After testing it out for some time, I’m ready to share it with you! ​ 5 reasons I love it for churches & […]

Website Design

February 16, 2024

A tour of my new favorite web builder

If you pay someone to maintain your website, here are some helpful talking points to use when you correspond: ​ 1) How is my website performing on mobile? Mobile traffic (aka on-a-phone traffic) makes up 60+% of all web traffic globally. It’s important that your site is functional (and readable) on a tiny screen. ​ 2) Tell […]

Website Design

February 9, 2024

Questions churches & schools should be asking their webmaster

If you’re new to the newsletter: What is a lead magnet? A lead magnet is a digital resource you give away in exchange for someone’s email address. I wrote more about it in this newsletter.​ ​ Last week I wrote 30 lead magnet ideas for churches. Find that here.​ ​ Arguably, schools have even more reason to implement lead magnets […]

Email Marketing

February 2, 2024

30 lead magnet ideas for schools

A while back, I wrote a newsletter about lead magnets. Read it here. 30,000 foot view if you don’t want to read the old newsletter: A lead magnet is some digital resource that you offer in exchange for contact information. Ex: You receive a 20% off coupon code when you sign up for Old Navy emails. […]

Email Marketing

January 26, 2024

30 lead magnet ideas for churches

Not every church or school has the resources needed to blow up the internet. Let’s start with the absolute basics and make sure we do them well. You have 3 jobs: ​ 🌐 Maintain a high-quality website Your website should win employee of the month, every month. What does this mean? Your website should communicate who […]

Marketing

January 19, 2024

The bare minimum marketing strategy