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13Oct

Email Marketing for Churches

Contrary to what majority of you think, email marketing isn'talways have to be just about "selling" something and it isn't just forbusinesses. It is also a way of getting in touch with your audience, thus achurch can significantly benefit from utilizing this tool.

Email newsletter is an excellent format that allows you to be in constant communication with your congregation as well as a way of directing traffic to your website.

Most of your congregation may not “initiate” going to your website unless you give them reasons to (i.e register for an event, download sermons, etc).So for those who do not often visit your website, email newsletter is a great way to keep them informed of any upcoming events and activities in your church. This is also a great way to send them inspirational quotes, teaching tidbits, and many more.


13Oct

9 Practical Ways to Promote Your Church Website on a Shoestring Budget

So your church has a website…great! That is definitely the first step to having an online presence but what good does it do if nobody knows about it?
 
It sure does involve “marketing” it to get the word out there. It takes strategy to drive traffic to your church website. But how? Often times, churches tend to hold back on promoting their website simply because there is “no” budget for it.
 
We often correlate high costs with marketing. It isn’t always necessarily the case. In this newsletter, I will show you some ways on how to promote your church website on a shoestring budget.