Google+ Business Pages are now live; here’s how to get started
Google has finally launched their business pages feature, and it’s open for everyone to sign up. You can read more about it on the Google…
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Google’s not-too-secret social network finally launches: Google+
It’s been rumored for more than a year, and now it’s here — sort of. You probably can’t get into it yet, but it’s out…
How to make it all come together
Over the years, I’ve discussed a lot of ideas to help your business flourish online and today I’m going to show you what it looks…
You can’t fake it on social media
While talking over a potential site redesign with a client, the subject turned to blogging. We both agreed that they should have a blog for…
Don’t run your fan club like Tim McGraw
My wife and I are fans of Tim McGraw; we’ve seen him in concert a few times, and we’ll likely see him again in the…
How to add a Google +1 (Plus One) button to your site
A few months ago, Google introduced the +1 button to the world. It’s essentially a simple way for you to approve of a page, and…
Car dealers don’t listen on Twitter either
Late last year I performed a few simply Twitter tests for churches. I found 36 churches that had their Twitter account listed on their home…
Your customer service starts with the person that answers the phone
While I’m certainly not a big fan of the phone, I still use it quite often. As you’ve probably noticed, while businesses love their fancy…
Cool new social features with the Amazon Kindle
James Brooks over at ChurchDrop just posted some neat information about the new public sharing features available on the Kindle website. For a while note,…
Google introduces the “+1” button
Google just introduced a bold new feature today that could (maybe) become quite a huge thing: +1’s. At first glance it doesn’t seem like much:…
The first Tweet was five years ago today
On March 21, 2006, Jack Dorsey posted the world’s first tweet with the very exciting news that is quite similar to most people’s first tweet…
Turn on HTTPS to make your Facebook and Twitter more secure
Facebook A few weeks ago, Facebook added the ability to always use a secure connection when accessing their site. This doesn’t improve your security at…
Don’t be everything – just be awesome
As I’ve been building my business for the past few years, various personal weaknesses have shown up. Some of them, like my lack of organization,…
Why are churches so far behind?
I was recently asked a question, based on this chart: If [that chart] is true, then why are churches so far behind in web site…
My favorite WordPress plug-ins
Three years ago I wrote up a list of my favorite plug-ins, and decided that it was well past time to give the list a…