Five Blogging Mistakes http://ow.ly/1zg2

Five Blogging Mistakes http://ow.ly/1zg2z

Drive: the surprising truth about what m

Drive: the surprising truth about what motivates us – video: http://ow.ly/1z5rj

Guide to a Brilliant Video Strategy

The B2B Marketers Guide to a Brilliant Video Strategy http://ow.ly/1vXLs

3 ways you should be using Facebook

RT @CopywriterTO: 3 Ways B2B Companies Should Be Using Facebook For Lead Generation | Social Media B2B http://bit.ly/dDmTQR RT @aerosmith071 #b2b

19 Tips for Driving Traffic to your blog

RT @Mike_Stelzner: 19 Tips for Driving Traffic to Your Blog (great ideas!) http://bit.ly/bvad38 via @smexaminer

Twitter Cheat Sheet

RT @jaimealmond: Twitter 101 Cheat Sheet – http://bit.ly/9QCfAU

12 Social Media Secrets

RT @Mike_Stelzner: 12 Social Media Secrets From World’s Top Superstars (brilliant ideas!) http://bit.ly/9U9FB5 via @smexaminer

Social Media is not a Content Channel

Social Media is not a Content Channel – http://ow.ly/1tMAX

5 Essential Apps – Facebook Fanpage

5 Essential Apps for your Facebook Fanpage – http://bit.ly/9E3chu

Five Ways to Energize your Team

“he had just shot himself in the foot—maybe even in the head” is one memorable quote from Michael Hyatt’s, “Five Ways to Energize Your Team”: http://su.pr/349gOt

Beginning to Scale Social Media

Methods and tips for companies considering how they will engage in Social Media from Chris Brogan. http://ow.ly/1rhkE Scaling Social Media.

6 Do’s and Don’ts for Company Twitter

RT @Mike_Stelzner: 6 Do’s and Don’ts for Your Company’s Twitter Account http://bit.ly/dAMWAA

Making sense of Social Media Pieces

Thanks Michael! Michael Hyatt gives a quick and clear picture of the different components (think: Homebase, Embassies, and Outposts) of social media and suggests how they can work together. Take a peek here.

Are you having a one-way conversation?

Making the connection between how to live in the social media world and being a witness for Jesus Christ isn’t that difficult.  While I was reading an article entitled, “How Small Businesses Are Using Social Media for Real Results” I was struck by this primary connection:

Have a conversation.

Social Media is all about conversations not promotions, gimmicks or pitches.  Reid Travis shares in the article, “I feel like companies that practice one-way conversation (the talking-only kind) are pretty much missing the entire point of social media…”  Sounds like all the best type of advice we share regarding evangelistic conversations.  “Build rapport”, “Listen!” “Build a relationship, not a contact”.

Perhaps we need to take some of those best practices for evangelistic conversations and apply them to our social media worlds in ministry.  When and how are you listening to the followers on your fan-page, blog or twitter account? Do you talk to them specifically? Do you know who they are?  Do you express your appreciate for them directly? Do you know what their issues, questions and concerns are?

Are you having a conversation or are you just talking?

Some thoughts on how to have a conversation:
- are your students tweeting or blogging about your events and weekly meetings after they happen? Are you involved in these conversations? Clarifying? Answering questions? Listening?

- are you helping your students learn how to listen to their friends on social media venues?

- do you share experiences and relationships through social media venues or just promotions? (see article for an example)

Who do You trust in?

Online resource aimed at reaching the Hip Hop culture through music and an online presentation. Very cool and authentic. http://www.readthisbeforeyoudie.com/index.php

Plus other projects that Reach Life are working on. The Man Up Project sounds exciting.

Conference Considerations

Thoughts influenced by the recent South by South West Interactive Conferences on how to run a Christian conference.