Comments on: What the Latest Facebook Changes Mean for Your Church or Non-Profit

By: PaulSteinbrueck

PaulSteinbrueck — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:15:11 +0000

In reply to Warren Sager. Warren, I don't think you can say with absolute certainty that people are not going to see your posts on your business page. It is less likely they'll see it if if you don't find ways to engaged with your "fans." But you could make it more likely for them to see your updates if you engage creatively. The best way to find out wheter your church is not posting updates or your not seeing them is to go to your church's FB page directly.

By: PaulSteinbrueck

PaulSteinbrueck — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:12:06 +0000

In reply to Lyndie Blevins. Lyndie, I'm not sure I understand your concern. Can you clarify? Are you saying you're concerned that the an organization's Facebook administrator will get frustrated with the changes and stop posting updates or engaging people and that will lead to the demise of that organization's Facebook page? If so, I'm somewhat concerned about that too, which is why I wrote this. Hopefully more FB administrators will read this and make the most of the opportunities these changes present.

By: PaulSteinbrueck

PaulSteinbrueck — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:08:17 +0000

In reply to Dan Didriksen. Hey Dan, great to hear from you! Sorry I didn't see your comment until now. Glad you found the article useful I think a lot of people are in the same boat. It took me quite a few hours to go through all the changes and lots of articles about them. Most people don't have that kind of time, so I'm glad I could help in this way. Looking forward to meeting Baby Dan when he/she arrives!

By: Warren Sager

Warren Sager — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:29:34 +0000

I haven't taken the time to figure out what the changes to FB have been. Now I realize that people are not going to see my posts on my business page. People rarely commented or liked those posts… so, the 70 or so fans I have now are probably not going to see that stuff anymore. I also realized that since the changes have come, I have not seen any posts from my church's FB page. Are they not posting, or are they not showing up because I don't click "like" when they do post?

By: Lyndie Blevins

Lyndie Blevins — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:07:52 +0000

Thanks for sharing these insights. My fear is that those who control the content will get frustrated with the changes and not stay viable.

By: Dan Didriksen

Dan Didriksen — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:21:06 +0000

Paul, this was a great article. Helped me a lot understand some of the changes to FB. FB is critical to my context: reaching college students, but I hadn't had time to sit down and examine these new changes. Thanks man!
PS- only 2 more months till Baby Dan comes along:)

By: PaulSteinbrueck

PaulSteinbrueck — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:22:44 +0000

In reply to Earl Thornton. Earl, that's great to hear. Are you experiencing good engagement on your FB page? Comments, likes, etc?

By: Earl Thornton

Earl Thornton — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:53:33 +0000

Great article Paul. I have been recommending that churches set up and actively use a facebook page as part of their media presence. It has especially effective with the capital/stewardship campaigns I am directing.

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Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:07:11 +0000

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