Communications - Brandon Cox

Church Facebook Ads Work Well When They Answer THIS Question

I see it all the time. I’ve done it myself. And it’s incredibly ineffective. It looks like this… Hi, this is Pastor So-and-so. I’m the Pastor of the First Fantastic Church. We meet on Sundays at 10:00 and we’d love to have you. Come check...

A 21-Point Checklist for Writing a Strong Blog Post

Are there elements that should pretty much always be included in every blog post? Yep. But it’s rare to find them all together in one, awesome post. You don’t have to do all of these things every single time, but my own mental checklist that I run through...

WP AutoWebby – Run Automated Webinars Inside WordPress

Webinars. Seminars. Online workshops. Whatever you want to call them, webinars are a powerful marketing mechanism. There’s just something about a live event, even when it’s a replay offered in a “simulated live” environment. Webinars convert as...

Confirmation That Putting Yourself Out There Was the Right Decision

I understand completely the sense of trepidation you have, as a leader, about putting yourself out there. And granted, you should certainly be wise in how you go about it, but the fact is, you should step out and lead. You should seek to influence people. As long as...

Learn Affiliate Marketing from The Affiliate Guy, Matt McWilliams

I’ve been involved in the digital marketing world for over a decade. I wrote a book about social media and the church. I think a lot about conversions, commissions, list building, content marketing, and affiliate marketing. That’s kinda weird for all the...

Learn How to Earn Income from JV Launches with JVZoo Academy

Build a niche website. Put some affiliate links in it. Earn some commission. It’s fun. It’s how you turn your passion into a profitable business and provide value to people all at the same time. I run several small niche sites. It’s a lot of fun. It...

6 Things to Know Before Writing Your Next Book

I hope to write another book soon. I don’t have official plans, but I have some ideas forming. And this time, I’m doing it differently. I learned a lot last time about the publishing industry, how books are bought and sold, what actually sells books, and...

Builderall – A Cool Solution for… Everything Internet Marketing

If you’ve read much of my blog posts about web design and development or online digital marketing, you know I’m a big, big fan of WordPress for building all kinds of websites – ecommerce, church and nonprofit, and of course, blogs of all kinds. There...

What's a Safelist? And Can They Help My Blog?

What in the world is a safelist? A safelist is a mailing list where all members have opted in and agreed to receive mail from each other. And here’s the biggest thing you need to know about them… they’re mostly junk. The 1% of safelist users who...

Successful Bloggers are More than "Just" Bloggers

Blogging, in a technical sense, is really using web-based software to share pieces of content – usually short-form articles. If all you want to do is write and express yourself, awesome! Go for it! All you really need is a free WordPress.com account and a decent...