Media Ministry

Social Media Connection, Pt 5, – YouTube

Social media platforms can help you build a loyal list of followers, as well as generate new visitors, volunteers and donation prospects if used correctly.

YouTube LogoToday we’ll take a look at YouTube – A video-sharing site originally created by three former PayPal employees. A couple of years ago YouTube was brought up by Google, and now enjoys a top ten  position in the video sharing niche.

At present there are over 300 video sharing sites on the Internet. For a comprehensive list go to: http://www.reelseo.com/list-video-sharing-websites/ 

As one of the leaders in the video industry, YouTube is probably the best known of the major video distribution channels. For traffic building to your site, Youtube is on top, just because it’s owned by Google – the top search engine, percentage wise anyway. However it’s not a good reason to just use them exclusively, you should also use more than one video site for more exposure.

So what’s the number one rule for top views of your video? Read the rest of this entry »

HMM Producing new Raising Truly Great Kids DVD Study for Family Matters

Raising Truly Great Kids Conference with Dr. Tim KimmelThe Harvest Media team was in Dallas, Texas over the weekend capturing the Raising Truly Great Kids conference for Family Matters, a non-profit ministry whose goal is to see families transformed by God’s grace into instruments of restoration and reformation by equipping families for every age and stage of life. Dr. Tim Kimmel teaches this humorous and informative conference, providing a grace-based, character-Video Control room at Raising Truly Great Kids Conference with Dr. Tim Kimmeldriven model to nurture confident and cooperative kids.

We captured the live event with four cameras and will be putting together the new DVD study over the next couple of months. We had a great time working with the media team at Chase Oaks Church and enjoyed using their outstanding facility. Their team was super accommodating and easy to work with.

You can check out this promo for the Raising Truly Great Conference to learn more:

HMM Launches Redesigned Site For Gospel Rescue Mission Tucson

Web Development Dept. Update

Gospel Rescue Mission, Tucson AZOn Friday, September 9th, HMM made the switch over to the recently redesigned website for the Gospel Rescue Mission in Tucson, AZ.

The new site has a cleaner look and feel, and the navigation makes it much easier to find what your looking for. We invite you to visit the site at http://GospelRescueMission.com.

Gospel Rescue Mission has been serving the Tucson and Southern Arizona community for over 50 years, providing emergency and long-term shelter and addiction recovery services for both men and women. Read the rest of this entry »

Harvest Media Blog Services Expand…

The Social Media Network at Harvest Media MinistryIn an effort to provide ministries with information to help them grow, we will be posting to this blog different areas of interest to your ministry or organization.

On Mondays, members of the Harvest Media Team will share information about the different projects they are currently working on, and the services provided ministries and organizations desiring to advance the Kingdom.

On Wednesday, Joe Goodale, our website and internet services director  will be posting information relating to websites, traffic-building, search engine optimization, social media integration, email marketing, and other web-based issues.

On Fridays, Joe will share articles concerning fund-raising and volunteer building.

If you have an idea or area that you’d like us to address, please submit your comments and suggestions in the area provided below.

Do You Have A Blog For Your Ministry Or Organization…

Blogs are a great way to drive traffic to your site and to stay connected with those interested in the work you are doing in the Christian community. Read the rest of this entry »