Ways to make your website more social

Ministry is all about relationships, whether you are trying to win someone to Christ, disciple a believer, or gain a financial supporter. Social media reinforces your real-life efforts to connect with people. Mashable suggests 7 ways to make news sites more social, some of which can be applied to missions groups and missionaries:

1. Feature prominent links to your Facebook, Twitter, and other social media accounts on your blog or website
2. Include your Twitter updates or Facebook stream on your blog or website
3. Live blog events your missions organization is hosting
4. Use Facebook Connect or similar tools to allow people to interact with each other on your blog or website
5. Include share buttons on your blog or website so people can share your content with others