Social Media and Your Club Using Facebook, your website and apps to communicate with your members and promote your club

Today Setting up and using Facebook effectively Easy photo and poster editing Build and maintain your own website Create an app in 10 minutes

Questions Who owns an iPad? Who owns an iPhone / Android / Windows 8 phone? Who owns a computer?

Today Facebook Photo/Poster editing Website App Stop me and ask questions 

Not going anywhere. 76% of users access Facebook on mobile devices Not going anywhere. 76% of users access Facebook on mobile devices. It’s the #1 site on the Internet.

Facebook Do’s and Don’ts Use engaging pictures, not just text Keep messages short and sweet Pay attention to others – tag, like, comment and share Use links to drive traffic to your website Don’t flood the news feed Don’t get involved in the gossip Don’t do it all yourself Don’t ignore members

Schedule Your Posts First thing in the morning Lunch time on week days After the dinner rush As necessary for relevant draw/training/event updates

Photos and Posters On a computer or laptop: Use www.picmonkey.com to edit photos like a Photoshop pro! Use templates from Microsoft Word On an iPad or iPhone: Use Pages for document creation Use Templates for Pages Pro for great posters Use Diptic for photo collages

Build a website with Weebly Easy to use $0-$40 total cost per year Multiple editors Automatically converts site to a mobile site on phones Looks professional without the high costs Mobile app available for easy editing and posting

Build an app with Team App Visit www.teamapp.com and build your own app for your club Push notifications directly to the phones of users Create news posts from the app as an administrator Promote events Give limited admin access to coaches and managers Link to your website and social media spaces

Final Message Cross-promote across your online spaces Push people to your website Share content from other sources Be social. Engage with the community Use Google or YouTube for help