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  1. How to Deal With Spam Comments

    Sometimes, you may find your page, posts, or livestreams are receiving more spammy comments than usual. Here are a few steps you can take to get rid of them and minimize them in the future. Report Spam on Facebook : Navigate to the offending pos...
  2.  Scheduling Posts in Advance

    Sharing fresh, relevant content every day of the week doesn’t mean you have to actually log in to Catholic Social Media and post every day.   Instead, our system lets you schedule your posts days, weeks, or even months in advance.  On th...
  3. How to Edit or Delete a Post

    How to edit or delete a post you scheduling in Catholic Social Media.
  4. Inspire in the Morning, Engage in the Afternoon

    Men and women who follow their parish on social media follow the same habits and patterns as the population at large. Many of them log on and off social media throughout the day, which can make it difficult to predict the exact perfect time to publi...
  5. The 8:1 Nourishment Rule

    USE THE 8:1 NOURISHMENT RULE  If you remember the bad old days of parish social media, you remember this cycle:  Post about Lenten fish fry Post about Triduum and Easter Mass times Post about Christmas Mass times Repeat! And what happened ...
  6. How to Create Your Own Posts as a Parish or School

    How to create your own content within Catholic Social Media
  7. How to start and create a Facebook page

    Haven't started a Facebook page yet? No worries. It's super easy.  And now with CSM, it will be even easier to post to it daily, inspiring and nourishing your parishioners and community. Here’s a quick tutorial on starting a Facebook page:  http...
  8. How Often Should You Post?

    Of all the things you could do to reach your parishioners and neighbors on social media, the most important thing is to post daily. The “big three” social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) all incentivize this – accounts that post daily...
  9. How to Convert a Personal Facebook Account to a Page

    While you can't directly convert a personal Facebook account to a Page, there are best practices and steps to follow to get your parish Facebook Page set up correctly. Create a new Facebook page for your parish following these steps . Alert y...
  10. Parish User Roles

    There are three types of parish users in Catholic Social Media, each with different permissions within the parish subscription. Below is a full list of each type of user and the permissions that user has. Parish Owner(s) Full rights to create...