Get more exposure

In order to increase your exposure, you'll need to promote your cause, projects, events, staff and volunteers.

1. To get the organization in front of Google, post an article about your recent or upcoming project complete with photos to your Connect site. (PR & Content - Post an article)
2. To get your article in front of the community, distribute your article to BubbleLife.com local news sites.
3. To get your article in front of your previous contacts and their friends and family, distribute your article via email and on all your social media accounts.

Estimated time: 15 minutes.

Get more people attending your events

In order to increase attendance, you’ll need to let more people know about the event and encourage them to pass the word along to friends and family.

1. To get the event and your organization in front of Google, post the event to your Connect Site calendar. (PR & Content - Post an article)
2. To get the word out to your contacts, schedule multiple event announcements on all your social media accounts. (Marketing - Post message to social media)
3. To get free advertising for the event, post a classified ad with the date, time and location. (Go to the community classifieds - Post classified)

Estimated time: 10 minutes

Build better relationships with the community, donors and volunteers

In order to build stronger relationships, you'll need to stay in front of those who participate in your success with stories about your organization's projects, successes and people.

1. Raise your profile in the neighborhood by posting articles and distributing to BubbleLife.com. (PR & Content - Post an article)
2. Raise your profile on Google with additional articles and events on your Connect site. (PR & Content - Post an article, Post an event)
3. Raise your profile with previous contacts by distributing those articles through email and social media.
4. Build your influence by adding new contacts to your email list and encouraging people to follow your social media accounts. (Marketing - Import new members)
5. Raise your profile with consistent local advertising. (Starting at $99/month)

Estimated time: 30-90 minutes

Article Ideas

Here are some article ideas you can use as starting points to raise your profile in the community.

• Profiles of people or families affected by your organization.
• Profiles of active volunteers.
• Photos of projects or celebrations of the organization.

If you need help writing, BubbleLife also provides a list of BubbleLife Connect Certified Consultants who can help you plan and write content that gets you noticed.

Simplify volunteer transition

Each new year brings on new volunteers and typically a new learning curve. To eliminate this learning curve, standarize on BubbleLife Connect.

1. Add a new administrator. (Marketing - Manage email list, Add Administrator)
2. Remove the old administrator. (Marketing - Manage email list)
3. Direct new administrators to http://help.bubblelife.com.

Estimated time: 5 minutes.

Setup your own website

A website typically includes setup and hosting costs. As an alternative, consider using your free BubbleLife Connect site. It gives you a best practices website that continues to stay current with the content you are using to promote your business.

1. Purchase a domain name through Godaddy or similar domain name provider.
2. Point your domain to your BubbleLife Connect site so everyone can access your Connect Site using your own unique domain name. An article in this help center explains how to do this.

Estimated time: 15 minutes.