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1. Time consuming & Distracting
2. Too much Information
3. Too much Worldly content
4. Pornography & Sexually explicit content
5. Fake Accounts and Spamming
6. Cyber stalking
7. Fake life portrayal
8. Fake news
9. Lack of Privacy/Security
10. Social Media is of the world
and not of God

34 CHAPTER 5 Common mistakes churches &
ministers make on social media
1. Treat social media like a news channel
2. Be on every platform immediately
3. Post infrequently
4. Fail to plan your posts ahead
5. Do not schedule posts
6. Do not interact
7. No links to your website
8. No call to action included in posts
9. Never Ask Questions
10. Do not invest time & energy
11. Frequently saying nothing new
12. Using the same style all the time
13. Have no strategy
14. Not being spontaneous
15. Fail to report successes on social
media to your senior leadership
16. Ignoring #hashtag conversations
17. Not knowing how many clicks you get
on your posts
18. Not Tailoring your content for
different platforms
19. Allowing Social media to control you

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