Map your networks
This is where you list the groups you can reach, so your organization can send you content that fits them. Do it once at the start, then add a group whenever you join a new one.
How to think about it
Section titled “How to think about it”A network is one group you can reach. It can be a group text, a Facebook group, a church, or your block. Each one is either online or in person, has a size, and has two short descriptions: who is in the group, and what the group talks about. Be plain and honest in those descriptions. Echo reads them to tag your network and to help staff plan, so a vague description makes you invisible in planning and a puffed-up one sends you content that does not fit. For size, give the real number of people, not your best day. List the small trusted groups, not only the big ones. A group of neighbors who know your name carries more weight than a large page where you are a face in the crowd.
Before you’ve mapped anything, the page is headed Map your networks and shows a short video on what mapping is, plus two finished examples under Here’s what mapped networks look like, an Instagram profile and a church small group. They show you the level of detail to aim for. Once you add your own network, the page becomes your list.
Add a network
Section titled “Add a network”- Open Networks (My Networks on a computer).
- Select Add network. The first time, the button reads Add your first network.
- Choose the type. Digital covers social media, group chats, forums, and online communities. In Person covers church, work, neighborhood, and community groups. Select Continue.
- Describe the network, then select Continue:
- Name your network. Pick a name you’ll recognize. Our team sees it too.
- Which app or site is it on? The platform. Digital networks only.
- Who’s in this network? The people in it.
- What do people talk about and share there? The topics that come up.
- The small ⓘ next to a question explains how Echo uses your answer, and the mic button next to the two description boxes lets you talk instead of type.
- Add the details, then select Continue:
- Is this network tied to a place? A state, plus an optional city. Optional for a digital network. An in-person network asks Where is this audience based? instead, and requires it.
- How many people are in this network? The total number of people who could see what you post.
- A digital network also needs How active are you here? An in-person network also needs How often do you meet?
- Check the summary. The pencil next to a section takes you back to edit it. Then select Add network.
Your new network appears in your list. Echo reads your two descriptions to tag it; the tags appear a moment later.