Here, we publish useful information and ideas for all church leaders and communicators — mostly about church websites, but also about all other aspects of church communications and outreach. You’ll find information about best practices in website security, church email, social media, and much, much more.
If your website is not attracting Sunday visitors and engaging your members, you’re not alone. Two out of three churches consider their websites ineffective, according to Best Practices in Internet Ministry, a study by David T. Bourgeois, Ph.D., associate professor at Biola University’s Crowell School of Business. That’s the bad…
The process of building pages and posts with WordPress changed dramatically on December 6, 2018. Until then, the WordPress editor had been one constant in a world of change… the editor was the old friend you knew and could count on whenever you needed to create a new web page…
If you’re thinking your church needs an app, you’re probably wondering what a church app is going to cost. Here are published costs of some of the leading apps for churches, current as of early June 2018. Before you buy, though, please read Do You Really Need a Church App?…
Is your ministry thinking about investing in a church app? Maybe you’ve been approached by PushPay or Tithe.ly or Subsplash or another purveyor of digital goods and, understanding the importance of keeping up with technology, have been convinced that spending a few extra hundred dollars a year for a church…
To be legally compliant, your website must include a Privacy Policy that explains to your website’s visitors: What information you collect about visitors to your website; How you collect that information (cookies, sign-up forms, contact forms, comment forms, etc.); Which third parties, such as YouTube and Google Analytics, also collect…
Do you know how to use Facebook to attract standing-room-only crowds to your Christmas services? Facebook and other social networks offer so many new and free ways for churches to reach out and touch thousands of people this holiday season, and churches’ Facebook walls soon will be filling up with…
Did you ever create something beautiful, and then let it go? The first websites we designed for churches were simply stunning. Church leaders loved them, and they especially loved meeting Sunday visitors who told them they had been attracted by their beautiful new websites. Those sites popped with arresting images…
Save time and money with these easy-to-use programs. DASHLANE for Passwords If you have trouble keeping track of passwords — and who doesn’t? — do yourself a BIG favor and get the free version of Dashlane. Dashlane will store your passwords and automatically sign you in every time you revisit any secure…
If you plan to use a staff member or volunteer for website development and/or maintenance, vet that person by asking the following questions: • Do you have high-speed internet access? A fast connection is required for website maintenance. • Does your volunteer/staff member have time to maintain the website? If…
We found some very interesting results in an online survey we put together for a mid-sized church in the Southeast. While the number of people who took time to complete the survey on the church’s website was small, every response was telling. Here’s what the church discovered: • Although 35…
Sweet! We're celebrating our 18th anniversary! And as we do, we extend a sincere THANK YOU to the churches and ministers who have relied on us for website development and related marketing support since 2004. God is good!
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