Category Archives: Content

Policies: A Great Addition to Your Church Website

August 17, 2007

Yesterday I got a frantic phone call about our church’s website. It was a staff member wanting to know if our new alcohol policy was on the site. There was about to be an event on church property and she … Continue reading …

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Why Podcast Sermons?

May 14, 2007

I love good sermons and I love podcasts – but podcast sermons? Somehow that combination has left me cold. I tried quite a few early on, but could only take a few minutes of them before skipping on to something … Continue reading …

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My Church and WordPress

May 3, 2007

Some churches use blogging applications like WordPress for their entire website and others (amazingly enough) use them for their original purpose – i.e. to blog. At my church, though, we’ve adapted Word Press to function as a super-simple content management … Continue reading …

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Polishing Up the Lowly Footer

April 22, 2007

Are you looking for an easy way to improve your congregation’s website? Look no further than the bottom of the page – at the footer. I just randomly checked five church websites, and none had it right. Yikes! It’s time … Continue reading …

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Here’s a Quick Way to Harness Google Maps for Your Site

April 14, 2007

In the past, I’ve been scared away from adapting Google Maps by talk of the API. I had concluded it was for super-duper geeks only. It seems I was quite wrong. It’s for mere mortal webmasters too. In next-to-no-time, you … Continue reading …

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It’s the Content, Stupid

April 11, 2007

Update: Based on feedback, I’m expanding this list. See the updated Checklist for Church Website Content. Do you frequently run across websites where it’s all you can do to find the most basic information? I do. More days than not, … Continue reading …

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Typos Be Gone

April 7, 2007

Did you know that typos are one of the three fastest ways to undermine website credibility? The others are out-of-date content and amateur-looking design. Typos are particularly off-putting to users who are new to the site. Imagine you are congregation … Continue reading …

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