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Category Archives: Building a Better Church Website
Creating Free Online Sign-up Forms and Questionnaires
This is another in a continuing series of tech tips for churches, a.k.a. “how to do it yourself without paying money” –church website construction tips from yours truly at www.sundaysoftware.com. May a thousand cats think I’m a scratching post if I’m … Continue reading
Google Reviews Your Church? (Yes they do!)
Do you know that people may be posting online reviews of your church? I was googling a church near Houston recently, looking at the Google map to find it, and there was a **REVIEW** option, which allows regis tered Google … Continue reading
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Making a Church Website using Google’s Blogspot
You probably didn’t know this, but CNN, MLB, NOKIA, AT&T and many more corporate websites are actually built using “blog” software. It makes sense. Today’s blog software has so many great features. In fact, blog software like WordPress and now … Continue reading
Installing a “Fav” icon in your church website
Your church website should have a “fav icon” that visually stands out in the user’s browser. This is the icon that appears next to your website address in the URL field, and on the top of the tabbed window when a user … Continue reading
*Sigh* Quality Control (lacking) in the Church
It’s so sad. Churches struggle and complain, and wonder why members are apathetic. But then you look at their LACK OF QUALITY CONTROL …and it’s no wonder people are half-hearted in some churches. Dirty buildings Poor signage Typos galore in the … Continue reading
How to Add “Live Chat” to your Church Website
Would you answer the phone at church if you knew it was someone calling for directions or worship time? Of course you should. Now imagine that same person has come to your website, instead of calling the church. Wouldn’t it … Continue reading
Still think Facebook is low-brow?
Pastor Friend: “Why on earth should our church be on Facebook?” Neil: “Because that’s where an increasing number of your members are –everyday.” Pastor Friend: “Our kids maybe, but our adults? It just seems so vapid, a colossal waste of … Continue reading
The Church Website LITMUS TEST
This post is part of my ongoing series of “Building a Better Church Website” articles at www.sundayresources.net/neil and www.sundaysoftware.com/webpage.htm —————————————————— Recently a pastor asked me, “how do I know if my webpage person knows what they are doing?” Sometimes, the … Continue reading
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Creating a Church Website in WordPress –Advanced Notes
My original article about creating a church website in WordPress has proven very popular, — just what the doctor ordered for many churches that have stale websites. This post adds some advanced notes to that discussion. (Note: that original article … Continue reading
Sermon Audio on the Church Website
We’ve been using a little digital recorder in the pulpit to record the pastor’s sermons and posting them on our church website. And so far, so good. We bought the Olympus WS-400s at Office Max for about $60. It has … Continue reading
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How to add a “Donate Now” button to your website
Recently I’ve been investigating how to add a “Donate Now” feature to four different non-profit websites which I help maintain. One is a church, another is a local soup kitchen ministry, another is a school for the disabled, and the fourth … Continue reading
Put Your Church Library (Easily) Online
Do you have a church library you’d like to be able to BROWSE online, search for resources, and request materials? Would you like for users of your church library to get automatic emails about new resources? Would you like to … Continue reading
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