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Entries Tagged as 'Building a Better Church Website'

Basics of a Better Church Website

May 8th, 2008 · No Comments

This post is a condensation of my article “Building a Better Church Website” located at www.sundaysoftware.com/webpage.htm
You might be surprised by what I consider to be a “GOOD” church website. It’s not one with all the bells and whistles. I’ve been creating websites for about ten years, including building my former church’s website. And what I’ve [...]

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How to add a (nice) photo gallery to your site

May 5th, 2008 · No Comments

I’m often asked if there is an easy way to create a nice photo album for the church website. 
The answer is “YES.”
Most church websites are seriously lacking in photos. Yet in my experience, they are the most appreciated and viewed feature on the church website. Members love them. They help tell your story. They serve as [...]

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Building a Good & Lasting Church Website …a Cautionary Tale

April 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment

At my former church, I spent a couple of years as a volunteer building and making improvements to their website. (I was also involved in the CE program there too). At the request of the pastor, I took it over from a volunteer who I had actually seen sitting in front of the church’s computer with an [...]

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Adding a live “Chat with us now” box to your church website

April 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

They’re all over the web: ”Live Chat Now,” ”Chat Now with a Customer Service Rep.”
I put one on my company’s www.sundaysoftware.com website and my customers really like it.
I work in front of my computer every day, so it makes sense for me to be available to “chat now” with people who are visiting my site, looking for [...]

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Church Website Pet Peeves

April 20th, 2008 · No Comments

It’s hard enough to get people to visit your website and church, WHY O WHY give them a reason to leave?  Why give members and visitors a reason to think you’re “rinky dink” ??
Yet, that’s exactly what many church websites do…. stuff they shouldn’t.  As I type this, we’re in the process of selling our house. [...]

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Use Blog Software to Create Your Church Website

April 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Some churches are using Blog software, such as Wordpress.com, to create their church website. Consider this page you are looking at now here at Sundayresources.net. It has all the ingredients that a modest church website could want.
Wordpress is free from www.wordpress.org   Your internet service provider MOST LIKELY already has it available for installation on your [...]

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