Resources for Effective Church Websites
Photos work on social media. On Twitter, tweets with photos are 35% more likely to be retweeted. Over 80% of posts shared on Facebook have photos. (source) So, where do these photo posts come from? How do you make photo Continue reading Creating Church Quote Art with Pablo
One of the cool parts of being a website administrator is that I can see what search queries led visitors to this site. It’s helpful to get a sense of what people are looking for. Sometimes, when I see how people Continue reading How to Get More People to Visit Your Church Website
I try not to do denomination specific posts on this site, but fair warning: If you’re not part of an ELCA congregation, this post is probably not relevant to you. Although other denominations may have similar tools, the update procedure is going Continue reading How to Update Your ELCA Find a Church Congregational Picture
I came across this prayer from Martin Luther in my devotional reading yesterday. While it’s not directly about church websites, it’s a great prayer for anyone serving in the church. Although he died in 1546, 443 years before the invention of the Web, Continue reading Martin Luther’s Sacristy Prayer
I found out the other day that Apple has won the 2014 Emmy Award for Outstanding Commercial. (In related news, apparently there’s an Emmy Award for best commercial. Who knew?!) Produced by ad agency TBWA\Media Arts Lab, the winning ad is called Continue reading Apple’s Emmy Award & Gadgets in Church
If you have a church website, odds are that you’re occasionally mentioning Bible references somewhere on the site. (If not, you might want to change that!) If so, I have a great free tool for you to check out. It’s called Reftagger, and Continue reading Church Website Plugin: Reftagger