Expert Roundup: Church Social Media Challenges
Expert Roundup: Church Social Media Challenges : Today’s post is the first of a new format, in which instead of just sharing my own opinion, I’ve asked several leaders in the field of church communications and social media to share their answers to a question about church Continue reading Expert Roundup: Church Social Media Challenges→
Interview with Steven Gliebe of ChurchThemes.com
Interview with Steven Gliebe of ChurchThemes.com : This post is an interview with Steven Gliebe, a web designer who recently launched his site churchthemes.com as a full-time business developing and supporting WordPress themes for churches. In case you haven’t noticed by now, I’m strongly of the opinion Continue reading Interview with Steven Gliebe of ChurchThemes.com→
Site Goals Refocus After 6 Months
Site Goals Refocus After 6 Months : This month is a milestone for this website. Although I actually registered the GoodChurchWebsite.com domain in late November of 2012, my first post was on January 4, 2013. In the just over 6 months since I started this project, this Continue reading Site Goals Refocus After 6 Months→
Church SEO 101
Church SEO 101 : When you start looking at putting together a website, one term that pops up a lot is SEO. So what is SEO, and do churches need to be concerned about it? The answer depends both on what you mean by Continue reading Church SEO 101→
Should Churches Offer Public Wi-Fi Access?
Should Churches Offer Public Wi-Fi Access? : Wireless internet access is becoming ubiquitous. In many settings, it’s just expected that Wi-Fi will be provided. Personally, and this is quite possibly a generational thing, I won’t consider going to a hotel that doesn’t offer free wireless internet access, Continue reading Should Churches Offer Public Wi-Fi Access?→

The Simplest Form of SEO for Church Websites

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Denominational Directories If you have spent any time researching how to have an effective website, you’ve probably come across the term SEO. It stands for Search Engine Optimization, and it’s the key to having your site show up in search Continue reading The Simplest Form of SEO for Church Websites→

3 Things Every Effective Church Website Needs

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Most visitors will look at the a church’s website before they step through the door of the church building. For your church website to be effective in reaching the estimated 17.4 million American adults who don’t attend worship services regularly, Continue reading 3 Things Every Effective Church Website Needs→

Church Website Book Review: Six Strategies for Effective Church Communications

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Yvon Prehn’s Six Strategies for Effective Church Communications is a 70 page book of church communication strategies. Self-published in 2012, it’s available on Amazon as a print-on-demand physical book (the version I read) or as a Kindle ebook. The preface claims that the Continue reading Church Website Book Review: Six Strategies for Effective Church Communications→