In the United States, it’s nearly Summer. And, you know what that means: Vacation Bible School! If your small church is like many others, you’ll …
The goal of every piece of church website content you produce should be clear, simple communication. And, there’s no better way to clearly and simply …
Want to get more website traffic free? One thing you can do to increase traffic is to optimize your website for search engines. But to …
I just love sticky websites, don’t you? Sticky content refers to content published on a website, which has the purpose of getting a user to …
Not long ago, while updating a couple of my social media accounts, one of the services prompted me to get in touch with an old …
Years ago—before God rescued me—I ran with a circle of fun-loving Puerto Ricans. We were employed at the same company, and worked the same crazy-late …
Visiting a new church is stressful. It’s not easy to walk into a new, unfamiliar environment. Chances are, to alleviate some of the pressure, your …
Composing ministry descriptions that are both informative and inspiring to visitors of your church website is a bit of a balancing act. It’s also easier …
My last post about youth ministry websites contains a roundup of expert advice to help youth pastors think through whether or not creating a website …
Results from surveys conducted by Pew Research indicate that, as of September 2012, 95% of all U.S. teens ages 12-17 are now online. It makes …
Is your church website ready for Easter? The Easter season is just around the corner. When people begin thinking about where they’ll attend services on …
Offering the convenience of online giving is one practical way we can use our church website to care for God’s family (Galatians 6:10). I began …
Is online giving for churches spiritually profitable? Can it be? I think so. In my last post, I talked about how some churches communicate the …
I used to be horrible at saving money. But several years ago, God used a particularly difficult season (financially and spiritually) to help me get …
One of the hardest battles for small to mid-size churches is how to get their sermons online. The benefits of adding your sermons to your …
I am a big fan of clean and simple websites. I also believe that your contact forms should also be simple and easy to use. …
Getting people to your church can be hard work. You would be surprised how many church websites I see without a directions/location page! But even …
Website Ideas is a new series that features quick tips on how to better improve your church website. Personalize your church website by featuring your …
Summer is over, well at least in the Northwest it is. So time to retreat to our offices and get back to work! Today I …
This post discusses one of the primary issues concerning online giving for churches. A pastor I know is looking into adding online giving to his …
There has been a lot of news recently about HTML5 and the use of video. Apple is endorsing a codec (a way of encoding video) called h.264, but with any new technology it is important to understand the licensing issues involved and to make sure your church is not breaking any type of licensing requirements. After the break I will walk you h.264 and what to expect if you are posting videos to your church website.
“I just don’t think our church is using our website.” It’s an issue I hear all the time. The truth is that this has very little to do with your website design. It really has to do you and how your church utilizes your website.
This was a post I originally made on my business website simplechurchmarketing.com. The idea was to get some basic information to pastors to help them …