Many churches want to place the “Donate” button in the top header of their website. They want to make it super easy for people to make donations to the church. That is an admirable goal, but let’s remember that according to our strategy of Commandment #2 – Thou Shall Welcome First-Time Visitors, this could lead to a poor first impression …
FREE / EASY Church Fundraiser via UMCMarket.org
Want to generate an additional revenue stream for your church? This is a great way and it requires very little from your church and even from your members. UMCMarket is developed in cooperation with the General Council on Finance and Administration (GCFA) of The United Methodist Church. If each member of your church signs up, a percentage of their normal …
Church Website and Social Media Management Workshop (FREE with LUNCH!)
Want MORE VISITORS? Want better COMMUNICATIONS with members? Want to use your Church Website, Social Media and Email Marketing in one cohesive Strategy? Cost: $249 Through a special arrangement with the NT Conference, this workshop is FREE! Date: August 3, 2013, Saturday, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Lunch: Bring your own lunch, Coffee, Water and Peach Tea provided Lunch will …
Church SEO Webinar Recording – Can visitors find your church on the web? March 2013
Commandment #1 is “Thou shall be found in Google” – it is the #1 most important part of optimizing your website. Nothing else matters unless people can find your website. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the term used to describe the process you go through to make your website more visible to Google. View the Church Search Engine Optimization (SEO) …
Christmas is nearly here! Is your website ready?
Let’s talk about Christmas… Hopefully by now, all of you have done two important things: you’ve published your Christmas events on your website and, you’re using a blog that lives ON your website to promote your events so that you’re building your “search relevance” with Google from year to year. (If not, we can help! See our Special Offer …
ChurchBuzz Church Website Templates have arrived!
Our new ChurchBuzz website templates are here! What are the advantages of a church website template? Our templates are ready to go right out of the box! We have designed them to be search engine optimized, first time visitor friendly, and easy to navigate. What does that mean for YOU? You will receive a professionally designed church website template for …
Church Website Webinar: The 10 Commandments of Church Websites
I had the opportunity and pleasure to present my 10 Commandments of Church Websites to the United Methodist Church through their General Board of Discipleship office in February of 2012. Just a quick recap, the 10 Commandments of Church Websites are: Thou shall be found (in Google) Thou shall welcome visitors Thou shall keep your website current Thou shall create …
Want to have an affair? It is time to wake up Church!
I was perusing the news like I do each morning on my Android phone and came across this headline: Websites Encourage Discreet Adultery I thought, wow, I have to read this article… and at first I was thinking – what will people think of next… here is a business man who is capitalizing on the fact that people are unhappy …
Is your church website ready for Easter?
Yes, yes, the Superbowl is indeed this weekend, but are you ready to welcome visitors to your Easter services? It is just around the corner! Is ALL your Easter info on your church website? Can people find your Easter Service schedule? Your Easter Egg Hunt schedule? (You ARE having an Easter Egg Hunt aren’t you????) What about Ash Wednesday and …
Happy New Year! To Blog is to Love… 45 must read blog ideas
”To Blog is to Love – 45 must read blog ideas!” Need a New Year’s Resolution? How about starting a blog! This powerful stuff for your church, but more importantly for the people of the World who need to FIND/READ/HEAR your message of Love, Hope and Joy! Can we love people with a blog? I say YES! While driving to …