Archive for 'Website'
Website Design Principles
Posted on 13. Oct, 2011 by Steve Swisher.
1. Design the website making people who have never been to your church your main priority. People who have been to your church are much more willing to click around your site to look for the information they want then people who have never been to your church. So make the stuff potential visitors want [...]
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Graphic Design Resources
Posted on 14. Feb, 2011 by Steve Swisher.
So you don’t have a graphic designer… no problem. There’s a ton of free stuff out there that you can take advantage of if you know where to look. Check out these sites for free images for sermon series, bulletins, and websites. Creation Swap: most of the materials on this site are free. Church creatives [...]
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Website vs. Blogging as a Church Planter
Posted on 11. Jun, 2010 by Steve Swisher.
For the past few years, it seems like you can’t be a church planter unless you have a blog. Recently several church planters I know have quit blogging. Either they got too busy with church stuff, ran out of ideas, or just lost interest in it. For me, I was one of those that got [...]
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Great Graphic Design Without a Designer
Posted on 08. Jun, 2010 by Steve Swisher.
When you’re starting out, chances are you don’t have a graphic designer in your core group. Further, since money is tight, you probably don’t have money to hire someone to do graphic work beyond a logo design, which by the way is a must (see this post on why it’s important). Don’t you dare skimp [...]
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Website: The New Yellow Pages
Posted on 03. Jun, 2010 by Steve Swisher.
Think about what you did the last time you wanted to know the name, location, or phone number to get a pizza, find a mechanic, or check movie listings. Where’d you go for the information? If you’re like most people, you went to your computer or smart phone. It’s quicker and easier than looking it [...]
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Church Website Research
Posted on 16. Feb, 2010 by Steve Swisher.
I recently came across a good article on church websites. They surveyed 70,000 people who attended over 100 different churches. They asked them questions about the church they attend and what role the website played in their decision to attend that church. It’s worth the read. Click Here to Download the .pdf -Website Wisdom – [...]
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Introducing the Church
Posted on 08. Feb, 2010 by Re-blog.
The following is a great post on how you introduce your church to visitors on Sunday mornings as well as on your website. The post from Jonathan Dodson who planted Austin City Life. This post is from his blog: Church Planting Novice on January 16, 2010 titled: Introducing the Church. Jonathan also recently wrote a book: [...]
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Search Engines and Fleas
Posted on 19. Sep, 2009 by Steve Swisher.
Whenever I think about getting the word out I think of this passage: How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach [...]
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SEO – Without It, Your Website Is Invisible
Posted on 18. Sep, 2009 by Steve Swisher.
SEO, stands for Search Engine Optimization. Basically what this means is that there are some websites that are designed in such a way that it’s easier for search engines like Google and Yahoo to read all the material on the site. The easier it is for Google and Yahoo to index your content, the more [...]
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Web or Print Advertising?
Posted on 08. Sep, 2009 by Re-blog.
This is from TonyMorganLive on August 20, 2009 Web or Print Met with my real estate agent this morning to list our house for sale. We’re taking steps to move closer to West Ridge near Atlanta. My agent was talking about the marketing plan for our house. Primarily, that includes a sign in the front yard [...]
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