Choosing a Domain Name
When a church prepares to build a website, along with all of the other tips that I have covered, a major concern is what “domain” to choose. For the technologically-backward, I’ll explain some of the terminology briefly. A Top-Level Domain, or TLD, is .com, .net, .info, .church, .directory, .us, or any of the 735+ options […]
Under Construction? Just, Don’t.
If I had a dollar for every church website that had a big, bold banner saying “This Site Is Under Construction,” I could fund a private server for a year! (That would make the site run faster) Way too many church websites are “under construction,” which basically means that someone started a project and then […]
Design: Contemporary or Classic?
Due to the ever-developing nature of the internet, styles and designs change rapidly. Just like clothing fashions, website themes and functionality switch and evolve at a dizzying pace. For a business that uses the web as a front-end for creating paying customers, this requires that they stay on the cutting edge, updating as soon as […]
Social Media: Why your Church needs it
My pastor did something interesting a while back. He created an “experiment” using Facebook where he asked his friends to mail one dollar to help an individual in need. Dozens of people responded, some with much more than one dollar, and the need was quickly met. This little social experiment did two things: it quickly supplied […]
Updates: Keeping it Fresh
Many times, church websites are frustratingly out of date and the information is stale and irrelevant. I’ve seen church sites that still have event calendars from 2009 and earlier, and the latest blog posts are even older! The internet makes it easy to create and display content, but keeping it current is a very important […]
Your website: Content over Cool
With the amazing variety of website options available on the internet, there is inevitably the desire to have a “really nice-looking website.” And that’s great. An unattractive website is sure to cause a lot of lost traffic, or at least frustration. However, if you let form supersede function, you’ve totally missed the point. A website […]
What Are People Looking For?
When people visit your website, or your listing page on KJV Churches, what are they trying to find? During my ongoing project to find every Independent Baptist Church in America, I have viewed literally thousands of church sites, some of them excellent, and many of them absolutely abhorrent. What makes them good? Here’s a few Dos […]
Understanding SEO for your Listing
SEO, Search Engine Optimization, is the way that content and specific keywords are used to make the page more relevant to the target information. For instance, the KJV Churches site ranks high for relevance in KJV, Churches, Bible, and Pastor, because those words appear frequently throughout the pages of the site. How is that important for […]