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Hints for
Church Webmasters:
Thinking about a
church website?
Don't be
overwhelmed. Your site can be as basic as one page that displays
a picture of your church, the address with directions, and
service times. It can grow from there.
Free or Paid
Hosting?
If your church
webmaster is new to maintaining a site, try the many free
hosting sources, but watch out for the banner ads! They may not
be to your liking.
You will eventually
want your own domain name and site. Both can be purchased for a
reasonable fee, typically less than $50/year for a small site.
Need content for
your site?
Do a search on "free
stuff for church websites" to find all sorts of useful codes
that you can copy and paste into your church web pages.
You'll find
everything from daily Scripture verses to Christian news links.
What's in a
Domain Name?
Some churches prefer
the .com suffix as it is the most popular. Others use
.org, .net to avoid the commercial "tag." If you want a
certain name, you may have to try .info or .cc or .ws suffixes.
Also, try for as
short a name as possible while keeping the name easy to
remember. "www.vinegrovechurch.org" might prove more useful that
www.vgbc.ws. Try polling your members for ideas.
Whatever name you
end up with, print it on everything so folks will
see it and use it!
Don't Forget...
It's easy to
overlook things when you're building a website. Here are a
few key reminders:
=Proofread,
proofread, proofread.
=Submit
your site to search engines. It's
free!
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