Matthew BoffeySince Christmas is a key time for church visitors, it’s a good idea to refresh your church website—not a massive overhaul, just a light dusting. Here’s a checklist you can tackle in just 30 minutes to encourage more people to visit your church...
Though the primary audience for your church website may be visitors, you can’t ignore your current members. They’ll turn to your site again and again for up-to-date information. Here are the three big needs each audience has for your website, and...
Building a church website? Follow these five best practices for a church website that attracts visitors, engages members, and is easy to maintain. (And if you haven’t yet, check out why church websites are important and three overarching...
Faithlife StaffHi there, elephant in the room. Let’s talk about you . . . “Live streaming church services on Facebook and YouTube is free. So why should we live stream from our church website?” To be honest, before COVID, I wouldn’t...
You can have the perfect website, but if no one sees it, it’s all for naught. That’s why creating a church website SEO (search engine optimization) strategy that will help your website show up in Google (and other) search engines is absolutely...
Colors create mood. Popular theory is they can even make you hungry. (Red and yellow, we’re talking about you.) You probably know that great church website designs aren’t all red and yellow, though, so how do you design a church website with colors...
Jess HollandYou’ve most likely been told that your church website is the first impression people have of your church. And it’s true. Your website is the front door to your church. It’s a key space to invite others and share your unique story. According to...
If you want your church to be more discoverable online, one of the best things you can do is nail your church website domain name. Here are nine quick tips to follow on your way to a memorable, discoverable domain name for your church website. 1...
As a church, your priority is to reach people, but you also want to be financially prudent. So you may be wondering, “Does our church need an app, and is a church app worth the money?” In this article, I compare church websites vs. church apps in...
In the developed world, having a church website is a given. Most of us instinctively know this. But why? Why are church websites important, and how does the answer inform how you construct your site? These principles spell the difference between...
It’s one thing to build a great church website. It’s another thing to keep it up to date. There are many benefits to keeping your church website up to date, chief among them being that your website stays useful for people. On top of that, you make...
Visuals communicate as much as words, if not more, that’s why your church website design should demand serious attention. Whether you’re designing your own website from scratch (and if so, impressive), using a website builder, or hiring a...
Beka JohnsonWhether you’re building a church website for the first time or updating it for the tenth time, you might feel in over your head. Indeed, there is a lot to keep in mind when it comes to building a truly great church website. But for now, just focus...