Take These 7 Steps To Start And Maintain Your Small Church’s Digital Presence 1. Start With a Plan. Set goals for your online presence. These goals should be reviewed regularly along with feedback from members, friends and leadership. This will lead to an evaluation of the effectiveness of your efforts. Modify your goals (short …
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Church tech is not new. The idea that the use of technology in the church is somehow wrong, ineffective or unprecedented is a misconception. God’s people have always used technology to further the kingdom. Perhaps the confusion comes in the definition of technology. Technology can be defined as the use of scientific knowledge for practical …
For non-profits fundraising is challenging, even in good economic times. In a struggling economy, the task can seem impossible. However, with vision and online giving tools, successful fundraising is possible during these times. 2016 turned out to be a successful year for nonprofits, with many reporting big increases in donations. One good indicator in December …
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An often ignored, but important part of search engine optimization, is the sitemap. Most likely, you’ve spent lots of time on creating original content, incoming links and keyword density. But it is just as likely that you have not given any thought to a sitemap. Given the intense competition for Google’s attention and the simple …
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Magee Shortcodes Best Free Shortcode Plugin? Homeowners often want to give their homes a lift. The fastest and cheapest way to do this is purchasing a can of paint. The fastest and cheapest way to remodel your WordPress site is with a plugin. You could purchase a new WordPress theme of course. But the easiest …
Search Engine Optimization for your blog can be extremely overwhelming. Sometimes you think mastering SEO requires 40 years of study in the Himalayas. And Google does not make it easy. Sometimes it seems like Google makes changes in its algorithm(s) just to frustrate us. So hopefully this will simplify the SEO picture for new bloggers …
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We have known since its April 2015 update (Mobilegeddon), that Google is seriously focused on the mobile search experience. In fact you could say that they are AMPed. Googles latest mobile push is AMP-Accelerated Mobile Pages. This open source project is geared toward streamlining mobile pages so that they load instantly. How AMP Works AMP …
WordPress is the most widely used blog platform on the web today. With its easy-to-use and open-source nature, it is no surprise that 76.5 billion blogs run on this platform. Although it began as merely a blogging tool, WordPress powers everything from churches to CNN and CBS New York. WordPress is both easy-to-learn and extremely …
WordPress was criticized early on for not being a “real Content Management System” It is true that it is first and foremost a blogging platform. It is flexible, and easily used and modified. You might go so far as to call it “simplistic”. WordPress and its competitors Joomla and Drupal, are all products of open …
Why does your domain name matter? With over 84,000 new names being registered every day, it becomes a very important part of your site being found. Your domain name is an extension of your brand. As a branding tool, it should support and express your brand image. So what criteria should you use when deciding …
The open-source CMS (Content Management System) WordPress, came to life in 2003. Its popularity grew quickly as an easy platform for bloggers. Today it is estimated that about 25% of all websites are powered by it. Itcontinues to grow in popularity with over 100,000 new installs every day. These include sites operated by companies such …
