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 … Read more about 7 Actionable Tips To Maintain Your Small Church’s Digital Presence
5 Common Misconceptions About Church Tech
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 … Read more about 5 Common Misconceptions About Church Tech
7 Of The Best Online Giving Apps For Churches And Nonprofits
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 … Read more about 7 Of The Best Online Giving Apps For Churches And Nonprofits
Don’t Overlook The Fact That Your Sitemap Boosts SEO
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 … Read more about Don’t Overlook The Fact That Your Sitemap Boosts SEO
Magee Best WordPress Shortcode Plugin
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 … Read more about Magee Best WordPress Shortcode Plugin
Top 3 NPO, Small Business Google Ranking Factors
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 … Read more about Top 3 NPO, Small Business Google Ranking Factors
AMP-lify Your WordPress Content For Speed
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 … Read more about AMP-lify Your WordPress Content For Speed
Five Frequently Asked Questions About WordPress
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 … Read more about Five Frequently Asked Questions About WordPress
WordPress Skyrockets Toward Bright Future
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 … Read more about WordPress Skyrockets Toward Bright Future
Domain Names Matter
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 … Read more about Domain Names Matter
What Are The Benefits Of Using WordPress?
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 … Read more about What Are The Benefits Of Using WordPress?