Turn Your Church into a Powerhouse
Churches are a place where people go for comfort and solace all
year round. People go to church when life is treating them good
and when life has been throwing difficult times at them. There
is a church for all kinds of religions and there is one thing
that they have in common and that is the fact that they all need
to draw in more people to their congregations. In this
information age the very best way to do this is to build an
attractive website filled with all kinds of great information.
The website that you choose to build for your church needs to be
well made and designed. It should look professional and
attractive. It should not look like it was simply slapped
together, this is going to turn people away rather than draw
them in. Keep in mind that having the very best website up on
the internet is not all about getting new members of your
church, it is also a wonderful way for you to keep your current
members in the loop. People will be able to go to the site and
see all of the latest news about the church and all of the great
activities that you are planning over the next few months.
Your church website can be your lifeline in the community if you
plan it right.
There are a few things that you need to do in order to have the
very best website set up for your church and they are all
equally important. The best place to start is by talking to a
good web design company.
Websites are no longer the painful and hard to deal with
experience that they used to be. The times of having to pay
through the nose for the creation and the maintenance of your
site are long gone and now you can use some of the fabulous
tricks online to get everything done quickly and easily.
What to watch out for when considering getting volunteers to
design and run your church website
Choosing the right people to set up and maintain your website is
crucial to this entire venture. Those that you choose need to be
skilled at this type of work and they should have a lot of
experience behind them. Talk to them about showing you some
examples of their past work, you should even talk to a couple of
references in order to help you make the best possible decision
for your church website.
Many churches have learned the hard way that volunteers can lead
to more trouble than they are worth. If you cannot find good
quality volunteer help you may want to consider paying for the
services that you are seeking.
Keep in mind that anyone can make a website but it takes special
talent to make one that will impress and it also takes some
pretty serious skill to be able to maintain it. You want to
choose the people who will be able to provide you with regular
updates and new features all of the time. Many churches have
chosen volunteers and regretted it. These people often get bored
or busy and stop doing the work that they promise. The designs
and the maintenance is not usually as good from volunteers as
from a paid company who specializes in this kind of thing.
When you choose volunteers, what will you do if the person moves
or has a falling out with the church? They could take everything
that they have for your site with them and leave you in quite a
bind.
The bottom line when it comes to getting volunteers to help you
with your church website is that the results can vary
drastically. There is more of a chance that your website will
turn out badly than there is that it will turn out spectacular
like you need it to. You are much better off hiring a
professional web design company right from the get go. They will
be able to make sure that your website is wonderful and filled
with just what you want people to know about your congregation.
What to watch out for when considering click and build web sites
Click and build services are notorious for the trouble that they
can cause. There are not a whole lot of options and your church
website is going to look like so many other sites on the
internet due to the fact that there are a limited number of
templates for you to choose from. Before you choose to go this
route ask for some references from other churches that have used
this company. Take a look at their websites, all of the pages,
and then contact them as well. Chances are that you will
probably find that most of these church websites look the same.
Your church website should look original and unique. You do not
want your church to look like it is affiliated with other
churches and that is what will happen if you get a church
website that looks just like all of the others.
It is a great idea to get in touch with the click and build
company through their helpdesk. This will allow you to see how
long they take to get back to you and how helpful they are. If
they get back to you quickly and they seem like they are
interested and helpful then they may just be the right company
for you. You can also ask them if they offer any other services
to help you customize your site to your needs. I have never seen
one that could do this but things are changing all of the time
online.
Having so few options when building your church website is a
major drawback to click and build sites. You need a site that
can be made exactly to your specifications and the only way to
do that is to hire professional web designers.
If you do decide to choose the click and build strategy all you
have to do is choose the template that suits the feel of the
site that you are looking for best and then drop in the content
that you want to use. It is a quick if unoriginal way to get
your church website up and running.
Just about anyone can use a click and build website but it will
not have all of the great features that come with a custom build
site designed by professionals. And if you do not have people
who will be bale to do the updates for you each week or each
month then you will find yourself stuck with a boring and out of
date website. There is nothing worse than an out of date church
website and with click and build you could find yourself with
exactly that.
Most of the click and build companies and sites out there will
allow you to try out their products and services for 30 days
free of charge. This is a great way for you to find out if this
is the church website solution for you and your congregation.
This way you will be able to see just how hard and troublesome
click and build can really be. It will take you so much more
time than if you just hired a company to design your website
professionally once and for all.
When you hire a web design company for your church web site
everything will be taken care of for you. You will not have to
bother yourself with learning a whole new skill like maintaining
the website. After all you have so many more important things to
do with your time, like help the people in your congregation. It
is so much simpler to get a professional to take care of all the
hassles and the troubles, this way if something does go wrong
with the site they know how to fix the problem right away.
Besides there are some problems with the click and build
solution, if it can be called that. For example if you want to
have a truly unique church website that is unlike anything else
on the internet this is not going to happen. There are only so
many templates out there to choose from so someone somewhere is
going to have a site that is somewhat similar as far as style.
Another thing to watch out for is the helpdesk fees. Some of the
click and build services will charge you per minute for getting
help, this can really add up so watch out! These kinds of
additional add on fees are very common with these types of
services. You do not want to end up paying more to do it
yourself than you would to hire a professional!
Things to know about hiring a professional web design company to
design your church site
This is hands down the best way for you to get a unique and
gorgeous church website. Your site could be the best site ever
to grace the internet but it is going to cost you. Hiring a
professional web design company is the most expensive of all
your options. If you have the cash to put out you may want to
consider going this route but keeping your website maintained
and updated will not be as simple as with the click and build
option. Just remember that as with any other option you need to
get some good references and follow up on them to make sure that
this company is skilled at web design.
A web design company is the best choice when you want to have a
church website with some unique features. These features may not
be available to you when you choose click and build and you will
not be able to get these from novice volunteers. The only way to
have a site that has fancy features is with a web design company.
Since this is the most expensive of all your options it is that
much more important that you get some good references. You need
to find the best services for the lowest possible prices on the
web design. Your church has many things that they could use the
money for besides the church website so saving where you can is
important.
You can even get the web design company to host and maintain
your site for you all year round. Any updates that you want
added they can take care of for you. This saves you so much time
and energy and this kind of peace of mind is truly priceless.
There is no better way to get your church website done than with
the help of a professional web designer.