Enhance Your Church’s Google Map Listing with These New Features

While doing some research on an article I’m writing for a trade magazine, I noticed that Google had added four new features to its Local Business Center product. If you’re not familiar with Google Local Business Center, take some time to check it out. After you register as the business owner, you can edit the description of your church including hours of operation, and an overview of your ministry. You can see what Cory has entered on the overview information tab for Quail Springs Baptist Church.

Now with the new features you can do so much more.

1. Enhance Your Listing with Photos
You can add up to 10 photos to your church’s listing. Now potential visitors searching for churches in their area on Google maps can see what is shown in the example I found for the Granger Community Church. Read more

March 15, 2007 · Filed Under Web 2.0

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How to Use the New Custom Domain Name Feature for Your Blog*Spot Blog: A Tutorial

Although I’ve offered to help you set up your own custom domain name for your Blog*Spot hosted blog, I thought I’d post a tutorial for those of you who want to do it yourself. Before I get to the tutorial though, I thought I’d post some pros and cons with hosting at Blogger. Read more

January 14, 2007 · Filed Under Blogging, Blogging Tips, Church Branding, Web 2.0, WordPress

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20 Free Web Tools and How Churches Can Use Them

I love free stuff. I guess that’s why I eat too much at buffets. With the proliferation of “Web 2.0″ companies offering everything — kitchen sink too — churches can benefit from the Internet rush of free bait. So I thought I’d give a list of some services to take advantage of (like those buffets you can fill up your plate).
Here are some free web 2.0 tools that churches can use …
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January 8, 2007 · Filed Under Church Marketing, Web 2.0

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Church Website Design Q&A with Element Fusion

Tim Wall, director of product marketing for Element Fusion, is our next Q&A responder for the Building Rockin’ Church Websites series.

Element is my Oklahoma City neighbor and I’ve long admired their work. In fact, a couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend a Web 2.0 conference they did for their clients. A couple of days afterward, Tim and I had the opportunity to sit down for lunch. He’s a former church communication director too!
Here’s Tim’s answers: Read more

December 19, 2006 · Filed Under Q&As, Rockin' Web Sites, Web 2.0, Web Site Design

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13 Unqualified Descriptions About ‘Web 2.0′

After reading this features section concerning what is known as Web 2.0 from The Guardian, and well, after the whole Blogging 101 series thing took off, I started thinking about this whole Web 2.0 thing.

It fascinates me, really. In fact, I’m enamored by the Web sites this wave of innovation is sending my way. I’m loving discovering new sites that help me either (1) blog faster and better, or (2) do a lot of things faster and better and sometimes cheaper.

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December 11, 2006 · Filed Under Web 2.0

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Church Website Design Q&A with Radiant Church

Radiant Church’s Director of Marketing Carrie Fay Amaro and Web Developer Charlie Stout answered my questions for the Building Rockin’ Church Websites series.

Radiant has a rockin’ cool and functional site. Here’s the Q&A:

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December 5, 2006 · Filed Under Rockin' Web Sites, Web 2.0

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