Filed under: blogs, graphics, web services | Tags: category cloud, header graphicss, renovation, web design
hard hats required
I’m updating the site again. I’ve meant to do this for the longest time, but have put it off. Which isn’t to say that this is the best time to do this. Quite the reverse actually, but you need to strike while the iron is hot. So, I’m renovating. The biggest change is the customized header graphic. Yes, I could have made my own, but I sort of like the cut away of the grass. And it’s much simpler to just add text than to create something from scratch.
I’ve added a category cloud. Not sure how long that will last…I’m still deciding if I like it. I’ve gotten rid of the About text on the side bar and moved it to the Welcome page. I’m rewriting the main welcome blurb, too. I just haven’t posted the new version yet.
As part of this overhaul I’m removing the sub pages from all my main pages. This means each page will be longer, but it also simpler. Like it, hate it? Let me know.
We’ve been doing a lot of remodeling lately and I think the site has caught the bug, too. If you’ve notice things are a bit disorganized, I apologize. I’m in the middle of reworking the order of the pages so that it looks right in the new template. BTW, what do you think of it? It’s sort of summery – which I was ready for after so many months of having it dark and bleak looking. Hope to have everything straightened around soon. Wish me luck. Cheers!
how to get the message out is half the battle
Sometimes it is hard to apply secular business principles in the church. Mainly, I think, because people equate normal business practices with secular ethics. Yet, to a certain extent, there are a number of parallels between running a church (or any other not-for-profit) and running a business. It is the mission of the company that makes the defining difference. All that being said, I am not a person who finds reinventing the wheel to be exciting. In keeping with that here are a few design/marketing resources I’ve found lately. These are three branches of the same organization, all are church oriented and great places to get new ideas or a fresh perspective.
P.S. Don’t let the name scare you, too much.
Church Marketing Sucks
[The blog to frustrate, educate and motivate the church to communicate, with uncompromising clarity, the truth of Jesus Christ.]
Center for Church Communications
[The Center for Church Communication offers information, resources and advice as we seek to foster and further the ongoing conversation about church communication. ]
Church Marketing Lab (beta)
[The idea is to help churches do better marketing. Share your work, share your feedback, everybody wins. Share something that's already in the can and out the door, or share a work in progress and put the comments to use.]
