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I’m in touch with people every day who want to have custom websites of their own. Part of my job is to find out more about a client’s proposed website project and then make recommendations. The conversation often goes like this: 

Me: “So now that we know you’re interested in reaching out to the community through your website, how do you feel about adding a blog?� 

Joe Client: “A blog? What’s a blog?” 

Me: “Blog is short for ‘web log.’ Basically it’s an online journal but it can be much more than that. You post your thoughts, news, ideas and more. Then you give people a chance to comment on what you write; you know, give feedback. Having current, relevant content on your site is a great way to bring people back, and–â€� 

Joe Client (interrupting): “No, I don’t want that. I don’t want people to be able to comment on my site.� 

And so it goes, with me trying my best to explain the benefits of having a blog while the customer, who has never seen a blog before, wonders why I’m making such a big deal about it.  

Why blog?  (more…)

Hi and welcome to OurChurch.Com’s new “Christian Web Trends� blog.  What’s a “blog� you may wonder?  I’ll get to that in a minute.  We’ll be using this format to talk about news and trends in communications technology and how that impacts Christian individuals and organizations.  Our goal is to help Christian individuals and organizations make better use of communications technology in their churches, schools, ministries, businesses, and personal lives.
 
Being a website design, hosting, and marketing company, our staff gets pretty amped up about cutting-edge Internet and tech stuff as it is.  We’re constantly reading news, articles, and other blogs to stay ahead of the curve in creating and improving web services.  So, blogging on the subject is just a natural next step, and one we’re really excited about. (more…)