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How good is your church's web site? How much more functional and interactive would you like it to be?

How much money and time does the average church spend in the first 2 years to try and get a web presence going? What do they actually achieve through this process, does "custom build" really work for churches, or is it an unnecessary burden? 

Take 5 minutes now to think this through! 

Have a look at the following Features and give your church web site a Grading; it will help you think through the time and money you have spent so far, and the benefits you have realized. You will notice the ratings differ among the features - we have endeavored to "weight" the features according to their importance using understanding from our background of assisting ministries. If your perspective varies, please feel free to alter the grading system!

#  Feature Gradings...        
1 Quality of Appearance 1=amateur 3=basic 5=moderate 7=professional 9=polished
2 Change  Logo etc.
1=requires Web Developer 2=don't know how  3=difficult  4=update online  5=five minute job 
3 Update Color Scheme 0=not possible without re-write
3=requires  HTML upload 6=difficult, but online update
9=easy to update online 12=five minute job
4 Update Content 1=requires Web Developer 5=requires HTML upload 9=difficult, but online update 12=can update online through Administration area 15=can update online right where the content is
5 Content Editor 0=none  5=rich text  10=rich text with link, image and other features   15=rich text with link, image and other features, including browsing gallery for images whilst in content  
6 Update Contact
Features
0=none 2=requires Web Developer or HTML upload
6=basic details, update online 8=multiple names and email addresses
10=multiple contacts with rich details and photos, update online, online email facility with hidden email addresses to stop SPAM
7 Access 0=none  2=requires Web Developer or HTML upload 5=online admin by one person
8=online admin by multiple people
12=a configurable process of authors, editors and publishers. May be simple to complex as desired by allocating roles. 
8 News 0=none
  4=one category
  8=multiple categories 
9 Calendar 0=none 4=one category (unclassified)
8=multiple categories  12=multiple categories with alternate views, search etc.  
10 In-Built Media 0=none
3=upload to specific page  6=online upload for general (multiple) use
9=online upload to multiple folders   12=online upload to multiple folders with advanced image browsing and formatting in content editor
11 Online Sermons 0=none 3=BLOG, ie. one after the other
 6=categorised  9=categorised, dated and searchable  
12 Church Group
Details
 0-none   4=listing    8=orderable list with dates, filters and can be searched
13 MP3s (audio) 0=none 5=listing for download  10=categories or folders for download  15=categories/folders with in-built MP3 player
 
14 Bookmarks/
Links
0=none 2=single list  4=by categories   6=by categories with comments on link
 
15 Prayer Requests
0=none
3=using contact details  6=specific online email facility  10=broadcast to prayer chain  14=advanced prayer management, including configurable publishing, broadcasting, alterable text, images etc. 
16 FAQs 0=none   3=single list   6=by categories
17 Site Search 0=none   5=limited
  10=full search capability
18 Latest News 0=none


5=latest news or article list 
8=latest news or article list with "front page" marker for special items    
19 Proverb of the Day 0=none
   8=yes
   
20 Community Polls 0=none   4=simple
  8=multiple polls with results published
21 Backups 0=none  3=weekly or less  7=nightly  11=nightly plus weekly off-site in case of disaster   
22  Content Organisation
0=none
3=listing
7=sections
11=a filing cabinet approach
 
23 Platform Updates
0=none
   10=security updates automatically installed
  15=security and software infrastructure updates automatically installed

 OK, do we tell you now? ChurchSite! does it all, and very well!

 



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