SELF HELP!

85% of visitors are looking at your non-profit website, BEFORE they visit your church.

What is your website telling potential visitors?

        The question is very simple.  When someone visits your non-profit website, what impression are they getting of your non-profit?

        We visit non-profit websites from around the country trying to get a pulse on what people are doing.  We see some great, some good, and many terrible!  In a day where the Internet is so prevalent, non-profits must keep up with the times and have a website that accurately reflects who they are as a congregation of believers.

        Are you using a free, or cheap stock template?

        For many non-profits, this is an unfortunate reality.  What a cheap template says to your visitors is that you don’t care about reaching new people and you really just want to have something online because a guy like me posted something in a blog.  Hogwash!  Take into account that 85% of new visitors are looking for non-profits on the web BEFORE they step foot in the door or will look in the phone book.  What image is your website giving potential visitors about your non-profit?

        Relevant Content?

        One thing that will kill a non-profit website faster than anything is a lack of content.  People want your site to be a resource.  Think of your website as a secretary/receptionist that works 24/7, doesn’t take breaks or ask for days off.  Train your congregation to utilize the website as a source of truth for answers.  Keep the content on the fresh and current.  Put links to articles or other sites you find online that you think may be of interest to your non-profit visitors.  Oh yeah, 

GET YOUR CHURCH ON FACEBOOK!

        FACEBOOK

        While some may say that Facebook is just for kids, I’d beg to differ.  Did you know the average age of facebook users is 38 years old and 61% of facebook users are over 30?  Also, where else can you have direct access to share your message with people who have given you permission to tell them, any time, for free?  Get our free article on ways to use facebook for your non-profit.

        A Web Ministry

        We meet with non-profit everyday, and I repeatedly tell them that the website has to be used as a marketing instrument of your non-profit.  You can think of it on the same level as your student or adult ministry.  It is, after all, a major communication tool for your non-profit.  In many ways, if used correctly, your website can be a major ministry tool for your non-profit.

        Let me suggest this.

        We have years of experience getting non-profits online, and utilizing the web as a ministry tool.  Take a minute to contact us and tell us a bit about your non-profit here and one I will call you personally to discuss how to increase your web non-profit presence.

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Dr Cedric Spradley, (grant writer, information technology, network & computing engineering)  -or- contact recommended Vendor