Unbeknownst to many, Google actually allows you to create your own web sites quickly and easily. Of all hosted content management sites, it’s probably the least customizable in terms of appearance; however, it’s also full of hosting and media-sharing features, and has the potential for great search engine results. Pros and Cons of Google Sites… Read more
WordPress was originally structured to be a blog (short for weblog, an online journal) software, but has since expanded to be a fully-featured Content Management System. Â It’s the most popular of the CMSes we’ll look at this week, which means there are plenty of other campus ministers with experience with it–and, there are many, many… Read more
Most of you don’t want to make your web site on your own, but if you do, your timing is perfect: Lifehacker just finished a four-part series on how to make and host your own web site. Check out their posts on how to design, code, and host your site yourself: Understanding and Writing HTML… Read more
As a part of our series teaching you how to set up a web site, here are a few concepts and terms you really should know–whether or not you choose to host the site yourself. Hosting Every web site has to live on a computer somewhere, and that computer is called a “host.” Really, web… Read more
There are a huge variety of easy-management web site hosts available–especially when you include those that cost money. For the purpose of this series, we’ll stick with the free ones. Here are the top options we’ve seen: Google Sites Wix WordPress.com Drupal Gardens Weebly Moonfruit And, a few notable for-pay options: Virb mSites Do you… Read more
There are many times when campus ministers could benefit from hosting our own web sites: campus group web sites, regional event web sites, personal fundraising web sites, blogs, and more. But where do you host? And how do you make a web site without knowing HTML? This week we’ll be covering some of the places… Read more
Having access to your music everywhere you go can have plenty of personal and professional benefits; just imagine having your Large Group Greeting playlist accessible from any computer with an Internet connection. Check out these services to get started with your own online music collection. Grooveshark In my own humble opinion, Grooveshark is the cream… Read more
When my first granddaughter was born last summer I proudly proclaimed on Facebook that I was not going to be one of those obnoxious grandparents, whipping out a wallet full of grandchild photos. No wallet-size for me, I was making posters! It was just a joke. But then a few weeks later I discovered Blockposters…. Read more
I have a digital camera that records videos, which I occasionally post to YouTube or Facebook. But if I need to edit the video first, I have a problem, because Windows Movie Maker doesn’t recognize my camera’s format. I’ve downloaded some conversion software in the past but it never works as well as I’d like…. Read more
Need a way to keep track of your personal interactions with 100+ ministry supporters? Highrise is a web-based contact management solution that simplifies the administrative aspect of maintaining relationships with donors, alumni, and other partners. Highrise has dozens of flexible features designed for small businesses. For an overview of some of these features, take a… Read more
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