Remember Wix? We weren’t a big fan of this content management system when we reviewed it because it was all Flash. But they’ve just released an HTML version of their site builder. Go check it out, and build mobile-ready, iOS-friendly, search-engine-placeable sites! Wix HTML: Get Inspired
Not every campus ministry has a web site, and many that do are painfully out of date. Even if you had someone tech-savvy set up your web site, often they graduate, leaving your web site with information that’s current as of that student’s senior year. There are programs available called “Content Management Systems” that plug… Read more
Drupal is an exceedingly powerful content management system, more powerful than any we’ve mentioned thus far. However, it traditionally has also been exceedingly hard to learn when you first approach it. Thankfully, there’s finally a hosted Drupal install that takes most of the work out of installing and learning Drupal: Drupal Gardens. Let me be… Read more
Wix and Weebly are two newer hosted content management systems which are very similar in the way you use them to create content. But they’re also different in a few key ways. Wix Wix is interactive, flashy, and not as much stuck in traditional web site structures as some of the other services we’ve looked… Read more
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
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