The short answer is a resounding “Yes!” You need a mobile-friendly website because a greater and greater percentage of web traffic is mobile traffic. According to StatCounter Global Stats, 14 percent of all web traffic now comes from smartphones such as iPhones and Androids. That’s about 20 times as much mobile traffic as there was back…
Do you have a smartphone? Or a tablet? If not, I bet someone you know has one. And I bet they use it all the time to visit their favorite websites. What does this mean for your church website? It means that your church website needs to work well on smartphones and tablets, not just…
Yesterday was Reformation Day 2012. It was the 495th anniversary of the day Martin Luther first published his “95 Theses,” igniting the movement which has come to be known as the “Protestant Reformation.” Reformation Day is a good day to reflect on why we do what we do here at Five More Talents. We spend…
These are some representative comments from readers of The Aquila Report after Five More Talents redesigned the site in June 2012: “I like the new format, cleaner, more up to date in appearance.” “I love the new look. It is very distinctive on my Kindle Fire and it works on my iPhone (the old sight…
When you hire Five More Talents for a church website development project, we begin the process by asking you questions and listening to your answers. Your local congregation is unique. Our goal is to develop a website which reflects your specific mission, vision, calling, and personality. To achieve that goal, we need to get to…
Leadership, usability, content strategy, and analytics are as important as a snazzy design when it comes to the success of your church website. 1. Who’s in charge? Is somebody in charge? Is anybody in charge? Almost all of the pastors I know work overtime preparing sermons and shepherding the flock. That’s as it should be….
Analyzing website traffic is the main component of measuring the effectiveness of your church website. Thankfully, website traffic analysis tools have come a long way since the days of “hit counters.” Scenario: You’ve just spent a lot of money putting up a website for a church plant. You paid a few thousand dollars to come…
Social media websites such as Facebook now dominate the attention of web users. How this should change the way you view your church website, and what you should do as a result. Social media websites have experienced explosive growth in the past 12 months. One year ago, web users spent less than 10% of their…
Five More Talents’ content management services differentiate us from most other church web design agencies. In this article, we define the term “content management” and explain its importance to the effectiveness of your church website. What is Content Management? Definitions: By content, we mean primarily text content, but also graphics, photography, audio, and video content….