Designing a Web Site for Your Congregation

Provide the Basics

There is some basic information you should include on your Web site to help users know who created the content and provide feedback to you.

Provide Author or Contact Person Information
In order to let people know who is responsible for the information contained on your Web site, provide that information somewhere on your site. It's not necessary to list it on each page. Include the following information about your site on the home page and on other pages if it makes sense:

Author or contact person
Author's institutional affiliation, if any
Author's e-mail address or other appropriate contact information

Identify Your Church
Include the name of your church at least on the first Web page, also known as the Home Page. If your church has a logo or letterhead include that on your pages. Remember, you want to let the viewer know the Web site that they are visiting. So keep your church's name visible.

Let People Know How Current the Site Is
If your site features time-sensitive information, provide the date on which the information was last updated. This technique helps people know what's new on your site since the last time they visited. On the other hand, if you don't update your site regularly, don't include a date since that makes it look like you aren't maintaining your site.

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Prepared for Making Christ Known Conference November 22, 1997
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