Comments on: Blog http://www.outreachnorthamerica.org/2010/02/directors-blog/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 02 May 2012 14:45:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tessa http://www.outreachnorthamerica.org/2010/02/directors-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-307 Tessa Tue, 17 May 2011 14:10:18 +0000 http://www.outreachnorthamerica.org/?p=578#comment-307 not at this point not at this point

]]> By: Greg Duke http://www.outreachnorthamerica.org/2010/02/directors-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Greg Duke Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:44:15 +0000 http://www.outreachnorthamerica.org/?p=578#comment-30 Alan, Thanks for this post. I thought I'd mention a great tool we've just started using with our site called google analytics (unpaid endorsement). It's free and measures traffic flow, reports the average amount of time spent on our site, the most visited pages, and much more. It even tells us what state or country people are visiting our site from. Great feedback for a church plant in a military community like Prattville. Maxwell AFB is about 9 miles down the road. We're getting several hits from Facebook and recently a small AD that we've place at an elementary school website that's smack dab in the middle of our target area www.dpeseagles.com We're also in the process of updating riversidearp.org and will be incorporating a lot of the things you've mentioned above. By the way, if anyone reading this post visits www.riversidearp.org, WE'LL KNOW : ) Alan,

Thanks for this post. I thought I’d mention a great tool we’ve just started using with our site called google analytics (unpaid endorsement). It’s free and measures traffic flow, reports the average amount of time spent on our site, the most visited pages, and much more. It even tells us what state or country people are visiting our site from. Great feedback for a church plant in a military community like Prattville. Maxwell AFB is about 9 miles down the road. We’re getting several hits from Facebook and recently a small AD that we’ve place at an elementary school website that’s smack dab in the middle of our target area http://www.dpeseagles.com

We’re also in the process of updating riversidearp.org and will be incorporating a lot of the things you’ve mentioned above. By the way, if anyone reading this post visits http://www.riversidearp.org, WE’LL KNOW : )

]]> By: Bob Hovey http://www.outreachnorthamerica.org/2010/02/directors-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Bob Hovey Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:43:50 +0000 http://www.outreachnorthamerica.org/?p=578#comment-28 Another idea you all may find helpful is getting people TO your website! We have the website incorporated into our church logo. Advertising on Facebook has brought dozens if not hundreds of people to our website, as well as several of our attenders. Of course the website is on all our biz cards and all other advertising as well. Also we have taken advantage of free advertising in the local paper under "events" and on the local Xn radio station's website under "events" (such as our Truth Project Series) - all incorporating the website address, even if not a phone number. They are a lot more likely to go to your website than they are to call you. Make sure your time and place is crystal clear on the front page of your website as well - that's the complaint I've have gotten the most. Another idea you all may find helpful is getting people TO your website! We have the website incorporated into our church logo. Advertising on Facebook has brought dozens if not hundreds of people to our website, as well as several of our attenders. Of course the website is on all our biz cards and all other advertising as well. Also we have taken advantage of free advertising in the local paper under “events” and on the local Xn radio station’s website under “events” (such as our Truth Project Series) – all incorporating the website address, even if not a phone number. They are a lot more likely to go to your website than they are to call you. Make sure your time and place is crystal clear on the front page of your website as well – that’s the complaint I’ve have gotten the most.

]]> By: Mark Tankersley http://www.outreachnorthamerica.org/2010/02/directors-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Mark Tankersley Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:26:30 +0000 http://www.outreachnorthamerica.org/?p=578#comment-27 Hi Alan, Extremely helpful article, as we are in the process as we speak of discussing how to make our website more useful. Thank you for this information! Mark Tankersley Hi Alan,

Extremely helpful article, as we are in the process as we speak of discussing how to make our website more useful.

Thank you for this information!

Mark Tankersley

]]> By: Gary Stiltner http://www.outreachnorthamerica.org/2010/02/directors-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Gary Stiltner Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:08:27 +0000 http://www.outreachnorthamerica.org/?p=578#comment-26 Thanks Alan - a very informative and helpful article. Thanks Alan – a very informative and helpful article.

]]> By: Anthony http://www.outreachnorthamerica.org/2010/02/directors-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Anthony Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:25:30 +0000 http://www.outreachnorthamerica.org/?p=578#comment-25 I will affirm that we have had a number of families join our church because of their having first visited our website (http://www.huntersvillearp.org) Things that had influenced their decision to visit after seeing our website included our Wednesday night programs (i.e. Creation v. Evolution), listening to gospel-driven sermons (as many churches in our area are heavy on 'milk' and light on 'meat') and seeing how they can 'plug in' to the various internal and external ministries we support. Hopefully our other ARP churches can take advantage of this medium - the biggest obstacle in my experience is ownership - someone who will keep the site up to date, especially in the realm of social media, so visitors (and members!) can be aware of what's happening in and around the church on a regular basis. I will affirm that we have had a number of families join our church because of their having first visited our website (http://www.huntersvillearp.org)

Things that had influenced their decision to visit after seeing our website included our Wednesday night programs (i.e. Creation v. Evolution), listening to gospel-driven sermons (as many churches in our area are heavy on ‘milk’ and light on ‘meat’) and seeing how they can ‘plug in’ to the various internal and external ministries we support.

Hopefully our other ARP churches can take advantage of this medium – the biggest obstacle in my experience is ownership – someone who will keep the site up to date, especially in the realm of social media, so visitors (and members!) can be aware of what’s happening in and around the church on a regular basis.

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