It's obviously tongue-in-cheek, but sometimes that's the best way to make the point. Here are some of the things we can do / not do which will help make a church website completely useless.
- Don't Post Your Service Times - After all, why would anyone want to know when the service started?
- Don't Post Your Location/Address - This is especially ineffective for churches that do not have their own buildings.
- Don't Post Any Contact Information - If they really want to get a hold of you, they can just use the phone book, right? No chance they'd just move on to the next church website.
- Use A "My First Website" Design - No, this doesn't make it look like we're not even trying, or that we're completely behind the times.
- Write About What Your Church Won't Stand For - Nothing oozes love like singling out all the things your church hates.
[PM - unless of course you belong to a certain strand of church, but then you are very picky about who comes] - Have Broken Links - Because people can just look at the Status Bar and figure out where the link was supposed to go.
- Have Music Playing In The Background - If they don't like the same music you do, then you don't want them at your church anyway.
[PM - this is a killer; if there is music on a site, and no obvious way to turn it off (i.e. within 5 seconds, I am out-of-there)] - Don't Keep Your Website Content Up-to-Date - Surely, visitors will realize that you just don't have the time to get them information.
[PM - this is hard isn't it, there is often stuff to do that means we don't get to it] - Don't Even Bother Having A Website - We like our members like we like our Senators, over 30!
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