by Wil Ranney | Feb 17, 2014 | Websites |
Occasionally a website comes along that embodies the best trends in website design. In my opinion, Mashable is currently that site. Mashable is NOT a church website, but it does employ some concepts that can and should be used by churches. Here’s what stands...
by Wil Ranney | Oct 10, 2013 | Best Practices, Church, Websites |
This litany was used for the dedication of the new website for Collegiate United Methodist Church and Wesley Foundation in Ames, IA. As a website is a vital ministry of any congregation, it is important to bless it and dedicate it to God’s work. In the...
by Wil Ranney | May 16, 2013 | Responsive, Websites |
The first fully responsive church website in Ames, IA. First UMC in Ames, IA, wanted a new website to match their new building addition. They understood that a sub-par website would keep people from visiting their new building project which they had invested so much...
by Wil Ranney | Jan 28, 2013 | Best Practices, Websites |
Virtually every popular website theme comes equipped with an image slider, usually right under the top menu. Most go all the way across the screen. For those of you who are unfamiliar with image sliders, they cycle through a number of preselected images in a set...
by Wil Ranney | Oct 29, 2012 | Best Practices, Responsive, Websites |
Did you know that within five years there will be more mobile devices than people. By that time more people will find churches on a mobile device than on a traditional computer. How does your site look on these mobile devices? Is it readable? Is the featured...
by Wil Ranney | Oct 29, 2012 | Portfolio, Responsive, Websites |
Trinity UMC in Waverly, Iowa, is a mid-sized United Methodist Church in a 10,000 person town. This site is Responsive, meaning that it will work in all platforms. Here’s what it looks like in Fun-Sized: The background is simple view of their church from the...