Comments on: Salted Websites http://www.mickmel.com/blog/200807/salted-websites/ Church marketing, SEO and social media. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.mickmel.com/blog/200807/salted-websites/comment-page-1/#comment-834 Anonymous Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:30:42 +0000 http://www.churchwebsitehelp.com/?p=81#comment-834 Forgot I said I'd come back and say how the trial was. There were a good range of templates (some were a bit bland but there were a number of excellent options for my church) and the editor couldn't have been easier to use. Every time I asked a question of the helpdesk they responded quickly and with useful information. Overall we've been very impressed and would certainly recommend church123 to others. Our budget constrains prevented us from trying out the $500+ per annum providers but I'm not sure why I'd want to as I've got all I needed for less. Forgot I said I’d come back and say how the trial was. There were a good range of templates (some were a bit bland but there were a number of excellent options for my church) and the editor couldn’t have been easier to use. Every time I asked a question of the helpdesk they responded quickly and with useful information. Overall we’ve been very impressed and would certainly recommend church123 to others. Our budget constrains prevented us from trying out the $500+ per annum providers but I’m not sure why I’d want to as I’ve got all I needed for less.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.mickmel.com/blog/200807/salted-websites/comment-page-1/#comment-833 Anonymous Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:00:52 +0000 http://www.churchwebsitehelp.com/?p=81#comment-833 I had a look at the sample site for Salted, www.gfow.org. It was kinda limited. Was I the only one to get a scroll bar inside the content of the homepage (IE7 browser)? Thanks for the tip about www.church123.com I'm going to try their trial (let you know how that goes). If anyone else has used church123 how did it go? Also thanks for all the great content on your site. It's a blessing. I had a look at the sample site for Salted, http://www.gfow.org. It was kinda limited. Was I the only one to get a scroll bar inside the content of the homepage (IE7 browser)?
Thanks for the tip about http://www.church123.com I’m going to try their trial (let you know how that goes). If anyone else has used church123 how did it go? Also thanks for all the great content on your site. It’s a blessing.

]]> By: Mickey http://www.mickmel.com/blog/200807/salted-websites/comment-page-1/#comment-832 Mickey Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:58:31 +0000 http://www.churchwebsitehelp.com/?p=81#comment-832 I agree that they might be overstating it to say that you can't edit your text with other platforms, but I also think they do a bit more custom template work, rather than just a "template-with-a-new-header" like a lot of places do. I'm mixed when it comes to tables. While I certainly agree in principle that it should be pure CSS, I see many large CSS-driven sites (CNN, ESPN) have various issues with overlapping and alignment a LOT. This is probably due to the oft-changing content. When you're talking about content that you don't have directly control over, tables make it a lot easier to control. I'm not trying to say they're the only option out there, but I felt their offerings were more than solid enough to recommend them as someone to look at. I agree that they might be overstating it to say that you can’t edit your text with other platforms, but I also think they do a bit more custom template work, rather than just a “template-with-a-new-header” like a lot of places do.

I’m mixed when it comes to tables. While I certainly agree in principle that it should be pure CSS, I see many large CSS-driven sites (CNN, ESPN) have various issues with overlapping and alignment a LOT. This is probably due to the oft-changing content. When you’re talking about content that you don’t have directly control over, tables make it a lot easier to control.

I’m not trying to say they’re the only option out there, but I felt their offerings were more than solid enough to recommend them as someone to look at.

]]> By: Church Webmaster http://www.mickmel.com/blog/200807/salted-websites/comment-page-1/#comment-831 Church Webmaster Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:35:51 +0000 http://www.churchwebsitehelp.com/?p=81#comment-831 I was interested in Salted Designs so had a look at there site and prices. I'm not saying they are really bad or anything but they have a high opinion of themselves compared to others. I looked at their comparison table and it said things like with other services you won't be able to edit your text easily or you'll need software and expertise. It isn't really true as there are many many established providers out there doing a great job with content management systems that allow easy editing and that can supply custom templates check out http://www.churchplantmedia.com/ (if you've got a big budget) or for a comprehensive service for less money then http://www.church123.com is worth checking out (20 page site with Salted Websites is $950 whereas church123 would be $370 for unlimited pages). I looked at the code on some of Salted Websites and they are using Tables. I'm not claiming to be an expert here but as a church webmaster aren't we meant not to use tables for accessibility reasons? Anyway just hoping that the payment you recieved for the advert wasn't giving you rose colored glasses. PS. I've not tried a website with SW so maybe their service is excellent it just seemed you were pushing it a bit and I couldn't see where they deserved it over so many of the others our there. I was interested in Salted Designs so had a look at there site and prices. I’m not saying they are really bad or anything but they have a high opinion of themselves compared to others. I looked at their comparison table and it said things like with other services you won’t be able to edit your text easily or you’ll need software and expertise. It isn’t really true as there are many many established providers out there doing a great job with content management systems that allow easy editing and that can supply custom templates check out http://www.churchplantmedia.com/ (if you’ve got a big budget) or for a comprehensive service for less money then http://www.church123.com is worth checking out (20 page site with Salted Websites is $950 whereas church123 would be $370 for unlimited pages).

I looked at the code on some of Salted Websites and they are using Tables. I’m not claiming to be an expert here but as a church webmaster aren’t we meant not to use tables for accessibility reasons?

Anyway just hoping that the payment you recieved for the advert wasn’t giving you rose colored glasses.

PS. I’ve not tried a website with SW so maybe their service is excellent it just seemed you were pushing it a bit and I couldn’t see where they deserved it over so many of the others our there.

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