Today’s review is one I found on my own.  They didn’t ask for me to review it, but the company that designed it tweeted about the new site, so I checked it out.  It’s a good site on first glance, but seemed to have quite a list of minor problems.  It seemed like a good one to use to highlight some of the issues that many church sites face, in the hopes that it’ll help you to fix yours.

Parkside Bible Church – www.parksidebible.org

Here’s a bit more info about a few things I mention in the video:

• Good page titles
• Proper canonicalization
• Why I don’t put my links in your footer, and you shouldn’t allow others to either.

As always, please leave comments if you have additional comments or questions about this review.

Church Website Review: Parkside Bible Church is a post from: MickMel

Today’s review comes via a Twitter request from Phil: Parkside Christian Fellowship – www.parksidechristianfellowship.co.uk

It’s got some issues with Flash, but overall it’s a pretty solid site.  Check out the video and share any other thoughts you might have in the comments section below.

Church Website Review: Parkside Christian Fellowship is a post from: MickMel

Another quick review for you to check out: Calvary First – Stockton, CA – http://www.calvaryfirst.net/

As always, please contact me if you’d like for me to review your site.  I do them completely free of charge, in the interest of helping everyone to build more effective sites.

Please leave comments below if you have other suggestions for the site, or questions about anything that I say in the video.

Church Website Review: Calvary First – Stockton, CA is a post from: MickMel

Here’s the last review I’ve got for now: San Jose CRC – http://www.sjcrc.org/

If you’d like for me to take a look at your site, just contact me and I’ll be happy to help.

Check out the review below, and leave a comment if you have any other suggestions for them.

Church Website Review: San Jose Christian Reformed Church is a post from: MickMel

Here’s our next review: Mt. Zion UMC, Grandy – http://www.mtziongrandy.org/

I again referenced my “page titles” post, which you can find here. Now the review:

Any other ideas for them?  Leave your thoughts in the comments below.

Church Website Review: Mt. Zion UMC, Grandy is a post from: MickMel

One more quick review for tonight: Stratton UMC – http://www.gbgm-umc.org/stratton/

It’s just a one-page site, but there are a few things they can correct as they begin to move forward.

Church Website Review: Stratton UMC is a post from: MickMel

I’ve decided to spend some time reviewing various church websites, upon request.  I look at things such as new visitor friendliness, overall usability, SEO, and anything else that catches my eye.  I’d be happy to take a look at your church website, too — just contact me with info and I’ll do a quick review of it.

On to our first one for now: Oak Haven UMC – http://www.oakhavenumc.org/

The review is contained the video below, but I reference a few items during the video.  They include:

• A way to post automatically from your blog to Facebook/Twitter: dlvr.it or twitterfeed.com
  • I certainly don’t recommend this as a long-term technique (you should try to be social on social networks), but it can be a good way for a church to get its feet wet.
• Why churches shouldn’t create Facebook Profiles — they should create Pages.
• Creating good page titles for your site.

On to the review!

Church Website Review: Oak Haven UMC is a post from: MickMel

The folks at FUMC Marietta emailed and asked if I’d review their site, so I was happy to take a look.  One of their concerns dealt with difficulties that users had in finding information.  I think their overall navigation structure is pretty solid, but some things can stand to be tweaked.  Check out the video below for my full review:

At one point in the video, I mentioned that their page titles could use some improvement. Here is an article I wrote a while back about good page titles. Correcting their canonicalization would also be wise.

I also mentioned that a section about their building would be a good idea.  Mt. Bethel’s “Our Campus” page is solid example.

I suggested that they convert their Facebook Group to a Page, and here’s info about that.

One last link is more information about the link to Details in their footer.  Here is why that should be removed.

Any other thoughts on what could be improved on their site?

Site Review: First United Methodist Church: Marietta, GA is a post from: MickMel

Church: LaGrange Park Baptist Church – Fayetteville, NC
URL: http://lagrangeparkbc.org/

I did this video review live on my LiveStream account a little while ago.  Kind of fun.  I’ll try to give a little more warning before I do a live one next time.  Anyhow, check it out below!

Site Review: LaGrange Park Baptist Church – Fayetteville, NC is a post from: MickMel

Church: Morristown United Methodist Church – Morristown, NJ
URL: http://www.morristownumc.com

Check out the video review below.  As always, please share your thoughts in the comments or request your own review via our Twitter account.

Site Review: Morrisontown UMC – Morristown, NJ is a post from: MickMel