Church 111 Web Sites for Churches

Two Audiences For Your Church Website

info@church111.com (Church 111) — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 22:00:00 EST

Your Church111 church website is a great tool for reaching both your audiences: new visitors and existing members. It's important to serve both audiences with the content on your church website site. Prospective Church MembersA prospective church member will want to know who you are and what you believe when they visit your church website for the first time. An "About Us" or "Our Beliefs" page can be an easy way for visitors to learn more about your congregation. You will want to include information about your church leadership as well and the various ministries that are important to you. If there is something unique or special about your church, be sure to highlight it when you are developing content. Try to think like a new visitor and help them find out what they want to know about your church easily and quickly.Existing Church MembersYour existing church members may already know the basics, so you want to serve them with other kinds of information. Church members will be looking fo...

Church Websites Get a Makeover

info@church111.com (Church 111) — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 09:30:00 EST

Last year was a record for church website redesigns. Many churches who already have websites contacted us for a mobile ready, responsive redesign so their website could be easily viewed from mobile devices. The cost of changing a Church111 website from a regular web design that is designed only for a desktop to a custom mobile ready design can be under $1000, but many churches have opted for more sophisticated and expensive custom Church website designs to better serve the needs of their congregations.Church Website Portfolio:Check out more examples of custom church website designs. Check out more examples of custom church website designs. Check out more examples of custom church website designs. Tons of FeaturesChurch 111 websites have a myriad of benefits including 17 versions of the Bible from which you can select, dozens of documents you can display in your own church library, a built in prayer request system, calendar of events and even a quiz system so you can test your parishion...

Church 111 Websites: Serving Your Churches Needs.

mark@111webstudio.com (Mark McGowan) — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 09:34:00 EST

Every church needs a website, that much is true. But not every church has the same needs. We at church 111 serve each one of our churches using our feature rich, adaptable, content management system. It gives our churches the ability to control their own content, without special knowledge or software. This gives you instant access to communication with your congregation, but also saves you money by eliminating the need for a web programmer to make simple changes. We offer our churches simple start up packages, with incredibly low cost, for a ready to go website and the low monthly hosting of just $15. You still get a team of support, training on how to make changes, and a new website, online and ready to show your church family. These clean designs are great tools for communicating the essentials, church calendar, service times, phone or email, a map to the church etc. We put those all on the website for you and you can be seen by the world!For our churches with larger needs, we have t...

Are You Ready for Responsive Design?

info@church111.com (Customer Service) — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 11:06:00 EST

What is it?You may have noticed some websites work well on any device from a desktop to a laptop to a tablet held vertically or horizontally to a phone. That capability is delivered through something called Responsive Design. The site "responds" to the width of the screen and delivers its content in an appropriate way specially for that screen size.How Can I Tell if a Site is Responsive?You can check whether a site is responsive by opening it in a browser on a desktop computer. Grab the side of the browser and as you narrow the width, notice what happens to the website. If it changes as you get narrower, the site is responsive. To see it in action, try it on our example site.How Can I Get It?As you might imagine, responsive design costs a little more because we have to design the site several times for the different views. Fortunately, just about any design can be modified to be responsive, so give us a call and we can tell you what it might take in your case.If you are ready...

Making the Most of Your Web Site

cs@icglink.com (Church111) — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 14:46:00 EST

In the day to day rush of tending to your church community and spreading the word of God, it may be easy to forget that your website could be out there working behind the scenes for you... or against you. There are two challenges with church websites that combine to make this so. To find out what they are, check out the article on Religious Product News by our own founder and CEO Jack Massari....

Your one-on-one 1 hour training

cs@icglink.com (Church111) — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 14:50:00 EST

As part of a new Church111 signup, you recieve a 1 hour one on one training with one of our Church111 experts.If you're local to Brentwood, Tennessee, we welcome you to stop by our office for your training in person. Otherwise, we'll be getting you trained over the phone. Don't worry. Even remotely, we'll be following along with you to make sure you're on the right track.Once signed up, we encourage new churches to spend some time looking around the Church111 system and setting up some basic pages. That way, when its time for your training, we can spend it by focusing on common trouble areas or places that you have questions. If you have an idea of what your site should say or do, we can help guide you to make it happen.Forgot about your training or never got around to using it? It doesn't expire so you can still use it. Maybe you're considering redoing the design or adding some pages. Maybe you need a refresher on how to use certain features? Any of these a...

A guide to spam filtering for Church111

cs@icglink.com (Church111) — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:22:00 EST

Church111 service includes 10 free email accounts (with more available at reasonable rates).Included with these email accounts is free SPAM FILTERING through our Spam111 system. To make the most of your spam filtering, it is important to know how to access your spam filter and what you can do once you get there. Here are the basics:Log into your spam filtering at You'll need to use your POSTMASTER login information. That means the username is "postmaster@yourdomainname.com" and the password is the same password you use to log in to create mailboxes in Mail Management.Once you're logged in, you have several different pages to look through. Links up near the top take you to each area:"Quarantine" is a list of all the captured spam messages. If a message was caught accidentally, you can flag it as OK here. The message will then be delivered to its intended recipient."Global Settings" lets you tune how strict the filter is. A lower s...

What can we build for you?

cs@icglink.com (Church111) — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 13:38:00 EST

Church111 is a powerful tool for building and managing your website. You don't have to handle everything yourself, though. We've already told you how our Church111 designers can create a gorgeous custom look for your church website, but what about the content on each page? Church111's team can assist with any part of your website content too.We can:Create pagesAdd text contentUpload imagesAdd meta tags for search engine optimizationSet up new features such as the Blog or Members Section...and just about anything else!For any work like this that we do for you, our billing rate is $110/hour in 15 minute increments. Our guys are Church111 and web design experts who work very fast. We can easily add ALL the content for an average sized site in under an hour, no problem.Have a whole file of images and a document of text that you need to put on one of your pages? Send it to us! We'll resize and upload your images, format and enter your text and make sure it all looks great on...

Stats - Website Traffic Guide

cs@icglink.com (Church111) — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:09:00 EST

Did you know that you can view all kinds of detailed information about your website visitors in the Church111 system? From the home screen, click on "Stats" under the Admin Section. This will open up your usage statistics.What do all these numbers and colored graphs mean? Here's what you need to know:Sites (orange):This is the number of unique locations that have visted your website. If multiple people visit your site every day from the same computer, it still only counts as 1 "site".Visits (yellow):This is the number of unique times someone visited your site. If someone visits your site once each day, each of those counts as a separate visit. Quickly closing and reopening the page is still 1 visit, though.Pages (light blue):This is the number of different pages that people have accessed. During a single visit, someone will probably go to multiple pages. If the "pages" number is roughly 3x the "visits" number, then on average each visitor loo...

Church111.com - Built With Church111

cs@icglink.com (Church111) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:54:00 EST

Did you know that the new Church111.com site is built with our Church111 system?Everything you see while browsing Church111.com is a feature that you can easily add to your own church website! Whether it is a plain text page (Features), a customized contact form (Contact Us), a gallery of images (Examples), an online check out (Signup) or even a blog (like the one you're reading right now), you can include it with Church111.Our custom images and slideshow add flair to the Church111.com home page. You can do the same! Upload any images to your own church site. Add a slideshow. Arrange the page content however you like. Add links, embed Twitter or Facebook widgets... do just about anything you've seen online.With a custom template, you can easily customize your page layout, too. See all of those additional links at the bottom of Church111.com? Your church site can do that. Add multiple designs. Each page can have a unique look.Indeed, within Church111 you'll be able to re cre...

Why add a Members Section?

cs@icglink.com (Church111) — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:51:00 EST

The Members Section is a Church111 optional, add on feature. You've already got a great church website, so why would you want to add a Members Section? Here are a few good reasons:Add your membersThe Members Section provides you a member database to keep track of your members. Include any relevant information about each person and assign them to groups that you create. Add members to your database either by importing a list that you have or allow them to submit their information directly from your website.Email your membersThe Church111 members section gives you access to our Email Center. Quickly and easily send out mass emails to all your members, or just to members of a specific group. Schedule mailings ahead of time or save email templates you make for later. Then track the results of your mailings with tools to show who received, opened or clicked your message.Share with your membersYour members section also allows you to enable the online Members Area of your website. Here, m...

Embedding video

cs@icglink.com (Church111) — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 09:48:00 EST

Want to play a video on your Church111 page? No problem! You can upload video files to your media downloads page. But what if you want to play the video on another part of your site, or what if you're concerned about the large storage requirements?Consider using a free video site like YouTube or Vimeo. These services let you upload your videos to the web (either publicly or privately) and then you can embed the entire video player anywhere on your Church111 site. You can even embed videos that other people have uploaded!Here's step by step instructions for YouTube:1. Upload the video. You'll need an account first, but this is super easy to set up.2. While viewing the video, there should be a button that says "Share" under the video player. Click that.3. You'll see some more options. Click the button that says "Embed".4. This will give you the embed code you need. It should be highlighted already, so just copy it.5. Switch back to Church111 and edit t...

Take your website mobile!

cs@icglink.com (Church111) — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 07:56:00 EST

Smartphones are the future and the future is now! With more and more of your audience using the latest mobile technology, they are more connected than ever before make sure your church is part of that connection!The Church111 Mobile App is the perfect way to keep your high speed, tech savy audience engaged. Available for both iPhone and Android devices, the mobile app quickly presents all the most relevant and current content your website directly to your members. Your events, calendar, news, blog and announcements are all highlighted at the press of a button.The mobile app is $10/month add on for you, but its free for all your members!Want to give it a try first? Get your phone and visit your mobile app store right now search for "church111" and download the application FREE. Enter in our demo site "church111example.com" to see how easy it is to get church updates and info.And as always, if you have questions don't hesitate to call or email us!...

Use your email!

cs@icglink.com (Church111) — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:20:00 EST

Church111 websites include 10 free email accounts. Use them! Having an email address @yourwebsite.com is both professional for your church and intuitive for your contacts. Visit our support page for some quick links to managing, checking and filtering your email.Happy with your current email account and don't want to change? No need to! Create addresses at your church such as pastor@ or info@ and then automatically forward mail sent to those names on to your current email account.Questions? Give us a call (615 370 1530) and we'll help you out with any of the following (and everything inbetween):Creating new email accountsForwarding email to other accountsSetting up a mail program on your computerManaging your spam filterTroubleshooting mail issues...

Search engine tips

cs@icglink.com (Church111) — Wed, 09 May 2012 11:44:00 EST

Search engines use a collection of incredibly complicated logic to determine when and where it should let a page show up in search results. There are some easy steps to give your church website the best chance it can get.Fill in your HTML meta tags. These are for search engines. You will find boxes for these tags under the main content box while editing your Home Page. The "HTML Title" is the name of your page. The "HTML Description" is what people will read about your page when it shows up in search results. The "HTML Keywords" are what the search engine reads to decide what your site is about.Add content to your page that reflects your keywords. Write a few paragraphs on each page that are relevant to the keywords you are using for that page. Search engines like it when the page text matches up with the keywords.Fill in your meta tags for other important pages on your church website as well. Select a page to edit, and scroll down to the expandable menu t...

A quick fix for design

cs@icglink.com (Church111) — Tue, 08 May 2012 10:40:00 EST

Want a little something special to help your church website stand out, but you hardly have any budget to spend on it?Our Church111 designers can put together all sorts of quick, stylish improvements to your existing design that will cost only a few hundred dollars at most! We can make you a gorgeous header image featuring your church, your pastor or your logo. We can create all sorts of custom artwork for a banner or slideshow.Interested? Follow these steps:1. Give us a call, email or send a design consultation request and we'll get in touch same day. No obligation.2. Tell us exactly what you want. We'll tell you how much it'll cost.3. You send us any images or designs that you want to include.4. A day or two later, your site design has a sparkly new image!...

Introducing the Custom Template Builder

cs@icglink.com (Church111) — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:00:00 EST

If you haven't poked around your Main Design area in a while, you may not have noticed our all new Custom Template Builder. This awesome tool lets you you create your own template designs for your church website.Here are just a few examples of what you can do with the Church111 Custom Template Builder:Customize the page layout. Where do you want the navigation bar? How many columns on each page?Add your own color scheme. Change the colors of everything from the background to links.Create a custom slideshow or banner for your site header.Create as many custom templates as you want. Each page on your site can have a different look.Embed your calendar or other widgets on each page! Or embed other content from the internet.Want to give it a try? Log in to your Church111 editor and select "Main Design" from the Design Section. Click "Use a Custom Template" and then click "Create New Template" at the bottom.Questions? Comments? Need some ideas on what to mak...

Recent updates to Church111

cs@icglink.com (Church111) — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:11:00 EST

We are always trying to improve our Church111 service to get you the best church website possible. Here are just a few of the recent improvements we have made:FeaturesNew Custom Template Builder design your own template looks for your church siteNew Slideshow Widget add an image slideshow to any page, or to your custom templateMobile App improvements now available for both iPhone and AndroidCalendar improvements a new simple list layout in addition to the standard viewServiceAdditional storage available! 1 GB of storage is now included standard (that's double the old amount) We want to make sure you can upload all the images and audio you need!OfferingsWe now offer Design Packages to save you money on custom website development! Plans range from $500 to $2400, and the hours are yours to keep if you use them all or not...

Build your church site as a team!

cs@icglink.com (Church111) — Mon, 07 May 2012 10:16:00 EST

Creating and managing a church website can seem like a daunting task. But you don't have to face it alone! Church111 makes it easy to add more administrators to help with your site. Here's how to get someone else set up:1. Click on Users/Passwords in the Admin Section of your Church111 site2. Click "Add New"3. Fill in your new administrator's information (make sure to write down the username and password)4. Choose what parts of the site you want that person to work on. Select the appropriate Access Level.5. Save and let your new administrator get to work!The best part is that you can choose exactly what each person can edit. Do you want someone to manage the calendar and nothing but the calendar? Make them an "area administrator" and check Calendar. How about managing a particular ministry page? Make them a "page administrator" and select your ministry page. Or just want someone to help with everything? Make them another "site administrato...

Add your own slideshow!

cs@icglink.com (Church111) — Sun, 06 May 2012 14:45:00 EST

Ever wished your church website could have an awesome slideshow? It can! Every page on your Church111 site can include a fully customizable slideshow. Here's how to do it:1. Select the page you want to edit in Church1112. Scroll down to the "Addl. Content" expandable menu. Expand it!3. The last thing it has is a checkbox that says "Turn on Slideshow". Check it!4. Now you can see your slideshow settings. Tweak the options to change how it looks, and upload your images.5. Save your page and you now have a slideshow!You can also add a slideshow to your custom template! (Slideshows look great as the header) Just select the "Media" category of widgets, and drag the "Slideshow" out to where you want it on the custom template.Questions about creating your slideshow? Contact us, we'd love to help you out....