Part 1: No Startup Cost
| Church Website Builder Basics Series
Whenever you think about creating a new website for your Church a lot of feeling and thoughts begin to develop.
- How expensive will this be?
- How challenging is this going to be?
- Who is going to organize the project?
- How long will this take?
And most importantly… how expensive will this project be?
Unless you go with a Church Website solution that has extremely low benefits, there will be costs involved no matter what.
Maybe you are “fortunate” enough to have someone in your Church who knows how to build websites. This can be good, but it can also be extremely frustrating. It can even be worse if that person leaves your Church angry, and either keeps the website or refuses to work on it holding the passwords hostage.
It happens.
It starts out innocent, and the person just wants to serve. But then, they turn into the webmaster from hell if something does not go their way.
Of course, not all website volunteers get upset. Some just move on to another city or Church leaving yours now without someone who knows how to keep it going. Once that person has decided to move on, it is amazing how they lose interest in showing someone else how to get the job done.
Many times it is to the advantage of the Church to look OUTSIDE of their local congregation for Church Website options.
However, looking to an outside website company brings with it a couple of challenges.
#1 Challenge: Your cost will definitely go up.
There is going to be a cost to get a Church Website that looks amazing and has the features that your Church needs.
You cannot just go to Blogger.com or WordPress.com and create an excellent Church Website. Even if you could, there are still costs on these sites to connect it to your domain name and host your podcast files among other things.
Many website companies have at least a minimum charge of $2,000 to create your initial website, and that is just a starting point. Beyond that, you will have additional charges for website hosting and maintenance regardless of who you use.
#2 Challenge: Your ability to update your website content is usually limited, or there is a high learning curve.
There are so many different ways to create websites, and they all involve different methods of updating the content.
Some are easy, but some are extremely technical. Even if the company that creates your website gives you control, it is possible that you could mess it up just by trying to add a picture or some text to the front page. That puts you and your Church in a very frustrating situation.
So if you use this option you have paid a lot of money to have your website developed, and cannot easily update it or add content to it.
What is the solution? Church Website Builders
Church Website Builder companies should make it easy to…
- Create your initial website
- Change graphics
- Add pictures to galleries
- Add audio and video media
- Create and edit Pages and Blog Posts
- Use Drag and Drop functionality
- Make changes to the website on your own without messing it up
There is definitely still a cost involved with Church Website Builder Companies. But when you look at what they offer, they may be the best solution for your Church.
Most of these builder companies have a startup cost. Then you will pay an ongoing fee that covers website hosting, ongoing website maintenance and your access to the Church Website Builder for you to update content yourself.
Most of these companies advertise a monthly amount, but they actually charge yearly. This is really to your advantage so you do not have to keep paying that monthly bill. You just pay one payment a year and you are done.
You will NOT avoid these ongoing maintenance costs, but you CAN avoid the Startup Fee.
NO Startup Cost Church Website Builder Option
ShareFaith has developed an excellent Church Website Builder solution with every feature most Churches will need.
- They have NO Startup Cost, but as mentioned above you will have a yearly charge that averages to a VERY low monthly cost.
- Their website builder is better than any I have seen so far, and they give you an option to create a FREE Demo to test it out and show your leadership team.
- They give you a FREE Church App and your site is fully responsive and ready for mobile devices.
- They will also move the content of your existing site to one of their new designs, and even provide one of their website designers to help you with the look and technical details of moving your website to their system.
In addition to getting a Mobile Responsive Website, App and help moving your website, you also receive a massive library of Church resources.
If you get the COMPLETE PACKAGE you receive everything below included as long as you have your website with them.
- Access to 60,000 Graphics, Videos and Motion Backgrounds with Unlimited Downloads
- Sharefaith Kids and VBS Curriculum taught from your Phone or Tablet
- Free Church Presentation Software
- PowerPoint Templates
- Worship Backgrounds
- Service Video Loops
- Countdown Timer Videos
- Triple-Wide Media and Multi-Screen Videos
- Sermon Movies
- Bulletin Covers
- Trifold Church Bulletins
- Church Flyers
- Church Newsletters
- Stock Photos and Clip Art
They offer a few packages, but the only way you get ALL of this is if you get the COMPLETE PACKAGE.
Check it out at the link below, and begin creating your new Church Website today.
