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Search Engine Optimization, Parts 2-4

Richelle Thompson over at Episcopal Church Foundation Vital Practices has been very busy the last week talking about SEO. Here are parts 2, parts 3 and parts 4.

Search Engine Optimization, Part 1

I was going to start the year with a series of blog posts on Search Engine Optimizations. As I was getting ready to start, lo and behold, I receive a tweet from Episcopal Church Foundation Vital Practices about their latest post from one of my Episcopal Communicator buddies, Richelle Thompson. The title is “Google: Your [...]

Comparing CMS, Part 2

A while back, I wrote a piece about Comparing Content Management Systems. My colleague Kat Lehman in the Diocese of Bethlehem has found a nice link and a fairly comprehensive list of CMS options. She compiles a great little e-newsletter called IT@Diocesan House which I commend to you to check out. Lots of good stuff. [...]

Hosted or Self Hosted Websites

I am taking a series of classes this year at the University of Washington on Social Media Implementation and Technology. These have been terrific resources, chock full of great information and tidbits. I thought it would be worthwhile to share some of these on this blog.

One subject that I am asked many times about [...]

WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org

The following is from the support.wordpress.com site. I have added a few comments as necessary.

The distinction between WordPress.com and WordPress.org can cause some confusion for people. Let’s clear it up.

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How to publish content on your site

One of the things I talk about in the workshops is the different ways to present your content and how this presentation is different in a web-based media. This link, while somewhat dated, has valuable information that can be used to help develop meaningful content for your community. Content design is very important and this [...]

Auditing your Website

So you have your site up and you want to know how you’re doing. When you write a paper, you always proofread it, and the same goes with your website. What you need to do is audit your site to make sure the site is doing what you hope in reaching your target audience.

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Vision and Concept

So you have your domain name, ISP and hosting site. You have some photos, a newsletter or two and you’re ready to go. Let’s put up a website!

Hold on. There is a critical piece that needs to be done before the website can go up. In some ways this is the most important part, [...]