A low cost—highly efficient technique for establishing and maintaining a web presence.

Using no cost blogging software to create your website Forwarding your domain name to the blog site

PROS  Extremely low Cost  Usually under $15 per year  Ability to Upgrade  Increased space  No advertisements  Easy to Maintain  Multiple contributors CONS  Less flexibility than traditional website  Space Limitations  Free has possibility of advertisements  Less control due to multiple contributors

 Domain Name Registrar who offers free forwarding  Godaddy.com  Namecheap.com  Prices average around $10 per year  Depends on availability  Extension (.com,.net,.org,.info)  Choosing name  Shorter is better than longer  Unless it is a random group of letters  Should Reflect organization  Preferred extensions are.com or.org  Prefer dot to hyphen if spacer is needed

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 Traditionally used for Blogging  Can utilize Blogging feature to keep content current  Customize look and feel  Hundreds of themes to choose from Hundreds of themes to choose from  Customize header  Add your own pictures and videos  Use Google Calendar for church events  Add link to wordpress page  Can use invite and rsvp features to remind and manage attendance expectations

 Get your information together this week!  Next week you can have a Great Website  Up to date content  Current Pictures  Low Cost  Ease of Use  No Programming Required

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