As I was working on some projects this morning, in the back of my mind I was mulling over this week’s blog entry. Since my blog is about website tools and tips, I had a thought – what tools are our clients using? So I went out to our master list of sites and started looking around. My plan was to find some great looking sites that use our free templates. I was eager to find one site that really jumped out at me.
The first great site I found was an undercover ACS site. Unbeknownst to me, our staff is working on a prototype site for some upcoming projects – that will be EXCITING to show off. But, I am told that now isn’t the time for that because it’s tip-top secret at the moment We’ll have to keep our ears open. But from the glimpses I got – it’s looking really good! As fun as that was to find, it wasn’t quite what I wanted.
I wanted to find a site that looks great and then I wanted to get the webmaster’s perspective – some tips and tricks of the trade from inside a church! After searching through a few sites, I was amazed by how the webmaster at College Church in Northampton, MA, had reconditioned the free template by adding his own spice and simple code to personalize the site. I looked up their account, and low-and-behold, their webmaster turns out to also be the church’s Associate Pastor! I thought – wow! This is perfect! So he and I connected and talked for a while. I introduced myself to him and began discussing the site and what tools he used. He had some great ideas!
Here are some of the tools that Chris-the-Associate-Pastor/Webmaster used to juice up his free Extend template. The site is still a work in progress, but you will see that he’s doing a great job using Extend. I really hope that some of the resources and tools that he shared with me are helpful in your daily routine and maintenance of your site.
Tools of the Trade:
- Slide Show Creator – http://www.flash-slideshow-maker.com/
- Gimp – http://www.gimp.org/
- Inkscape – http://sourceforge.net/projects/inkscape/
- Ref Tagger – http://www.acswebnetworks.com/collegechurch/article211167.htm — This is great!
- Free Stock Photos – http://www.sxc.hu/
- Free Fonts for Images – http://www.urbanfonts.com/
The Site that is a work in progress:
http://www.acswebnetworks.com/collegechurch
ps – I really would like to thank Chris for sharing with me today.
As I was working on some projects this morning, in the back of my mind I was mulling over this week’s blog entry. Since my blog is about website tools and tips, I had a thought – what tools are our clients using? So I went out to our master list of sites and started looking around. My plan was to find some great looking sites that use our free templates. I was eager to find one site that really jumped out at me.
The first great site I found was an undercover ACS site. Unbeknownst to me, our staff is working on a prototype site for some upcoming projects – that will be EXCITING to show off. But, I am told that now isn’t the time for that because it’s tip-top secret at the moment We’ll have to keep our ears open. But from the glimpses I got – it’s looking really good! As fun as that was to find, it wasn’t quite what I wanted.
I wanted to find a site that looks great and then I wanted to get the webmaster’s perspective – some tips and tricks of the trade from inside a church! After searching through a few sites, I was amazed by how the webmaster at College Church in Northhampton, MA, had reconditioned the free template by adding his own spice and simple code to personalize the site. I looked up their account, and low-and-behold, their webmaster turns out to also be the church’s Associate Pastor! I thought – wow! This is perfect! So he and I connected and talked for a while. I introduced myself to him and began discussing the site and what tools he used. He had some great ideas!
Here are some of the tools that Chris-the-Associate-Pastor/Webmaster used to juice up his free Extend template. The site is still a work in progress, but you will see that he’s doing a great job using Extend. I really hope that some of the resources and tools that he shared with me are helpful in your daily routine and maintenance of your site.
Tools:
Slide Show Creator – http://www.flash-slideshow-maker.com/
Gimp – http://www.gimp.org/
Inkscape – http://sourceforge.net/projects/inkscape/
Ref Tagger – http://www.acswebnetworks.com/collegechurch/article211167.htm — This is great!
Free Stock Photos – http://www.sxc.hu/
Free Fonts for Images – http://www.urbanfonts.com/
Podcasting – http://www.podpoint.net/user/75
The Site that is a work in progress:
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February 15th, 2010 - 8:34 pm
This is a great example!!! Love It!
March 22nd, 2010 - 11:58 am
Thanks to Scott for chatting with me last month and just wanted to give an update that the site is fully live now and available at http://www.thecollegechurch.org for any who are interested. I’ve also updated our CSS file with a few comments which may be helpful for any others interested in modifying the Majestic template.
God bless,
Chris