Resources

Resources for mastering the Web

Build your own Web site services
Final Web ($): www.finalweb.com
WebMedley ($): www.webmedley.com
WordPress ($ and free): www.wordpress.com

Web sites for churches (free): www.forministry.com/, www.ourchurch.com/

Create your own Web site with Disciples templates
· Congregational templates and resources for Disciples
http://www.disciples.org/WebHelp/
(requires knowledge of HTML, FTP, and other Web development protocols)

Discussion group for Disciples webmasters:
https://secure.disciples.org/discuss/webmasters/
Check in to get Web help, tips and ideas.

General Web resources
· United Theological Seminary's communication resources
A real information gold mine.
· Designing church Web sites: www.hirr.hartsem.edu/cong/cong_designing_church_sites.html
· Top 10 mistakes: www.useit.com/alertbox/990502.html
· Top 10 NEW mistakes: www.useit.com/alertbox/990530.html
· Design 101 in 7 steps: ecommerce.internet.com/solutions/ectips/article/0,1467,6311_753651,00.html
· Top 10 good deeds in web design: www.useit.com/alertbox/991003.html
· Web Accessibility: www.cast.org/bobby/ (WebXact) or www.w3.org/WAI/ or www.section508.gov/ or usability.gov/
· Link checks: validator.w3.org/
· Usability articles: www.useit.com/alertbox/ or usability.gov/
· HTML Writers Guild: www.hwg.org/resources/
· HTML tutorial, guidelines, validation: www.w3.org/MarkUp/
· ABCs of building a Web site: www.webdevelopersjournal.com/columns/abcs_of_building_web_sites.html
· Web tools: www.webdevelopersjournal.com/software/webtools.html
· Register your Web address (domain name): www.networksolutions.com or www.godaddy.com
· Find out who has the domain name you want: www.networksolutions.com/cgi-bin/whois/whois

Church-related Web resources
· Disciples Web tips: www.disciples.org/WebHelp/
· Presbyterian Web tips: www.pcusa.org/pcnet/chweb.htm
· Web site development: It's about the visitor
· Web tips (or how to improve your church Web site)