Catholic Tech Talk

As Catholics, we aren’t the only ones who should be striving for virtue or allowing ourselves to be defined by our Faith.  Believe it or not, our faith should also define our websites. This means more, however, than simply delivering sermons from the web mount – it means using the tools at our disposal, and [...]

You’ve probably heard about the potential benefits for your parish.  You’ve read about it here.  You’ve heard me say it.  Even some Bishops are tweeting.  The Facebook thing looks great.  Google+ looks interesting.  So you and the Pastor decide to give it a go.  You set up all the accounts, do your customization, you tweet, you [...]

The Lenten season is both a special and a busy time of year.  For your church’s website Ash Wednesday may have been the busiest day of the year, but Easter isn’t far behind.  One of the websites I’m responsible for is my company’s directory site, Seek And Find.  Seek And Find is a church listing [...]

The Parish Website is becoming more and more common.  Most parishioners think the parish needs one, and most Pastors want one.  I’m a firm believer that every parish should have a website.  It’s my firm belief that the parish website’s purpose is to serve as a community hub and 24/7 extension of your parish office. [...]

Take a look at your Church’s Home Page today.  What’s on it? In larger companies or design agencies, there’s a formal role on a web project called a User Experience Designer.  This person’s role is to consider the user’s wants, needs, and understanding when they go to your website.  While attending ParishSoft’s User Conference and [...]

A recent 3rd party survey of 500 Catholic Websites indicated that the top 3 topics most commonly found on the average Catholic Website fell into these categories: 1.  Under Construction – We seem to like talking about what we’re going to build, but struggle to get it done. 2. Coming Soon – We like teaser [...]

Looking for some inspiration? Here are the 5 best looking and designed websites across the U.S.

Over the past year, many have been hearing about the new 3rd addition to the Roman Missal.  The USCCB has done a great job of providing tools and information online.  Some of the great online features are: Website banners Online video explanations of changes Powerpoint Presentations And much more Visit the USCCB page today for [...]

Any website designers reading this are probably shaking right now after reading that headline.  SEO is short for ‘search engine optimization’ and relates to where your website will show up when people search for things.  For designers, SEO and websites go hand-in-hand.  SEO is about discovery through searches, and for business this is very important [...]

After Three Months, Only 35 Subscriptions for Newsday’s Web Site | The New York Observer They spent 4 million dollars renovating the site and putting content behind a ‘paywall’ … The staff says “It’s an abomination”. In 3 months, traffic dropped from 2.2 million visits a month to 1.5 million. Only 35 online subscriptions have [...]