Topic: Technology

Kerry Bural

Why You Should Purchase and Own Your Domain Name

By Kerry Bural | November 30, 2009
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Occasionally, when overhauling an existing web site, we’ve found ourselves in a sticky situation. It usually goes something like this . . . The client wants us to design and develop their new site, but they don’t really know who currently manages their domain name. This question must be answered and ...

Chris Boyd

What Google Values: 6 Ways to Organize Your Ministry or Church Web Site to Boost Your Rankings

By Chris Boyd | November 2, 2009
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SEO has essentially become the study of Google and how/why it orders search results in the order it chooses. But how do you go about studying Google when it consists of everything from the most basic concepts to complex algorithms? I've found that there are several things which Google values and ...

Kerry Bural

Will the Church be Ready for this Technology?

By Kerry Bural | August 31, 2009
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Perhaps you’ve seen this clip of “Sixth Sense Technology,” which has stirred my thinking about how prepared ministries and churches are for the emerging and integrative technologies of the future (or present). To be clear, I’m not advocating that we should follow every technological trend the world throws at us. In ...

Kerry Bural

One Simple Twitter Tip for Better Relationship Building for Ministries

By Kerry Bural | July 8, 2009
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In theory, social media is designed to be, well . . . social. Sometimes, however, technology and the tools it spawns are anti-relational. Enter auto-responders. No doubt, auto-responders are convenient, but they can work against your ability to truly connect and to develop meaningful relationships through this medium. Using auto-responders sends a ...