“Website authority” or “domain authority” refers to how much credibility your church’s website has, relative to all other websites our there. This rating is a number between 0 and 100, with 0 being the lowest, and 100 being the highest. You can think of it as the numeric value of strength for all your organic search engine optimization efforts as …
Do you ever wonder how some websites get to be at the top of the page in Google search results? The experts know that success with search engines comes from diligently measuring performance and interpreting the data to drive actionable steps for improvement – and church websites should be no different. Google Search Console is one of the most important …
Website security is one of the top concerns among Christian churches and nonprofits, especially with the growing number of scams surrounding victims’ identities. Particularly with sites that collect money for online giving, it’s critical that your site transmits data to and from its users using encryption at the level of industry best practices in order to protect your donors’ personal …
It’s without question that understanding the benefits of both Google Ads and Facebook Ads is important for churches looking to grow. As people are spending more and more time online, churches must find new ways to connect with individuals who are searching for spiritual answers and meet them wherever they are. Considering Google receives more than 63,000 searches per …
When one of Google’s users performs a search and is shown the Google My Business listing of a church (or any organization) in their search results, Google records this event as a search impression. More importantly however, Google also examines the keywords that the user was searching for to categorize the search impression generated as either a direct, branded, or …
Do you want to figure out why visitors to your website are bouncing? Do you want to see where visitors to your church’s website are getting stuck? Do you want to uncover insights and make the right changes to your website? If you answered “yes” to any of the above, then you will benefit from a heatmap. Our website heatmap …
In November 2019, our Google Ad Grant team analyzed 104 of the Google Ad Grant Accounts we are managing for churches. Here are our findings: Managed Google Ad Grant Performance Average Return On Investment 927.96% Average Monthly Cost for Grant Management $395 Average Monthly Amount of Google Spend $3,665 Average Monthly Impressions Per Church 13,417 Average Monthly Click-Throughs to …
Churches wishing to gain the maximum benefit from their Google Ad Grant and Search Campaigns will need to possess a high volume of very targeted landing pages to connect to each of the various ads. These highly targeted landing pages are required in order to maintain low bounce rates and high conversion rates, leading to higher quality scores from Google …
Churches in the Digital Age In the “digital age”, it’s absolutely critical for a church’s survival to maintain an effective online presence. This work entails the management of a user-friendly church website, the establishment of a Google My Business account, and the ongoing performance of digital outreach through various forms of online advertising. While these responsibilities are essential, understanding the complex tasks …
Sometimes there’s confusion in church communications circles about Local SEO Versus On-Page SEO. This response was written in order to clarify their differences. In general, when a church wishes to reach local people who are searching for location-based phrases, like ‘church near me’, ‘local church’, and ‘church in [city]’, they should focus their efforts on Local SEO for Churches. When …
When a church plans to build a new website, platform selection is one of the first and most important decisions they’ll need to make. While there are numerous options available, it’s quite common that a church would narrow their choices down to WordPress versus Squarespace. The following article provides meaningful insight into each of these popular Content Management Systems (CMS) …
As experts in church growth strategy, if we could only make one specific church marketing recommendation unequivocally to every Christian church across the country, it would be this: Your church must do Local SEO. Whether you choose to do it yourself or hire a firm to do it on your church’s behalf, this is a universal truth. Church Local SEO …
The purpose of this article is to clarify when to use subdomains and when to use subdirectories on church websites. A subdomain URL looks like this: https://sermons.mychurch.org A subdirectory URL looks like this: https://mychurch.org/sermons/ This topic is especially relevant to churches that have more than one campus. It is also applicable to churches that have content needing to be presented …
Optimizing images on your church website to increase speed and enhance performance More often than not, our church clients are selecting appealing images for their church website without taking into account the impact these images will have on the functionality of the site as a whole. So how do we keep the images we like without sacrificing speed or performance, …
We asked our team of church SEO experts to brainstorm a list of ideas for improving domain authority. Below you’ll find various initiatives that can aid in increasing domain authority for a church website when executed successfully. Commentary is included for each, and the list is categorized into three tiers based on the effort level/vigilance required to gain relevance. Tier …
As a church-dedicated marketing firm, we’re often asked about what exactly it takes to build an impactful church website. Over the years of building successful church websites, here’s what we’ve found… After thousands of meetings with our agency clients, we have unique insight regarding the most critical website components to engage online visitors. A church website should be designed as …
