Website design for priests and deacons gets top priority treatment in my weekly workflow. The clergy are dedicated to the salvation of souls, the “art of arts” as Pope St. Gregory the Great calls it. In modern day evangelization, a website is part of that art.
My services are meant to save you work and money while providing something of great value for your ministry. These are the benefits I offer:
Cost
Because I am one of yours, I offer something that no other web designers will offer—a FREE website. (I invite you to check the fees of other designers to see what a value this is).
My only “ask” will be for a voluntary donation according to your means. It is my belief that priestly generosity will suffice for any expenses needed to set up top-notch website for clergy and their ministries.
Too good to be true? Nope. It’s called fraternity.
Hosting and Management
- I offer a WordPress websites on a hosting called Bluehost where my account allows me to host an unlimited number of websites.
- I also offer to manage your website for as long as you need me to do it.
- I will happily train you or any staff members to manage the website and learn how to upload materials.
- Having said that, I will always be available to you and your staff for ongoing consultation and help.
Note that once the setup is complete, I provide a document called “Specifications” which contains all the relevant information about your site in case you later decide to work with another designer.
Web Editing
As a clergyman, people expect your written content to be both professional and smart. Nothing kills credibility more than obvious typos, grammatical errors, and substandard phrasing in the presentation.
Web readers generally skim rather than read web articles, so the formatting of text on a web page will be different than on a printed page (e.g., shorter sentences and paragraphs, lots of breaks, subheadings, and highlights in the text, etc.)
Due to severely reduced attention spans these days, proper web editing is necessary to create good web content that holds people’s interest. That’s my job.
Web Formatting
A website is a natural way to get this word out to a broader audience. This means you have to know how to properly present Articles, Images, and Elements in a virtual format.
My goal is to save you time because you have more important work to do in your pastoral ministry. There are many elements you may wish to use on a website, which I will post for you:
- Written pieces. I will review them and make them into readable, stylish web posts and pages if they are not already (see “Editing” above).
- Pictures. I will put them on the page in the right place, order, size, styling, etc. or I will choose images to enhance your various presentations.
- Electronic media. Whether it’s a link, a video, a podcast, or a radio interview, etc. I will find a way to make it work for you.
- Or, if you’re undecided as to how to present something on your site for greatest impact, we can brainstorm to find the right combination.
Ultimately, you always make the final decision about what to include and how to include it, but I will consult with you regularly and make design suggestions as we go. I never forget that it’s your site, not mine.
My Work Ethic
My standard operating procedures include:
- Consulting you on every aspect of the design.
- Getting your evaluation and feedback.
- Changing things you really don’t like and altering things you really think could be better or more in keeping with your style.
- Posting and updating your content in a reasonable timeframe (usually within 24 hours, but often quicker than that if it is a simple posting).
- Meeting truly important deadlines.
- Working to the best of my ability to make your website serve your mission.
- Praying for you and your mission—daily.
Your part will include:
- Being a good communicator during this process.
- Providing all relevant content (images, documents, videos, flies, etc.) that I will need to do the work.
- Sticking with me through the “back-and-forth” of the initial design process.
- Praying for me too!
See more detailed explanations our working arrangement in the document, “The Design Process” on this page.
