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Submitted by Talance from blog: [Photo credit: Megaphone. by Mal Cubed, on Flickr]Twitter messages (aka tweets) may be limited to 140 characters, but have an impact greater than your typical sentence. Follow these tips to make sure your efforts aren’t the equivalent of online mumbling. (Curious about what Talance is saying? Follow us @talance.)Make sure p (Read More)

Nov 11, 2009

Submitted by Talance from blog: How to set up a blog You may also enjoy the following related articles:The Lesser Evil: No Website, or Old WebsiteGreat List of Blogs for Web DesignersIt’s Not All Online. (Read More)

Nov 05, 2009

Submitted by Talance from blog: [Photo credit: AVP Volunteer 2 by yuan2003, on Flickr]As any charitable organization knows, volunteers are superstars. They give love and expertise and don’t ask for a dime in return. They can be especially helpful if your organization has a website. Bearing in mind that an entire Web development project is long-term and re (Read More)

Nov 04, 2009

Submitted by Talance from blog: Use this checklist every three months or so to make sure your website is still up to date and healthy. You may also enjoy the following related articles:September Talance Newsletter: Healthy Website ChecklistFive Mistakes That Can Kill Your SEOHow To Create a Dysfunctional Website. (Read More)

Nov 02, 2009

Submitted by Talance from blog: [Photo credit: Tree of Light by JPhilipson, on Flickr]If you’ve been thinking about how to scrap your paper bulletin (and you should be), but you’re not sure how to sell it to your members, take a page (virtually, of course) from this ad I spotted in InformationWeek:InformationWeekWorth more than the paper it’s printed on.I (Read More)

Oct 20, 2009

Submitted by Talance from blog: Our summer project at Talance was imagining the perfect congregational website. We brainstormed, talked to clergy, examined traffic patterns and spoke to administration staff to uncover the most useful features and most necessary tools for growing community. And, it was vitally important to take these features and put them (Read More)

Oct 16, 2009

Submitted by Talance from blog: [Photo credit: On writing well, by picassina, on Flickr]My digital life has caused me to reevaluate my bookshelves, groaning with books I hardly look at. When my local library posted signs asking for donations, I decided to purge. As I was filling boxes, I found one little gem I haven’t seen in years: William Zinsser’s [... (Read More)

Oct 14, 2009

Submitted by Talance from blog: Free Web stuff has never been more available nor more overwhelming. It’s easy for a budget-conscious non-profit or other small organization to glom on to any of the thousands of freebie apps out there and out of eventual frustration, opt for a paid service. On the flip side, it’s easy to be deluded into thinking [...]You ma (Read More)

Oct 05, 2009

Submitted by Talance from blog: [Have a question you’d like answered? Use the comments form at the bottom of this page to submit it. We’ll review your question before posting (don’t be shy about asking!) and get back to you with a response.]Last week, I mentioned one of the most frequently asked questions we receive is: “What is Drupal?” A [...]You may al (Read More)

Oct 01, 2009

Submitted by Talance from blog: [This little gem is the text of issue our e-mail newsletter subscribers just received. Want a slice of this for yourself? Sign up now.]Hi, Friends.Synagogues, congregations and tiny organizations, hold on to your socks. Big news here at Talance. We’ve just launched a super-sweet deal for you. In addition to our excellent cu (Read More)

Sep 29, 2009

Submitted by Talance from blog: [Have a question you’d like answered? Use the comments form at the bottom of this page to submit it. We’ll review your question before posting (don’t be shy about asking!) and get back to you with a response.]One of the most common questions we’re asked here at Talance is: What is Drupal? It’s the technology [...]You may al (Read More)

Sep 25, 2009

Submitted by Talance from blog: Too many websites ignore accessibility. But the ability to let people with visual or other constraints (like people using iPhones who can’t see Flash) certainly notice when they can’t use a website. The upshot: they never return.Here are three sites you can use to help make it easier for people to use your site:Colour Contr (Read More)

Sep 23, 2009

Submitted by Talance from blog: [Photo credit: Mind Map covering the issues of Owning a Cat by MyThoughtsMindMaps, on Flickr]Think about what happened the last time you really considered what should be on your website. Ideas and thoughts probably flowed in on your stream of conscious in no particular order, but rapidly:“We need to update the contact infor (Read More)

Sep 18, 2009

Submitted by Talance from blog: Considering that about half the people on the Internet find you through some kind of search engine query, it’s vitally important that you show up everywhere you should. Such are the intricacies of search engine optimization.Improving your SEO is an on-going task, but here are five mistakes you can make to really kill your S (Read More)

Sep 16, 2009

Submitted by Talance from blog: Too many of the non-profits and religious organizations that come to us think of their communications strategies as one-way streets that never intersect. While they may send messages through their website, Twitter account or Facebook Page, many never ask for feedback or take steps to build a conversation. Instead, they’re f (Read More)

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