Episode 022 – Jun 4 2008
This week Martin and Sallie discuss the importance of web site statistics and how they can be used to make your site a more effective communication tool. We also hear about the recent redesign of the ShopWELS web site from program administrator Mark Robinson.
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The discussion:
- Google Analytics – How effective is your church or school web site? Martin and Sallie share some of the many benefits of using Google Analytics to evaluate your site traffic.
The interview:
- ShopWELS (17:43) – Martin and Sallie talk with Mark Robinson, administrator of the ShopWELS program, about the redesign of the ShopWELS web site and the many cost-saving options that make up the program.
- www.shopwels.net
- Contact Mark – 262-546-0088 or [email protected]
The tidbits:
- This week’s picks (39:48)
- Mail Catch- www.mailcatch.com
- Drop for your faxing needs – www.drop.io
- WELS.net feature (46:37)
- Forward in Christ magazine – www.forwardinchrist.net
- Community feedback (48:21)
- Gail Potratz from Emanuel, New London, WI asked about Emergency-911 dialing on Internet wireless phones
- John Shoosmith from Redeemer, Yakima, WA shared information on adding closed-captioning to Internet video sermons.
- View a closed-captioned sermon
- John’s closed-captioning tool recommendation – Subtitle Workshop
The featured artist:
- This week we close with the music of Mike Westendorf (www.mikewestendorf.com) – I Will Sing from his Climb the Mountain CD (52:30)
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Wow, we’re on your last podcast! Very cool.
Just wanted to let you know that the Google Analytics idea is now in use thanks to your discussion in the last broadcast. Thanks!
I have a question, perhaps already answered in a past podcast: Are there resources for creating interactive registration forms and/or surveys on our site? We have a feedback form from a sample PHP on our site, but I don’t know how to expand it for use as a registration form for Vacation Bible School and things like that. Come to think of it, I might be filling out an ASP or PHP form right now.
Thanks again!
John