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5 things first-time guests notice on a church website
A first-time guest spends less than a minute on your homepage before deciding. Here are the five things they look for, and how to check each one this week.
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Real takes for pastors and church staff on websites, online giving, ChMS, and the small fixes that move first-time guests from the homepage into the room. No buzzwords. No fluff.
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