Free Website: The Journey Begins

He was in his early 40s and at his computer working on the site when he passed away. Tragic story.

I am excited for the Beacon Falls Congregational Church. They’re the folks for whom I’ll be designing a website–winners of my “good deed.” They’re excited too.

There’s a backstory here. Beacon Falls Congregational Church has a website, though only partially finished. The designer, a member of the congregation, died suddenly. He was in his early 40s and at his computer working on the site when he passed away. Tragic story.

My contact is Joe Whitehead whose wife Liza originally nominated the church. We spoke tonight.

As I mentioned earlier this is meant to be a learning experience for me too.

My first goal was to introduce Joe to the concept of a CMS (content management system) and how a little work now will save lots of time later. I explained the difference between static and dated content.

I left Joe with homework; a list of things to compile before we speak again. Once that’s done let the games begin.

4 thoughts on “Free Website: The Journey Begins”

  1. Hi Geoff,
    I’m not sure which CMS you are partial to, but have you looked into OpenChurch which a distribution of Drupal. It’s specifically designed for the management of church websites.
    http://drupal.org/project/openchurch
    There is a huge developer community for Drupal and there are a number of CT meet ups to learn all about it.
    -matt

  2. Geoff,

    Which software do you use for web design? I’ve often wanted to get into it as a hobby, but always get overwhelmed by the cumbersome dashboards and other nonsense. Any recommendations? What about your blog? What software app do you use for this?

    Also, I am not sure if you remember me, probably don’t, but I was an intern at TNH in 1999. So what, right? Interns come and go there, but my distinction is that you and I grew up in Flushing. I lived not far from where you grew up in Elechester. Maybe that will jog your memory.

    Anyway, I wish you much success in your future endeavors.

    Jason

  3. Geoff,

    Which software do you use for web design? I’ve often wanted to get into it as a hobby, but always get overwhelmed by the cumbersome dashboards and other nonsense. Any recommendations? What about your blog? What software app do you use for this?

    Also, I am not sure if you remember me, probably don’t, but I was an intern at TNH in 1999. So what, right? Interns come and go there, but my distinction is that you and I grew up in Flushing. I remember discussing either P.S. 200, Parsons JHS or Campbell JHS. I lived not far from where you grew up in Elechester. Maybe that will jog your memory.

    Anyway, I wish you much success in your future endeavors.

    Jason

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