IT / Web

No Is The New Yes

This simple statement was just a small part of one of the talks during last week’s (refresh)cache conference, an unofficial conference for the Arena developer community. Jon Edmiston, one of the original Arena developers from CCV, gave  a talk on strategy, and this short phrase has stuck with me so I thought I’d share it. “No” [...]

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Fan Boy Musings

As has been mentioned previously on this blog, we are big fans of the Apple platform. Ask 15 people across North Point why this is, and you will likely get 15 different answers. However, from an IT perspective there are two main reasons: It puts lots of creativity into the hands of our users. Sure, you [...]

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How do you process that?

When people approach our team for a Web-based project, we send them through a detailed process. This process developed as our life-line, because, honestly, we were sinking. People were treating the Web department as a drive-thru service. Who could blame them? That’s how we operated. “You need a new website? OK. Next Tuesday? Uh, sure we [...]

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Why Does Your Church Have a Website?

What’s the purpose of your church’s website? Who is your target audience?  What information is important to have online? Why does your church even have a website? Have you thought about these questions? All too often church websites become dumping grounds for any and all information about every ministry, event, and service your church has ever [...]

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