12 Ideas to Complete Your Catholic Web Site Development

Introduction

Basic articles on web development from a Catholic perspective are published in this site: there is information on web hosting services, standard web site design, effective writing techniques on the Web, webring development, social bookmarking, and the importance of ethical Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques. Besides these, there are 12 additional ideas to complete the development of your Catholic blog, web site and social network.

Avast! Free Virus Scanner

Although the internet is filled with many threats to the security of your PC, it is also filled with many helpful web sites that can help scan, identify, and remove any malicious code that may have entered your computer system. One of these helpful sites is Avast.com. Avast! has a free antivirus tool for personal and non-commercial sites - like the information you will provide in your Catholic web site. Any PC used for Catholic web site development can be protected by Avast! All that is required is a registration to obtain this free service. learn more

CoreFTP Client for your Catholic web site

Another important tool for basic web site development is a FTP client - a software which uploads all your web site's pages and files to the server of your web host. CoreFTP can do this for your Catholic web site. This is a free software which can be downloaded easily and saved to a PC system. With an FTP client available for easy uploading and re-uploading of edited web pages, you can keep your Catholic web site in top condition.

PixelMill Church Templates

The templates used in this Catholic web site are from PixelMill. When you decide to purchase a set of templates for your own individual or family site, instead of designing your own web pages (which may take more time and energy), you can opt for quality Church templates. Just browse the products of PixelMill and see what set of Church templates may fit the budget you decide to use for your Catholic web site project. learn more

Windows Vista Starter for a Catholic web site network

If you are still on Windows XP, you can use that software for offline purposes (using it in an old PC). A modest direction at this time would be to upgrade to Windows Vista. To develop well a Catholic network and create Catholic links all over the new digital continent, Windows Vista Starter is good. It is the most affordable of the Vista versions, and yet still retains the good quality of a Vista production. learn more

Genius ColorPage-Slim Scanner

One of the good and affordable scanners in the market is the Genius ColorPage-Slim Scanner. One purpose of building a Catholic web site is to network with Catholics in the new digital continent, and to share in the mission of proclaiming the gospel on the Net, following the line of thinking the Church on the use of the Net. With a scanner you can upload Catholic images and photos that would present the web site as a Catholic web site. A Genius scanner will best serve this purpose without depleting your family budget and income. learn more

Matrix Combo Hub to Store Catholic Web Site Pages and Files

The files that you save in your hard disk are not permanent. They can disappear due to technical glitches. Therefore, if you want your Catholic web site to have a longer life, you need to make not only back-up of the original, but also back-ups of back-ups. Matrix Combo Hub can both accommodate flash drives and memory cards - both removable and mobile file storage devices. You can back-up and save all the files of your Catholic web site through this simple combo hub. One version of a Matrix Combo Hub can accommodate three flash drives and three memory cards. To get more information on Matrix Combo Hub, visit this page. To also get more information on flash drives and memory cards, go to TwinMOS.com.

HP Deskjet Printers

Unlike other printers which have a printer head integrated in their system, HP Deskjet Printers have their printer heads located in their ink cartridges. In other printer systems, when the printer head deteriorates, you need to buy a new printer for your PC. But with HP Deskjet Printers, each ink cartridge replacement has a new printer head combined with it. With HP's printer system, you can save more money, and your printer system can last longer. A computer printer would come in handy in building a Catholic web site when you need to print out the lessons for study on ethical Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques.

Notebooks to Write Catholic Articles and 3-Ring Binders

You can have another back-up of your site and blog through notebooks and 3-ring binders. Digital memories can also fail. But if you can write your Catholic articles on notebooks and file them in order, then even if your web host fails or your file storage devices bogs down, you still have the record of your written work as back-ups. If the Holy Scriptures, which are more than 2,000 years old (even more, including the Old Testament), had been copied by hand and then reproduced in hard print, still exists today, then there is certainly a wisdom of longevity if you also working with written material even in our very digital environment.

3-ring binders are also handy when you need to record all the information related to your Catholic web site, blog and social network: URLs, titles, various statistics, a record of your SEO activities, related resource links, link partners, and other data linked with building a Catholic web site network. 3-ring binders are inexpensive and they can be utilized over and over again.

Creative Commons License

Since this work is for non-commercial purposes, you can opt for a Creative Commons License for your Catholic web site. With a Creative Commons License, you are assured that your work will not be used for commercial purposes. To get a Creative Commons License for your Catholic web site, all we need to do is to fill up the required information in the site, and get the code for the License to copy and paste in all of your web pages. learn more

Privacy Policy for a Catholic web site

To meet the standards of the Web and to obtain credibility for your Catholic web site, you need to have a privacy policy generated for the site. This would especially be useful for non-Catholic internet-minded business people, who may discover your Catholic web site in one of their searches. If they see a privacy policy in your Catholic web site, they will very well know what this means: that their privacy is safeguarded by your site. To generate a privacy policy for your Catholic web site, you can get one at DMA Privacy Policy Generator.

Firefox Browser as an Alternative

It is good to have an alternative browser at hand for your PC system. It can happen in your computer work that what you need to do in one browser can not be done. But if you have two or more browsers downloaded and set up in your PC, you can obtain the results you need through these other browsers. One alternative browser that you can employ is Firefox. To download Firefox, visit the Mozilla Firefox download page.

Daily Liturgical Guide and the Sunday Pocket Lectionary

So that the building of your Catholic web site network is connected to the living, liturgical, and sacramental life of the Church, you also need to have a Daily Liturgical Guide which gives the references for the liturgical readings of each day of the year. If you can also stretch your budget without depleting it for more necessary family needs, you can purchase a Sunday Pocket Lectionary or the Vatican II Sunday Missal. Both these books give the liturgical prayers and readings for the Sunday Eucharists. Referring to these liturgical guides can keep you in step with the prayer life of the Church, and also deepen your Catholic spirituality as web site developers and social networkers.

Summary

This web site has published articles on basic web site development for Catholics. This current article gives 12 more ideas to complete your Catholic web site building and social networking. If ever there are other details that were not mentioned in the information given in this web site, and which you may want to know more of, you can utilize the information in the Contact Information page. Or you may want download the free Catholic eBook and save it to your desktop. This free Catholic eBook contains all the ideas and resources employed beginning May 12, 2002. Finally, you can always search the Web for other information that you need.

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