Resource Links For You: Photo Sharing

Every now and again I decide to procrastinate from work and surf the web. Ok it happens more than it should, but I bought a patch to control the habit. Well at least you can take advantage of my procrastination.

Photobucket

This is one of many websites which seek to share photos from one individual to another. There are other "Photosharing Networks" such as flickr and Stock.xchng, but photobucket is the most real. It is used by mostly teenagers and the younger crowd to share goofy photos to the world. While I do not want to get into the ethical ramifications of such people sharing photos of themselves, there are many great photos on the site for the potential use of your Church or Youth Group Website. In many instances all you want is a general but lighthearted photo to make a webpage look more appealing, persuasive, informative, or influencing. Now with photobucket it is quite easy to grab that right picture to make your website appear real and friendly.

Church on a Budget? Free Webhosting Options [part 2]

No matter where you turn or run, everyone is putting them up. You are finally placed into a position of flee or join in what everybody is doing... What do you do? If you do decide to join our darkside and actually make a website for your church, then the first obstacle is getting a host. In our last installment of Church on a Budget, we introduced and disected the world of Blogger: The King of Free Blogging. This option is really great for those pastors with the big mouths who never shut up. Honestly though, Blogger is a great choice for pastors/churches who have constant news/information that they would like to relay.



On the other hand, blogging is very one-dimensional. It might be the preferred choice for all writers, but most churches are looking for more than on online journal. Most need a space for potential visitors and members to see the church as it functions on a day to day scale. This is where free hosting options like angelfire come in. Angelfire acts just like an hosting company that you would pay for but on a much smaller scale. You don't get as much server space and you will also get a angelfire domain: yourchurch.angelfire.com with unwanted banner advertisements, but in the end it still is all free. Quite easily with this service, you could set up a static website of your church that will be the key to bringing in that family whom has just moved from across the country.