What is the first impression that visitors get when they go to your Church website? Are they finding a fountain of useful information, or more internet clutter? You want to avoid the clutter, since it will quickly turn them away. Here are some items to watch out for:

Hit Counters – back in the early days, these were impressive; not now
Autoplaying music – the organ is great, but let users choose to hear it
Dollar signs – let users choose to explore giving; there is more to ministry than that

Be sure to get some strangers to look at your site. They will be able to give you first impressions. And listen to them when they identify pages that are confusing or overloaded.