Did you notice the new look and banner ads on our site? Well, a couple of banners promote an exciting new project that places the power of the Internet and WordPress directly into the hands of people who work with nonprofits and charities.
We’ve all been hit by these tough economic times. Nonprofits and charities are the “hearts” of many of our communities. It is my intention that this initiative will empower and help them save money! Here is the problem and solution …
PROBLEM
- Tired of paying high prices to webmasters?
- Tired of waiting weeks … even months for changes to be made to your site?
- Tired of feeling like you’re not a priority?
- Tired of the same old site … with traffic trickling in, if at all?
- Want to reach more donors & clients with less effort?
If you answer “yes” to any of these questions, then read on.
It’s time for you to stand back and take back control of your website. In these tough economic times …
Tighten Your Belt, Not Your Outreach
SOLUTION
Fortunately for nonprofits and charities, WordPress® came along when it did. It is “open source” platform that allows you to create a website in seconds without any technical knowledge. It is easy-to-learn and easy-to-use. WordPress® takes the power to create visually appealing, high-quality websites and puts it directly into your hands.
No longer do you have to put up with the high cost and slow response rate of a web master. Learn WordPress® and have your own site up and fully functional in no time. All you need is a phone, a computer with a high-speed internet connection, and a desire to learn AND save money for your agency!
If you already have a site, it can be easily converted to a WordPress® site if your hosting service supports that, or be transferred to a different hosting service that does.
If you do not have a site yet, this is the perfect time to create one.
No additional money is needed, if you already are paying for a website. Just take the money you were paying your web designer and hosting service. Then, divide it in half or even quarter! Use that money.
For example, if you were paying $2,400 annually for your site now. For 25% of what you are paying now, you can learn WordPress®, AND get your website hosted for 12 months. Nice, right!
Example:
Previous web designer + web hosting = $2,400
WordPress for Charities class + web hosting (12 months) = $600
$2,400
- $600
$1,800 << SAVINGS
That’s just the first year, too. In year #2, you ONLY pay for hosting! Now, that’s a real savings!
What would you do with all that money you save?
- Provide more services to clients?
- Get rid of that slow, old computer and replace it with a faster one?
- Purchase well-needed supplies?
WordPress for Charities class << click here for sneak preview
I’m excited to see how much charities and nonprofits can save AND how their sites can increase their outreach!
Phil Johncock
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I honestly thought that you will be talking about a non-profit organization such as a kiddie foundation or something.
But you are right, wordpress platforms can also be considered a charity organization. People have made buckets of money using wordpress and other blogger platforms, However, would need you to get your own domain. It does not cost much and the profits that you get from making money from will make you grateful that you got your own site.
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I've created dozens of websites for small nonprofits. I used to design static html sites and give the organisation's staff Adobe Contribute software so they could edit the site content. That turned out to be far too limiting, especially if the needs of the organisation changed later on. I find WordPress makes life much easier for both the charity and the web developer.
Yes, using a CMS gives control of the website to the charity and makes them less reliant on the designer. WordPress is simple enough for staff to learn to use, easy to edit text and images in pages, there's a built-in search facility, and backing up content is a quick task. Most people seem to like using it once they give it a go.
It's possible for web designers to create themes to build almost any kind of website you want and there are lots of plugins to add new functionality. And it's popular, with many other users and good documentation.
But… cost-wise, it's not necessarily a huge saving initially. The site's theme still has to designed and configured to the specific needs of the organisation. I think the main long-term savings are in the time saved making content changes; and benefits from the increased reliability and functionality of the website.