Questions to focus on: Bridge Atlanta Church Site

These questions can be used at different levels. You can take 30 seconds to think about one or two. You can discuss them in a team or group of like-minded Christians. Or they can be used in a college class, including assignments and research projects, and answered in writing at any depth. They may be freely reproduced for this purpose. Please email us additional questions that could be added to this page.
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  1. How do you respond to the simple direct front page, with all links 'above the fold'?
  2. If you were a relatively new web user, would it be obvious to you which words on the home page are clickable links?
  3. What is the target audience of the Bridge Atlanta site?
  4. List several user-friendly strategies on the site.
  5. Place yourself in the mind of a non-Christian who finds this site for the first time. What is your reaction? Now conduct the same exercise for a typical church site.
  6. Do you find the 'What to expect' important? In particular, comment on the extensive use of photos with brief bios and more extensive linked testimonies.
  7. How does the use of people's photographs on other pages make you feel that 'this is family I could belong to'?
  8. What does the inclusion of the church's humanitarian interests communicate to you?
  9. Would the site make you feel more able to 'cold-call' the church - i.e. to take the big of attending a church meeting on your own?
  10. Does 'When and where we meet' say what happens within each of those activities? Who are these midweek activities really for?
  11. Do you receive the impression this is a friendly relaxed place which would welcome you if you did visit?
  12. Does it explain clearly how to find the church building? By road, public transport, routes from out of town? Parking? Is there access for mobility-disabled? A loop system for hearing disabilities?
  13. Does the site navigation system tell you 'where you are, where you have been, and where you can go'?
  14. Is it easy to find out what activities there are - for men, women, teens, children, mums and toddlers.
  15. Is there an email newsletter which would be appropriate for outsiders or inquirers, to give news of activities from time to time?
  16. Does the site tell you anything about the church leadership team?
  17. Is there any use of humor? Cartoons? Jokes?
  18. Is the site kept up-to-date? Is it obvious that there are new and current events being highlighted?
  19. Do the color scheme and graphics communicate any mood?
  20. Compare this church site with the others showcased in this section. Although each is outstanding in many ways, and how could they each learn from each other and improve further?
  21. Read the webmaster's detailed PDF&ngsp;paper and discuss the many issues it raises.