{"id":20892,"date":"2026-03-03T15:07:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=20892"},"modified":"2026-03-03T15:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:07:15","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-to-ensure-a-successful-launch-of-your-new-church-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=20892","title":{"rendered":"Everything you need to know to ensure a successful launch of your new church website"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>We continue our series in which we are revealing the website design process we\u2019ve developed and refined over 25+ years developing hundreds of Christian church, ministry and business websites.<\/p>\n<p>If you missed any of the 8 previous steps, I encourage you to go back and read about them because each step builds on the previous steps.<\/p>\n<p>In this article we\u2019re going to address the question\u2026 Once you have your church website development complete\u2026<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to ensure the successful launch of your new website<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There are 3 things that need to be done to ensure launch of your new website goes smoothly.\u00a0 The first two are only applicable if you had a previous website:<\/p>\n<h4><strong>1) Implement Redirects from your old site to your new site<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This is something that most people aren\u2019t aware of and even many web developers overlook.<\/p>\n<p>Redirects (specifically 301 redirects) perform two primary functions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A) Tell the search engines to apply the authority and search rankings earned by your old web pages to the new versions of those pages on your new website.<\/li>\n<li>B) Redirect any person who tries to visit to a page of your old website to the new version of that page on your new website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you don\u2019t implement redirects, you will lose all the search rankings gained by all your web pages (except your homepage) of your old website.\u00a0 And if anyone has bookmarked or \u201csaved to favorites\u201d any of those pages of your old website, they will get a \u201cPage not found\u201d error when trying to access those old pages.<\/p>\n<p>Creating 301 redirects usually involves coding, so I suggest having an experienced website developer do this for you.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2) Perform a Domain Name transfer<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>If your new website will be hosted with a different company than your existing website, you will need to change the DNS settings, so your domain name points to your new site. If your new web hosting company also provides domain registration, you may want to transfer the domain name to be managed by your new hosting company so that all of your website services are managed by one company.<\/p>\n<p>If you transfer your domain name to your new hosting company, they should walk you through the process. It can take days or weeks to transfer a domain because there is a verification process. Therefore, if you want to have your domain name ready for your new site when the new site is complete, start the domain name transfer process 2 weeks prior to the scheduled launch of the your new website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3) Install a SSL certificate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A SSL certificate will encrypt all the information being sent to and from your website.\u00a0 This also helps prevent someone from being able to steal the username and password you use when logging into your site.\u00a0 For all the reasons and steps of installing a SSL certificate, please read our article here.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail! \u2015 Ben Franklin<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click to share this image on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or Instagram <\/p>\n<h4>Launch Your New Site with an Experienced Team of Pros<\/h4>\n<p>There\u2019s nothing worse than a botched website launch that leaves visitors unable to access your website!<\/p>\n<p>Our team has launched hundreds of new websites successfully.\u00a0 If you\u2019re interested in having our experienced team of website developers create and launch a new custom-designed website for you, we\u2019d love to talk with you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Complete the consultation request form below (mobile) or to the right (desktop), to schedule a call.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Comment and Discuss<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What questions do you have about launching a new website?<\/li>\n<li>If you\u2019ve launched a new website in the past, what additional tips can you share?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Continue reading\u2026\u00a0The inside scoop on our 10 step church website design process<\/p>\n<p><strong>President at OurChurch.Com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mark has served as the President of OurChurch.Com since its founding in 1996, leading the Custom Website and Sales departments with dedication and expertise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over the years, he has managed hundreds of custom website, graphic design, and marketing projects for churches, non-profits, businesses, and schools.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Beyond his professional work, Mark is deeply committed to serving his community. He coordinates and packs over 700 meals each week for children through <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One Community Now\u2019s Pack A Sack for Kids<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> program, volunteers in the Children\u2019s Ministry at Generations Christian Church, and participates in a weekly Bible study.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We continue our series in which we are revealing the website design process we\u2019ve developed and refined over 25+ years developing hundreds of Christian church, ministry and business websites. 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