Frequently Asked Questions Fact & Fiction Fiction: We don't need a website. Fact: As a Church leader, you can use the web to keep your members informed, reach out to visitors, update your Church news, events and even send e-mails to everyone in your Church at the click of a button. Many people use the web instead of the Yellow Pages and young people are still waiting for Churches to "Get It". Fiction: Our church is too small and old. Fact: The smaller you are, the greater the advantage you receive. Having a web presence extends your reach to your local community and beyond! Having a website lets people know that you wish to be found. The web is a great tool for a forward thinking community of faith. It shows that you are responding to the realities of the world around us. Fiction: We can't afford it. Fact: The cost for Internet access, website design, and hosting fees has decreased dramatically. With HamiltonChurches.com we are working together to keep the cost even lower. You'll be very, very surprised. Fiction: We have a website but nobody uses it. Fact: There are plenty of poorly designed, unused websites. People only return to websites that are well designed with current content and provide inspiration and pertinent information. HamiltonChurches.com makes this not only possible, but really easy! Try us. Questions and Answers about HamiltonChurches.com Why wouldn't we use a free site instead of HamiltonChurches.com? • There is no integration with the HamiltonChurches.com online directory; • There are banner ads over which you have no control; • You have very limited editing features; • Poor design; • You get what you pay for; What will my web-site look like? HamiltonChurches.com has created many different designs and themes for you to choose from. New designs are being added on a regular basis so if you desire a fresh look - it's as easy as 1-2-3 to change. If you desire a custom design we will gladly help you accomplish your vision. What does it cost? After the initial set-up fee of $200, there is a monthly fee of $60 CAD per month providing you with high-quality service and maintenance. Compare our services to other leading Christian website solution providers. Other providers charge in excess of $5000 up front and over $150 per month is service fees. Our services are guaranteed to be the best value anywhere! *Note: Special Introductory Offer - Churches that sign up now and pay for the year in advance will not be charged the set up fee of $200. We are on our own, with limited skills to maintain our website. It might be too hard for us. You and members of your Church can easily manage a website if you are using HamiltonChurches.com. It works very much like a word processor. Anyone can keep your site current and relevant. We already have a web developer in our Church. If you do… they will really appreciate HamiltonChurches.com. Our system makes routine web maintenance simple and quick. Also, HamiltonChurches.com allows you to share the responsibility among different people. Imagine different people all updating content on your site. This is why HamiltonChurches.com is truly a unique and desirable solution. We're nervous about doing business with a web company. Is HamiltonChurches.com stable? Our parent organization, Lucidia Studios, is the largest and fastest growing web development firm in Northern Ontario. Visit our site to learn more about us. www.lucidiastudios.com Do you also provide Internet access? We focus on hosting, web design and other web related services. There are many excellent local and national ISPs than can provide dial-up, cable and DSL Internet access. We would be happy to make recommendations should you need some help in deciding. What if we try HamiltonChurches.com and don't like it? We would like to seek a three year commitment. However, if we don't meet your expectations you can cancel your services after one year without penalty. Will we lose our domain name? No. If you have a domain name, we will transfer it for you. If you are new to the Internet we will purchase your requested domain name for you. Where can I learn more? Call us for more information at 1-866-503-2484.