by Fr John Parsells Orthodox Web Solutions

Do's:

1. Keep your
   domain name short so it can fit on printed material, but descriptive so it
   identifies your church. If possible, use
   .org. 
2. Use light
   backgrounds and dark text - standard colors.
3. Make sure the
   home page highlights parish life - recent and upcoming events, service
   schedule, photos - keeping the welcome message very brief.
4. Link to your
   diocese and/or jurisdiction website.
5. Offer a
   printable version.

Don'ts:

1. Don't use
   background music - have a choir page if you want to have music.
2. Don't use a
   free service (hosting, counters, or otherwise) with advertisements.
3. Don't use
   offsite email addresses, create email forwarders or new mailboxes
   @yourparish.org.
4. Don't list too
   many pages on your main menu. Group like
   pages together.
5. Don't use large
   images, use thumbnails which when clicked display the image full size.