Features we provide

Every GoGrow site will accept embed code provided by popular third-party video sharing sites and play the video on your site. We introduce this option as it is a quick and inexpensive way of getting your video online. If you have specific needs and would like to restrict access, sell content, or otherwise control the source, we can assess your needs and discuss the options involved with hosting and displaying video content locally.

Forums are likely the best way to foster online community. A forum will give every user (who has the appropriate permission) the ability to start a discussion (or thread) on your site. The problem is, forums usually don't work well until there are about 100 active users. At GoGrow, we'll be happy to help you assess if a forum will be a good fit for your ministry. If you don't have a large community, but have a compelling reason why you'd like to take a shot running one anyway, just ask. We'll install one for you at no additional cost.

Uploading sermon audio files is a great thing to do and easily handled by your GoGrow site. But if you want to podcast, your content will need to be syndicated, which will allow it to automatically appear for people who choose to subscribe. Evey GoGrow site automatically creates the RSS feed you'll need. We'll also help you get listed in iTunes. We've also got an audio player we can install on your site. Folks will be able to play content and, if you'd like, download the file.

The days of being out of the office and unable to check e-mail are long behind us. Any computer (or smart phone) with an internet connection can send and receive your GoGrow e-mail. Because each GoGrow site has up to 99 e-mail accounts, you'll have plenty for every staff member, department and volunteer.

Some people in your church may have serious issues they are not comfortable revealing even to their pastor. Anonymous dialogue will allow them to look to the church for answers without the potential embarrassment they may feel when revealing a difficult situation. We've partnered with , a web service which recognizes quality content and also identifies SPAM. Or, if your ministry is unlikely to engage in counseling, GoGrow can limit comments and posts to registered users or only staff. GoGorw can craft our platform to best suit your church or ministry's needs.

We've created a step by step guide which clearly explains how to add, modify or delete content, users, and menu items. Should something still not make sense, we at GoGrow are here to help you get through any snags you may encounter.

We at GoGrow realize not everyone is a geek. We also understand very few ministers have the time or interest to figure out how to maintain a website. That's why we've created a dashboard for easy administration. Your content is conveniently gathered together to make it easy to assess, edit, and delete the content on your site.

The challenge with any online community is generating the traffic, so we're certainly not going to limit you once you get things rolling. Every GoGrow site benefits from a role-based permission system. You can easily promote any number of specific users to help share the administration of your site.

Most people use a search engine, like Google, Bing, Yahoo!, Ask, and others, to find sites for the first time. Unfortunately, sites won't appear in searches until they have been found and indexed. However, each GoGrow site automatically generates and submits a sitemap to these engines. They like it because it simplifies their job. We like it because it automatically pushes your newest content to the most popular engines. It also tells the engine which of your content is the most important. This helps your site's SEO and contributes to strong search results which makes it easier for real people to find you.

A website, any website, is nothing more than a tool which will help you communicate. Every GoGrow site comes with a contact form which makes it easy for anyone to e-mail people or departments in your ministry. However, a contact form, unlike an e-mail link, can't be scraped by a trolling bot who only wants to send you spam. Your e-mail remains hidden untll you choose to respond to a message you have received. We've got a few more tricks up our sleeve including CAPTCHA and Mollom to further reduce the amount of SPAM you receive. Also, people who are using computers which are not their own (like at an airpot kiosk) may have difficulty sending e-mail if you provide a link but with our contact form, it's easy for them no matter where they are.

GoGrow understands you are busy and taking on the job of maintaining a website can be adding yet another task to an already burdened schedule. That's why every GoGrow site comes with a role-based permission system whcih gives you the ability to delegate administration tasks. Any number of trusted users can be given additional permission to add, edit, delete and restore. By distributing the workload, site quality improves.