Information re sponsoring
a GoodNews
Website
for Yourtown
To sponsor a Good News website for your town, the following information will be needed for ACTS International to set up your GoodNews website:
1. Organization: Are you a church, a Christian organization, a specific group, a business, or an indivdual. Please define.
2. ACTS will need:
A. The name and address of your church/group with your phone number, fax number (if you have one),
e-mail address of the contact person responsible for your site, and the URL address of your current website should you have one.
B. The name of the town/area/zip or post code you wish to reach with a map that will show the location of your church or place of meeting if you have one. You can get a free online map for your area on Google Maps.
C. An attractive high quality panoramic photo that will clearly identify your town, city or area for the header of your Good News website. See the header at www.GoodNewsfor.com/sydney or the header on www.GoodNewsfor.com/san_clemente.
D. A high quality photo of your church if this GoodNews website is for a church.
E. A brief statement such as the following or what would be suitable for your Home Page:
"We want to invite and welcome you to The Name of Your-Church—a church that we believe is much more than a friendly church where people learn about and worship God. It is a place where you can find a sense of belonging, meet new friends, get personal and spiritual needs met, and where (as you become involved) you can find a deep sense of significance."
F. A high quality photo of your pastor/leader with a brief statement of your church or group and a list of your ministries and activities. Please keep in mind that you are writing to appeal to non-church people so please avoid churchy language. Click HERE for an example.
G. A second and third page to give specific details of the ministries and activites as listed on the page above. Click HERE for an example.
H. The e-mail address to whom visitors to your site can send their salvation or enquiry response. An address that will not be given or shown to any other church, organization, or individual as we have a strict privacy policy.
Please NOTE: All text copy regarding the above information will need to be sent to ACTS as Word Attachment files.
3. Commitment: Because of the large amount of work involved and the low charge for setting up and maintaining a complete outreach website, a commitment of a minimum of twelve months is required. After the first year your website can be discontinued at any time.
4. Here is what ACTS will provide:
A. GoodNews Website: A complete 125-page Good News website with 77 inspirational and practical articles that apply the gospel and Christian message to the felt needs of everyday people—the proven and most effective way to get any articles or material read.
Any articles not deemed suitable for your GoodNews website can be excluded. Any additional articles you would provide can be included.
Click HERE for a GoodNews website example.
INCLUDED are the following sub headings:
Faith and Inspiriation: 16 articles
Relationships: 11 articles
Tips for Better Living: 10 articles
Solutions: 10 articles
Words of Love: 9 articles
Words of Inspiration: 9 articles
Test Your Happiness
Stress Test
Counseling Resources
Special Holidays Easter: 6 articles
Special Holidays Christmas: 6 articles
Plus Helpful Links (any of which can be deleted and additional links added)
Free subscriptions will be available for Daily Encounter—one of the Internet's most popular weekday devotionals (with over 185,000 worldwide subscribers). Daily Encounter provides ongoing inspirational and practical helps for every weekday of the year. Click HERE to see samples. You will have a choice to not include Daily Encounter if you so desire.
B. An Introductory page from your pastor or leader to share a message from your pastor or leader, and to give the times of your services. Click HERE for a sample page.
C. A Detailed page to give details regaring your available ministries and activities. Additional pages can be added for an additional charge. Click HERE for a sample page.
D. A Third page related to your church where desired.
E. A Contact Page: ACTS will provide a contact page so site visitors can respond directly to the e-mail address of the person you nominate. Click HERE for a sample.
F. A Decision Page: ACTS will provide a salvation/re-commitment to Christ decision/response page so all responses will automatically go directly to the e-mail address of the person you nominate. Click HERE for a sample.
G. Hosting Service: ACTS will upload your website to our server and fully maintain and host your Good News website for a very reasonable monthly charge.
5. Optional Extras ... Follow-Up and Advertising
A. Follow-Up Website: A 27-page follow-up website with ten articles designed to help respondents grow in their Christian faith and walk with God is also available. Articles include: "How to Grow," "What a Good Church Can Do for You," "Is the Bible the Word of God?" "Jesus Christ: Is He God or Man," and more. Click HERE to see this website.
B. Advertising Artwork: If required, for a reasonable additional charge, ACTS will provide print ready artwork for the following at very reasonable charges:
(1). GoodNews Busines-size Witness Cards: If required (and highly recommended) a very attractive business size witness card to match the design of your GoodNews website. These cards make it very simple for all members to give to family, friends, neighbors and contacts to invite them to visit your GoodNews website. Click HERE to see sample.
(2). An attractive postcard to mail to the residents in your area to promote your GoodNews website. Click HERE to see sample.
(3). An attractive door hanger that can be hand delivered to all the homes in your area for a very reasonable cost. Click HERE to see sample.
(4). A copy of a newspaper advertisement. Click HERE to see sample. (be available real soon)
For U.S. residents, ACTS can give you the name of a high quality, low-cost printer should you need the name of a printer. ACTS does not receive any commission for any printing that is thus ordered.
(5). Mailing service. If you are located in the U.S., ACTS can also give you the name of a direct mailing service that can provide and address the above postcards to all of the households of the postal route/s in the area you wish to reach...also the name of a company that delivers door hangers to households. Again, ACTS does not receive any commission from these recommendations.
6. Costs for a basic 125 page personalized GoodNews Website:
ACTS International is a non-profit organization. Prices are set to cover basic costs.
Please Note: 50% of the total set-up cost will be required with the placement of your order and the remainder to be paid immediately prior to setting your website live online.
Upload to our server and go live with your GoodNews website based on your approval.
Sub Total $(USD)1995.00
Compare with the following set-up website costs:
Salted Websites:
5 pages for $450
MPO MEdia:
Up to 6 pages for $350
7. Monthly charge for hosting and maintenance of your GoodNews website. Twelve month minimum commitment at $29.50 per month. Thereafter hosting service will be charged at three month increments and can be cancelled at any time after the first twelve months.
Sub Total $(USD)354.00
TOTAL $(USD)2349.00
Satisfaction guaranteed
8. Additional Optional charges
A. Follow-up website ... Click Here for a sample of the Follow-up website. This 27 page website will be personalized with matching header and design for your GoodNews website. Cost: $(USD)495.00
B. Print ready artwork (front and back) files for a 5.5" x 8.5" (140mm x 216mm) GoodNews Post Card: $(USD)125.00.
C. Print ready artwork (front and back) files for a 2" x 3.5" (51mm x 90mm) Business size GoodNews Witness Card: $(USD)95.00.
D. Print ready artwork (front and back) files for a 4.25" x 11" (108mm x 280mm) Door Hanger: $(USD)150.00.
C. One time charge for setting up additional pages re your church/organization. $(USD)50.00 per page.
E. Any additional required response devices that need special programming will be quoted by our outside technical support service.
F. Any major changes required after the first month of going live with your GoodNews website will be quoted based on the work involved.
Payment of services need to be paid in advance either by Credit Card (north America only), by bank check/cheque or money order, or by PayPal.
Credit card and PayPal payments can be sent via ACTS secure site at https://actscom.com/good_news.php/
Or payments can be made out to and mailed/posted to ACTS International at the address below.
Click HERE to send for a letter of agreement with instructions for needed information for a GoodNews website for Yourtown or area.
