Check out February’s Top Commenter, Keywords, Posts and Funky Keywords

Good morning and welcome to March everyone. With the turning of another calendar page, it’s time to take another look at the analytics for Christian Web Trends to find trends, top posts, and funky keywords. Plus we’ll announce the top commenter from February who will get a free copy of Less Clutter, Less Noise by Kem Meyer.

Top 10 Search Phrases

1. church communication
2. register to be a guest blogger
3. church communications
4. facebook for churches
5. jesus on facebook
6. church website tips
7. facebook destroying marriages
8. northpoint every christian couple should know
9. perry noble
10. webinar means

Observations:

• 5 of the top 10 phrases were repeats from January, actually 5 of the top 7. Facebook, church, and communication continue to be strong themes.
• Nearly all of the people who came to CWT by searching for church communciation and church communications went to the post 8 Ways to Improve Church Communications with No Money which ranks #6 in Google for church communication and #7 for church communications.
• Our church website tips page is #1 in Google for “church website tips,” drawing visitors, and visitors who find that page are reading more posts than any other. But much of the content on that page is old, which means we’ve got a great opportunity if we improve that page.
• 1700 different keyword phrases were used to find our blog in February.

Top 10 Blog Posts

1. Win a Free iPod Touch from Shelby Systems!
2. 4 Reasons Why Church Websites Don’t Attract Visitors
3. Less Clutter, Less Noise: 10) Untangle The Web
4. How the Social Network Christmas video exploded our church’s Facebook Page
5. Less Clutter, Less Noise – The Group Blog Project
6. Less Clutter Less Noise: 12) Ask, Don’t Tell
7. Make Your Website Simple, Beautiful, and Remarkable in Website Design Month
8. Less Clutter, Less Noise: 11) Rewrite Your Job Description
9. Google Shakes Up Search Results with Social Media
10. Less Clutter, Less Noise 1) The Myth: You Are In Control of Communication

Observations

• Probably the coolest thing about this list is that I only wrote 2 of the top 10 posts. Guest bloggers rule!
• 8 of the top 10 posts were written in February. The other 2 were written in January. Usually we’ve got several older posts that make the top 10.
• 5 of the top 10 posts were in the Less Clutter, Less Noise series.

Funky Keywords

Time to see the funny, crazy and bizarre terms people used to find Christian Web Trends in February…

• 01 commandments – For the person who can’t handle all 10
• being a hotwife comments on video – ???
• buy a wife slovakia – I guess word has gotten out that wives are among our top selling products
• does google make up the results – yes, out of thin air 😉

Top Commenter of the Month

And now our top commenter during the month of February, and winner of a copy of Less Clutter, Less Noise is…

Kenny Jahng

Congrats Kenny! Thanks for regularly contributing your insight in comments

What have you learned from checking your website analytics?  What was your post popular post in February?  Got any bizarre keywords to share?

Paul Steinbrueck

Co-founder & CEO, OurChurch.Com

Paul has been the CEO of OurChurch.Com since its founding in 1996, combining his passion for faith and technology to lead the organization.

An accomplished writer, Paul has authored over 2,000 articles on faith and technology, featured on platforms like ChurchLeaders.com, The JoyFM, and his personal blog, LiveIntentionally.org.

Beyond his professional achievements, Paul serves as an elder at Journey Community Church and is deeply engaged in his community through his involvement with the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranch and the Safety Harbor Chamber of Commerce. He is a contributing author of the book Outspoken! Conversations on Church Communication.