About us and aims of the site
Christian Websites Directory is an expanding directory of English language links and information to Christian web pages from all over the world. It is a free service. This site is designed and run by Christians who want to see useful Christian resources made more accessable on the web through simple design and implementation - that's why there are few flashy animations and extras on this site. The idea of this site is to present useful, focussed information a clear and simple way as either a gateway to exploring Christian websites or to find a specific Christian web site on the internet. Please let us know if you have any ideas as to how we can better achieve this aim.
- To find out what Christian Websites Directory statement of faith is, click here.
The hope is that the directory will continue to change and build into a useful library of links to UK Christain resources on the web - its worth bookmarking this site, as the links are continually being added to.
For the User...
For the user, looking for information on the web, you can search for Christian website links on this site as a launch-pad to explore the internet. It is intended as a starting point when looking for English language christian web pages from around the world. Use the search facilities to find anything from christian music to other Christian directories and other Christian search engines to name but a few!
If you discover a link that no longer works, contact us. and let us know, this helps to keep the directory up-to-date.
For the Webmaster....
For the webmaster, You can submit your site to the directory for free. We prefer it if you join for FREE membership before submitting a site for inclusion in our directory because this gives you the ability to add, edit, comment and update any links you add to our directory yourself at any time or add new links. This in turn helps to keep the directory current.
If you become a member, you can also add new categories and sub-categories (after approval by Christian Websites Directory) and review or submit comments about websites.
If you discover a link that no longer works, contact us. and let us know, this helps to keep the directory up-to-date.
About membership
membership is FREE and enables you to add and edit web links to the directory for FREE. For you, as the webmaster/editor of your own site(s) it means you can add several links to the directory which you can edit 24 hours a day 7 days a week - which means you can help us by keeping your links up-to-date reducing the amount of checking we have to do. Even if you do not have links to add to our directory, if you become a member, you can review sites and leave comments.
There are two ways you can use this site... as a guest or as a member
USING THE SITE AS A GUEST- If you have not become a member at Christian Links, or you have not signed in to this site using your username and password, then you are using Christian Links as a 'guest'. As a guest you can do a few, limited actions. The list below highlights the main ones:
- You are allowed to browse and search the links directory
- You can add links to the directory but not edit them
- You can vote for links - which helps other people to know if the linked websites are good or bad
- You can e-mail other people to point them to useful links
Please note that if you want to change link details submitted a long time ago as a guest, the best option is to register for an account and add the new link details yourself - the old link details will eventually be removed from the directory.
USING THE SITE AS A MEMBER - Becoming a member of Christian Links is free of charge. Being a member allows you to do all the things a 'guest' can do plus the following:
- You can add link(s) to the directory to advertise your website which enables others to search for it and be part of a useful and expanding list of Christian web sites, which draws people who are looking for Christian focussed information.
- You can edit your links in the future - for example, if your web address changes (any changes will be validated first). This also helps to keep the Christian Links directory current and up-to-date.
- You can add multiple links (with different domain addresses) under your membership name which will enable you to keep track of all the submissions you make to the directory, and of course, make it easier to edit them.
- You can edit your own profile at any time.
We would
recommend becoming a member of Christian Websites Directory if you intend to add a
link or several links to the directory.
Please note that membership accepted does not mean automatic addition
to Christian Links of any links submitted. Each link submitted is validated independently of membership.
Go to the FREE membership form.
What is a directory and how is it different to a search engine?
Search Engines are good. Very good! They contain vast amounts of collected information about web sites from all around the internet. When you submit keywords for the search engine to find, you'll get loads of information - but not always as focussed as you might like. It can take ages to trawl through the hundreds, thousands or even millions of possible matches and you risk missing something important. You can use advanced search facilities on many of the search engines to narrow down your search somewhat. Some search engines also provide directories based on areas of general interest or that are the most popular. We have provided a search engine facility here on Christian links in case you cannot find what you are looking for in our directory. The chances are you found this directory by doing a general search through a search engine - but you may also have found us via a link from another web site.
A directory on the other hand is much more focussed already - a collection of URLs which have been grouped according to their subject matter. We have focussed on grouping a very specific subject - Christian Links to web sites. This means that some of the hard work is already done for you to narrow your search possibly making it easier to locate the web site you are looking for, or simply provide a lot of links in one place as a starting point for you to find out information in relation to Christian web sites. If you are a web site administrator or editor, focussed directories like ours also provide you with a means of free advertising for you web site, targeting an audience who are already looking here because they are looking for something specifically related to Christianity.
Submitting a site to the Christian Websites directory
You can submit a site to the directory for free. As we've already mentioned, it's more helpful if you become a FREE member first before submitting a site for inclusion in our directory because this gives you the ability to add, edit, comment and update any links you add to our directory yourself at any time. This in turn helps to keep the directory current.
Christian Links accepts submissions from English language Christian websites located anywhere in the world and in basic agreement with our statement of faith.
More information about submissions:
- Please ensure that the content of your site is in general agreement with the Christian Links basic statement of faith
- In all cases you should either be the webmaster or an administrator / moderator / editor of the website you are submitting. Please do not submit a link if you are not closely connected with the web site being submitted. This reduces duplicate links and stops confusion with the true owner/editor of the site.
- If you haven't already done so, we suggest you register first before submitting a link to the database to become a member of Christian Websites Directory to add links and gain access to a host of other features. Membership is free. Adding and editing your links in the directory is free.
- For the business section, please only make a submission if you have Christian products etc. or the site is run by Christians - one or both of these should be very obvious to us when we visit your website - otherwise unfortunately the submission may be rejected!
You can register to be a member of Christian Websites Directory here...
Please note:
- All the information contained on this site is not for sale to third parties, including the links database, and it is not to be re-published, copied, re-packaged, altered, distributed or used in any other way or place apart from on this website. This entire site Copyright 2010 Christian Websites Directory.
- Please note that we do not add submissions to the database if there's no web address submitted or if there is very little or no Christian content. Businesses ideally need to make clear that they are Christian related within the link details to avoid link rejection - especially if there is little or no Christian content on the site.
- Sites submitted are not guaranteed to stay in Christian Websites Directory, and inappropriate sites will be removed without notice.
- If you discover a link that no longer works, contact us. and let us know, this helps to keep the directory up-to-date.
Disclaimer
Christian Websites Directory is not responsible for the content of any site linked from this site. A link to other web site does not automatically mean that Christian Websites Directory agrees with the doctrinal teaching / religious grounding of that site - it is impossible for us to check every doctrinal detail of every website submitted. Please remember at all times to use your discernment when viewing web pages. You use this service at your own risk. We do not take any responsibility for the accuracy of the entries in the database - their titles or descriptions nor other details, nor the contents of the websites that the links lead to. Tradenames are the sole property of the respective owners.