One way we follow-up with people after our broadcasts is to use a chat room on our website.

I've added a simple chat room that doesn't require any special login or passwords, just a simple screen that asks for a nickname by the person who wants to chat.

Take a look at the chat room at The Ranch on the "Talk to Someone" section.  Here's the direct link: theranch.org/talk/javachat.htm.  (Give the chat room a little time to load, then enter your nickname.  If no one else is in the chat room, you can still test it by typing a few words in the space at the bottom of the chat area, then press Enter to see them displayed above.  As each person enters information, it displays on the screen in the order they entered it.)

In this way, we actually talk at length with people in "real-time" and pray with them about their need before they leave.  We have the ability to chat privately with each person who comes in, or with a whole group at once.

In addition to chat, we offer an email contact from every page of our website so people can always contact someone with their needs.  If you plan to put up your email address, expect people to use it!  It's not uncommon for me to have 30-40 emails in my mailbox awaiting responses at any given time from people I've never met, but who are desiring prayer or biblical wisdom.  

There's plenty of opportunity on the Internet for those who want to minister.  (And if you need prayer for something yourself, feel free to write me at pokey@theranch.org!) 

Anytime you want to track how your website is being used, there are statistics galore.  Take a look at some of the statistics available on my website from the past year and you'll see what I mean:  theranch.org/stats.

You can take a look around the rest of The Ranch later, but for now, let's look at several other ministries to see how they're using the Internet.

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