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September 20, 2023  |  The Web Project Guide Podcast

Episode 23: Plan for Post-Launch Operations (w/ Meghan Casey)

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Corey and Deane talk about the idea of a web operations framework. Then, Meghan Casey, content strategist and author of The Content Strategy Toolkit: Methods, Guidelines, and Templates for Getting Content Right, joins to talk about content governance and ongoing maintenance — how humans are nearly always the problem (but not the humans you might think), the things you can do to plan for post-launch content, and how to deromanticize the bit launch in favor of content maintenance.

Content and IA  |  Digital Optimization  |  Project Management

Taylor Lopour  |  September 15, 2023

Getting Started with Web Experimentation 

Two computer screens by each other, one labeled with an A and one labeled with a B.

Much like the early days of social media, digital experimentation is a rapidly expanding practice that promises to make big waves in the marketing world.

Digital Optimization  |  Strategy

August 22, 2023

A New and Flexible Umbraco Site to Promote Healthy Living

A stylized photo of the SD Capitol with a South Dakota Department of Health logo.

The South Dakota Department of Health partnered with Blend and Umbraco to create a future-focused, relevant, and flexible website to promote healthy living across the state.

Government  |  Healthcare  |  Content and IA  |  Design and Front-End  |  Development  |  Digital Optimization  |  Migration  |  Strategy  |  Umbraco

August 22, 2023

A Design System to Promote Healthy Living 

A stylized photo of the SD Capitol with a South Dakota Department of Health logo.

When your site’s core audience is "everyone who lives in the state,” a consistent and universal message relies on a consistent and universal design system. 

Government  |  Healthcare  |  Design and Front-End  |  Development  |  Umbraco

Joe Kepley  |  August 21, 2023

DXP and Optimization — Part 2: Choosing Your Tools

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Starting a plan to enhance your digital optimization, means finding your right tool set. 

Digital Optimization  |  Strategy

August 16, 2023  |  The Web Project Guide Podcast

Episode 22: Test and Launch the Site (w/ Bob Davidson)

An astronaut flanked by two other astronauts.

Corey and Deane talk about the concept of the “Nails List.” Then, Bob Davidson, Director of Development at Blend Interactive, joins to talk about how to get your site ready for launch, what makes a good QA practitioner, the role of quality assurance and testing in the development process, and how to prep the site so it doesn’t fall over when exposed to the real world. We also spend a lot of time talking up Jenna Bonn, Blend’s QA Practice Manager.

Content and IA  |  Development

Bob Davidson  |  August 9, 2023

Journaling as a Management Tool

Bob Davidson sitting at a table in his office.

Blend's Director of Development Bob Davidson explains how he supplements his workflow with a mix of technology, process, and habit through daily journaling.

Development

Joe Kepley  |  July 25, 2023

DXP and Optimization — Part 1: Setting Goals

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Optimizing your website doesn't always require the budget of a Fortune 500 company. We're here to help guide small businesses toward enhancing their digital presence with the first in a three-part series: setting goals for web optimization.

Digital Optimization  |  Strategy

July 18, 2023  |  The Web Project Guide Podcast

Episode 21: Migrate and Populate the Content (w/ Carrie Hane)

A man watching a flock of migrating birds.

Corey and Deane discuss an old migration project. Then, Carrie Hane, Principal Digital Strategist at Sanity and co-author of Designing Connected Content, joins to talk about preparing content for site migration — how good content modeling helps set up a site for future success, the psychological side of migrations, and a few horror stories from Carrie and Deane. Carrie graciously insists this is not the most depressing episode yet.

Content and IA  |  Migration  |  Strategy

July 14, 2023

Using Token Replacement to Streamline Term Updates

A stylized photo of a Gate City Bank branch with a Gate City logo.

When a site includes volatile content, constant updates are unavoidable. Blend developed a tool for Gate City Bank to help make term updates fast and easy.

Financial Services  |  Content and IA  |  Development

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