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August 15, 2019  |  The Web Project Guide

Chapter 7: Know Your Content

Bags and moving boxes.

One of the challenges in rebuilding any website is figuring out what to do with the existing content. But before you can make any decisions, you simply need to know what it all is. And once it’s unearthed and exposed, then you need to decide what information is relevant and worth recording, determine a method to store this information, and decide how (or if ) you want to keep it updated over time.

Content and IA  |  Discovery and Scoping

July 16, 2019  |  The Web Project Guide

Chapter 6: Identify Outcomes and Expectations

A house on a hill.

Your content and message – and your audiences – live on dozens of paths and hundreds of combinations. Understanding what they’re looking for when they access your project will have a large impact on the steps that follow.

Discovery and Scoping  |  Strategy

July 15, 2019  |  The Web Project Guide

Chapter 5: Identify Your Audiences

A person using an X-Ray to see a bear and birds in a forest.

We build websites to prompt an action or convey information to humans. Who are your humans? What are their motivations?

Discovery and Scoping  |  Strategy

June 16, 2019  |  The Web Project Guide

Chapter 4: Create a Project Plan

A cloud of location icons.

Determine the true time scope of your project. When does it start (hint: right now, perhaps) and how will you choose someone to help through to the very end?

June 15, 2019  |  The Web Project Guide

Chapter 3: Form Your Project Team

A scientist, an executive, and an astronaut.

Web projects are shaped by the people involved in decision-making. You can help prevent latestage rework by making sure the right people are in the room from the beginning.

Discovery and Scoping  |  Project Management  |  Strategy

May 16, 2019  |  The Web Project Guide

Chapter 2: Set Your Expectations

A rocket ship going from point A to point B on a dotted line.

What does it mean to get started on this project? Let’s set a scope for what this project will include, as well as give some thought to what “success” means – and your realistic chances of achieving it.

Design and Front-End  |  Project Management  |  Strategy

May 15, 2019  |  The Web Project Guide

Chapter 1: Know the Scope of the Project

A match being lit.

So, we need a new website? The easy question is, “Now what?” The harder question is, “How did we get here?” Gain buy-in on the reasons behind a new project, define the problem in a way that gains traction, and avoid some early red flags along the way.

Discovery and Scoping  |  Project Management  |  Strategy

Jon Crowley  |  February 27, 2018

Understanding Customers: Data, Journeys and Insights

Someone taking notes on a workshop worksheet.

In advance of Now What? Workshops, we’re featuring short interviews with our smart and wonderful workshop speakers. This week, we talk to Jon Crowley about analytics and metrics — and how to use metrics to make better content decisions.

Content and IA  |  Discovery and Scoping  |  Strategy

Corey Vilhauer  |  February 21, 2018

Web Accessibility: A Primer

A key, signifying accessibility.

This primer is designed to help you get a high-level view of what web accessibility is, how it affects your customers, and a little bit about what can be done.

Accessibility  |  Content and IA  |  Design and Front-End  |  Strategy

Corey Vilhauer  |  December 18, 2017

Editorial Triggers: A GatherContent Advent Calendar Video

Editorial triggers are how we help define the more small scale steps. They're called triggers because they aren't based on time - they're based on need.

Content and IA

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