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Content Strategy on a
Shoestring Budget
Carrie Hane Dennison
Balance Interactive
carrie.dennison@balanceinteractive.com




                               Content Strategy on
                               a Shoestring Budget
                               Carrie Hane Dennison
                               Content & Usability Director
                               Balance Interactive
                                                              April 3, 2011
                                                                IA Summit
Content Strategy
    Thinking about content*
  from the earliest stages of a
        project through
         maintenance.
 Content = text, images, video, documents,
 tools, etc.
Websites are like houses
            Blueprint = Navigation Scheme




Paint/Décor = Design            Furniture = Content
What are you going to put in this
room?
Where to start?
  Most used or highest visibility rooms –
   best furniture
  Functional rooms –
   new, but inexpensive furniture
  Rooms no one sees but you –
   keep your old furniture
Moving Parts
                         Content
                     Inventory/Audit




                                       Content Strategy
     Enter in CMS
                                         document




                                         Content in
       Writing                         wireframes and
                                        design comps




                       Content
                    Worksheet/Matrix
How Much Time Does This Take?
Based on a site with 100-300 pages*
 Content Inventory = 2-4 hours
 Content Strategy Brief = 8 – 12 hours
 Wireframe input = 1 hour
 Content Worksheet = 3 – 6 hours
 Style Guide = 0.5 hours
 Writing = 1.5 – 2.5 hours per page
  (includes review/edits)
 Transfer = 15-20 minutes per page
  (includes creation of page)

    *All depends on size of the project. Time grows
    exponentially with size of project.
Content Inventory/Audit
  Documents what you have and what
   to do with it
  Gives baseline
  Provides a way forward
Save on Content Inventory
  Have clients do themselves
  Divide among
   departments/stakeholders
  Do just an audit of key areas of the
   site
Content Strategy – Evaluate
Evaluate what is known:
 Audience
    ◦    Be sure you got it right
    ◦    Use your personas
       Current site
    ◦    Is it scannable, readable, usable, consistent?
       Competitors
    ◦    Good & bad
    ◦    Copy or get ahead
Content Strategy - Plan
 Recommendations
 Editorial Process/Calendar
 Maintenance
 Future initiatives
Save on Strategy Document
  Do a shortened, less detailed version
  Do a 1-pager summary
  Include it in other documents
Content Worksheet
                                                                                          Content Identification
New Ref # New Page Old Ref # Existing                        New or    Current            Source of Transfer Transfer Merge                                Content        Content Image                  Content
          Name               Page                            existing? URL                Content to new        Informati with                             Type           Descriptio                     Notes
                             Name                                                                   site?       on                                                        n
                                                                        full URL on       current site or Y or N             Will content be if Transfer   Page, PDF,     If new page, Any images to
                                                                        current site      other                              kept as is      Information   form, video,   what type of be used on
                                                                        if new page       document                           (KEEP),         column is     etc.           information will page - file
                                                                        leave blank                                          rewritten       "merge" enter                be on this page name
                                                                                                                             (REWRITE), or name of page
                                                                                                                             merge with      to merge with
                                                                                                                             another page
                                                                                                                             (MERGE)?




                                SEO Information                                                                     Content Development                                                Content Testing
Page Title                   Description                         Tags                  Balance          Content Assign to Page                  Content Migration Notes Reviewed Client Final
                                                                                       content          Received          Created              Posted on                         Review Testing
                                                                                       work                                                      Site
can be different than page   should be 130 characters or fewer                         writing/editin              who is                         (Date)                        X when doneX when doneX when
name                                                                                   g/formatting                adding                                                                             approved
                                                                                                                   content
Pay it Forward

  Smoother build
  Fewer re-dos
  Fewer delays
Page Spec Sheets
                                  Content Spec Sheet template

Tags
List of tags to be used on site

1.0 Page Name
Page Objective: brief statement of page’s objective
Source of content: where content is coming from


Page Name (H1)                    Page Name
Body copy                         Actual copy to be inserted into CMS
Image (optional)                  File name or suggestion for type of image to be used on this page
Page Title (meta)                 Page Title
Company Name part of
template – do not include
Meta Description                  Description of 130 characters or fewer
Tags (optional)                   List of tags to be used on this page


Content creation implications:
list any assumptions or notes about things that are affected by this page
Save on Spec Sheets
•   Provide client or departments with
    template for spec sheets
•   Do just a few pages
•   Use cheap labor to enter content in
    CMS
Have fun storming the castle
Overcome Resistance
Through strategic nagging
Figure Out ROI
What is it for your organization/clients?
 Save development time or cost?
 Get sites you launched on time?
 Something else?
Get Others on Board
Make a plan to include content strategy
where you can and grow from there.

How much time will it take and what can
you afford?
Thank you! Questions?


  Carrie Hane Dennison
  Balance Interactive
  carrie.dennison@balanceinteractive.com
  @carriehd
  http://slidesha.re/hNIOFN

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Content strategy on a shoestring budget

  • 1. Content Strategy on a Shoestring Budget Carrie Hane Dennison Balance Interactive carrie.dennison@balanceinteractive.com Content Strategy on a Shoestring Budget Carrie Hane Dennison Content & Usability Director Balance Interactive April 3, 2011 IA Summit
  • 2. Content Strategy Thinking about content* from the earliest stages of a project through maintenance. Content = text, images, video, documents, tools, etc.
  • 3. Websites are like houses Blueprint = Navigation Scheme Paint/Décor = Design Furniture = Content
  • 4. What are you going to put in this room?
  • 5. Where to start?  Most used or highest visibility rooms – best furniture  Functional rooms – new, but inexpensive furniture  Rooms no one sees but you – keep your old furniture
  • 6. Moving Parts Content Inventory/Audit Content Strategy Enter in CMS document Content in Writing wireframes and design comps Content Worksheet/Matrix
  • 7. How Much Time Does This Take? Based on a site with 100-300 pages*  Content Inventory = 2-4 hours  Content Strategy Brief = 8 – 12 hours  Wireframe input = 1 hour  Content Worksheet = 3 – 6 hours  Style Guide = 0.5 hours  Writing = 1.5 – 2.5 hours per page (includes review/edits)  Transfer = 15-20 minutes per page (includes creation of page) *All depends on size of the project. Time grows exponentially with size of project.
  • 8. Content Inventory/Audit  Documents what you have and what to do with it  Gives baseline  Provides a way forward
  • 9. Save on Content Inventory  Have clients do themselves  Divide among departments/stakeholders  Do just an audit of key areas of the site
  • 10. Content Strategy – Evaluate Evaluate what is known:  Audience ◦ Be sure you got it right ◦ Use your personas  Current site ◦ Is it scannable, readable, usable, consistent?  Competitors ◦ Good & bad ◦ Copy or get ahead
  • 11. Content Strategy - Plan  Recommendations  Editorial Process/Calendar  Maintenance  Future initiatives
  • 12. Save on Strategy Document  Do a shortened, less detailed version  Do a 1-pager summary  Include it in other documents
  • 13. Content Worksheet Content Identification New Ref # New Page Old Ref # Existing New or Current Source of Transfer Transfer Merge Content Content Image Content Name Page existing? URL Content to new Informati with Type Descriptio Notes Name site? on n full URL on current site or Y or N Will content be if Transfer Page, PDF, If new page, Any images to current site other kept as is Information form, video, what type of be used on if new page document (KEEP), column is etc. information will page - file leave blank rewritten "merge" enter be on this page name (REWRITE), or name of page merge with to merge with another page (MERGE)? SEO Information Content Development Content Testing Page Title Description Tags Balance Content Assign to Page Content Migration Notes Reviewed Client Final content Received Created Posted on Review Testing work Site can be different than page should be 130 characters or fewer writing/editin who is (Date) X when doneX when doneX when name g/formatting adding approved content
  • 14. Pay it Forward  Smoother build  Fewer re-dos  Fewer delays
  • 15. Page Spec Sheets Content Spec Sheet template Tags List of tags to be used on site 1.0 Page Name Page Objective: brief statement of page’s objective Source of content: where content is coming from Page Name (H1) Page Name Body copy Actual copy to be inserted into CMS Image (optional) File name or suggestion for type of image to be used on this page Page Title (meta) Page Title Company Name part of template – do not include Meta Description Description of 130 characters or fewer Tags (optional) List of tags to be used on this page Content creation implications: list any assumptions or notes about things that are affected by this page
  • 16. Save on Spec Sheets • Provide client or departments with template for spec sheets • Do just a few pages • Use cheap labor to enter content in CMS
  • 17. Have fun storming the castle
  • 19. Figure Out ROI What is it for your organization/clients? Save development time or cost? Get sites you launched on time? Something else?
  • 20. Get Others on Board Make a plan to include content strategy where you can and grow from there. How much time will it take and what can you afford?
  • 21. Thank you! Questions? Carrie Hane Dennison Balance Interactive carrie.dennison@balanceinteractive.com @carriehd http://slidesha.re/hNIOFN

Hinweis der Redaktion

  1. Tell a little about me and Balance – why I’m here.
  2. This is what content strategy is – a process and a plan.
  3. One way we explain content is to use the house building analogy: The actual house is the navigation scheme, the design is like the paint and décor of the house and the content is the furniture you put in it. People understand this and it really gets them thinking. Who does each of these things? IAs do the navigation (and more), designers do the design, and IAs, writers, content strategists and other all do the content.
  4. Do you really want old furniture in a brand new house? Probably not. But what if you can’t afford new, designer furniture for the whole house?
  5. You don’t have to furnish the whole house with designer furniture at once.Start small. First, pick the room (pages) that is most often seen by others, and furnish with designer furniture. The home page, most visited pages, other important pages. Do the full Monty on those. For smaller budgets, we pick 15-20 pages that are most important. For some of the other rooms, you might need new furniture, but a new bookcase from IKEA or Target will do – it just has to be functional and look decent. People come into those rooms, but are just passing through. We have another list of 20-50 pages that we look at and make tweaks that focus the content and make it usable. And then there are rooms that just keep the furniture you had. These are the rooms hardly anyone sees. These are pages that tend to get very few visits, the pages you have to include for political reasons. They still get the fresh coat of paint and new doors and windows, but don’t spend a lot of time on these. Many times, the clients will handle this content themselves. When building a house, you plan for home furnishing well before you move in. Do the same with content.
  6. Here are the moving partsof content strategy. They can be done sequentially or one at a time – color coated according to phases: DiscoveryArchitectureBuildImplementationNow to answer the burning question: How much time does this take?
  7. This is the basic for a small to mid-size site.These times go up and down based on the client, the actual project, and time line.
  8. Here is the starting point – whether you are starting a new project or just looking for a jumping off point for an existing site and not starting a new project. Baseline time: 2-4 hoursThere are ways to save.
  9. Once you know what you have, you evaluate it.
  10. An evaluation of different existing things will identify deficiencies that need to be fixed most urgently. Audience: are you speaking to the right people? If you haven’t already accurately identified the right audiences, stop right away. Do not pass go, do not collect $200. But you are IAs, so you know all about identifying audiences, right? This is a chance to use the personas you’ve created – can they use the information on each page? Are they able to find the clear path to what they seek?Current site: is it scannable, readable, usable, consistent in visual identity?Competitors: are all your competitors doing something you are not? Are there gaps on your site vs. competitors or are you way ahead of them just by thinking about content?When you do all these things, you have an honest and realistic picture of your website and how it fits into marketing & communications plans and a baseline for going forward.From this analysis, you build a road map.
  11. Plan on ways to replace old furniture or fill up empty rooms. When and how will you add on?Be sure to keep resources – human and content – in mind when planning. ISA example.
  12. My full document takes upwards of 10-12 hours. But you can also just spend about 2-3 hours and get a shortened version with specific recommendations, but general analysis. Colleen Jones has a 1-pager you could put together in a couple of hours.Once you know what you are going to do, you need to build a road map.
  13. The content worksheet or matrix is the road map that will get you to the end.Documents every page on the site – and all their pieces – and matches it to what exists, either online or offline.
  14. No ways to save on this, but it does pay it forward. If this is complete and comprehensive, build will go smoother and delays will be fewer. From there, you can begin creating the content.
  15. Other have called these “page tables.” Identify all the parts of the page. They are for the writer/content contributor to be sure each page is cohesive and complete.Ways to save:Provide client or departments with template for spec sheets instead of doing the writing ourselves – this is helpful because they don’t always give you all the information you need for each page.Do just a few pagesWhen it comes time to put these and other pages in the CMS, use cheap labor – transferring or migrating content does not need to be done at a full rate. We have an hourly rate nearly half of our full rate for the content transfer taskThese are the pieces of content strategy. Now it’s time to storm the castle.
  16. Ways to save:Provide client or departments with template for spec sheets instead of doing the writing ourselves – this is helpful because they don’t always give you all the information you need for each page.Do just a few pagesWhen it comes time to put these and other pages in the CMS, use cheap labor – transferring or migrating content does not need to be done at a full rate. We have an hourly rate nearly half of our full rate for the content transfer taskThese are the pieces of content strategy. Now it’s time to storm the castle.
  17. How can you proceed? Is content your true love?
  18. If you are convinced that content strategy is needed where you work, you may still need to convince others. Resistance is not futile. The key to overcoming resistance is to educate others within your organization and clients and prospective clients. Explain cartoon.Explain strategic nagging.For me there wasn’t a single magic bullet, but what I did was - create documentation of practices and processes- define different levels of service so we could add content at various budget levels. - Offering to work with/coach clients to do pieces of the content work- build a team of different talents - writing, transfer, etc. – some of which aren’t as expensive as othersOnce you’ve overcome the internal hurdle, you may still need to convince your clients. The things that resonates with clients are:- Getting a complete website solution- Getting a fresh perspective on their content- Not having to write (so many people hate to write!)- Proof of performance (which we offer through examples)More and more people are hearing about content strategy and understand the importance of content. Take advantage of that and offer something – you’ll build a competitive advantage and be on the leading edge.
  19. Everyone has a different idea of ROI. Is it time? Is it cost? Is it better team unity? Use this to help overcome the resistance. What are the pain points that can be solved by including content strategy in your web projects?Things to think about:When planned correctly, there are lots of ways to reuse content throughout the site and to create flexibility.There are fewer redo’s during buildYou can involve developers early by asking questions about how to implement something, stroke their ego, get them on your side and you’ll be able to build better team unity and ownership.
  20. After you’ve overcome resistance and figured out how the ROI for your organization, you should be able to get at least some of your colleagues on board – and possibly everyone. Start with an ally or accomplice – preferably someone with authority over others who can make things happen.Define your plan and how it will grow your department, your agency, your company. Start with small things to prove the power of content strategy.
  21. And there you have, how and why to get started with content strategy – not by diving head first over the cliff or eating up a project’s budget, but by dipping your toe in and getting wet slowly.