Be the Leslie Knope for Content in a Website Redesign

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How to be the Leslie Knope forContent in a Website Redesign

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Nicole Hess@NicoleCherieH

Maddie Goodwin@maddiegoodie

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“Be the Leslie Knope of What You Do”

Opening SceneJune, 2016

Rewrite 5 pages of our site, for our website “refresh”.

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bit.ly/10-content-strategists

Start by gathering evidence if you can.

Knope Tip #1

1.4 Pages Per Session

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Whole Site (January 2016)

82.9% Bounce Rate

Could people find what our site had to offer?

ToolsYou heard Greenlane makes some custom tools that are free and open to the public. Where would you go to find them?

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50% 10%

TeamYou're curious about who is on the Greenlane team. Where would you go to find information about each team member?

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10%

ServicesWhere would you go to find detailed information about what services Greenlane offers?

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20%

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KPIs and Goals

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KPIs

Stakeholder Goals KPIs

- Awareness of offerings?- Types of pages visited

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$$- Engaging onsite?

- Pages per session- Navigation behavior

- Bounce rate

- Form completions

1.4 Pages Per Session

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Whole Site (January 2016)

82.9% Bounce Rate

29 Conversions

Whenever possible, align your KPIs with stakeholder goals.

Knope Tip #2

Pilot EpisodeJuly, 2016

Find your tribe early. Get on the same page.

Knope Tip #3

Website Redesign Team

Ron SwansonTom HaverfordAndy Dwyer

Ron SwansonBen WyattApril LudgateStakeholders,

Co-owners

SMEs, The directors

Audiences

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Defined audiences help us ensure we have content that speaks:

• to the right people• at the right time• in the right way

We did this through interviewing our stakeholders and reviewing available data.

Audience Personas

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Don’t skip personas. They help everyone be more empathetic.

Knope Tip #4

Content Inventory + Content Audit

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Content Inventory & Audit

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Landing Page Pathing Analysis

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Numbers can’t speak for themselves. But they do tell stories.

Knope Tip #5

Navigation

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Establish the main purpose for each page.

Knope Tip #6

Navigation

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Brand Messaging

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How are we perceived?

How are we different?

Who are we?

How’s it working?

Bottle EpisodeAugust, 2016

Use existing meeting time if you want people to participate.

Knope Tip #7

It’s 2020 and Greenlane is featured on the cover of WIRED. Why are we there? What’s the article about?

We find out there’s alien life. They are curious about each industry’s purpose - so they abduct one representative from each industry. You’re the digital marketing rep. How do you explain your job’s importance relative to the human race?

Imagine you’re at a bar in the early 00’s. You see Bill Sebald. He’s venting his frustrations about the industry, and how he vows to do it better. Write his monologue.

What is Greenlane’s spirit animal? Why?

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To GOAL, we ACTION because WE ARE.

Inspire trust and show our passion.

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Confident Unconventional Inquisitive Approachable

Do you really need a formal style guide pre-launch? (K)Nope.

Knope Tip #8

Rewrites

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“Rewrite the 5 pages of our new website.”

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Arsenal for rewrites

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1. Personality guidelines

2. Understanding of our audience

3. Subject matter experts (aka our team) to consult

4. Content hierarchy based on the purpose of each page

5. Core values to use as a benchmark for everything

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Design & Development Phase

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This is the perfect time to organize governance and workflow.

Knope Tip #9

Governance & Workflow

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Draft content

SMEs, Support Crew

Draft content

ContentPublished

AM

Editor

Guidelines For:

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Outbound1. Newsletter2. Job Listings

Onsite1. Blog2. “Garage”3. Core pages4. New pages5. Case studies6. Microcopy

Social Media1. Twitter2. Facebook3. Linkedin4. Instagram

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bit.ly/10-content-strategists

Q: Why should we post photos on Instagram?

A: Make people want to join our team.

“Who Cares?”

@greenlane_team

Season Finale December, 2016

Launch!

Who’s ready for some shop talk?

3.5 Pages Per Session

64.5% Bounce Rate

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+140% YoY

-22% YoY

Conversions

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Results come in many ways. Track them all down.

Knope Tip #10

ServicesWhere would you go to find detailed information about what services Greenlane offers?

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Old Site

New Site

20%

100%

TeamYou're curious about who is on the Greenlane team. Where would you go to find information about each team member?

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Old Site

New Site

10%

100%

ToolsYou heard Greenlane makes some custom tools that are free and open to the public. Where would you go to find them?

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Old Site

New Site

50% 10%

29% (Indirect)

Budget for post-launch testing & updates.

Knope Tip #11

Plot Holes December, 2016

Revisit Messaging

68cards.appropriateinc.com

Metadata

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Next Season2017

Offsite Content

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COPE. Create Once Publish Everywhere

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Newsletter

Garage / In the Community

Public Presentation

CommunityEvent Blog

Outbound Marketing

Social Media

BlogServices

Don’t end on a cliffhanger.

Knope Tip #12

Resources

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• BrandSort cards

• Screaming Frog

• Google Analytics

• Visme.co

• Draw.io

• Treejack

• Little Bird

• SEMrush

• Ahrefs

What else would you like to know(pe)?

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