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Content Strategy for the Web [Paperback]

Kristina Halvorson
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August 22, 2009 0321620062 978-0321620064 1
If your website content is out of date, off-brand, and out of control, you're missing a huge opportunity to engage, convert, and retain customers online. Redesigning your home page won't help. Investing in a new content management system won't fix it, either. So, where do you start?
 
Without meaningful content, your website isn't worth much to your key audiences. But creating (and caring for) "meaningful" content is far more complicated than we're often willing to acknowledge. Content Strategy for the Web explains how to create and deliver useful, usable content for your online audiences, when and where they need it most. It also shares content best practices so you can get your next website redesign right, on time and on budget. For the first time, you'll:
 
  • See content strategy (and its business value) explained in plain language
  •  Find out why so many web projects implode in the content development phase ... and how to avoid the associated, unnecessary costs and delays  
  • Learn how to audit and analyze your content
  • Make smarter, achievable decisions about which content to create and how
  • Find out how to maintain consistent, accurate, compelling content over time
  • Get solid, practical advice on staffing for content-related roles and responsibilities
 

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"Content Strategy for the Web will do for Web content what Steve Krug's Don't Make Me Think did for Web usability." - Interactions Magazine

"Content Strategy for the Web is the best thing to happen to user experience design in years." --Peter Morville, co-author, Information Architecture for the World Wide Web --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

About the Author

Kristina Halvorson is the founder and president of Brain Traffic, a nationally-renowned agency specializing in content strategy and writing for the web.

Widely recognized as one of the country’s leading content strategists, Kristina speaks regularly to audiences around the world about how to deliver useful, usable content online, where and when your customers need it most. She has led content projects for hundreds of websites across dozens of industries. Her presentations about web content are consistently given top ratings at conferences and by clients alike.

In 2009, Kristina curated the first Content Strategy Consortium to facilitate a national dialogue about this emerging discipline. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota with her husband and two children.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: New Riders; 1 edition (August 22, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0321620062
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321620064
  • Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 0.3 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #319,354 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kristina Halvorson is widely recognized as the world's leading advocate for content strategy. She is the CEO and founder of Brain Traffic, the renowned content strategy firm; the host of the popular 5by5 podcast, Content Talks; and the founder of Confab, the Content Strategy Conference. Her first book, Content Strategy for the Web, is considered the gold standard for content strategy literature.

In 2009, Kristina helped organize the Content Strategy Consortium, the first-ever gathering dedicated to the topic of content strategy. In 2010, she delivered the keynote address at the world's first Content Strategy Summit in Paris, France. Since that time, she has appeared as a featured speaker at nearly 50 conferences and is well-known for her humorous, inspiring talks.

Kristina lives in St. Paul, Minnesota with her two children. Find her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/halvorson.

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79 of 85 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars A solid book for content strategy NOT content creation February 25, 2010
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First, while it may sound obvious, let me state that this book is primarily about content strategy; it is not a user's guide to developing quality Web content. I believe a few other reviews have misrepresented this book, so please consider this before purchasing.

With that said, the book gives a very effective in-depth look at content strategy (or the lack thereof) for large corporations. However, there is quite a bit of repetition throughout the book, particularly in the beginning of each chapter. Halvorson also gives off a bit of a condescending tone in some of her writing, which can be a distraction.

The book is really aimed toward an audience that is already aware of how to develop good Web content but needs assistance building a strategic plan to implement it. By far, the best chapter is Audit (4) which goes into great detail on how to audit your site's current content.

The book is worth reading -- especially if you are in a large corporate setting -- but will not be completely useful if you are not adequately educated on how to create quality content. Before purchasing this, I recommend reading Janice (Ginny) Redish's "Letting Go of the Words."
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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A remarkably compact and effective overview October 17, 2009
By James
Format:Paperback
As a content strategist with 15 years of experience, for multinationals and smaller, national clients, I can say that every word in this compact, straightfoward guide rings true with my professional practice. Ms. Halvorson's ability to break the horribly messy world of global web content into its component parts, to present it in a concise, and yet personal and pleasant way, is nothing short of remarkable. If you are an editor, strategist, or another kind of content specialist, you can quickly gain an understanding of which processes, tools and knowledge are needed in every phase of planning, creating and governing content. If you are an executive or other person in charge of a web presence, this book will enable you to start gaining control of your content and making sure it's the best it can be. It will also give you the basis to make a case for content within your organization. Most organizations today are dominated by IT and visual design, with little or no expertise in the area of large-scale content development for interactive products like websites. I use this book to teach at the University of Rotterdam, to sharpen my own process, and to explain to clients what this business of international web content is all about. Where I go, it goes! Thanks, Ms. Halvorson!!!
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Content Strategy? Look no further. November 10, 2010
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book is concise and has meat. I read the entire book in one sitting. A total eye opener.
I always knew Content was God, but this book puts a lot of structure and process around content, its creation and management. The author keeps the focus on strategy and doesn't deviate.

If I had to abbreviate the learnings in this book, it would be:

Content strategy process
1. Audit :
Content Inventory: Title, URL, content
What content do you have? (Text, PDF, Video, Audio, Forms)
How is the content organized? (break it into sections, what does each section have)
Who creates the content?
Where does the content live?
Qualitative audit : Is content accurate, useful, well written, user friendly, used by audience

2. Creation:
What content to be created,
Why
Where will it come from
How will it be structured
Who will write it

3. Delivery:
Who will review, edit, approve, load
How will you deliver content (vehicles: website, blog, social media).
Which tools will users use to get to the content?

4. Governance:
Plans to add, update, archive

The Editorial Strategy is also part of the mix. This involve values, voice, tone, legal and regulatory concerns.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful and current
This book is essential reading for anyone doing very large, complex websites. From IA to content, the book helps to plan better ways to approach the content with real... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Danielle Mickey Kellogg
3.0 out of 5 stars Too narrow...
I purchased this book as preparation for developing a website but found the content to be very narrow vs the bigger view that I needed.
Published 4 months ago by J. Broughton
5.0 out of 5 stars Expand your knowledge of content strategy
I've seen Kristina Halvorson speak at user experience conferences, so when her book came out, I quickly ordered it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by S. LeVan
5.0 out of 5 stars Just re-read a few years later... still great!
I read this book when it first came out and it was great then. I just re-read it and it still holds up. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Clint Carlson
5.0 out of 5 stars Not Just for Content Strategists
I bought this book awhile ago, and it's well-loved by pencil marks and sticky notes. But this makes sense; I'm a content strategist. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Shelly Bowen
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading
Every once in a while a book comes along & changes everything. In the web world, Jeffrey Zeldman's "Designing with Web Standards" & Kelly Goto's "Web ReDesign 2. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Dale Cruse
5.0 out of 5 stars 181 pages of content awesomeness.
In her own words, Kristina Halvorson says "This book is an introduction to the emerging practice of content strategy." And that's what this fine piece of work is. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Brian Sun
3.0 out of 5 stars For content strategists, not content creators
As a previous reviewer pointed out, this book isn't about creating content, it's about creating a strategy that will allow for the creation and maintenance of content. Read more
Published on March 4, 2011 by Nora Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource
I just entered into a role where content will be a big part of my responsibilities and this book was a fantastic introduction for me and I definitely have pulled it off my shelf a... Read more
Published on February 20, 2011 by V. Rodas
5.0 out of 5 stars Must-have book
From all the research I've done and from reading the book myself, I can tell you that this really is the definitive book on content strategy. Read more
Published on January 28, 2011 by orange crow
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