The Contented Strategy Blog

It’s official - mobile devices are here to stay and we are doing all kinds of stuff on them, not just trying to complete tasks. In this post I look at the business case for a mobile first website redesign, the practicalities, the content implications, the problems and the advantages.

I learn to code because I thought it would make me a better content strategist. So far coding has helped me understand how content can travel, how tasks can be automated and how to get along with developers.

I've been working with Drew Neil to develop a content strategy for the popular developers' site, Vimcasts. I've already blogged about how the user survey helped us to find out what people thought of Vimcasts and how Google Analytics helped us analyse people's behaviour. Now it's time to make Vimcasts' content work harder. We'll start with the homepage.

I've been working with Drew Neil to develop a content strategy for the popular developers' site, Vimcasts. I've learnt a lot from the user survey. For example, a majority of the 216 respondents would like Drew to add categories and search. Now, I dig down into the analytics to track how people have been using the Vimcasts site.

I've been working with Drew Neil to develop a content strategy for the popular developers' site, Vimcasts. I've had a few thoughts about what might make the site more user-friendly and more supportive of Drew's current business goals. However, there's nothing quite like asking your site visitors to find out what your content does well – and what it doesn't. Read on to find out what Vimcast fans said about the site.