Should you want to create the content for your site redesign, this is typically considered the “heavy lifting” portion for the client. Content can include items such as copy, images, videos, audio files and PDFs. Compiled below are a few helpful tips before you begin.
The Use of “Click Here”
Try not using “click here” in your copy, as it typically does not align with best web practices for some of the following reasons (more…)
Equipment If you are a 501(c)(3) organization, you can apply for a Flip Video Spotlight kit to be used by untrained staff and constituents to help highlight your work with video.
Filming » Each shot should be between 10 and 15 seconds
» Shoot close ups whenever possible
» Film people – create a personal story
Editing » Keep your total video length under 2 minutes
» If you want to create a longer video, break it into episodes
» Adding words? Translations? Remember that online video typically is in a smaller viewing pane, so keep in legible
» End with a call-to-action and provide users with a URL shortcut to a page with additional information & a donation opportunity
Posting » Create a YouTube channel for your nonprofit
» Insert the video into widgets that can be spread virally
» Add a video index on your site
The 404 page is what a user sees when they go to a page that no longer exists on the site. Are you missing an opportunity to keep a user engaged when they visit one of these pages?
Mistype a URL shortcut on your site. What does your 404 page look like? Is there an opportunity to optimize this page with links back to the homepage or most visited pages on the site?
Or, perhaps, could you even invent a user experience that (more…)
Gatorade has recently produced several commercials around the theme “What’s G?” It is a part of an entire packaging redesign that aims to be a badge of pride for anyone who sweats, no matter how active they are.
While the traditional marketing pieces are in place (e.g. logo, branding elements, inventive commercial, famous spokespeople), the interactive strategy is currently being ignored, thus leaving a Gap in the strategy (more…)
Unfortunately, this great resource is hidden and is not easy to find from the main website. Participants may also want to participate by telling others about how they donated blood or volunteered. The American Red Cross could make this page more generic and less about “disaster relief” in order to expand its reach to a wider audience.