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Creating a Content Strategy
     for Your Website
About Me
  • Web Design, Mobile Web
    Design

  • Social Business/Enterprise
    Social Media
     • Kathryn R. Smith
  • User engagement strategy
     • @kathrynrsmith
  • Branding for small businesses

  • Social media marketing for
    non-profits & for-profits

  • Web Curation
Agenda

• Developing a Content Calendar

• The Content Cycle

• Examples

• Q&A
Why a Content Calendar?
Answers these questions:
When will content be posted?

What type of content will be posted?

To which channels will the content be posted?

Who will post it?
Planning the “What”

• Weekly or monthly themes for content

• Use different formats when appropriate

• Consistent scheduling within different formats
Planning the “When”

• Plan posts at regular intervals

• Be mindful of peak traffic times

• Leave room for “breaking news” content
Which channels to use?

• Post on your website/blog

• Go where your audience is

• Only post content to relevant channels
Planning the “Who”

• Use automation tools

• Crowdsource

• Just do it!
Ex: Mashable
    “Music
   Monday”
http://mashable.com
Ex:
 Spin Sucks
“#FollowFriday”
http://spinsucks.com
Ex:
Michelle Phan
   YouTube/IG
http://www.youtube.com/user
        /MichellePhan
Instagram
Examples
Websites with Content that Sucks



• Don’t have any content
• Have content that isn’t updated frequently
• Have “spammy” content
Websites with Content that Sucks
Content Calendar Types
Q&A
Contact Info
Twitter.com/kathrynrsmith
    or @kathrynrsmith


Linkedin.com/in/kathrynrsmith


kathrynrsmith


kathrynrsmith@gmail.com
Thank You!
Contact Info
Twitter.com/kathrynrsmith
    or @kathrynrsmith


Linkedin.com/in/kathrynrsmith


kathrynrsmith


kathrynrsmith@gmail.com

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