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Trade Tips:
7 Lessons Learned
Redesigning A Website
Helpful hints for public relations
and marketing professionals
By Ronald Simms Jr.
Digital Communications Specialist

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Silver anniversaries are usually celebrated with
shiny objects.
And what’s shinier than a brand-new website?

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To celebrate 25 years of public relations with a
conscience—and usher in our next chapter—we
redesigned McKPR.com.

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Here’s what we learned from the redesign process.

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1. Do Your Homework
Study other websites
and incorporate what
you like.

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2. Ask Questions
What’s the purpose of
the redesign?
What are must have
features?
How can we improve
the user experience?

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3. Take an Iterative Approach
Tackle the project page
by page.
Provide constant
feedback to developers
during the process to
help refine the site.

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4. Don’t Build Everything From Scratch
Using third-party
technology is
commonplace and
doesn’t tie you down
to one developer for
updates.

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5. Avoid Unnecessary Complexity
Think about what
features are must
haves and which are
nice to haves that may
require too much
money and time.

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6. Think Responsive
Make sure your site
allows for a seamless
experience no matter
the device, whether
that be desktop,
tablet, or phone.

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7. It Never Truly Ends
Put your project into
the world and revise as
you go.
Gather real time
feedback to make the
site better.

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To learn more about McKinney & Associates, visit www.mckpr.com
McKinney & Associates was founded in 1990 with a commitment
to social justice that has prevailed for 25 years. From the
beginning, McKinney has passionately and skillfully practiced
public relations with a conscience for local, national and
international organizations.
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