Civic Engagement Project Principle of Marketing 301 S2 What sites to review? Site Architecture Phase One: Information Gathering Research 350.org thoroughly and other 350.org sites (350 Colorado, 350 Seattle) • What is the purpose of the site? • Goals – what do you hope to accomplish with the web site? (share information, motivate action) • Target Audience: Is there a specific group of people that will help you reach your goals? Picture the “ideal” person you want to visit your website. Consider their age, sex or interests. This will help determine the best design style, etc. • Content – What kind of information will the target audience be looking for on your site? Specific information, events, news? · Define Persona in detail · Determine Keywords · Project Plan Phase Two: Planning Using the information gathered from phase one, it is time to put together a plan for the web site. This is the point where a site map is developed · Determine Categories & Submenus · Find images (free) and document where they are from and any credits needed Phase Three: Design Drawing from the information gathered up to this point, it’s time to determine the look and feel of the site. Create prototypes of the Home Page including images. Phase Four: Development of Content Content Creation including: · Privacy Policy · Disclaimer · Contact · About Us · Newsletter · Newsletter Sign-Up communications · Social Media – Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Others? · Videos and You Tube Channel Phase Five: Analytics Phase Six Marketing and Promotion Ideas Phase Seven Testing Phase Eight · Guidelines for Coalition Members to provide content and sources for future content · Other Client Requests · Final Presentation to Client .