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1. #LexBlogLearn
State of the LexBlog
2016 Address

2. Agenda & Presenters
 LexBlog’s refined vision
and mission
 Review of 2015 upgrades
 What’s new in 2016
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VISION AND
MISSION

4. Looking Ahead
 LexBlog focus
 SaaS model fully realized
 What this means for members
 Our team’s emphasis
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@kevinokeefe

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2015 RECAP:
UPGRADES

6. Major Technology Upgrades
 Hosting improvement
 Partnered with CloudFlare to boost
security, stability, speed, and scale
 Kept pace with WordPress core and
plugin upgrades – four major upgrades
this year
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@Joshua_Lynch

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2015 RECAP:
PREMIER MANAGED
PLATFORM

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PREMIER MANAGED PLATFORM
Layered Security
Approach
• SSL for HTTPS
everywhere
• Uptime SLA
• Exclusive
platform
Platform
Customizations
• Maintenance
mode
• Google Analytics
in dashboard
• Editor alerts for
post changes
Front-of-the-Line
Upgrade Access
• Bug fixes first
• Priority updates
• First to get new
features

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2015 RECAP:
NEW APPROACH TO
RESPONSIVE DESIGN

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OLD NEW

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NEW MATCHES BLOG FONTS, ETC.
Front-end Back-end

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NEW PLANS
FOR PUBLISHERS AND
TEAMS OF ALL SIZES

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NEW PUBLISHER PLANS
PROFESSIONAL
$99/month
• Email & community
support
• Personalized responsive
design with firm logo
• Email notifications, RSS,
social sharing, SEO, &
more
• Up to 5 users
BOUTIQUE
$199/month
• Email, community, and phone
support
• New ways to highlight authors
• Pending review notifications
• Cookie disclaimers
• Subscribe page
• Branded email, advanced
forms, author SEO, & more
• Up to 20 users
FULL SERVICE
$350/month
• Responsive magazine
layout
• About page with authors
• Email personalization
• Facebook Open Graph
and Twitter Card support
• Post SEO controls
• Named Engagement
Manager
• Unlimited users

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ROADMAP
DECISION-MAKING

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ROADMAP
DECISIONS
Technology
Research,
Industry
Developments
Member Ideas
(Reach
Community)
Member
Feedback
(Surveys, etc.)
Support
Trends
Best
Publishing
Practices

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#LexBlogLearn
Product Roadmap Development
 Priorities based on greatest positive impact to
member publishing success
 Themes of work built out for six months,
revisited quarterly
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#LexBlogLearn
Product Roadmap 2016 Themes
 More platform tools for members
 Platform support integration
 Top member ideas
- Google Analytics event tracking
- Additional email notification in-platform stats
- Page layouts
 Network Sites
@Joshua_Lynch

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#LexBlogLearn
Recap: State of the LexBlog
1. Refined vision and mission
2. 2015: major work to bring members latest technology
3. 2015: development of new responsive design
technology
4. New blog publisher plans to fit range of needs starting
at $99/month
5. Roadmap work ahead: member feedback welcome,
stay tuned for developments

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Questions?
#LexBlogLearn
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@kevinokeefe

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