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XML workflow costs (premium)

Everyone wants to know how much an XML workflow is going to cost. For some reason, our prospective clients are rarely satisfied with the standard consultant answer of “It depends.”

This post outlines typical XML projects at four different budget levels: less than $50,000, $150K, $500K, and more than $500K.

The companies described are fictional composites. You should not make any major budgetary (or life) decisions based on these rough estimates. Your mileage may vary. Insert any other disclaimers I have forgotten.

Sarah O'Keefe

September 8, 2014

Localization

Three factors for evaluating localization vendors

Localizing content can be a frustrating and expensive effort. In addition to per-word costs and turnaround times, keep these three key factors in mind when choosing a vendor.

Bill Swallow

September 3, 2014

Industry insights

Fall 2014 Scriptorium conference round-up

We have a full schedule of stellar conferences coming up this fall. We hope to see you at one or more of these events.

Sarah O'Keefe

August 25, 2014

Structured content

Engage before change: your content strategy mantra

If you’re about to revamp your content strategy, repeat after me:

Engage before change.

Alan Pringle

August 19, 2014

Content pitfalls

Content strategy failure in ten easy steps (premium)

Here’s how to ensure content strategy failure in ten easy steps. Follow these steps to guarantee that your project disintegrates in spectacular fashion. The top three are:

Pick your tools first.
Don’t talk to stakeholders.
Make bad assumptions.

Sarah O'Keefe

August 11, 2014

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Content strategy mistake: replicating old formatting with new tools

When remodeling your kitchen, would you replace 1980s almond melamine cabinets with the same thing? Probably not. (I certainly wouldn’t!) Then why make the content strategy mistake of using new tools to re-create the old formatting in your content?

Alan Pringle

August 5, 2014

DITA

DITA content strategy

How can you implement DITA content strategy? Is DITA itself a content strategy?

Sarah O'Keefe

July 28, 2014

Structured content

Planning your content strategy pilot project

Your content strategy is approved. Your tools are in place. Now it’s time to crank up—your pilot project, that is.

Consider these tips when mapping out your content strategy pilot project.

Alan Pringle

July 21, 2014

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Webcast: The many facets of content strategy

In this webcast recording, Sarah O’Keefe discusses the future of content strategy.

The purpose of content strategy is to support your organization’s business goals. Content strategists need to understand how content across the organization—marketing, technical, and more—contributes to the overall business success.

Sarah O'Keefe

July 16, 2014

DITA

Managing DITA projects (premium)

A DITA implementation isn’t merely a matter of picking tools. Several factors, including wrangling the different groups affected by an implementation, are critical to successfully managing DITA projects.

Note: This post assumes you have already done a content strategy analysis, which determined the DITA standard supports your company’s business goals.

Alan Pringle

July 11, 2014

XML workflow costs (premium)

Three factors for evaluating localization vendors

Fall 2014 Scriptorium conference round-up

Engage before change: your content strategy mantra

Content strategy failure in ten easy steps (premium)

Content strategy mistake: replicating old formatting with new tools

DITA content strategy

Planning your content strategy pilot project

Webcast: The many facets of content strategy

Managing DITA projects (premium)

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