In episode 83 of The Content Strategy Experts podcast, Gretyl Kinsey and Jake Campbell talk about the next generation of DITA. What happens when you need to update your existing DITA structure? “When you’re building everything out the first time around, you can do as much … Read More
Taking a phased approach to your content strategy (podcast)
In episode 82 of The Content Strategy Experts podcast, Elizabeth Patterson and Bill Swallow talk about taking a phased approach to content strategy when you have limited resources and how you can prioritize that approach. “It’s really easy to allow your scope to expand. Try … Read More
Document ownership in your content development workflows (podcast)
In episode 81 of The Content Strategy Experts podcast, Gretyl Kinsey and Alan Pringle discuss document ownership and the role it plays in content development workflows and governance. “You’ve got to quit the focus on the tools. The tools are not going to solve mindset problems. … Read More
Information architecture in DITA XML (podcast)
In episode 80 of The Content Strategy Experts podcast, Gretyl Kinsey and Sarah O’Keefe discuss information architecture in DITA XML and other forms. “You have to look at information architecture in metadata starting from a taxonomy point of view. This means you are looking at … Read More
The true cost of quick fixes (podcast, part 2)
In episode 79 of The Content Strategy Experts podcast, Gretyl Kinsey and Bill Swallow continue their discussion and talk about solutions to quick fixes. “A big part of your content strategy should be how requests come in, how the timelines are built, and what you’re … Read More
The true cost of quick fixes (podcast, part 1)
In episode 78 of The Content Strategy Experts podcast, Gretyl Kinsey and Bill Swallow talk about the true cost of quick fixes in your content strategy. “Even if a quick fix might save you some time or a little bit of upfront cost or upfront effort … Read More
Content reuse: different industries, same problems (podcast)
In episode 77 of The Content Strategy Experts podcast, Alan Pringle talks with Chris Hill of DCL about content reuse and what it looks like across different industries. “You really have to start seeing content creation as a collaboration and build trust between the people … Read More
Moving to structured content: Expectations vs. reality (podcast)
In episode 76 of The Content Strategy Experts podcast, Elizabeth Patterson and Alan Pringle talk about expectations versus realities of tools when moving to smart structured content. “You can have different people using different tools and still pour all of the content into the single content … Read More
Saving localization costs with content reuse (podcast)
In episode 75 of The Content Strategy Experts podcast, Elizabeth Patterson and Bill Swallow talk about how content reuse can help you save on your localization costs. “The savings you get from a reduced word count is all fine and good, but the translation is … Read More
The benefits of a taxonomy (podcast, part 2)
In episode 74 of The Content Strategy Experts podcast, Gretyl Kinsey and Simon Bate continue their discussion about the benefits of establishing a taxonomy. “Communicate with the stakeholders. Don’t just get their input and then go away. Communicate all along what you’re doing and identify … Read More