Planning for User Content

In recent months, some colleagues and I outside I,Reporter have heard more and more from clients: How do I manage the content on my site, especially if I want to incorporate web 2.0 technologies? Careful planning is definitely in order, especially if you're expecting to make the most of user-generated content. You don't want to build an expensive web site, only to discover that you can't even easily allow for user comments.

So another partner and I, former ABCNews.com colleague Dorian Benkoil of Teeming Media, have put together a document that we hope provides some of those answers. "Choosing the Right Content Management System for Your Web Site(s)" is our comprehensive  67-page analysis of content management systems, products and solutions, as well as best practices and common pitfalls. The report was written together with digital media consultant Amy Webb of WebbMedia Group. You can click here to download an excerpt.

One thing our white paper does is help you frame the right questions, including those that involve incorporating user-generated content. It starts by just asking: Who is providing your content? Does it come from a user or community group? Do you bring in content feeds from elsewhere, such as blogs? And will you want any of the following: blogs, podcasts, discussion forums? Asking the right questions at the front-end will save a lot of pain in the back-end!

For more information, contact me a BVG Media via email at cms@bgvmedia.com, or visit our site BGVMedia.com and click the "Buy Now" button to purchase the report.

Comments

[Dale]

Excellent article and like your moniker too!