Doing a content inventory
I am about to start to do a mind-numbingly boring content inventory for a Intraweb redesign. It will probably take me all week and drive me insane, but it is absolutely essential to understanding the...
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Today I started to do a content inventory for a site I’m redesigning. I have no idea how long it is going to take me, or how big the site really is. I’m using Jeff Veen’s spreadsheet, and it is pretty...
View ArticleContent Inventory – day 2
I’m on my second day of a content inventory. 641 page titles and URLs listed, and I still have no idea how much more work I have… Content inventory tip – clear your browser history before you start and...
View ArticleContent Inventory – day 3
Day 3 – 1,267 page titles and urls recorded, and there is still no end in sight. Tips for today - learn as many keyboard shortcuts as possible - using IE’s accessibility options, ignore colours so I...
View ArticleContent Inventory – day 5
After a few days’ break, I started back at the content inventory. 2200 pages done, and I think I can see an end in sight (I’m going to take a guess that there will be around 3500 pages to map). Some...
View ArticleContent Inventory – day 8
I’m still plugging away with my content inventory (4200 pages so far), and it really is driving me nuts. I’m keeping going by telling myself how useful this damn list is going to be. Things I can use...
View ArticleContent Inventory – day 9
I continued the content inventory today. I finished a section of the site that has a structure resembling a pile of wet spaghetti. There were more than 200 links, but linking to around 30 individual...
View ArticleContent Inventory – when is enough
Peter wrote an entry on his blog wondering whether a content inventory is worth the effort. I initially said yes, but it got me thinking. How do we draw the line between listing out everything and...
View ArticleContent Inventory – day 11
Yippee…I finally finished the big content inventory. (I actually finished it on Tuesday but was away for a conference and have been writing an assignment since then). I ended up listing around 5800...
View ArticleTaking a content inventory
I’ve spent much of the past 2 weeks working on a content inventory. As a technique, it is pretty straightforward and well documented (if you’re not familiar, read: Doing a Content Inventory or any of...
View ArticleWhy you shouldn’t start IA with a Content Inventory
Leisa Reichelt has a blog post on Why you shouldn’t start IA with a Content Inventory I totally disagree with this. But I work on really big, content rich sites, and they are usually in a *very* poor...
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