Supplier index card system © by koalazymonkey
Once you’ve decided to focus on website content, you’ll want to break this task down as well. A low-tech website content planning technique involves using envelopes and index cards.
Each index card represents a page of your website while each envelope represents a grouping of similar pages.
Low-Tech Website Content Planning Supplies
Here’s what you’ll need to get started:
- A file folder
- Envelopes – cut in half and glued to the inside of the folder
- Index cards
Start with five to six cut-in-half envelopes as that should be sufficient for the basic categories (Home, About Us, Services, etc.,) of your website.
How to Create Your Low-Tech Website Content Plan
- Write each page’s name (such as Company History) on the front of an index card; on the back, write down three key points to include (such as year established, mission, and core values). At this point, keep it simple and don’t worry about the details.
- Once you have your index cards prepared, organize them into groups. For example, Company History and Meet the Team pages are similar and perfect for your About Us section. Each of your services should go be grouped together as well. Place each grouping into an envelope labeled with the appropriate category such as Home, About, Services, Contact, and Support.
- Place your envelopes in a file folder and plan on working on one envelope at a time.
This is a low-tech, but simple, website content planning tip. As you work on each section, you’ll have a platform on which to build. You can also easily add new pages or ideas to each section on paper. This is a great way to gather and organize your thoughts.
What do you think? Is low-tech sometimes better than high-tech?