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In this video, we’ll explore the role of UX content within design and development teams, how it impacts many parts of a project, and who ultimately is responsible for creating it.
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Let's explore how you might begin to
implement UX content into your website or
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app project.
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So far, we've discussed
many ways to integrate this
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content into the user experience.
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It should naturally appear within product
descriptions, help and support sections,
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details about the brand or company, and
anywhere people interact with the site.
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So when you add it all up,
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that means your entire site may be
impacted by this UX content approach.
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And an important point here is that,
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once you start creating this content
with a distinct personality or voice,
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or begin to adopt certain values,
like transparency or being helpful,
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it needs to become a consistent
part of the experience.
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Otherwise, it won't seem genuine.
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So don't only be helpful
in the help section or
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transparent in the about section.
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Whatever values you hold
dear should be seen and
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felt across the entire user experience,
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which means you'll need your entire team
to understand and adopt them as well.
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This will affect the people responsible
for writing and creating content,
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designing images and videos,
creating templates or interfaces.
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Along with the people who manage product
pages, help sections, corporate or
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brand information, and
anyone else whose work shows up online.
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In some cases, those responsibilities
are spread out amongst many people
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in different teams, but
other times it's a much smaller group.
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Whatever the case,
a great way to get your efforts aligned,
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and your team invested in UX content,
is to make it relevant for them.
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A helpful approach here is to explain
the benefits of UX content by connecting
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them to the goals you and
your team are focused on.
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Odds are, your team's goals
are going to align very well with
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the benefits we've already discussed.
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Improving the user experience,
increasing engagement, improving feedback,
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and especially generating more important
conversions, like sales, sign ups or
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downloads.
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And by creating more UX content,
teammates responsible for
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specific tasks could also
realize some benefits too.
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Here's what I mean.
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Marketers and copy writers are usually
tasked with explaining features and
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promoting products.
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But too many of them struggle because
different writers will take different
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approaches.
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Some might prefer to be direct.
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Another might like to write fun copy, and
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others might wanna keep descriptions
as serious as possible.
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With a UX content approach,
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you can align everyone around the
personality and values you want to use.
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Ensuring that all your tag lines,
descriptions, and calls to action create
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the right emotional reactions you're
looking for from your audience.
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Designers should also have a clearer
idea of the visual personality or
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attitude the user interface should have.
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So the choices they make when selecting
color palettes, typefaces, buttons,
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icons, and other visual elements will
resonate with the user in the right way.
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And if developers recognize
the personality or voice you want to use,
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they'll anticipate the best
places where it should be seen.
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So when developers build forms,
interactive features, or
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see an opportunity to
inject some UX content,
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they'll help maintain that unique
experience throughout the site.
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And these efforts should align perfectly
with your customer service team,
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especially if there's a chance to add
helpful content like a knowledge base
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or FAQs.
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Not only could you deliver this support
with your consistent voice, but
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it could also streamline
the support process and
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potentially reduce the number of emails or
phone calls you get.
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And that's an important point.
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UX content is supposed to help the entire
company or website hit its goals.
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But it should also improve how teams or
individuals accomplish their goals too.
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Marketers usually have metrics they look
at to track how many people they get
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to download a free trial, for example.
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The same goes for people on support or
development teams trying to measure and
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improve customer satisfaction.
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With a consistent and positive UX
in place, everyone could benefit.
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And when teams are aligned around
common strategies like this,
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collaboration becomes easier and
more effective,
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especially when the UX content you
wanna create requires a mix of skills.
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For example, Quip is a collaboration tool
where teams can work on living documents
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together, so
communication becomes more intuitive.
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Now, their marketing team is responsible
for explaining how it all works,
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describing the benefits and features,
with the goal of attracting new users.
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Meanwhile, the design
team is responsible for
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creating eye-catching visuals that help
promote and display the various features,
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and to create a visual experience
that resonates with the audience.
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But if both teams are aligned behind this
UX content approach, it's easier for
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them to create elements with
a consistent message and experience.
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So if these teams are aligned and
know that Quip's personality is casual,
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stylish, but a little bit quirky too,
the narration written for this demo video
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will have the same voice and attitude
as the motion graphics created for it.
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Working together helps teams gain
a better focus about what to create and
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how it should look and feel for the user.
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So maybe you've got a big team or
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maybe it's just you trying to
accomplish all this UX work.
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Whatever the case, UX content should
have a presence throughout your site.
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And the various tasks you're responsible
for, whether it's marketing,
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support, design, or more,
will all be impacted by it too.
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Just be sure everyone has the same
direction before moving forward.
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