Vanessa Barlow

Content designer & strategist. Ex Citizens Advice, Burberry, Sainsbury's & EE. Creator of @DigiContentPod content design podcast.

[Vanessa Barlow @CopyVanessa]

Episode 4 of the Content Design podcast is up and it will change your working life! @DannyChadburn shares how you can use dashboards and automation to work smarter https://t.co/J0vzwnczBr #contentdesign @DigiContentPod

[Vanessa Barlow @CopyVanessa]

I've only gone and spoken to the the brilliant @scottkubie for the Content Design podcast https://t.co/z4vtIpnbNi @DigiContentPod #contentdesign

[Vanessa Barlow @CopyVanessa]

The latest episode of the #ContentDesign podcast is here. I chat to the brilliant Olivia Sperring-Jones of NHSX about creating good content fast. https://t.co/as6ZG3APuR @DigiContentPod

[Vanessa Barlow @CopyVanessa]

Series 3 episode 1 of my Content Design podcast is here! Check it out to get some great tips on all the tools and techniques to use when starting a content design project https://t.co/1OY03WOp46 @DigiContentPod #contentdesign #contentstrategy

[Vanessa Barlow @CopyVanessa]

Series 3 of the Content Design podcast is go! Episode 1 will be coming your way on Monday. Really excited about this series, we've got some fantastic guests. @DigiContentPod #contentdesign #contentstrategy

[Vanessa Barlow @CopyVanessa]

@usefulkarl Thanks Karl. That's a great idea re GDS and Corona, I'll reach out to some of my contacts.

[Vanessa Barlow @CopyVanessa]

After some time out to have a baby I'm thinking of kicking off series 3 of @DigiContentPod. Anyone you'd like to hear from? Check out series 1 and 2 https://t.co/J9HmLgkqrI
#ContentDesign

[Vanessa Barlow @CopyVanessa]

Content design win of the day: why use 'determine whether' when you can just say 'check if'?

[Vanessa Barlow @CopyVanessa]

The great GDS accessibility posters are now available as HTML https://t.co/FokJbZh2uV
Share with colleagues and get them thinking about how your content design impacts people with dyslexia and anxiety as well as those who need to use screen readers #accessibility

[Vanessa Barlow @CopyVanessa]

Had a top time at #ConCon8 yesterday. Was great to see the innovative ways people are engaging subject matter experts and users - and how they're joining up services and silos. #ContentDesign

[G @gemma4B]

As a content strategist, your job is to answer the questions:
what
why
for who
by who
how
how often
with what
until when

… plus maybe a few others
@halvorson #confab2019

[Vanessa Barlow @CopyVanessa]

@kieran_forde Thanks for the @DigiContentPod shout out. Glad it's proving so useful. Any topics you'd like us to cover?

[Rachel McConnell @Minette_78]

@_zachmoss @ContentDesignLN @dandoescontent Show them what a website looks like without content on it. Then they get it.

[Content Design Podcast @DigiContentPod]

Here's the latest episode of the Content Design podcast. I chat to Laura McNally, Head of Social at Auto Trader about how social content can be a key part of a user's overall journey. Plus we talk about how to use social to quickly test your content ideas. https://t.co/BilKtkJj4R

[Content Design Podcast @DigiContentPod]

Did you know you can use social to test your content ideas and see what your audience really reacts to? We chat to Laura McNally, Head of Social at Auto Trader about how social media can fit into your wider #contentstrategy https://t.co/pWqOZ11kbC

[Content Design Podcast @DigiContentPod]

We made the list!

[Vanessa Barlow @CopyVanessa]

Fantastic article from @Joscelincooper with some great strategies to introduce content-first design, like storyboarding & conversation role playing https://t.co/UaaV1VWCJY #ContentDesign #ContentStrategy #UXwriting

[Vanessa Barlow @CopyVanessa]

Thanks - glad it’s been helpful

[Catherine Sempill @cath_sempill]

Loving the detail in this #contentstrategy explainer. Covers all the bases, from who'll be creating the copy to what your overarching business goals are. 🏆👍🏼👏🏼 Good job @CopyVanessa

[Vanessa Barlow @CopyVanessa]

Agree!

[Brian Peters @brian_g_peters]

I've learned that if I keep email/@SlackHQ open throughout the day I'm constantly working in a "reactive" state. I.e., regularly checking for updates and incoming messages.

If I close email/Slack for 1-2 hours at a time, I'm much more productive and generally less stressed.