A redesign is an opportunity.
Why design without strategy reproduces old problems in a new layout.
Ranking Insight / notes from the work
Field notes from real strategy work: the patterns that show up again and again, the decisions leaders get stuck on, and the things worth doing differently. No recycled listicles, no funnel.
Notes on website decisions, search behavior, measurement, and redesigns.
Featured field note / 01
A new look or platform will not solve an unclear audience, weak content paths, or unreliable measurement. Decide what the site needs to accomplish first. Then build the redesign around it.
All field notes
Why design without strategy reproduces old problems in a new layout.
Reporting is useful only when it points to a next move.
The fundamentals that make content citable are mostly the fundamentals that make it good.
How to tell the difference between activity and progress.
Why verifying measurement matters before relying on it.
Consolidation as a strategy, not just a cleanup task.
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