Before you dive into modeling a full-fledged content model for your organization, there are a couple of things that will multiply the impact. This section will walk you through all the handy prerequisites, things to know about modeling, and tools that will help you through the process.
Content modeling involves a lot of decision-making. For example, there are different ways how to implement relationships between content items or how to model layouts and pages. These are the decisions you will need to focus your energy on, and it's easier when you've come prepared.
Before you move further, let's go through what can come in handy in different situations. Bookmark this page for later when you're modeling content. But even passive knowledge can make a difference when you read further.
Here we will cover frequently used tools that can help you during the content modeling process.
Continuing with the coffee example, the first step of coffee preparation is to decide what kind of coffee you are going to make. Those coffee recipes are different content types. One recipe allows you to make the same coffee over and over again, and so do content types. They allow you to create content items, instances of the content type.
