How to think about modular content

David Klement, Michael Andrews

17 minutes

Content model / Taxonomy / Linked items

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It’s nice to know the theory behind the modular content concept, but how to transform it into the real world? In this example, you’ll see what kind of modular content there is for a retail store with bicycles.

A bicycle is made of parts, and so is modular content. You create bits of content and join them together to create the whole piece. But each segment of your customers may be interested in different parts. Depending on the audience, you can present your customers with selected parts of your content. Choose those parts that are relevant to them without the need to recreate and duplicate the content.

When you offer a product like a bicycle, your customers might have many questions. Categorize the questions so you can use your modular content to answer them, let users see how the topics relate, and help them decide. For each situation, pick the important points of interest and show your customers the pieces of your content that are relevant to the particular situation.

The point of your website or app is to provide the right information at the right place and time and to answer the questions that may arise based on that information. Structuring all the information as we’ve suggested in the product example above is a good start.There may be various other goals you may have with your content. Let’s say your goal is to provide relevant product suggestions and answer possible questions.Displaying product suggestions means that, for instance, on the page about city cycling, you recommend a particular bicycle as appropriate for the activity. As for answering questions, that may be a vocabulary page relevant to what customers see in a particular view.

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Modular content is like a bicycle

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Map your customers’ interests to your pieces of content

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Use modular content with taxonomies to answer questions

Modular content is like a bicycle

Map your customers’ interests to your pieces of content

Use modular content with taxonomies to answer questions

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