I’d like to add that while site authors may be scattered around-and sometimes outside-an organisation I think it is necessary that there is one designated staff member who has keeping an eye across all web content included in their job description.

Whether this is a web manager or editor, a marketing person or someone else, there needs to be someone who is going to ensure that authors are following the style, talking to each other and getting the training they need. A Content Strategist would no doubt recommend someone take on this role as part of their governance guidelines so things don’t fall apart as staff come and go.

The last time I returned to my organisation from extended leave I discovered there were three new content contributors who had joined the company who were not aware the style guide existed. There was one other new staff member who had been given the guide. Seemed it depended on who the manager was. To overcome that problem, the style guide and basic training have since been added to the induction process in that particular company.

Cheers,
Robyn

That’s how it was with me, anyway. When I worked in a great small company where that happened, I was a BRILLIANT employee. I worked long hours and did excellent work. I loved it, and it showed. But as soon as the company went public, and deliberately adopted big company processes (which meant driving out small company caring), they stopped caring about — or even knowing — what I was doing. So I went surfing.

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