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Technical Services

Express Blog

Blog for WordPress based on a preselected template from the Stage Templates Gallery with low-level personalization and fast configuration

Publish content faster counting on a blog with quick execution to outset your content marketing strategy right away

The Blog Express project will set up and customize a WordPress-based blog for you based on a preselected template from the Stage Templates Gallery, with predefined pages and customization restricted to changing the logo, colors and fonts.
Express Personalization

Practical and agile customization for the template, restricted to changing the logo, colors and fonts

WordPress Hosting

Intuitive and hassle-free CMS to manage and publish your content with ease

Content
Migration

Transferring and redirecting your existing WordPress-based content to Stage

Project Management

Project Manager figure to lead and oversee your project plans and deliverables from start to completion

Everything you need to know about this agreement

What you will get from this agreement

Setup and customization of 1 (one) WordPress-based blog from a preselected template to be hosted on the Stage platform, including a fixed set of 6 predefined pages (Home, Article, Category, Resources, Search, Error), personalization of the template restricted to changing the logo, colors and fonts according to the visual identity of your brand, implementation of up to 15 options for categories or sub-categories (in total), one-time migration of up to 500 WordPress-based existing article posts, and up to 1 (one) round of consolidated revisions. All copy, imagery, and assets necessary for the blog design and development will be provided by the client.

How will this agreement be delivered

The following activities and deliverables may take place through the course of your agreement:

  • Welcome email to align on the project's goals, particularities, scope, and timeline

  • Active communication with the Project Manager to gather from the client the assets needed for the blog setup and customization

  • Technical support from a Stage expert for the domain pointing process, after the blog is finalized 

  • Deployment process to secure best practices within WordPress have been met before launching, including integration with HubSpot, RD Station, or Salesforce

  • One-time migration of up to 500 WordPress-based articles after the content hub deployment, including redirection of content to mitigate to the full extent any impact on performance

  • Rounds of consolidated revisions to gather feedback after the design and the development phases to finalize the content hub as expected

  • One single round of consolidated revisions to the design elements applied to the blog’s template

What is a Stage-based template

Your blog will come to existence from a preselected template from the Stage Templates Gallery and customizations are restricted changing the logo in the header and footer, applying the colors and fonts, and implementing the categories, subcategories, and social media networks. You can expect the final blog to be about 70% similar to the model selected, with about 30% altered to suit the content and visual identity of your brand.

What items are definitely out of scope

This particular project is not meant to provide any type of technical maintenance after the blog is live and does not include (1) administration of WordPress, (2) fixing pre-existing bugs and flaws in case of content migration, (3) copy and assets production, (4) content recommendations, (5) custom features and advanced functionalities, (6) maintenance of the blog forward, and (7) any additional assets and out-of-scope requests. These items are available in our solutions portfolio and can be purchased separately, please talk to your sales representative for further details.

Get to know the setup and customization process of your template-based blog

This project has an average duration of 15 business days, to be accounted for from the time all the assets have been provided to the Project Manager.

Stage 1
Project Planning
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Stage 2
Blog Customization
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Stage 3
Blog Finalization
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Stage 4
Blog Deployment
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Stage 5
Project Closing
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Stage 1
Project Planning
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This is the phase to plan and kick-start the project with the Project Manager, as well as put together the brief and gather all assets required for the setup and customization of the blog.

Do you need help migrating your existing blog to Stage?

Do not worry, if applicable, we will perform the migration of existing content as part of the production process of your new blog.

Stage 2
Blog Customization
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This is the phase to personalize the preselected template based on the creative brief supplied, including changing the logo in the header and footer, applying the colors and fonts according to the visual identity of your brand, and implementing the categories, subcategories, and social media networks.

Stage 3
Blog Finalization
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This is the phase to apply the feedback gathered from the client after the blog customization for a proper finalization of the project before the deployment stage.

Stage 4
Blog Deployment
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Point the domain to Stage counting on the support of the expert team, if needed, as well as to perform the technical setup process for WordPress, including installation and configuration of predefined plugins (WPRocket, Rock Convert, Imagefy, and Yoast SEO), installation and configuration of codes from predefined Google tools (GA4, GTM, and Recaptcha), integration setup of a predefined automation instance (HubSpot, RD Station or Salesforce).

Stage 5
Project Closing
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This is the phase to share the blog documentation and officially proceed with the completion of the project alongside the client.

Are you looking for a blog with unique and custom design for your content marketing strategy?

The Stage Blog project designs and develops for you a ready-to-perform WordPress-based content hub with personalized design and predefined pages. Please consult the details of this service and get peak performance for your content marketing strategy through a blog developed in WordPress and optimized for higher performance
Explore Stage Blog

Ready to get started with your Express Blog yet still need to run a quick double-check?

To have the most important details of this agreement handy and consult further information related to Rock Content’s Creative Services, please take a look at the pocket presentation we have prepared for you.