Monthly Technology Platform Updates
This is a monthly newsletter published by Gear Patrol's Corporate team to highlight important technology platform updates. To stay in the loop between editions, follow along on Slack in #technology-platform-updates.
10UP Kickoff and Discovery
Our official kickoff with 10UP took place on April 13. The call began with team intros and transitioned into discovery, leading to a series of focused deep-dive meetings on commerce content, monetization, SEO, design, and more. 10Up is out of the office this week, but returns next week. For any questions in the meantime, don’t hesitate to reach out directly or reply to this email.
Sneak Peek: UX Design Progress
Joe, Jack, Eric, and Caitlyn met for a week of UX design workshops to catalog our existing site components and create a style guide and map for the new site. Initial designs have been sent to 10UP for a feasibility review, after which they will be shared with internal teams for final feedback and signoff. The above is an
internal
sneak peek — not final!
Product Embed Functionality
Product embed functionality — inputting a link into the backend and having all key product information automatically populate — is a key feature that we’re aiming to replicate in the new WordPress site. Through meetings with Skimlinks and 10Up, we’ve made progress in identifying the steps to building this feature. More to come!
Next Up
Design feasibility feedback: we expect feedback from 10Up on the feasibility of our initial UX designs next week, which will allow us to make revisions and share these designs with internal teams.
Plan to finalize our video, branded content recirculation, and social scheduling vendor contracts this upcoming month.
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