Content standard

The LocalGovDigital content standard was written and published in 2013.

In her blog post announcing it, contributor Sarah Lay wrote:

The standard, which pulls together good practice from local government and public sector organisations around the world, is a digital style guide, content quality checklist and advice on things like organic SEO.

Sarah Lay: “Style and substance: A digital content standard for local government”

The standard

  1. The golden rules
  2. General advice for writing digital content
  3. Grammar and presentation when writing digital content
  4. Guidance specific to your particular type of content
  5. References