Client: Dave McBee - Backpacking By Bus
Type of Site: Information, selling guides
Goal: Access Western Washington's Wilderness by public transit
| r1c1 Audience |
r1c2 (1 character study/scenario) |
r1c3 Issues |
r1c4 Approach |
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| College boy without car, living in Seattle area wanting to backpack. Wifi, iPod Touch or iPhone or netbook and GPS. On a budget. | Wants to confirm that the trail out at the coast is passable. If Dave doesn't know, maybe one of the readers will. | Needs current information |
Make sure to time-stamp info, javascript file date |
| Wants community with other bus-hikers |
bulletin board later, blog now | ||
| Doesn't want to miss last minute opportunities like super low tides, astronomical events, Great Grey Owl sighting |
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| Wants to contribute pictures and stories |
Guest article writer, user gallery, links to Google earth and Panoramio | ||
| Bus marketing woman, looking for fun new ideas to promote her bus line to the public. She has T1 line, PC. |
Needs to find actual people who ride buses for adventure, to interview | She's contacted clubs and now want to find individuals |
the bulletin board and articles can provide new blood |
| Is looking for reliable information on the far-flung systems and where there might be gaps in the systems. |
r7c2 | ||
| wants timely news on best times for nettles, black flies, Hyak Tunnel, shellfish, whaling protests |
a calendar and news updates, maybe RSS | ||
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| Japanese traveler who considers the bus part of the fun, netbook, wifi |
Concerned about getting lost in the woods, looking for detailed guides. | Accuracy of guides, Can it address both high tech and low? |
GPS info |
| Needs waterproof gear, blue tarp and a guide to mollusks |
Affiliate links to gear vendors, make-it-yourself info | ||
| Wants to verify the lunatic ravings of Dave |
Links and phone numbers to agencies, NOAA and the like | ||
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