Digital technology can give easy access to many types of content that would otherwise be difficult to make available by other methods. The best technology however cannot overcome poor decision-making and implementation, which means you should carefully consider and plan for all the stages of a digital project before you spend your first dollar in bringing it to life.

If you are thinking of kickstarting the new year with a new digitisation or content creation project, here are seven tips to put you on the right path:

Tip 1: Have a clear purpose for selecting content

Tip 2: Choose appropriate formats for creating content

Tip 3: Set aside resources to describe your content

Tip 4: Work out in advance how your content will be managed

Tip 5: Structure your content for easy discovery

Tip 6: Inform potential users of what they can do with your content

Tip 7: Implement a backup and long term storage plan

You can read about these tips in full by visiting our Make it Digital Guide to Getting Started