Meeting

Local Jungle - Current

Feb 16 · 5:00 AM

Gist

Chris met with Local Jungle's Gavin to dig into their web build process, which currently takes ~1 month and needs to hit under 2 weeks. They ruled out splitting the main site and PPC landing pages onto separate systems (subdomains or an Astro-based setup Craig had proposed) since the timeline gap doesn't justify managing two systems. Agreed direction: consolidate onboarding, technical setup, and marketing pre-work into a single front-loaded intake so the build timer only starts once everything is collected, and standardize on a parent/child WordPress theme structure duplicated via SiteGround Migrator so junior developers can spin up sites with minimal room for error. Gavin will send Chris the updated template zip file and ClickUp access so Chris can review the process before their regular Tuesday meeting next week.

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What came out of it

Decisions4

Rejected splitting the website into a separate Astro-based system just for PPC landing pages
Will consolidate technical onboarding and marketing pre-work into a single upfront intake step before starting web design
Will standardize on a parent theme / child theme structure duplicated via SiteGround Migrator instead of building multiple divergent templates
No second meeting will be scheduled next week; time will be left open for async work instead

Risks and blockers4

Craig has a hard requirement on high page speed scores and has killed projects over this before
Overseas developers drop tasks or make mistakes when instructions aren't fully explicit
A recent launch had a major failure where the site reverted content from another version, requiring a full weekend of recovery work
Current 2-3 month build timeline needs to get under 2 weeks and there are only two more weeks to hit that goal

Open questions2

What will Chris's specific process recommendations look like after reviewing the ClickUp workflows and template?
How will site-specific service page content nuances (e.g. European vs domestic auto repair) be handled within a standardized template process?

Next steps3

ClientSend Chris the updated WordPress parent/child theme template zip file
ClientGive Chris access to ClickUp to review the current process workflows
MeReview the ClickUp processes and template and come with recommendations before next Tuesday's meeting

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