Founder
THE FINE CIRCLE
March 2020 - present
I created a tool to find unique spots in holiday destinations and cities. The motivation behind this project is my passion for the travel industry, along with some key learnings and constraints I faced as a traveller. I then embarked in the journey of creating my very own venture in my free time.
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20k
Yearl visitors (organic)
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20k
Montlthy Pinterest views (organic)
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180k
Yearly Google impressions
Conducting an extensive market and competiton research
Reading about trends and users in the industry
Keeping up-to-date with latest reports published as the sector constantly evolves
User and persona rearch
Mapping user journeys
Identifying gaps in the market
Sending out a survey to 100+ people to understand their needs and behaviours when travelling
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Research
Design
Identifying a unique value proposition, mission statement and values
Narrowing down the value added compared to competitors
Mapping the different phases of the project, starting with an MVP and identifying the evolutions that could happen future iterations
Finding the main characteristics of the brand and of the website in terms of functionalities, according to first phase and release
Collaborating with UX Designers to create wireframes for main pages and interactions
Carrying out user tests on wireframes to understand users’ behaviours and feedback
After the definition of the UX, identifying the brand identity of the website with moodboards and brand inspiration
Looking at different competitors, industries and sector to come up with a brand identity coherent with the values of the brand
Defining brand identity, logos, and visual language with UI Designers
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WEBSITE
Validating the UX wireframes and the UI of the website after multiple iterations
Collaborating with UX Designers and Developers to create the webiste in Webflow
Writing content for the website, dividing it in different formats that could also fit a social media strategy in diverse channels
Inserting the content in the CMS of the website
Iterating on stage and production envirnonment of the website as the development process was progressing, to correct bugs and fixes
COMMUNICATIONS
Working on social media strategy and analysis of main profiles on which initial strategy should focus
Creation of social media content from scratch, both asset and copy
Opening social media profiles (Pinterest and Instagram) and set-up of of accounts ready for go-live
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Build
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Set-up
Validating the production enviornment for the first release of the website
Setting-up custom domain
Adding to the website Google Analytics tag and Google Search Console tag to track users and progress over time
Setting up main SEO must-do for helping Google indexing and making it faster once the website is live
Maintainance
Periodically updating content on website
Posting on social media on a weekly-basis to keep presence in the channels and audience engagement
Creating weekly content for Instagram and Pinterest in collaboration with partners, ranging from reels, static posts and copies, following latest trends and viral videos
Managing community on social media profile
Analysing users’ behaviours and content that performs better to schedule updates and next content
Working on next release of website with increased funcitonalities according to users’ needs
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Pinterest
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Instagram
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LinkedIn