Target Audience

Website Planning Document by Diosa T. Jamorol

Who:

  1. Businesses, employers, administrators
  2. Employees, students, outdoor activities enthusiasts
  3. Fishermen
  4. Farmers
  5. Tourists

Technology:

Anyone who can at least access the internet either on a smartphone or desktop computer, knows how to navigate the web using web browsers, and read maps.

Motivation:

Long-term financial protection

Persona 1:

Volunteering Work: Organizer, Summer Youth Camp for The True Freedom Youth Club
Photo: Jose Davis photo
Fictional name: Jose Davis
Demographics and Education:
  1. 50 years old
  2. Education undergraduate
  3. Father of five children (2 of them are in The True Freedom Youth Club)
Goals and motivation for using the site: He relies heavily on weather forecasts for his monthly outdoor activities for his youth. They are minors, so he always makes sure everyone is safe during those activities.
Social: He is sporty and outdoorsy. He loves camping and hiking. He keeps a youthful spirit, that's why he volunteers for The True Freedom Youth Club for 10 years now.
Technology: Not a tech savvy but he gets to keep a latest iPhone model as a part of his phone postpaid plan perks and a basic laptop for internet browsing, document processing, among others.
Quote: "The way I see it, if you want amazing views, you gotta put up with the steep and crooked roads."

Persona 2:

Occupation: Branch Head, Garrard Insurance Company
Photo: Laura Garrard photo
Fictional name: Laura Garrard
Demographics and Education:
  1. 40 years old
  2. Filipino-American
  3. Has a bachelors degree in Psychology
Goals and motivation for using the site: She runs a non-life insurance company that has at least 20 employees and sales agents who occasionally do field work such as marketing and inspection. She heavily uses a weather site for issuance of fire insurance policies to assess the amount of risk of an area when it comes to geologic processes such as flood, typhoon, and earthquake.
Social: She is smart, a bit techy, and a people person, that's why she keeps a huge percentage of repeat customers over the years.
Technology: She keeps herself updated with the latest trend in the phone and laptop world. She thinks it makes her look more presentable and trust-worthy when she uses the latest technology at work.
Quote: "Okay, let's roll!"

Scenarios

  1. What is the difference between weather and climate?
  2. We are planning on going beach swimming today. Is it gonna be a fine weather?
  3. Any advisories for evacuation? It rained non-stop today.
  4. What is a storm surge? We lost thousands of people in 2013 due to it.
  5. I'm eyeing on this property for a while. Is this area a flood-free zone?
  6. I just want to check how strong this storm is. If it's really strong then I'll have my employees leave the office and go home asap!
  7. I'm going to book for a flight on Monday. Is it safe to travel?
  8. My father wants to go fishing today, but the wind is a bit strong. Is there a storm?