BRAND INDEX
WCNWCNACQUISITION & LIFECYCLE MAP
07 · MARKETING → E
07 · MARKETING & COMMS
Acquisition & lifecycle · E
Growth,
that compounds.
Five engines of acquisition and retention — landing, email, community, referral, events. Tap any card to open its spec.
LANDING
EMAIL
COMMUNITY
REFERRAL
EVENTS
40%
ACQUISITION COVERAGE
1 shipped
2 in progress
2 planned
07E01 Landing pages DONE
Landing pages are where a click turns into a signup. A conversion-focused layout, a clear hero and CTA, and a habit of testing keep them working — on-brand pages that still earn their number.
LAYOUTConversion HEROValue + CTA CTAOne primary TESTA/B
WCN
E01.1 · CONVERSION LAYOUT
Built to convert.
A proven section order — hero, proof, how it works, objection-handling, final CTA — guides every page. The layout is a system, so new pages start converting without guesswork.
ORDERHero → CTA
PROOFAbove fold + repeated
LENGTHAs long as needed
SYSTEMReusable
E01.2 · HERO & CTA
Value first, in five words.
The hero states the value in a glance and pairs it with one primary action. No carousel, no competing buttons — a visitor should know what to do in the first second.
HEADValue · 5 words
CTAOne primary
CAROUSELNone
CLARITYFirst second
E01.3 · A/B VARIANTS
Two pages, one winner.
Headlines, heroes and CTAs are tested as variants against a conversion goal. The brand stays constant; the words and order flex toward what actually performs.
TESTHeadline · CTA
GOALConversion
BRANDConstant
WINShips
E01.4 · PERFORMANCE
Fast, or it fails.
Pages are built for speed and accessibility — every second of load costs conversions. They follow the digital system (06) so performance is inherited, not bolted on.
SPEEDCore Web Vitals
A11YWCAG AA
BASE06 system
COSTLoad = drop-off
DON'T
×
Don't add a carousel — One hero, one message.
×
Don't compete CTAs — One primary action.
×
Don't guess — A/B against a goal.
×
Don't ship slow — Every second costs signups.
“A landing page that does two things does neither.”
07E02 Email lifecycle WIP
Lifecycle email meets people where they are — welcome, nurture, re-engage. Triggered flows, on-brand templates and a respect for the inbox turn email into the highest-return channel WCN runs.
FLOWSWelcome · nurture TEMPLATESOn-brand TRIGGERSBehaviour RESPECTThe inbox
E02.1 · NURTURE FLOWS
A journey, not a newsletter.
Mapped flows — welcome, onboarding, nurture, win-back — move a contact toward value step by step. Each email has one job; the sequence does the persuading.
FLOWSWelcome → win-back
EACHOne job
MAPPer stage
GOALToward value
E02.2 · TEMPLATES
On-brand, in every client.
Responsive, tested email templates carry the brand into the inbox — including the dark-mode and Outlook quirks. They share the system with the signature spec (05A05).
BUILDResponsive · tested
CLIENTSOutlook · Gmail
DARKHandled
BASE05A05
E02.3 · TRIGGERS
Sent because they did something.
Emails fire on behaviour — signed up, went quiet, hit a milestone — not on a blast schedule. Relevance is what keeps open rates high and unsubscribes low.
FIREOn behaviour
NOTBlast schedule
RELEVANTPer action
TIMINGConsidered
E02.4 · DELIVERABILITY & RESPECT
Welcome in the inbox.
Authentication, easy unsubscribe and sensible frequency keep WCN out of spam and in good standing. Respecting the inbox is both ethics and deliverability.
AUTHSPF · DKIM
UNSUBOne click
FREQSensible
LISTClean
DON'T
×
Don't blast on schedule — Trigger on behaviour.
×
Don't hide unsubscribe — One-click, always.
×
Don't skip client testing — Outlook will break it.
×
Don't over-send — Frequency is a courtesy.
“The inbox is a privilege — earn it with relevance, lose it with volume.”
07E03 Community WIP
Community is where WCN stops being a product and becomes a room full of people. A structured Discord, clear roles and channels, and steady moderation turn an audience into members who show up.
PLATFORMDiscord ROLESTiered CHANNELSStructured MODActive
E03.1 · DISCORD SYSTEM
A place with a shape.
The server is structured like a building — a clear front door, rooms by purpose, and quiet corners. New members can find their footing in minutes, not scroll a wall of channels.
ONBOARDClear front door
ROOMSBy purpose
ORIENTMinutes
BRANDEDPer 06E
E03.2 · ROLES & CHANNELS
Who’s who, and where.
Tiered roles — member, contributor, team, mod — unlock channels and signal trust. Colour-coding follows the functional palette so the hierarchy reads at a glance.
ROLESMember → mod
UNLOCKChannels
COLOURFunctional
SIGNALTrust
E03.3 · MODERATION
Kept safe, kept kind.
Clear guidelines, a visible mod team and fast, fair enforcement keep the room healthy. A community is only as welcoming as its worst tolerated behaviour.
RULESVisible
TEAMNamed mods
ENFORCEFast · fair
TONEWelcoming
E03.4 · RITUALS
Reasons to come back.
Recurring rituals — office hours, AMAs, ship-of-the-week — give members a reason to return. Rhythm is what turns a server from a support queue into a community.
RITUALSOffice hours · AMA
CADENCEWeekly
MEMBERSSpotlighted
RHYTHMReturns
DON'T
×
Don't overwhelm newcomers — A clear front door.
×
Don't leave it unmoderated — Fast, fair enforcement.
×
Don't make it a support queue — Give it rituals.
×
Don't ghost the room — The team shows up.
“A community is a room — people stay because of who else is there and how it’s kept.”
07E04 Referral PLANNED
The best growth is a recommendation. The referral program turns happy users into advocates with a clear reward, simple mechanics, and tracking that proves it works — growth that compounds on trust.
PROGRAMAdvocacy REWARDTwo-sided MECHANICSimple TRACKAttributed
E04.1 · ADVOCACY PROGRAM
Ask happy people.
The program targets users at moments of delight — after a win, a milestone, a good support experience. Timing the ask is most of what makes referral work.
TARGETHappy moments
TIMINGPost-win
ASKSimple
OPTEasy in
E04.2 · REWARDS
Both sides win.
A two-sided reward benefits referrer and friend, so sharing feels generous, not mercenary. The reward fits the brand — useful, not gimmicky discounts that cheapen it.
SIDESBoth rewarded
FEELSGenerous
FITOn-brand
GIMMICKAvoided
E04.3 · MECHANICS
One link, one click.
Sharing is a single link or code; redeeming is one step. Every extra field in a referral flow halves the people who finish it — friction is the enemy.
SHAREOne link
REDEEMOne step
FRICTIONMinimal
MOBILEFirst
E04.4 · TRACKING
Proven, not assumed.
Every referral is attributed end to end so the program’s real impact is known. Tracking feeds the measurement cluster (F) and decides whether to scale or rethink.
ATTRIBEnd to end
FEEDS07F
DECIDEScale or stop
FRAUDGuarded
DON'T
×
Don't ask cold — Time it to delight.
×
Don't reward one side — Both should win.
×
Don't add friction — One link, one click.
×
Don't fly blind — Attribute every referral.
“People refer when they look good doing it — make the ask generous and easy.”
07E05 Events PLANNED
Webinars and events are WCN in real time — a chance to teach, demo and answer live. A reusable kit, a smooth registration path and disciplined follow-up turn a one-hour event into a long tail of pipeline.
KITReusable REGFrictionless RUNScripted FOLLOWAutomated
E05.1 · WEBINAR KIT
A repeatable show.
A kit covers slide master, intro/outro, lower-thirds and a run-of-show so every event feels produced, not improvised. The visual system ties to the stage spec (05B02).
KITSlides · graphics
LOWER-THIRDBranded
ROSRun-of-show
BASE05B02
E05.2 · REGISTRATION
Sign up in seconds.
A short branded registration page captures just enough, with calendar add and reminders built in. Every extra field lowers attendance — ask only what matters.
PAGEBranded · short
FIELDSMinimal
CALENDARAuto-add
REMINDSequenced
E05.3 · RUN-OF-SHOW
Produced, not winged.
A run-of-show scripts timing, roles, transitions and the live Q&A so the event flows. A producer runs the back end while the host focuses on the audience.
SCRIPTTiming · roles
Q&AModerated
PRODUCERBack end
REHEARSEOnce
E05.4 · FOLLOW-UP
The tail is the point.
The recording, slides and a recap email go out fast, with attendees and no-shows on different tracks. Most of an event’s value is harvested in the week after it ends.
SENDRecording · recap
SPEEDWithin 24h
TRACKSAttended · no-show
VALUEIn the tail
DON'T
×
Don't improvise the show — Run a run-of-show.
×
Don't over-ask at signup — Minimal fields.
×
Don't skip rehearsal — Produced beats winged.
×
Don't forget the tail — The week after is the value.
“An event is an hour of content and a month of follow-up — plan for the month.”
Converting
Acquisition is live.
Landing pages are shipped and converting; email and community are in build. Referral and events are scoped — the loops that make growth compound.
WCN Acquisition & Lifecycle Map · 5 · E01–E05
07 · MARKETING · E · v1.0