[hackpgh-discuss] Re: Website/marketing brainstorm
- From: Sarita Taub <ssimonisme@xxxxxxx>
- To: hackpgh-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 21:34:11 -0400 (EDT)
Just a 2 cent worth, here: as long as it's kept up to date and is findable on
the site, this member will be happy.
Also, Doug is my witness, I could not for the life of me sign into the wiki
even after he tried to give me permission to do so. Is it me or the wiki?
Would written instructions available to members help with the wiki?
SGT
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Thomas <meat@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: hackpgh-discuss <hackpgh-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, May 17, 2012 1:58 pm
Subject: [hackpgh-discuss] Re: Website/marketing brainstorm
Agreed, we need to step back and set the goals and direction for our marketing
strategy, and then use that to help guide things like our website redesign,
etc.
The council will be discussing this at our next meeting (potentially), and then
will solicit input/volunteers/etc from the membership.
On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 1:47 PM, drue miller <drue@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
A suggestion for approaching the website redesign:
First, identify your key audience segments (active members vs inactive members
vs potential members vs press vs allied local groups vs other hacker spaces,
for example), decide what you want each of them to get out of the site
(different groups will have different goals), and solicit feedback from them
regarding how well the site is meeting those goals.
Review and prioritize that information.
THEN make decisions about what to change and how.
Not saying you can't start the internal brainstorming now, but I wouldn't go
too far down that path without getting feedback from others first.
On May 17, 2012, at 10:59 AM, Elijah Richter wrote:
> I disagree on the wiki being sufficient for the equipment listing, or at
> least having to go to the wiki first to even know we have a list of stuff. I
> think at a minimum there should be a link on the main page to our list of
> resources. This is what brainstorming is for though, so I think this
> discussion should be had then. I do like the idea of getting the LoopPGH
> folks involved (what, did you think this time in our shop was free? :) )
>
> I would be willing to meet at 8:30 on Weds after the balloon stuff, is
> everyone available then that would be interested in participating?
>
> -Eli
>
> On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 10:52 AM, Douglas Philips <dgou@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 2012 May 17, at 10:44 AM, Elijah Richter wrote:
> > set up an info mailing list (I would assume it's just a matter of setting
> > up a second list right?)
>
> Right. And Dreamhost already has that capability. I had been waiting for
> Scott to upgrade our site, and now that that is done, I'll create the
> announcement-only list (Dreamhost has a pretty sweet set up for that). I'll
> try to get that done this weekend and put up an announcement blog post (and a
> link on the right side for folks who want to sign up. Fortunately the list is
> user-managed, so we don't have to be adding and deleting users, etc.)
>
> > , and also better document what resources we have (something less buried /
> > more up-to-date than the wiki).
>
> I think the wiki is fine if it were a little easier to get to and a lot
> flatter (there are too many levels of pages to get to the real substantive
> pages). The only problem with the wiki not being updated is that no one
> bothers, though many members have asked for accounts, it seems that
> follow-through is the problem there.
>
> > Doug, were you planning on working on the balloon next Weds? If not, we
> > should get together that day and brainstorm for some ideas on the website.
> > I'm willing to help lead/co-lead the design phase, but I'm not a web guy,
> > so if anyone would be willing to do the actual site work that would be
> > really helpful.
>
> Yes, I am planning on balloon work.
> (For new members, and reminder for some of the old members:)
> "Project nights" for the balloon in the past have been scheduled for an
> hour-ish of time (avg attention span), so we could the web brainstorming at
> 8:30 after the balloon project (I know, 7pm, but as we all know, much to some
> of our chagrins, 7:30 is the effective starting time for any week-night event
> in the shop).
>
> Also note that this Tuesday is LoopPgh meeting at the shop, and as they're UX
> focused, we might be able to leverage some of that time as well? (hopefully
> val will see this and chime in :-) ).
>
> --Doug
>
>
>
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