What can we improve on the LoCo Website?

[Nathan Williams]

On 03/07/2012 08:33 PM, Nathan Williams wrote:
> On 03/06/2012 06:22 PM, Benjamin Kerensa wrote:
>> I had a look at the Ubuntu Oregon Google Analytics data for last 
>> month today and notice we received 8,222 unique hits last month which 
>> is 8,222 potential Ubuntu Users or existing users who sought out 
>> information on Ubuntu Oregon.
>>
>> In a effort to grow our ranks here in Oregon I want to do everything 
>> possible to make sure we are reaching as many Oregonians as possible 
>> through every venue available to us especially on the web. One thing 
>> I think needs improvement is our site could use prominent placement 
>> of widgets or links to our social media pages so we can grow our 
>> followers in those crucial areas.
>>
>> I'm asking for input on any changes you might think we need to make 
>> to improve our chances of increasing participation statewide!
>>
>> Here is a screenshot from Google Analytics:
>> http://i.imgur.com/Tg6A6.png
>>
>> Notably we are getting visits from almost every college in the state 
>> and a handful of K-12 school districts and of course all the major 
>> tech companies.
>> -- 
>> Benjamin Kerensa                          "I am what I am because
>> Team Lead, Ubuntu Oregon                  of who we all are." - Ubuntu
>> bkerensa at ubuntu.com
>> http://ubuntu-oregon.org
>>
>>
>
> Great question, Ben!
>
> I think we need to work more on pointing people to the excellent 
> existing resources and introductory materials that exist. There's a 
> LOT of really good documentation that's been produced, but newcomers 
> can have a hard time finding it.
>
> this is our community, we know it very well, and part of the purpose 
> of a LoCo is to be a signpost for those just realizing that we exist.
>
> I'd suggest that we focus on the following areas:
>
>  - introductory materials (who/what is Ubuntu, where/how can i get/use it)
>  - learning more ( software exploration, community (news, activities, 
> social stuff), documentation )
>  - dealing with problems (where to get help, how to ask good 
> questions,  how to troubleshoot)
>  - contributing ( promotion (events), testing, support 
> (irc/askubuntu), documentation (doc-squad, wiki, forum, tutorials), 
> ideas (blueprints))
>
> i'm not suggesting that we produce the documentation, there would be 
> no point, as it already exists. I do think that providing an index of 
> the best available resources in each of these areas would be a great 
> way to attract people to Ubuntu Oregon, while providing a needed 
> service to the community.
>
> Regards,
>
> Nathan Williams
>
>
>

I've gone ahead and gotten a list started, please chime in with your 
favorites and suggestions!

http://linuxworksfor.me/Welcome_to_Ubuntu.html

Regards,

Nathan W
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