Re: What can we improve on the LoCo Website?

Fri Mar 9 02:51:58 UTC 2012

Sun lamps have proven their worth to me many times over. :)

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From: "Cody Smith" <cody.smith9202 at gmail.com>
To: "Benjamin Kerensa" <bkerensa at ubuntu.com>
Cc: <ubuntu-us-or at lists.ubuntu.com>
Subject: What can we improve on the LoCo Website?
Date: Thu, Mar 8, 2012 6:15 pm
Not for me, hence the reason for my deficiency in Vitamin D. XD

On 03/08/2012 06:14 PM, Benjamin Kerensa wrote:

Does a increase in sunny days result in reduced contributions in
front of our computers though? :)

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

On 03/08/2012 03:51 PM, nathan w wrote:
It's sunny out today. :)

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From: "Cody Smith" <cody.smith9202 at gmail.com>

To: "Benjamin Kerensa" <bkerensa at ubuntu.com>

Cc: <ubuntu-us-or at lists.ubuntu.com>

Subject: What can we improve on the LoCo Website?

Date: Thu, Mar 8, 2012 1:55 pm

On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 12:53 AM,
Benjamin Kerensa <bkerensa at ubuntu.com> wrote:

One of the things I
have wanted to work on is a comprehensive Getting Started
page for our website I have a Google Docs setup if anyone
wants to contribute to it.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_VomxNaWtVYIqkt2t2b15zOCX9l1Ev0lm_M47YyDQkg/edit

Perhaps we could start working collaboratively on a help
resources page that links to community resources?

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

On 03/07/2012 10:04 PM, Nathan Williams wrote:
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.

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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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I'll definitely work with anybody who wants to contribute to the
help resources page, since I've lost interest in a game I played
a lot, I find myself sitting and trying to keep busy.

--c_smith

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