If You Build It, They Won't Come
summary
Good code alone rarely creates users or contributors; set clear goals (users vs contributors), pick communication tools with archives (mailing lists or Hyperkitty), and measure activity with metrics (social media dashboards like Hootsuite and project-health tools). Invest in documentation, UX/UI and marketing channels that match your audience (Inkscape and Fedora show clear user/dev paths; Pinterest or Instagram can reach different demographics). Without clear downloads, contribution docs, and the first-15-minutes UX, projects stay invisible.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Start
- 3:21THE ROAD TO SUCCESS IS LITTERED WITH FAILURES
- 4:15FIRST THINGS FIRST- COMMUNITIES
- 5:01FEDORA BLOGS
- 6:21MAKE IT ENJOYABLE THE RIGHT TOOL FOR THE RIGHT JOB
- 8:46CUPCAKES MARKETING 101
- 20:34CONTRIBUTOR DOCUMENTATION
- 21:41UX AND UI PROTIP. THEY'RE NOT THE SAME
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