Thanks, Christophe. Yes, I have long wanted to improve the CF411 site to be more than just a long list. I mention that in the 2nd paragraph-meaning, I'm well aware of the opps for improvement. :-)
"I look to improve this interface over time, adding RSS feeds for when I add/change items, perhaps enabling comments per tool/resource, etc. We'll see." The good news is that this work is in fact underway. Can't say when, but it will eventually be very different and I hope therefore to be more effective (I should add to that list, social networking integration to make it easier for others to share their observations about it to others, etc.) A mobile app is an interesting idea, sure. Thanks for that. Will be much easier after a redesign. I also hope to have separate landing pages per category and tool-which may also help with SEO, as well as to then add better searching. Thanks for the general encouragement about my resources. As for the fact that 411 is not a universal concept, it's a fair point but I'm not sure I want to rebrand now. I kind of hope that most in the CF world would at least be familiar with the term, since so much else about CF has tended to be US-centric (for better or worse). As for analytics, honestly, I don't bother with them. I have in the past, but I suspect like most people, I'd look at it, think, "that's interesting", and move on, not knowing much I can do with the info. I suppose you're saying that if I saw that lots of people were visiting, that should give me some comfort about its reach, and that may well do so. But my point here in this thread was really about how few people seem to mention it, when the specific questions of "what are alternatives for x" come up. It just seems that unless people spread the word, it would remain a domain of the cognoscenti. :-) But back to your original points, yes, perhaps if I improve both the look and feel, add RSS feeds, make it easier to sharing things on social networking, etc., that will help make it more visible. /charlie From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:cfaussie@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of christophe albrech Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 4:48 AM To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [cfaussie] Re: cfchart Hey Charlie, Instead of having a just list of things, have you considered making it a little app where developers can comment and rate each item like the review system on amazon? Maybe even a rating system like ebay with 3-5 rows of star (price, ease of use, responsiveness...) That might give it a bit more traction, especially if you can order items by category and rating. Fuck dude, make it a mobile app ;-) Don't go thinking people don't appreciate your efforts buddy, I'm sure everyone on here's either watched some of your recorded preso, or clicked on a link on cf411 (which is a poor name I think, because no one outside of the US would have a goddamn idea what 411 refers to, let alone remember it). do you have google analytics on it, so you can see who goes there and how often? Cheers, Tof P.S.: Sorry about all the swearing. This is Oz, that's what we do :-D -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cfaussie+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en.
