The first step to making Ubuntu Marketing more accessible is to determine WHY people are interested in Ubuntu Marketing in the first place. From that point, we can begin creating a more simple structure to getting people who want to help into the appropriate place faster.
If people come to Ubuntu Marketing, they generally want to do one of a few things: 1. Help develop marketing materials and promotions. 2. Join or create local Ubuntu communities and groups in their area 3. Get the word out about Ubuntu to their friends, family, and anyone that will listen. Am I missing any points here? While each point is a discussion unto itself, the more simple we make these "top level" points, the easier it is for new people to get to what they want. Point one, developing materials, is the project side of what we do. The biggest hurdle there is getting people introduced to projects and getting them to feel like they can seek out a task they can begin contributing to. Many people have just a few minutes to a few hours a week to contribute, and we don't want them to have to waste their time finding something to do. The second point, about Ubuntu Communities, is definitely something the Marketing Team should point people to the LoCos for. Personally, I think we can do more as a team to help support this active part of the community, and the SpreadUbuntu site is doing a fantastic job at that! The final point is more about promotion. Some people get so fired up about Ubuntu that they want to tell everyone, but they are unsure how. THey come to the Marketing Team because they want to market it on a grassroots level. They may not need to pour over all the other materials we have all created, so instead maybe a simple bullet point list of how to introduce someone that is new to Ubuntu is appropriate. Instead of the walls of text we have all over the wiki, maybe boiling it down to these points at the very top would help point people in the right direction. I just want to help simplify things. Are there any other areas anyone can think of that should have that "top-level" sort of focus that newcomers should see when they first come to join our team? -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
