I agree that web2py must get a stronger following to ensure long-term survival and that marketing is having a first-order effect on progress towards achieving that goal. I strongly second the motion of using success stories showing links to web2py sites as an effective marketing strategy. I do not think I'm the exception in this regard. For instance, I got sidetracked by Zope/Plone for awhile during my search for web2py because they have links to a plethora of sites developed with Zope/Plone.
The biggest marketing issue with regards to web2py that I see is a lack of consistency in look and feel in the various sub-sites that carry critical web2py information: http://mdp.cti.depaul.edu/, http://mdp.cti.depaul.edu/AlterEgo/default/show/101, epydocs, and documentation in general. In general, I have found it hard to figure out where to look to find out how to do stuff with web2py. This has slowed down my initial development efforts and forced me to fire off stupid questions that waste this group's time. I know you've all heard this before, but the biggest factor holding back web2py today is probably the documentation. People are cheap -- so the fact that a basic tutorial and reference manual isn't available for free is probably a limiter for many users. In addition, the book I bought from Lulu doesn't have hypertext links to jump around from the index to the guts, so it's hard to read online. I had to print out all 200+ pages to have something useful to reference. The formatting is also a little strange with the crop marks, so the font ends up being too small to read comfortably for older eyes. Plus, there are a few too many spelling errors. Not to sound too critical, the doc has most of everything that you need if you read it carefully enough. It is out of date with regards to authentication, however, which is a critical capability. Anyway, my 2 cents, for what it's worth. I did high-tech marketing for 15 years, so I've officially had my lobotomy. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
