Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

I really do not like the idea of asking for a donation during the 
download process.  It may turn some people away, thinking that they have 
to donate, even if there is a button to opt out of the donation process.

On the other hand, of you download Ubuntu, now, you will get a donation 
screen that you have to click on "not at this time" type of link to 
bypass the donation amount list [ you can donate to different parts of 
the development process] to get your FREE download started.  I read an 
article stating this was now happening, but could not believe the parent 
company of Ubuntu was doing this on the Ubuntu site.  So I went there 
and decided to download the latest version[s] of 12.04.1 [desktop and 
DVD version of both 32-bit and 64-bit].  I did not like their donation 
process/screen.


On 10/11/2012 07:26 AM, Florian Effenberger wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Marc Paré wrote on 2012-10-10 12:39:
> > This had already been discussed a couple of years ago, I can't seem to
> > find the thread. The reason for not doing this was that we were trying
> > to stay away from the OOo installation routine where people were asked
> > if they would like to create an OOo account. People thought it was too
> > invasive.
>
> I actually do have two views on that. ;-)
>
> One is the technical side:
> MirrorBrain redirects to an URL, and that is the one of the actual 
> mirror hosting the file. So, if we were to introduce some intermediate 
> side in between, we need to find a way that is not intrusive. Probably 
> it won't be embedded in MirrorBrain, but somewhere on our download 
> page. In other words: http://libreoffice.org/download/ could show such 
> a page, but the direct link at http://download.documentfoundation.org 
> won't.
>
> The other issue is something I recently brainstormed a bit with Alex. 
> Sites liki Wikipedia can embed their donation request directly in the 
> product people use, their website. Mozilla can do so as well, because 
> their product can open their website at the very beginning.
>
> For LibreOffice, it is much more complicated. Our product itself, the 
> one that millions of people around the world use, cannot show it per 
> se. We need to find a way that is non intrusive, but still reaches 
> lots of people - because that is the way we can reach millions of 
> people: Our product.
>
> Probably a note at the end of the installer, a small donation button 
> in the start center, something along those lines...
>
> Florian


--
Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+help@global.libreoffice.org
Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/
Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette
List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/
All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted