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

Hi :)
Hmmm, restricting where certain amounts of money get spent is a major headache for the finance 
department.  It usually seems a great idea in the first year but a few years down the road it 
becomes a total Pita.  

Something that doesn't restrict but just asks for a suggestion or vote and then keeping a tally 
would be really smart.  It achieves roughly the same objective and is much easier to track.  
Regards from
Tom :)  





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> From: webmaster-Kracked_P_P <webmaster@krackedpress.com>
> To: marketing@global.libreoffice.org 
> Sent: Friday, 12 October 2012, 13:46
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are 
> running their download
>
> On 10/12/2012 07:37 AM, Florian Effenberger wrote:
> > Hi Marc,
> >
> > Marc Paré wrote on 2012-10-11 18:49:
> > > Could we not instead have a button in the "Help" or on the "About" popup
> > > window? These could be links to our donations page where there would be
> > > more information on for what the funds are being raised or about any
> > > fundraising campaigns. I think we would have a better chance at
> > > convincing people if we present them with good arguments to contribute
> > > rather than just giving them a quick plea for a donation.
> > >
> > > If the number of mouse-clicks that lead to a donations plea during the
> > > install process is the same as the number of mouse-clicks to get to a
> > > donations link in the "Help" menu, then I would favour this last one.
> > > The rationale being that the user would have installed/test-tried the
> > > suite and would be in a better mind-set to donate. I don't know about
> > > you, but, at install time, I do not usually donate until I try out the
> > > software I am downloading.
> >
> > these are some very good points, indeed! Showing a donation request after the user had a chance 
> > to use the program is a great idea. However, I think in the about window, it will simply be 
> > hidden. I didn't think throug this thoroughly yet, but spontaneously, I see two options: Either 
> > an own menu entry in the help menu ("Donate"), or - and I prefer that one - a small donation 
> > button on the start center. This doesn't necessarily has to be intrusive, but still most people 
> > would spot it.
> >
> > Totally independent from that, we definitely should enhance our donations page with concrete 
> > requests, items and amounts.
> >
> > Florian
>
> I just hope the download-donation page is not like what Ubuntu is now doing for their 
> download-donation page.  They use a red button for the "go to PayPal to complete the donation" but 
> there is only a red text letting you opt out of the payment.  It should have been a button like 
> the payment option.
>
> They do do one interesting thing though.  They give you a choice on where the money will be used.
>         Make the desktop more amazing
>         Performance optimization for games and apps
>         Improve hardware support
>         Phone and Tablet versions for Ubuntu
>         Community participation in Ubuntu development
>         Better coordination with Debian and upstreams
>         Better support for flavours like Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu
>         Tip to Canonical - the make it happen
>
> Their defaults are to list  $2 USD, for my region, in each listing box.
>
> I do think that having to opt-out of a payment is not the way. Maybe when you click on a download, 
> you get a page thanking you for downloading LO and ask if you wish to make a donation.  Make it 
> clear that the download is free and the donation is optional.  Also I think that the page should 
> appear after the download process starts, saw you get the browser's "save screen" and when you 
> finish with that you will see the thank-you for downloading page and the donation option.  Also, I 
> wonder about having the donation show once per session.  For most users, they will be needing to 
> download the main package and a language pack and/or help pack.  You do not want to have the 
> donation page display for each file you download.  Maybe just have it come in with the main 
> package.
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