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getting_started2010-05-09 11:48 am
denise) wrote in getting_started2010-05-09 11:48 am
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Site tour for new users
So, I figured this would be a good place to start brainstorming :)
I'm in the process of putting together a site tour for new users: a simple overview of what DW is, how it works, what you can do, how you can find interesting things to read, etc.
I have a very vague idea of what it should include, but I haven't yet decided anything about how it should be structured. I thought that before I come up with anything, though, I'd toss it out to y'all and see what you thought, so as to avoid prejudicing the conversation and brainstorming with my ideas.
So:
* Putting yourself into a new user's shoes -- both someone coming from LJ and someone coming to DW from other backgrounds -- what would you expect to see in a "getting started" type site tour?
* How would you expect it to be structured?
* What would be the most effective things to include that would make you say "oh, wow!"
* For those of you who are relatively new, what were the first pieces of information you sought out? What were the most helpful things to know? What were the things that drew you to DW in the first place?
I'm in the process of putting together a site tour for new users: a simple overview of what DW is, how it works, what you can do, how you can find interesting things to read, etc.
I have a very vague idea of what it should include, but I haven't yet decided anything about how it should be structured. I thought that before I come up with anything, though, I'd toss it out to y'all and see what you thought, so as to avoid prejudicing the conversation and brainstorming with my ideas.
So:
* Putting yourself into a new user's shoes -- both someone coming from LJ and someone coming to DW from other backgrounds -- what would you expect to see in a "getting started" type site tour?
* How would you expect it to be structured?
* What would be the most effective things to include that would make you say "oh, wow!"
* For those of you who are relatively new, what were the first pieces of information you sought out? What were the most helpful things to know? What were the things that drew you to DW in the first place?
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Possibly a dual explanation. As a journal user that doesn't know how to do much other than type (no skills) I would like to see a walk-through for beginners, really beginers not just someone new to the sight. I don't need to know how to do things, that is what the FAQ does. I don't even need to know that I can do the more advanced options DW offers. I do need to know that I can personalize my journal. I can search for others with same interests, and I can read and post in communities.
The more savvy users will want to know that they can create there own backgrounds, Icons, post video, audio and a whole host of other things I haven't quite got my brain around yet. (I am working on it)
Oh, and I mentioned the FAQ before, well it took me a while to locate it on LJ, so a detailed explanation on how to get there, or links, links are always good.
A way to get to the intro even if you are not a completely new user would be helpful as well.
:) oie