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minus-squareShowroom7561@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·20 hours ago I think it’s because marketing is expensive Perhaps I should clarify what I mean by “marketing”. I’m not talking about spending tens of thousands of Facebook ads, or any ads, really. A few screenshots on a product page would be more than enough for some projects. Highlight some key features. Generate interest. It’s really low effort stuff that makes a huge difference.
minus-squareAlex@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·17 hours agoThese are all excellent ways someone can contribute to a project. Our project website has a repo anything can contribute to to make changes, even the blog entries are statically generated pages.
Perhaps I should clarify what I mean by “marketing”. I’m not talking about spending tens of thousands of Facebook ads, or any ads, really.
A few screenshots on a product page would be more than enough for some projects. Highlight some key features. Generate interest.
It’s really low effort stuff that makes a huge difference.
These are all excellent ways someone can contribute to a project. Our project website has a repo anything can contribute to to make changes, even the blog entries are statically generated pages.