I've been spending a lot of time revamping the EBC homepage/website, trying to make adjustments and improvements that can jive with a new path forward.
The main header navigation items are now:
In the perfect world, the "Launches" page will act as a Tech Release Date Calendar of sorts, allowing people to follow along to the biggest up and coming releases. Each of the products on this list will have a button for a dedicated forum/link front and center, hopefully fueling people to participate and grow communities around specific products. We'll also have a "Get Early Access" or "Get Notified" button that I hope to connect with a semi-automated email newsletter so that we can keep people up to date with new product developments, bringing them back into the community.
As products launch and become available for sale, they'll "graduate" to the Products list, giving people a place to quickly find newly released tech products. Again, we'll have buttons to join the discussion and check the price or buy the product for new releases.
There is a TON of work to still be done. It's going to take a lot of ongoing updates and maintenance. And to be successful, I think it'll take a lot of new, unique, original, and compelling content to attract people back to the site and into the community.
The most basic starting point is to craft and maintain our list of upcoming products and I'd love to have some help for anyone that wants to participate! I'm also happy to hear any feedback, both positive and negative. There will likely be differences of opinion and that's fine- if I don't respond or make changes directly addressing criticism, it doesn't mean I'm not taking your feedback to heart. I am.
The main header navigation items are now:
- Products
- Launches
- Forum
- Just Launched (most recent Products)
- Coming Soon (upcoming Launches)
In the perfect world, the "Launches" page will act as a Tech Release Date Calendar of sorts, allowing people to follow along to the biggest up and coming releases. Each of the products on this list will have a button for a dedicated forum/link front and center, hopefully fueling people to participate and grow communities around specific products. We'll also have a "Get Early Access" or "Get Notified" button that I hope to connect with a semi-automated email newsletter so that we can keep people up to date with new product developments, bringing them back into the community.
As products launch and become available for sale, they'll "graduate" to the Products list, giving people a place to quickly find newly released tech products. Again, we'll have buttons to join the discussion and check the price or buy the product for new releases.
There is a TON of work to still be done. It's going to take a lot of ongoing updates and maintenance. And to be successful, I think it'll take a lot of new, unique, original, and compelling content to attract people back to the site and into the community.
The most basic starting point is to craft and maintain our list of upcoming products and I'd love to have some help for anyone that wants to participate! I'm also happy to hear any feedback, both positive and negative. There will likely be differences of opinion and that's fine- if I don't respond or make changes directly addressing criticism, it doesn't mean I'm not taking your feedback to heart. I am.
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