Yesterday insomniasexx posted Hubski's New User Experience: Primer Page which is essentially a page to show to new or future Hubski users. It got me thinking - A while back, I proposed having a "Blitzski." Blitzski was a day for all of us Hubski enthusiasts to invite people that we think would be a valuable addition to Hubski to the site. I don't know overall how successful it was, but I think we picked up a few quality users.
Think about how you discovered Hubski and perhaps replicate that for someone else.
The "Primer Page" offers a good reason to have another "Blitzski" and perhaps thenewgreen and mk can let us know if it actually brings in any traffic or new users?
I know that some people are hesitant to have new people on the site, but I think it's great seeing new users here. If Hubski is indeed like a bar, isn't it nice to have a few new faces walk through the door? This is a way for us to choose who those faces are.
What do you guys think?
Ofcourse it is! But we do get new faces every now and then, because of people casually walking through that bar door. It is a good idea to remind people to suggest hubski to others, as a modest influx of users is always nice, but a site-wide 'blitz' doesn't sound like something the site needs.
I mean, do we really need it? I don't want hubski to grow for growth's sake: too many sites do that already and while new faces are always welcome, the need for much more of them doesn't seem apparent to me. Too often growth is equated with progression, while in hubski's case it might mean a loss of quality. On top of that, a personalized ad campaign (thats what this feels like to me) doesn't really fit with the philosophy behind hubski, as far as I can tell. A reminder to tell potentially interested people is enough I think.