Websites/Mozilla.org/Archive/Contribute/Get Involved Evolved
This is a planning page for what we want to do with the mozilla.org/contribute section in 2011 to make it a better portal for contributors. The work done in 2009/2010 was a good step but we need to further evolve this section to make it more useful.
Phases
Some thoughts on a phased approach to expanding and improving these pages.
Phase 1
Problem: The current main page is not very effective as a landing page for the Get Involved section -- it throws a lot of information at a user, it is locked into one view on how people want to find contribution information and it limits our ability to promote a range of opportunities.
For reference see: The Anatomy of a Perfect Landing Page
Tasks:
- Add a new landing page
- Move existing mozilla.org/contribute page to an Area of Interest sub-page
Timeline:
- Live by end of Q1
Design:
- Initial wireframe of a v1 landing page that reuses existing sidebar and replaces body content with more friendly intro content
Phase 2
Problem: One of the key ways people can get involved isn't represented currently. We should add information about how to plug in to local communities around the world and we should provide a place where we can promote exciting things going on in different regions.
Tasks:
- Create sub-pages for Europe, Asia, Africa and Americas communities
Timeline:
- Live by end of Q1/Q2?
Design:
- Initial wireframe showing a regional page for Mozilla in the Americas. There would be an interactive map showing countries that have an associated local site as well as showing cities where there is a Mozilla space.
Phase 3
Problem: The current Get In Touch form has been shown to be a promising way of getting people who want to contribute to introduce themselves to us, but there are many improvements we can make to this system to improve the experience for the user and to make it possible for us to handle responding to the inquiries.
Tasks:
- Improve Get In Touch functionality (see brainstorming notes for suggestions)
Timeline:
- Live by end of Q2?
Phase 4
Problem: The current pages are in English only and are not easily localizable as is. We'll need a strategy to localize these pages that takes into account how contribution options change in different locales and is not just a translation of the English pages.
Tasks:
- Localize some or all of Get Involved pages into ??? locales?
Timeline:
- Live by end of Q3?