home page content

[guylepage3]

Quick new layout of blockstack.org home page with new content

[guylepage3]

New temp hero..

[guylepage3]

@shea256 can you copy and paste the content from the hero visual into this issue for me please? Thanks.

[shea256]

Blockstack

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[guylepage3]

@shea256 shouldn't we change the wording for developers on mobile? We want them to think they can sign up when they're on their mobile devices so that we capture their details to send them the kit to their inbox. The way it's worded now "Get the Developer Kit" doesn't explicitly say what happens when they click the button. "Join the waiting list" for users works on mobile as it sounds like we're taking them to a form for them to join.

Thoughts?

[shea256]

OK it should still be very clear that:

• Users -> Join the Waitlist
• Developers -> Get the Developer Kit

And I was thinking the developers would click through and assume they're going to be sent something.

[guylepage3]

A solution could be that on mobile, we treat everyone the same and have a third sign up page that pushes everyone to a page that splits up the two demographics where we can provide them with more of a description of the content;

3rd sign up page

Users Be the first to get notified when Blockstack becomes available to the public Button: [Get notified]

Developers Join thousands of developers and get the developer kit by via email Button: [Get the Developer Kit]

[shea256]

OK we could do this but I'd prefer to not have so many pages. Is it possible to do something simpler? Fit the desktop copy on screen?

[guylepage3]

Is it possible to do something simpler?

I will think of something..

Fit the desktop copy on screen?

No. There's just to much content and the button would appear below the fold on mobile devices.

See example below

[guylepage3]

From slack

Guy Lepage [4:34 PM] I feel there should only be one button for mobile. That will be the high majority of people discovering blockstack at the upcoming events

[4:35] We should cater to those people and make sure that we properly guide them down the right funnel.

Ryan Shea [4:35 PM] ok let's go with one button for now

[4:36] we can always change the button copy

Guy Lepage [4:36 PM] it also allows us to execute a simple call to action while you guys are on stage

Ryan Shea [4:36 PM] but let's try "get invited" on that one button

Guy Lepage [4:36 PM] sounds good

[guylepage3]

@shea256 here's an article about creating a better ux for users on mobile. the TLDR; is that we should not include ALL the sections we have on the home page so that users on mobile can get to where they want to go quickly and easily. We don't necessarily have to apply this concept to this initial quick and dirty version but the concept does have merit.

https://www.viget.com/articles/do-responsive-sites-have-to-be-so-tall-on-mobile

[guylepage3]

@shea256 i am pulling this section out of the hero section as it does not assist in getting the user to click the button.

maybe it can be it's own section? thoughts?

[shea256]

[shea256]

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[shea256]

[guylepage3]

Closing this issue. Locking in content for until after consensus