Fwd: Marketplace Reorganisation proposal

[Jean-Yves Perrier]

Hi!

I'm forwarding this to dev-mdc where most writers (both staff and
contributors) are lurking. Writers: feel free to chime in.

Maybe we should also have feedback from users of the docs?

--
Jean-Yves

-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: Marketplace Reorganisation proposal
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 23:44:42 +1300
From: m...@sherpa.co.nz
Reply-To: ric...@sherpa.co.nz
Organization: Sherpa Consulting Limited
To: dev-mar...@lists.mozilla.org



Hi,



Following on from the earlier work by Chris Mills I have made a proposal
for restructuring the Marketplace Zone content to better serve our
developers. Details are here:
https://etherpad.mozilla.org/marketplace-zone-restructure-for-review



During this week I will be writing some of the ‘new’ pages with a view
to starting to implement the changes later this week/early next.



If you have any comments, please feel free to update the etherpad and/or
respond to this thread – thanks! If you could get any comments back to
us by the end of Friday (April 5) that would be greatly appreciated.



Regards

Richard Bloor

[m...@sherpa.co.nz]

Hi Scott,



Thanks for this - I've added a "Getting your app 'feature'" section to the
"Managing your published app" - in terms of content for such a section, do
you have any editorial guidelines e.g. what are you looking for in an app
that would get featured? Is an "editorial feature" different from the apps
listed in the "Featured Apps" section? Could you drop some bullet points to
an etherpad?



Reading article about Zippy I'm thinking we also could do with a section for
payment provides describing the process for getting involved (and presumably
when we have additional payment providers updating the developer section to
a) describe who they are and b) how to select them when submitting an app.)



In terms of dynamic vrs. static option - my understanding is that the goal
is to have these pages used as part of a translation/localization pilot so
while including regular updates about related blog content would be
desirable it would probably be easier to keep the pages static between
changes for functional updates.



Regards

Richard Bloor



From: Scott DeVaney [mailto:sdev...@mozilla.com]
Sent: Thursday, 3 April 2014 12:23 PM
To: Lisa Brewster
Cc: ric...@sherpa.co.nz; dev-mar...@lists.mozilla.org; 'Jean-Yves
Perrier'; 'Bram Pitoyo'; wma...@mozilla.com; Amy Tsay; Havi Hoffman
Subject: Re: Marketplace Reorganisation proposal



This is great. I have a few items.



Should definitely let developers know they can submit their app for MP
editorial feature consideration by submitting their app to
<mailto:edi...@mozilla.com> edi...@mozilla.com.



Will this content get updated regularly? If so, I'd be happy to provide
ongoing timely/relevant Apps Blog posts, as we often publish posts directed
specifically to developers, like this one
<https://blog.mozilla.org/apps/2014/01/22/3-keys-to-writing-effective-app-co
py/> , or this one
<https://blog.mozilla.org/apps/2014/02/13/geo-targeting-keeping-developers-i
n-the-drivers-seat/> ; and sometimes feature guest posts from MP engineers
<https://blog.mozilla.org/apps/2014/03/28/integrating-app-payments/> .
However if this content is static, it would be great to simply provide links
to the Apps Blog <https://blog.mozilla.org/apps/> and Firefox Apps
<https://twitter.com/FirefoxApps> on Twitter. If you need any copy from me,
don't hesitate to ask.



Thanks,

Scott



On Apr 2, 2014, at 11:36 AM, Lisa Brewster <lbre...@mozilla.com
<mailto:lbre...@mozilla.com> > wrote:



+ Amy, Havi, Scott



I added some comments around the monetization page. Success for our
developers means more than just making money, and also includes marketing
your app, increasing visibility, building a community around your app, etc.



From: <m...@sherpa.co.nz <mailto:m...@sherpa.co.nz> >
Organization: Sherpa Consulting Limited
Reply-To: <ric...@sherpa.co.nz <mailto:ric...@sherpa.co.nz> >
Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 6:44 AM
To: <dev-mar...@lists.mozilla.org
<mailto:dev-mar...@lists.mozilla.org> >
Cc: Lisa Brewster <lbre...@mozilla.com <mailto:lbre...@mozilla.com> >,
'Jean-Yves Perrier' <jper...@mozilla.com <mailto:jper...@mozilla.com> >,
'Bram Pitoyo' <br...@mozilla.com <mailto:br...@mozilla.com> >,
<wma...@mozilla.com <mailto:wma...@mozilla.com> >
Subject: Marketplace Reorganisation proposal

Hi,



Following on from the earlier work by Chris Mills I have made a proposal for
restructuring the Marketplace Zone content to better serve our developers.
Details are here:
<https://etherpad.mozilla.org/marketplace-zone-restructure-for-review>
https://etherpad.mozilla.org/marketplace-zone-restructure-for-review



During this week I will be writing some of the 'new' pages with a view to
starting to implement the changes later this week/early next.



If you have any comments, please feel free to update the etherpad and/or

respond to this thread - thanks! If you could get any comments back to us by

[m...@sherpa.co.nz]

Hi Lisa,



I've made some updates to the proposal based on this feedback.



My thinking is proposing these further updates is that some of the content
proposed for a review exit page are matters that should be considered well
before review approval, indeed well before submitting an app in the first
place, e.g. setting up a user support/community, planning promotion, etc.



In addition, I have a couple of additional questions:



1) The <https://forums.mozilla.org/marketplace>
https://forums.mozilla.org/marketplace site mentioned in
<https://etherpad.mozilla.org/mp-forum-taxonomy>
https://etherpad.mozilla.org/mp-forum-taxonomy - what is the timeline for
its launch? That definitely needs weaving into the content on users and
promotion

2) What reporting is available to developers post publication - e.g.
installs/geography, payments etc. - if there is, is there a test app
anywhere that has some data populated, screenshots etc.



Regards

Richard Bloor

From: Lisa Brewster [mailto:lbre...@mozilla.com]
Sent: Thursday, 3 April 2014 7:37 AM
To: ric...@sherpa.co.nz; dev-mar...@lists.mozilla.org
Cc: 'Jean-Yves Perrier'; 'Bram Pitoyo'; wma...@mozilla.com; Amy Tsay; Havi
Hoffman; Scott DeVaney
Subject: Re: Marketplace Reorganisation proposal

[Richard Bloor]

Hi Scott,



Thanks for this - I've added a "Getting your app 'feature'" section to the
"Managing your published app" - in terms of content for such a section, do
you have any editorial guidelines e.g. what are you looking for in an app
that would get featured? Is an "editorial feature" different from the apps
listed in the "Featured Apps" section? Could you drop some bullet points to
an etherpad?



Reading article about Zippy I'm thinking we also could do with a section for
payment provides describing the process for getting involved (and presumably
when we have additional payment providers updating the developer section to
a) describe who they are and b) how to select them when submitting an app.)



In terms of dynamic vrs. static option - my understanding is that the goal
is to have these pages used as part of a translation/localization pilot so
while including regular updates about related blog content would be
desirable it would probably be easier to keep the pages static between
changes for functional updates.



Regards

Richard Bloor



From: Scott DeVaney [mailto:sdev...@mozilla.com]
Sent: Thursday, 3 April 2014 12:23 PM
To: Lisa Brewster

Cc: ric...@sherpa.co.nz; dev-mar...@lists.mozilla.org; 'Jean-Yves
Perrier'; 'Bram Pitoyo'; wma...@mozilla.com; Amy Tsay; Havi Hoffman
Subject: Re: Marketplace Reorganisation proposal

This is great. I have a few items.



Should definitely let developers know they can submit their app for MP
editorial feature consideration by submitting their app to
<mailto:edi...@mozilla.com> edi...@mozilla.com.



Will this content get updated regularly? If so, I'd be happy to provide
ongoing timely/relevant Apps Blog posts, as we often publish posts directed
specifically to developers, like this one
<https://blog.mozilla.org/apps/2014/01/22/3-keys-to-writing-effective-app-co
py/> , or this one
<https://blog.mozilla.org/apps/2014/02/13/geo-targeting-keeping-developers-i
n-the-drivers-seat/> ; and sometimes feature guest posts from MP engineers
<https://blog.mozilla.org/apps/2014/03/28/integrating-app-payments/> .
However if this content is static, it would be great to simply provide links
to the Apps Blog <https://blog.mozilla.org/apps/> and Firefox Apps
<https://twitter.com/FirefoxApps> on Twitter. If you need any copy from me,
don't hesitate to ask.



Thanks,

Scott

On Apr 2, 2014, at 11:36 AM, Lisa Brewster <lbre...@mozilla.com

[Bram Pitoyo]

Adding Elizabeth Hunt, who has been working on a lot of developer-facing
stuff for Marketplace. I think she’ll have something to say about the
proposed structure.

On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 4:37 PM, <m...@sherpa.co.nz> wrote:

> Hi Lisa,
>
>
>
> I’ve made some updates to the proposal based on this feedback.
>
>
>
> My thinking is proposing these further updates is that some of the content
> proposed for a review exit page are matters that should be considered well
> before review approval, indeed well before submitting an app in the first
> place, e.g. setting up a user support/community, planning promotion, etc.
>
>
>
> In addition, I have a couple of additional questions:
>
>
>

> 1) The https://forums.mozilla.org/marketplace site mentioned in

> https://etherpad.mozilla.org/mp-forum-taxonomy - what is the timeline for
> its launch? That definitely needs weaving into the content on users and
> promotion
>

> 2) What reporting is available to developers post publication – e.g.
> installs/geography, payments etc. – if there is, is there a test app

> anywhere that has some data populated, screenshots etc.
>
>
>
> Regards
>
> Richard Bloor
>
>
>

> *From:* Lisa Brewster [mailto:lbre...@mozilla.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, 3 April 2014 7:37 AM
> *To:* ric...@sherpa.co.nz; dev-mar...@lists.mozilla.org
> *Cc:* 'Jean-Yves Perrier'; 'Bram Pitoyo'; wma...@mozilla.com; Amy Tsay;
> Havi Hoffman; Scott DeVaney
>
> *Subject:* Re: Marketplace Reorganisation proposal

>
>
>
> + Amy, Havi, Scott
>
>
>
> I added some comments around the monetization page. Success for our
> developers means more than just making money, and also includes marketing
> your app, increasing visibility, building a community around your app, etc.
>
>
>

> *From: *<m...@sherpa.co.nz>
> *Organization: *Sherpa Consulting Limited
> *Reply-To: *<ric...@sherpa.co.nz>
> *Date: *Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 6:44 AM
> *To: *<dev-mar...@lists.mozilla.org>
> *Cc: *Lisa Brewster <lbre...@mozilla.com>, 'Jean-Yves Perrier' <
> jper...@mozilla.com>, 'Bram Pitoyo' <br...@mozilla.com>, <
> wma...@mozilla.com>
> *Subject: *Marketplace Reorganisation proposal

>
>
>
> Hi,
>
>
>
> Following on from the earlier work by Chris Mills I have made a proposal
> for restructuring the Marketplace Zone content to better serve our
> developers. Details are here:
> https://etherpad.mozilla.org/marketplace-zone-restructure-for-review
>
>
>

> During this week I will be writing some of the ‘new’ pages with a view to
> starting to implement the changes later this week/early next.
>
>
>
> If you have any comments, please feel free to update the etherpad and/or

> respond to this thread – thanks! If you could get any comments back to us

[Amy Tsay]

Hi Richard,

The Marketplace forum was proposed and discussed, and it looks like
we're shelving the idea for now. It seems the forums and mailing lists
we already have are sufficient, and people didn't feel strongly about
having a centralized forum for all Marketplace discussions.

Thanks,
Amy

> Bram Pitoyo <mailto:br...@mozilla.com>
> April 3, 2014 at 12:53 AM

> Adding Elizabeth Hunt, who has been working on a lot of
> developer-facing stuff for Marketplace. I think she'll have something
> to say about the proposed structure.
>
>
>

> m...@sherpa.co.nz <mailto:m...@sherpa.co.nz>
> April 2, 2014 at 8:37 PM

>
> Hi Lisa,
>
> I've made some updates to the proposal based on this feedback.
>
> My thinking is proposing these further updates is that some of the
> content proposed for a review exit page are matters that should be
> considered well before review approval, indeed well before submitting
> an app in the first place, e.g. setting up a user support/community,
> planning promotion, etc.
>
> In addition, I have a couple of additional questions:
>
> 1)The https://forums.mozilla.org/marketplacesite mentioned in

> https://etherpad.mozilla.org/mp-forum-taxonomy- what is the timeline

> for its launch? That definitely needs weaving into the content on
> users and promotion
>

> 2)What reporting is available to developers post publication -- e.g.
> installs/geography, payments etc. -- if there is, is there a test app

> anywhere that has some data populated, screenshots etc.
>
> Regards
>
> Richard Bloor
>

> *From:*Lisa Brewster [mailto:lbre...@mozilla.com]

> *Sent:* Thursday, 3 April 2014 7:37 AM
> *To:* ric...@sherpa.co.nz; dev-mar...@lists.mozilla.org
> *Cc:* 'Jean-Yves Perrier'; 'Bram Pitoyo'; wma...@mozilla.com; Amy
> Tsay; Havi Hoffman; Scott DeVaney
> *Subject:* Re: Marketplace Reorganisation proposal
>
> + Amy, Havi, Scott
>
> I added some comments around the monetization page. Success for our
> developers means more than just making money, and also includes
> marketing your app, increasing visibility, building a community around
> your app, etc.
>

> *From: *<m...@sherpa.co.nz <mailto:m...@sherpa.co.nz>>
> *Organization: *Sherpa Consulting Limited
> *Reply-To: *<ric...@sherpa.co.nz <mailto:ric...@sherpa.co.nz>>

> *Date: *Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 6:44 AM
> *To: *<dev-mar...@lists.mozilla.org

> <mailto:dev-mar...@lists.mozilla.org>>
> *Cc: *Lisa Brewster <lbre...@mozilla.com

> <mailto:lbre...@mozilla.com>>, 'Jean-Yves Perrier'
> <jper...@mozilla.com <mailto:jper...@mozilla.com>>, 'Bram Pitoyo'
> <br...@mozilla.com <mailto:br...@mozilla.com>>, <wma...@mozilla.com

> <mailto:wma...@mozilla.com>>
> *Subject: *Marketplace Reorganisation proposal
>
> Lisa Brewster <mailto:lbre...@mozilla.com>
> April 2, 2014 at 11:36 AM

> + Amy, Havi, Scott
>
> I added some comments around the monetization page. Success for our
> developers means more than just making money, and also includes
> marketing your app, increasing visibility, building a community around
> your app, etc.
>

[Richard Bloor]

Thanks Amy, I assume however we would still welcome developer to use Mozilla
Forums to create spaces for their app communities to interact?



Regards

Richard Bloor

From: Amy Tsay [mailto:at...@mozilla.com]
Sent: Saturday, 5 April 2014 11:30 AM
To: Bram Pitoyo
Cc: Richard Bloor; dev-mar...@lists.mozilla.org; Lisa Brewster;
dev-mdc; Jean-Yves Perrier; Bill Maggs; Havi Hoffman; Scott DeVaney;
Elizabeth Hunt; Anthony Santos
Subject: Re: Marketplace Reorganisation proposal

Hi Richard,

The Marketplace forum was proposed and discussed, and it looks like we're
shelving the idea for now. It seems the forums and mailing lists we already
have are sufficient, and people didn't feel strongly about having a
centralized forum for all Marketplace discussions.

Thanks,
Amy

<mailto:br...@mozilla.com> Bram Pitoyo

April 3, 2014 at 12:53 AM

Adding Elizabeth Hunt, who has been working on a lot of developer-facing
stuff for Marketplace. I think she'll have something to say about the
proposed structure.

<mailto:m...@sherpa.co.nz> m...@sherpa.co.nz

April 2, 2014 at 8:37 PM

Hi Lisa,



I've made some updates to the proposal based on this feedback.



My thinking is proposing these further updates is that some of the content
proposed for a review exit page are matters that should be considered well
before review approval, indeed well before submitting an app in the first
place, e.g. setting up a user support/community, planning promotion, etc.



In addition, I have a couple of additional questions:



1) The <https://forums.mozilla.org/marketplace>

https://forums.mozilla.org/marketplace site mentioned in
<https://etherpad.mozilla.org/mp-forum-taxonomy>

https://etherpad.mozilla.org/mp-forum-taxonomy - what is the timeline for

its launch? That definitely needs weaving into the content on users and
promotion

2) What reporting is available to developers post publication - e.g.

installs/geography, payments etc. - if there is, is there a test app

anywhere that has some data populated, screenshots etc.



Regards

Richard Bloor

From: Lisa Brewster [mailto:lbre...@mozilla.com]

Sent: Thursday, 3 April 2014 7:37 AM
To: ric...@sherpa.co.nz <mailto:ric...@sherpa.co.nz> ;
dev-mar...@lists.mozilla.org <mailto:dev-mar...@lists.mozilla.org>

Cc: 'Jean-Yves Perrier'; 'Bram Pitoyo'; wma...@mozilla.com
<mailto:wma...@mozilla.com> ; Amy Tsay; Havi Hoffman; Scott DeVaney
Subject: Re: Marketplace Reorganisation proposal

+ Amy, Havi, Scott



I added some comments around the monetization page. Success for our
developers means more than just making money, and also includes marketing
your app, increasing visibility, building a community around your app, etc.

From: <m...@sherpa.co.nz <mailto:m...@sherpa.co.nz> >
Organization: Sherpa Consulting Limited
Reply-To: <ric...@sherpa.co.nz <mailto:ric...@sherpa.co.nz> >
Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 6:44 AM
To: <dev-mar...@lists.mozilla.org
<mailto:dev-mar...@lists.mozilla.org> >
Cc: Lisa Brewster <lbre...@mozilla.com <mailto:lbre...@mozilla.com> >,
'Jean-Yves Perrier' <jper...@mozilla.com <mailto:jper...@mozilla.com> >,
'Bram Pitoyo' <br...@mozilla.com <mailto:br...@mozilla.com> >,
<wma...@mozilla.com <mailto:wma...@mozilla.com> >
Subject: Marketplace Reorganisation proposal

<mailto:lbre...@mozilla.com> Lisa Brewster

[Amy Tsay]

Hi Richard,

I'm not sure, because I don't know how interested developers are in this
feature. Havi and I had a quick chat today, and she's planning to reach
out to them this week.

Thanks,
Amy

> Richard Bloor <mailto:ric...@sherpa.co.nz>
> April 6, 2014 at 9:11 PM

>
> Thanks Amy, I assume however we would still welcome developer to use
> Mozilla Forums to create spaces for their app communities to interact?
>
> Regards
>
> Richard Bloor
>

> *From:*Amy Tsay [mailto:at...@mozilla.com]
> *Sent:* Saturday, 5 April 2014 11:30 AM
> *To:* Bram Pitoyo
> *Cc:* Richard Bloor; dev-mar...@lists.mozilla.org; Lisa Brewster;

> dev-mdc; Jean-Yves Perrier; Bill Maggs; Havi Hoffman; Scott DeVaney;
> Elizabeth Hunt; Anthony Santos

> *Subject:* Re: Marketplace Reorganisation proposal

>
> Hi Richard,
>
> The Marketplace forum was proposed and discussed, and it looks like
> we're shelving the idea for now. It seems the forums and mailing lists
> we already have are sufficient, and people didn't feel strongly about
> having a centralized forum for all Marketplace discussions.
>
> Thanks,
> Amy
>
>

> Amy Tsay <mailto:at...@mozilla.com>
> April 4, 2014 at 3:29 PM

> Hi Richard,
>
> The Marketplace forum was proposed and discussed, and it looks like
> we're shelving the idea for now. It seems the forums and mailing lists
> we already have are sufficient, and people didn't feel strongly about
> having a centralized forum for all Marketplace discussions.
>
> Thanks,
> Amy
>

> Bram Pitoyo <mailto:br...@mozilla.com>

> April 3, 2014 at 12:53 AM
> Adding Elizabeth Hunt, who has been working on a lot of
> developer-facing stuff for Marketplace. I think she'll have something
> to say about the proposed structure.
>
>
>

> m...@sherpa.co.nz <mailto:m...@sherpa.co.nz>

> April 2, 2014 at 8:37 PM
>
> Hi Lisa,
>
> I've made some updates to the proposal based on this feedback.
>
> My thinking is proposing these further updates is that some of the
> content proposed for a review exit page are matters that should be
> considered well before review approval, indeed well before submitting
> an app in the first place, e.g. setting up a user support/community,
> planning promotion, etc.
>
> In addition, I have a couple of additional questions:
>

> 1)The https://forums.mozilla.org/marketplacesite mentioned in

> https://etherpad.mozilla.org/mp-forum-taxonomy- what is the timeline

> for its launch? That definitely needs weaving into the content on
> users and promotion
>

> 2)What reporting is available to developers post publication -- e.g.

> installs/geography, payments etc. -- if there is, is there a test app

> anywhere that has some data populated, screenshots etc.
>
> Regards
>
> Richard Bloor
>

> *From:*Lisa Brewster [mailto:lbre...@mozilla.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, 3 April 2014 7:37 AM
> *To:* ric...@sherpa.co.nz; dev-mar...@lists.mozilla.org

> *Cc:* 'Jean-Yves Perrier'; 'Bram Pitoyo'; wma...@mozilla.com; Amy

> Tsay; Havi Hoffman; Scott DeVaney

> *Subject:* Re: Marketplace Reorganisation proposal

>
> + Amy, Havi, Scott
>
> I added some comments around the monetization page. Success for our
> developers means more than just making money, and also includes
> marketing your app, increasing visibility, building a community around
> your app, etc.
>

> *From: *<m...@sherpa.co.nz <mailto:m...@sherpa.co.nz>>
> *Organization: *Sherpa Consulting Limited
> *Reply-To: *<ric...@sherpa.co.nz <mailto:ric...@sherpa.co.nz>>
> *Date: *Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 6:44 AM
> *To: *<dev-mar...@lists.mozilla.org
> <mailto:dev-mar...@lists.mozilla.org>>

> *Cc: *Lisa Brewster <lbre...@mozilla.com

> <mailto:lbre...@mozilla.com>>, 'Jean-Yves Perrier'
> <jper...@mozilla.com <mailto:jper...@mozilla.com>>, 'Bram Pitoyo'
> <br...@mozilla.com <mailto:br...@mozilla.com>>, <wma...@mozilla.com
> <mailto:wma...@mozilla.com>>

> *Subject: *Marketplace Reorganisation proposal
>
> Lisa Brewster <mailto:lbre...@mozilla.com>

[m...@sherpa.co.nz]

Hi Amy,



Thanks, will await feedback with interest as of course developer should be
using a feature like this (e.g. Google Groups) as part of their app
promotion and user engagement.

Regards

Richard Bloor



From: Amy Tsay [mailto:at...@mozilla.com]

Sent: Tuesday, 8 April 2014 11:20 AM
To: ric...@sherpa.co.nz
Cc: 'Bram Pitoyo'; dev-mar...@lists.mozilla.org; 'Lisa Brewster';
'dev-mdc'; 'Jean-Yves Perrier'; 'Bill Maggs'; 'Havi Hoffman'; 'Scott
DeVaney'; 'Elizabeth Hunt'; 'Anthony Santos'
Subject: Re: Marketplace Reorganisation proposal



Hi Richard,

I'm not sure, because I don't know how interested developers are in this
feature. Havi and I had a quick chat today, and she's planning to reach out
to them this week.

Thanks,
Amy

<mailto:ric...@sherpa.co.nz> Richard Bloor

April 6, 2014 at 9:11 PM

Thanks Amy, I assume however we would still welcome developer to use Mozilla
Forums to create spaces for their app communities to interact?



Regards

Richard Bloor

From: Amy Tsay [mailto:at...@mozilla.com]
Sent: Saturday, 5 April 2014 11:30 AM
To: Bram Pitoyo
Cc: Richard Bloor; dev-mar...@lists.mozilla.org

<mailto:dev-mar...@lists.mozilla.org> ; Lisa Brewster; dev-mdc;
Jean-Yves Perrier; Bill Maggs; Havi Hoffman; Scott DeVaney; Elizabeth Hunt;
Anthony Santos
Subject: Re: Marketplace Reorganisation proposal



Hi Richard,

The Marketplace forum was proposed and discussed, and it looks like we're
shelving the idea for now. It seems the forums and mailing lists we already
have are sufficient, and people didn't feel strongly about having a
centralized forum for all Marketplace discussions.

Thanks,
Amy

<mailto:at...@mozilla.com> Amy Tsay

April 4, 2014 at 3:29 PM

Hi Richard,

The Marketplace forum was proposed and discussed, and it looks like we're
shelving the idea for now. It seems the forums and mailing lists we already
have are sufficient, and people didn't feel strongly about having a
centralized forum for all Marketplace discussions.

Thanks,
Amy

<mailto:br...@mozilla.com> Bram Pitoyo

April 3, 2014 at 12:53 AM

Adding Elizabeth Hunt, who has been working on a lot of developer-facing
stuff for Marketplace. I think she'll have something to say about the
proposed structure.

<mailto:m...@sherpa.co.nz> m...@sherpa.co.nz

April 2, 2014 at 8:37 PM

Hi Lisa,



I've made some updates to the proposal based on this feedback.



My thinking is proposing these further updates is that some of the content
proposed for a review exit page are matters that should be considered well
before review approval, indeed well before submitting an app in the first
place, e.g. setting up a user support/community, planning promotion, etc.



In addition, I have a couple of additional questions:

1) The <https://forums.mozilla.org/marketplace>
https://forums.mozilla.org/marketplace site mentioned in
<https://etherpad.mozilla.org/mp-forum-taxonomy>

https://etherpad.mozilla.org/mp-forum-taxonomy - what is the timeline for

its launch? That definitely needs weaving into the content on users and
promotion

2) What reporting is available to developers post publication - e.g.

installs/geography, payments etc. - if there is, is there a test app

anywhere that has some data populated, screenshots etc.



Regards

Richard Bloor

From: Lisa Brewster [mailto:lbre...@mozilla.com]
Sent: Thursday, 3 April 2014 7:37 AM
To: ric...@sherpa.co.nz <mailto:ric...@sherpa.co.nz> ;
dev-mar...@lists.mozilla.org <mailto:dev-mar...@lists.mozilla.org>

Cc: 'Jean-Yves Perrier'; 'Bram Pitoyo'; wma...@mozilla.com
<mailto:wma...@mozilla.com> ; Amy Tsay; Havi Hoffman; Scott DeVaney
Subject: Re: Marketplace Reorganisation proposal

+ Amy, Havi, Scott



I added some comments around the monetization page. Success for our
developers means more than just making money, and also includes marketing
your app, increasing visibility, building a community around your app, etc.

From: <m...@sherpa.co.nz <mailto:m...@sherpa.co.nz> >
Organization: Sherpa Consulting Limited
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Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 6:44 AM
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Cc: Lisa Brewster <lbre...@mozilla.com <mailto:lbre...@mozilla.com> >,
'Jean-Yves Perrier' <jper...@mozilla.com <mailto:jper...@mozilla.com> >,
'Bram Pitoyo' <br...@mozilla.com <mailto:br...@mozilla.com> >,
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Subject: Marketplace Reorganisation proposal

<mailto:lbre...@mozilla.com> Lisa Brewster

[Havi Hoffman]

+Mark Coggins

Our App & Marketplace developers can find developer support on Stack Overflow. That should be our 1-stop Q & A destination.

Not at all a priority at this time to provision forums for developers for interactions w/end-users, we haven't fielded a single request for such a feature. It might be nice further down the road, but at this time developers have many choices for interacting w/users and offering Moz forums (which don't have wide current adoption anyway, and have mostly been supplanted by Goog Groups for Mozilla lists/interactions) and could easily lead to confusion and fragmentation.

Over and out.

cheers, Havi

[Richard Bloor]

Gotcha :-)