If I click the “New to Effective Altruism” link in the sidebar, I get a page with very little information asking for my email address. Is this what we want?
Hey Giles! The current page is, admittedly, not very informative. We’re currently using Unbounce to test a number of hypotheses that will inform the building of the completed effectivealtruism.org.
Good feedback guys. I’ve forwarded this to Kerry Vaughan, who is planning some A/B tests on that site. I’m happy to leave the site there from now, and to wait to hear from them.
It’d be good to add links to more EA resources in the sidebar rather than just directing everyone to the “New to Effective Altruism?” website, especially now while it isn’t a particularly good link for that purpose, but also in general, no matter how good that one website is.
Great! I was thinking of resources more like Gratipay going directly into the sidebar, rather than a long links page like that one. Gratipay would be worth linking to if that link leads to more money exchanged. In general the things that could benefit from more exposure are the main .impact projects—SkillShare, the EA Donation Registry, the EA Profiles/map (one link would cover both) and the new podcast. Have you talked to the .impact people about this and got their take? It seems worth coordinating these web-based projects with them.
If I click the “New to Effective Altruism” link in the sidebar, I get a page with very little information asking for my email address. Is this what we want?
Hey Giles! The current page is, admittedly, not very informative. We’re currently using Unbounce to test a number of hypotheses that will inform the building of the completed effectivealtruism.org.
A more informative page will be coming soon.
I think the page in question is under construction, but the link should be fixed.
Good feedback guys. I’ve forwarded this to Kerry Vaughan, who is planning some A/B tests on that site. I’m happy to leave the site there from now, and to wait to hear from them.
It’d be good to add links to more EA resources in the sidebar rather than just directing everyone to the “New to Effective Altruism?” website, especially now while it isn’t a particularly good link for that purpose, but also in general, no matter how good that one website is.
Yes, I should at least make a links page. Any suggestions beyond these, and Gratipay, which Diego has previously suggested?
I like the links in the sidebar of r/smartgiving.
Great! I was thinking of resources more like Gratipay going directly into the sidebar, rather than a long links page like that one. Gratipay would be worth linking to if that link leads to more money exchanged. In general the things that could benefit from more exposure are the main .impact projects—SkillShare, the EA Donation Registry, the EA Profiles/map (one link would cover both) and the new podcast. Have you talked to the .impact people about this and got their take? It seems worth coordinating these web-based projects with them.
What are some good introductions to Effective Altruism?
If you click ‘More on Effective Altruism’ in the sidebar, the essays under ‘what is effective altruism’ are the best introductions I’ve found so far.