Posted: Aug 30, 2010 9:22 am
by 95Theses
As some of you already know LIFE has been working on a redesign of the site. I'm sure he will reveal more details in due course, but I for one am Very Excited about these changes.

[Despite the parody there is nothing to be worried about, the plan is to implement the new logo, affect a small redesign of the layout of the site, add a section to publish and discuss new articles by members and a few other bits and bobs that won't have an impact on the current functionality of the site]

I have been reliably informed that barring any major hiccups this is slated to go live in the middle of September. I would like to propose a week long 'Promote RatSkep' week to coincide with these changes. While we are undoubtdly doing very well in terms of numbers of members and posts per day, without the draw of a headline figure like Richard Dawkins, I think there is scope for doing even more to expand upon our already busy forums.

I propose that we designate a whole week during which all the members that are interested in increasing the traffic to the website even further work together to push the site.

This thread is for people to discuss the idea, and to come up with suggestions for what we can do. I have some of my own ideas and would like as many more as you can come up with. When we have a decent list we can agree a plan of action for those members wishing to participate in the event. Any ideas here are my own and won't necessarily be part of the actual plan, which will be a result of later discussion between the staff and members.

Anyway, off the top of my head, here are some ideas to get the ball rolling :


* Design a poster that people can print off and put up at work notice boards with tear off slips with http://www.rationalskepticism.org on them

* Get members and staff to post facebook status updates and on walls

* Get members and staff to actively email friends

* Get members and staff to change their signature on other boards to the homepage here

* Twitter about RatSkep

* Appoint a 'welcome committee' for the week tasked with making newbies welcome (maybe give them a new coloured name or title)

* Try and get some 'Celebrity' atheists on board and to mention us in podcasts or on their blogs.

I'm sure there are lots more ideas and you might well think some of mine are a bit lame, but lets collect lots of ideas and then we can decide on the best ones together.