Julie Meridian

Hey folks! This is one of those I-felt-compelled-to-make-this projects and I hope you find it useful. This is an open source project to gather best practices & resources for getting people's names right. There are so many people feeling like they’re dealing with this on their own, from the people whose names constantly get mangled by the products & services they use to the people trying to help...

I've had (or have...let's be honest) a bunch of side projects too, and the best thing I've found is to revisit the scope. Find the core – the smallest discrete thing(s) – and consider how to preserve them. That is 100% why I'm on here at the moment. I was feeling overwhelmed with the side projects I had, and just feeling stuck. So I actively attempted to shelve as many as possible. The ones...

There are a minimum of three perspectives to think through: 1. yours: what are your product motivations? (looks like you're got a strong handle on this: leverage it to increase sales, grow product) 2. passive members: what makes it worth the effort to visit it? 3. active members: what makes it worth the effort to contribute to it? (comments or posts; also comment & user moderation) Communities...