Thanks David, So I should talk to 3 or 4 historical societies, and shoot for more than I actually need. I will do that as soon as I add formatting buttons for bolding, links, etc.
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 13, 2017, at 4:24 AM, David V Glasgow via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Jonathan, > > I invite feedback from 10 volunteers who are members of likely user mailing > lists. I never use the term Beta testing or release candidate, just say hey > I made this and I want feedback from professionals experienced in ‘whatever’. > I say that anyone who gives me feedback, however little, gets a free copy of > the final app. Once I was adjudged to be spamming (on LinkedIn, which is > bloody ironic), but if you keep things informal, personable and friendly, I > find that folks are interested. > > This has the advantage of letting potential users on the list know that > something is brewing, and the most interested ones as early adopters. I > always take the time to thank everyone via the list, and give a little bit of > feedback on progress, just to keep awareness up. > > The downside is that the ratio of volunteers to useful feedback is very high. > I say 10, but usually distribute 30 or so copies, and get actual feedback > from only a handful. > > Cheers, > > David Glasgow > >> On 12 Apr 2017, at 7:06 pm, Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> I have been getting feedback from friends and family on my app, but I want >> to find a wider circle of testers. I plan to seek testers on the use-list as >> well, but for now I am trying to find a couple dozen nonprogrammers so I can >> judge how the average public reacts to the app. >> >> How do those of you who program for the general public do this? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
