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    Linden Lab

    Posted

    Can you please provide a link with more detailed information about Premium membership? If you click on the link you provide at the bottom of the post, you just end up at the "change membership plan" page.

    You might have more upgrades if people actually knew how spending $10 a month would really benefit them.

    Thank you! :)

    Linden Lab

    Posted

    I made this comment originally in another forum, but reading this post I thought it might be worth repeating here.

    A link was posted there to a YouTube video called "How a Noob Sees Second Life" -- it's 8 excruciating minutes of why people do not stay in SL once they arrive.

    It shows a Welcome HUB where there is a chaotic clamor of voice chat, gesture spams, script/particle lag, among other various assaults on the senses.

    If you were new, how would you react to this? Would you assume that ALL of SL is like this? Would you persevere and press on and try to figure out how to get out of there, or would you give up after your computer comes to a virtual standstill from all the lag?

    The thought occurred to me a couple of weeks ago when the new default avatars were introduced -- why not create accompanying thematic welcome areas, staffed by LL employees and or resident volunteers? Starting people out where they want to be might help new user retention rates.

    If a new user wants to be a pirate, get a pirate avatar and go to the pirate Welcome HUB. If people want social media/chat/IRC, offer them the option to go to Welcome HUBs with a nightclub/themepark/beach theme. Vampires, furries, Medieval, Steampunk etc etc.

    And perhaps from those thematic Welcome Areas, offer portals to related Destination Guide places, too. 

    This is  predicated on having actual LL employees and volunteers "policing" (for lack of a better term) the HUBs and guiding new users in whatever direction they are curious about.

    I know there used to be mentors and volunteers in SL, but some previous administration dumped that idea. I think that's about the time the new user retention started to decline.

    It's time for LL to look to its veteran users for guidance -- the people who actually spend time here know what the problems are. Quit guessing and hear us out. There are a lot of good ideas out there, if you stopped to listen.

    Be proactive LL, instead of constantly on the defensive.

    Brooke Linden

    Maturity Changes in the Marketplace

    in Commerce

    A group blog by Secondlife in General

    Posted

    Well, in a strange coincidence, my Marketplace sales have been crap this weekend (even though most of my items are "General" and I have had steady sales figures on XStreet/SLM for the last six months).

    Maybe this new rating system is also confusing to customers?

    I guess I'm lucky that I've added some satellite shops inworld recently and they are making up for some of it (though I don't usually expect them to be, they are generally more about bringing people to my main store).

    Brooke Linden

    Maturity Changes in the Marketplace

    in Commerce

    A group blog by Secondlife in General

    Posted

    Hi Brooke,

    I'm finding this change very amusing. I discovered I'm now selling an Adult item!

    You know what the item is? An antique style sign that says "Your generous tips make our ladies more friendly."

    I'm assuming the offending word in the description is "brothel." Yet I know for a fact that most, if not all, Western sims are rated Mature, NOT Adult, and most if not all have brothels, cathouses, saloons, dance halls etc. with girls "working" one way or another in them.

    Just one more little annoyance. I'm sure there are plenty of people facing greater problems than I, but this is just the perfect example of why the merge is becoming more of a nightmare than a boon for merchants, or over 18 residents in general.

    Nelson Linden

    Posted

    I'm glad I saw this thread, as I've been waiting four business days, seven total with the holiday weekend, for my Lindex money to show up in Paypal.

    LL charges 3.5% for this kind of service? Even Ebay and Amazon are faster getting their merchants their money, which isn't saying a whole lot. Absurd.

    I wil be checking out this Virwox site. I appreciate the referrals and positive feedback.

    Delby Linden

    Save the Date for Winterfest 2010!

    in Inworld

    A group blog by Secondlife in General

    Posted

    So..  what is the difference between the Christmas and Winterfest categories?  Will I be getting more traffic if I list in the Winterfest category, or  keep my items in the Christmas category?

    And nice to see the link was fixed, and the first items on the front page are by Allegory Malaprop. Good to see she is back.

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