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Easy Onboarding for new Lemmy users (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I found a super simple way to refer people to Lemmy.

One simple message:

Try out the Reddit alternative called Lemmy https://phtn.app/

It also has a mobile app: https://vger.app/settings/install

This way a user can just click, start seeing content and what Lemmy is about, and if they want to comment etc. they will be asked to create an account with lemm.ee selected as a default.

This should fix most of the onboarding UX issues, and eliminate the decision fatigue of trying to figure out which instance is best.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I like this a lot. Using lemm.ee isn't mandatory, as you can choose "pick another server" the moment you try to comment. For a moment I was wary that this would just send everyone to 1 instance.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think their should be a list of prechecked instances that are randomly selected

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No. That will create more confusion. Keep it simple.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I mean it will say ”join [randomly selected preapproved instance here]” its no harder but it helps keep the fediverse decentralised.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

I read it wrong. If it's pre-selected should be good.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Basically what https://join-lemmy.org/ does by default

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't preselect, if I choose General and English I'm faced with a list of 18 servers to pick from.

Users will drop off like crazy here due to choice overload - https://lawsofux.com/choice-overload

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Just select the first instance that shows up then.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

That's bad UX, see the link in my previous comment