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 Hey #opensource and #ux folks... any comments on this iteration (esp. title)? TIA.🙏🏼

8 EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES LEARNED: BUILDING THE OPEN SOURCE DOCSIFY-THIS PROJECT

1. Communicate Purpose and Value
2. Highlight Problems your Project Solves
3. Provide Demo Functionality/Content
4. Twin Development with Documentation
5. Publicly Share Works-in-Progress
6. Maintain a Focus on First-use Experience
7. Engage With Users Where They Are
8. Consider Project Sustainability Up-front

https://docsify-this.net/?basePath=https://gist.githubusercontent.com/paulhibbitts/fd17392305896f6e64b9dfe9ff7c1f7e/raw/75ab17d3e45a92b36755f5b1188a985f19467206&homepage=8-effective-practices-learned.md&edit-link=https://gist.github.com/paulhibbitts/fd17392305896f6e64b9dfe9ff7c1f7e&toc=true&edit-link-text=View%20Source%20GitHub%20Gist&toc-headings=h3&dark-mode=true 
 @b8c911e8 Something a lot more direct. e.g. the number isn't critical, the project isn't either. A good title sets a hook: What is this?

Here are two to just starters:
1. Open source Survivor Lessons 
2. Hard won strategies from open source