howto-promote.dd

Ddoc

$(D_S $(TITLE),

	$(P So you've written a cool project in D, and it's ready for others
	to use or to get involved with helping develop it further.
	Just posting a Github link isn't going to work. All your blood, sweat
	and effort will just go to waste.
	You'll need to provide a way for people who want to know about
	your project to be able to find it.
	)

	$(P The steps are:
	)

	$(OL
	$(LI Create a good starting point for the project)
	$(LI Let people know about it)
	)

$(H3 Creating a good starting point)

	$(P For many using a Github README is enough, but rolling
	    out your own website creates a more professional look.
	    (Don't forget that with $(LINK2 https://pages.github.com, Github Pages)
	    hosting is free.)
	)

	$(UL
	$(LI The keywords and phrases that someone who would be interested
	in your project might type into Google to find it.)

	$(LI The phrase $(B D programming language) and $(B dlang) somewhere on the page.
	This helps build the brand on the internet.
	If you just use $(B D), nobody will find it via search.)

	$(LI Screen shots of the program. Even better, for graphics
	and game demos, make a short video of it.)

	$(LI List the capabilities of the package and what it's good for.)

	$(LI Identify who this package is intended for and why they'd
	want to use it.)

	$(LI Copyright and license information for any source code.
	If you intend for it to be
	$(LINK2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain, public domain),
	make sure to
	explicitly mark it so.)

	)

$(H3 Promoting the Project)

	$(P Submit the page or article to the following:
	)

	$(UL
	    $(LI $(HTTPS forum.dlang.org/group/announce, newsgroup))
	    $(LI $(HTTPS wiki.dlang.org, D wiki))
	    $(LI $(HTTPS github.com/zhaopuming/awesome-d, awesome-d) - A curated list of awesome D documents, frameworks, libraries and software)
	    $(LI $(HTTPS reddit.com/r/programming, Reddit Programming) - User-contributed news platform)
	    $(LI $(HTTPS twitter.com, Twitter) using the `#dlang` hashtag.)
	    $(LI $(HTTPS news.ycombinator.com, Hacker News) - Reddit for nerds)
	    $(LI $(HTTPS slashdot.org, Slashdot) - news for nerds)
	    $(LI $(HTTPS dzone.com, dzone) - Developer news)
	    $(LI $(HTTP gamedev.net, gamedev.net) - anything game related)
	    $(LI $(HTTPS wikipedia.org, Wikipedia) if it genuinely adds to an article on the subject)
	)

	$(P If your project is a conversion of an existing project to D,
	email the project leader of that existing project and suggest
	that he incorporate a link to your project on his page.
	)

	$(P For the absolutely most effective results, submit
	articles to:
	)

	$(UL
	$(LI $(LINK2 http://www.sdexpo.com/, SDWest))
	$(LI $(LINK2 http://www.oopsla.org/, OOPSLA))
	)

	$(P Have a look whether there are conferences in your field at which
	    you could present your project.
	)

)

Macros:
	TITLE=Promoting D Projects (or Internet Marketing 101)