Talk:MediaWiki/Marketing

The etherpad from the recent MWStake Board meeting https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/mwstake-2023-05

Coursera, the massively? popular online learning platform is an example of "EMW" in the education segment. You can certainly cater an EMW to serve similar functions. Use that as a case study / industry vertical. And, related, there are companies like Google that host their training / certification systems on Coursera which could be an EMW. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coursera#cite_note-learn_google_it_guide-42 Example: Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Architect Professional Certificate https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/gcp-cloud-architect#courses

According to Skillsoft [1] it's one of the top certifications for 2022

   #1 AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
   #2 CISM - Certified Information Security Manager
   #3 Google Cloud - Professional Cloud Architect
   #4 CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional
   #5 AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
   #6 AWS Certified Security – Specialty
   #7 PMP: Project Management Professional
   #8 Nutanix Certified Professional – Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI)
   #9 Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
   #10 Google Cloud - Cloud Digital Leader
   #11 CISA - Certified Information Systems Auditor
   #12 AWS Certified Big Data – Specialty
   #13 VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV)
   #14 AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
   #15 CCNP Enterprise

Funding

Open Collective is a legal and financial toolbox for grassroots groups. It’s a fundraising + legal status + money management platform for your community. https://opencollective.com/

BlueSpice

Just had their BlueSpice Product Days https://bluespice.com/bluespice-product-days-2023/

SaaS Examples

I've got these examples in various places. Need to condense the list; review it; make use of it.

Aviary Platform

Aviary is a video hosting service (that Heather Meeker uses for https://fossda.org/ ?) https://www.aviaryplatform.com/features

Fuse

Fuse is a software service by iMarc for CPA societies. Pricing is based on 3 sizes:

< 1,000 starting at $1,500/mo
1,000 - 10,000 starting at $1,800/mo
> 10,000 starting at $4,400/mo

Go to Market

Get listed / approved for major product integration marketplaces such as Microsoft's AppSource and Microsoft Azure Marketplace

Pricing

Make sure to offer pricing and maintenance based on the size of the organization. Even though there is no per seat license fee for MediaWiki (as FOSS software), you still need to charge your maintenance or subscription fee according to the size of the pocket book and will have expenses or overhead according to the size of the customer.

Note that Amazon charges $15,000 a month **or more** for Enterprise level support that promises 15-minute response times and a "concierge-style experience" with an assigned Technical Account Manager. Learn more