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[James Wamathai]

I get it now. I agree. A lot of marketing by content producers is needed so
that people know that this content exists.

On some fronts, local content always wins (M-PESA charges, phone
availability + reviews etc) but a lot more need to be done.

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On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 5:51 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com
> wrote:

>
> On 24 September 2015 at 17:10, James Wamathai <jw at hapakenya.com> wrote:
>
>> My name is Wamathai. Wamaitha is a girl.
>>
>> Apologies for this
>
>
>> The content you are referring to exists, on my site and others. if you
>> search for it properly, you'll find it.
>
>
> Yes, content is there. But you see you insert a clause of "if you search
> for it properly". It seems we need to make that content more easily
> retrievable, and available too. I guess the content producers have
> discussed over and over again how to improve their Search Engine
> Optimization. Which mya be the missing link.
>
>
>> Also, if you wanted to, you could make a Kenyan site your home page or
>> even subscribe to them which means you'll get updated chap chap.
>
>
> My point was not on homepages per say. That was just an analogy to the
> bigger picture. My point is, how does your content get into the user's
> EYEBALL. You may have great content. But how does the user get to it, see
> it in her busy schedule ... How do you make your content stand out to the
> user segment you are targeting?
>
> Google stole my eyeball. :)
>
> Content is there, it might not be as much as the West but it's there but
>> mots don't read it.
>
>
> I appreciate this, and commend the community for shoring up content. But
> the gaps are still yawning. A lot still has to be done. I can say (without
> facts) 90%  of local content is FB, instagram, e.t.c. Social in nature.
>
> We have seen new relevant content that was never available before coming
> up, like the database of Granted Patents in Kenya developed by Strathmore
> University's Center for Intellectual Property and IP Law
> http://cipit.org/index.php/granted-patents-ap1
>
> Or the digitization of all Kenyan laws including all case laws and Kenya
> gazette notices by kenyalaw.org in conjunction with Google. These are
> fantastic achievements that have ensured you have access to relevant
> information at your desk.
>
>
> ______________________
> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya
>
> "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on
> higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson
>
>
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