There are over 28 million public Github repos. Most of them don't have landing pages.<p>The README is great for explaining how it works, but it is not doing a great job to express the value proposition for potential end users.<p>I can see the value of a landing page. It opens your project to a wider audience, explains it in simple terms, invites users to engage (maybe through Discord invite) and possibly open monetization opportunities.<p>It is interesting to see what AutoGPT is doing on their site: https://news.agpt.co/<p>What do you think - is it valuable to have a landing page for a GitHub repo?<p>I wrote more about it in my blog: https://aisuperfounder.substack.com/p/why-your-github-repo-deserves-a-landing
I'm <i>really</i> not fond of that agpt landing page. So many red flags; the AI-generated background, mailing letter box with accompanying email-beggar text, the Discord button (!!!) being given as much space as the Github repo click-through... it's a mess. The whole website feels more boilerplate than content. I mean, look at these quotes!<p>> With the help of the incredible open-source community, we’re making approximately a month’s progress every 48 hours.<p>> Auto-GPT is pushing for the best, autonomous AI assistant for every device for every person. In the near future, we want you to be able to accomplish more everyday.<p>> We have come to define ourselves by what we do. If this can be automated, how may we then define ourselves? By what we create!<p>Every line of copy I read from that site makes me feel like I'm getting dumber instead of learning about their product. If you are building a landing page for a serious software project, you <i>need</i> a more professional approach. You can be playful if you want, but the landing page somehow manages to be <i>less informative</i> than the Github repo in the example you've listed.<p>Since everyone will ask, here are some software project landing pages that strike me as well-designed:<p><a href="https://julialang.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://julialang.org/</a><p><a href="https://nixos.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://nixos.org/</a><p><a href="https://www.scheme.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.scheme.org/</a>