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docs/about/about.rst

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+About Mautic
+############
+
+If you've discovered this handbook, you're likely interested in learning more about the Mautic community. But what exactly is Mautic?
+
+This section has some basic information in case you haven't come across Mautic, or the Mautic community, before.
+
+What is Mautic?
+***************
+
+Mautic is the world's first Open Source Marketing Automation platform.
+
+DB Hurley created Mautic and launched it in 2014 as an Open Source project under the GPL v3 license. You can find out more on the website,
+:xref:`mautic.org`, or on the :xref:`Mautic GitHub repository`. You can :xref:`Download Mautic` for free on :xref:`mautic.org`.
+
+The Mautic Community are a worldwide distributed team of volunteers who are passionate about Mautic, Marketing Automation, and Open Source technologies.
+
+The community comes together to build, improve, and share Mautic, united by the belief in empowering organizations with the tools they need to deliver world-class automation and personalized experiences to their customers.
+
+Anybody can get involved - whether you want to organize a local meetup, contribute code, improve the documentation or translations, or help tell others about Mautic.
+
+The Mautic project primarily organizes around the following channels: 
+
+- :xref:`Mautic Community Forums`
+- :xref:`Mautic Community Slack`
+
+
+How to try Mautic?
+******************
+
+Mautic is available to download for free, just head over to the website where you can :xref:`Download Mautic`, allowing you to explore its full capabilities without restrictions when you host it yourself. You can also start a :xref:`Mautic Trials` for 14 days to take Mautic for a spin in a hosted environment, and if you choose to continue with a paid plan, 40% of the revenue comes directly back to the Mautic project.
+
+For optimal performance, it's recommended to host Mautic on a Virtual Private Server (VPS) rather than shared hosting, particularly if you intend to use it in a production setting on lower end hosting which often have limited resources, which may impact Mautic's efficiency and performance.
+
+For further information on setup and hosting recommendations, visit the :xref:`Mautic Documentation`.
+
+How is Mautic used?
+*******************
+
+Mautic is a powerful and flexible Marketing Automation platform that supports a wide range of marketing and communication activities. Its versatility allows organizations to customize Mautic for various use cases:
+
+* **Omni-channel Marketing Automation** Mautic enables seamless marketing across multiple channels, ensuring consistent engagement across email, social media, and more.
+* **Email Marketing Campaigns** Create, manage, and track dynamic email campaigns, including segmentation and personalized messaging.
+* **Activity Tracking** Mautic allows tracking of user activities across web resources, providing valuable insights for targeted marketing.
+* **Mass Communication Management** Mautic can coordinate large-scale, multi-channel communications, ideal for governments, public services, and other organizations.
+* **Landing Page Creation** Design custom landing pages optimized for specific campaigns, promotions, or targeted messages.
+* **Lead Nurturing**  Build and automate lead nurturing workflows to guide prospects through the sales funnel, ensuring personalized engagement.

docs/index.rst

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    :caption: About Mautic
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+   about/about
 
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docs/links/mautic_documentation.py

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+from . import link
+
+link_name = "Mautic Documentation" 
+link_text = "Mautic Documentation" 
+link_url = "https://docs.mautic.org" 
+
+link.xref_links.update({link_name: (link_text, link_url)})

docs/links/mautic_trial.py

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+from . import link
+
+link_name = "Mautic Trials" 
+link_text = "free trial" 
+link_url = "https://mautic.org/start-using-mautic/try-mautic/" 
+
+link.xref_links.update({link_name: (link_text, link_url)})