I implied that the release of the official GUI won't affect price per se (there might be a short term spike), but it will create the opportunity for more users to board in a given time period. I assume that these people won't buy a significant amount of Monero, but their existence will capitalize over time and may help an additional upward trend emerge over time.



First of all, I'm not sure there's urgency in site redesign. It should be done for sure before the official GUI is released. Maybe the faster the better, but it's related to the first question I asked in my list. Monero community (or dev team, IDK) has to agree upon user acquisition and growth strategy.

Who is the most lucrative visitor for the website? Who's likely to get convinced by what Monero has to offer today and who can be convinced by it's short- and long-term plans? Which audience is naturally more prone to join Monero community? Is it a tech savvy, an alternative financier/trader, a more general cryptocurrency user, somewhat broader hipster audience?

And what is the most desirable action? Get this user to download software? Make him join the discussion here? Let him get his first XMR easily?

It's important to get at least a form of vision on these questions (public discussion maybe?), as they shape the site and the message it states. In any case, I believe there's still time before LMDB hits the official release. It will be a great usability/accessibility improvement apart from official GUI. Any estimates on that, btw?