In a recent post, we covered why networking is an important thing for indie devs to do. However, meeting new people can be a little daunting. Here are some tips to help break the ice, and to make a good impression. Everyone is in the same boat There are lots…
A short and snappy update today but one I hope will spark some creative ideas. I’ll go into more detail around this in a later post and am more than happy to answer questions. (Also part 3 of the Facebook guide is on the way, this one just needs more…
The first people that play your game are incredibly important to your future success. If treated well they can ensure the success of your game, they can become your strongest marketing asset, advocates. They can go out and spread the word of your game, encouraging friends and family to play But if they have a bad experience they could very well relegate your game to the land of the obscure unknown, unplayed indie title,…
As promised here is part two of our Facebook guide for game devs. Last week we ran through the initial setup of the page. In part 2 today we’ll now go through what content you should be looking at uploading to the page that will get the most attention from…
Facebook has well over 800 million users and more than likely a good portion of them will be interested in you and your game. Setting up a Facebook page then for many indie devs has become a no brainer. Often though knowing exactly what to do, how to use it…
Networking can bring up negative images of sleazy sales people ‘working the room’ and generally being false. In fact people like this are bad examples of how to network. Rest assured that good networking is much more genuine and pleasant. Think of it as simply ‘meeting new people’. We believe…
As a games developer your single biggest asset in your marketing plan is to have a great product. That’s true of almost every business – if the products were crap, no one would buy them. It should be obvious to anyone in games development that you need to test your…
This week we have been looking at developer diaries, Mike focused on why you should have one with Al showing you how to go about creating a great one. Today I will be looking at some top examples that we can all learn from.I have taken examples from five different…
In a previous article, we covered 5 great reasons why you should start a developer blog. That’s all well and good, we hear you say, but how do you make a good one? With that in mind, here are 8 things you should keep in mind! Understand your audience Frequent…