Can a one man IO game maker get noticed?
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If I am making a WORDSCAPES type .io game, my own thing
is there any point?
How difficult is publicity?
Will the big boys drown me out?
Thanks
If I am making a WORDSCAPES type .io game, my own thing
is there any point?
How difficult is publicity?
Will the big boys drown me out?
Thanks
Chances are slim, but not impossible.
@beavoid - Apps are like anything else. Today there's a massive amount of marketing noise.
Successful sales come from successful marketing crafted to cut through marketing noise.
Successful marketing relies on many factors + will take a good bit of time.
Tip: Successful marketing always starts with a Market first. This means determining the cost + effectiveness of collecting a list of people interested in buying your specific App.
If you start with a Market first, then tailor your App to your Market, your chances of success greatly increase.
Successful sales come from successful marketing crafted to cut through marketing noise.
Successful marketing relies on many factors + will take a good bit of time.
Tip: Successful marketing always starts with a Market first. This means determining the cost + effectiveness of collecting a list of people interested in buying your specific App.
If you start with a Market first, then tailor your App to your Market, your chances of success greatly increase.
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As others have said, don't view this as a way to get rich but a way to learn a craft. If you complete the game (always very hard to do!), launch it, get some honest feedback from family, friends and a small audience and use that to learn how to make a better game then over time you can learn how to do this well.
I've spent most of my career in the games business and you are smart to recognize that finding an audience is hard. But it's not impossible and good games always find their audience.
You should look for partner websites - places that will aggregate games together and where a company will help promote the site. With that model your can leverage their marketing budgets. You just need to make a game good enough for somebody to include in their portal.
That's definitely doable.
Doug
I've spent most of my career in the games business and you are smart to recognize that finding an audience is hard. But it's not impossible and good games always find their audience.
You should look for partner websites - places that will aggregate games together and where a company will help promote the site. With that model your can leverage their marketing budgets. You just need to make a game good enough for somebody to include in their portal.
That's definitely doable.
Doug
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In addition,
I've noticed that the best word-solving / word-map type games all flourish. they're the only games I play. Fun for mindless downtime.
Mine is totally original.
Adsense for gamers ? ? will allow me to create compelling ads for people who like these games.
I am in no rush.
I'm focusing most of my attention on its server.
In addition,
I've noticed that the best word-solving / word-map type games all flourish. they're the only games I play. Fun for mindless downtime.
Mine is totally original.
Adsense for gamers ? ? will allow me to create compelling ads for people who like these games.
I am in no rush.
I'm focusing most of my attention on its server.
You've got more chance of making that work.